Claire Wu (10) is a Features Writer for The Perennial, and this is her second year on staff. She likes journalism because she enjoys feeling like an investigator roaming the halls for interesting stories within the Pinewood community. Besides writing, she also reads, plays two instruments, and watches musical theatre animatics on YouTube.
Pinewood, do you remember me, your humble vending machine?
I must confess: I brought this upon myself. I left the school I’d served for years in search of an illusion of the greater future I thought...
Who was the inventor of words like “swindled,” “suave,” “bamboozled,” and “loneliness”? Who lived so mysteriously that his appearance has never been captured in a verifiably accurate portrait?...
From renowned American classics like “The Great Gatsby” to the eccentric, contemporary Japanese novel “Convenience Store Woman,” the books read in literature classrooms across our small campus...
If you were to walk into an empty classroom on campus, chances are you’d be able to guess what subjects are taught inside just by looking around the walls. And if that classroom happened to be a...
From canine dietary accidents to household internet malfunctions, students have been coming up with methods to avoid homework for years. So, when Pinewood announces its annual no homework days, the...
Over the course of hundreds of biweekly meetings, the advisory program was a familiar aspect of the Pinewood curriculum, serving as the class that teaches students the soft skills necessary to succeed...
As Pinewood high school students navigate the world of college admissions, they often turn to one person on campus: Director of College Counseling Marvin Coote. However, students will soon no longer...
Every day as the lunch crowd clusters around the red food truck, students are greeted by a duo of smiling faces behind the window. Epicurean chefs Lydia Contreras and Carlos Perez have been providing...
Many students have had the awkward experience of accidentally calling a teacher “Mom” instead of “Ms.” in class. But for some students, both titles hold true. For eighth graders Nerea Amezcua...
Math teacher Lauren Ortmann’s desk is crowded with student creations from years prior. Even the walls and ceilings surrounding the [dimensions of the desk] wooden workspace cannot escape a centroid...
French teacher Stephanie Gervais, who joined the Pinewood community this year, can often be seen with a smile on her face while teaching her students the basics of conjugating French verbs.
Born...
