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Claire Wu

Claire Wu, Features Writer

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.

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New SEL Program Replaces Advisory

New SEL Program Replaces Advisory

Claire Wu, Features Writer October 8, 2024

   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...

Mr. Coote Says Goodbye to Pinewood

Mr. Coote Says Goodbye to Pinewood

Claire Wu, Features Writer May 2, 2024

   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...

More Than Delivering Hot Lunches: Behind Pinewood's Epicurean Team

More Than Delivering Hot Lunches: Behind Pinewood’s Epicurean Team

Claire Wu, Features Writer March 11, 2024

   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...

Nerea Amezcua (left) and her mother Profe Collantes (right)

“Mom and Ms. ___”: Children of Teachers Navigate School

Claire Wu, Features Writer February 4, 2024

   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...

Ms. Ortmann's Journey to Pinewood

Ms. Ortmann’s Journey to Pinewood

Claire Wu, Features Writer November 16, 2023

   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...

Madam Gervais: Connoisseur of French, Art and Wine

Madam Gervais: Connoisseur of French, Art and Wine

Aretha Liu and Claire Wu October 17, 2023

   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...

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