Esha Joshi (10) is an Arts & Culture writer, and this is her second year on staff. She is looking forward to working on her journalistic writing this year and getting to explore various topics. In her free time, she likes to read, write, crochet, and eat various kinds of fruit.
As our group of hungry, tired, Californians hurried into our hotel in the bustling heart of Times Square, the first thing I noticed about New York City, which I’d never been to before, was that...
At first glance, the vivid red and orange sunset hovering over peaceful hills on the wall outside the art room may appear to have nothing to do with literature at all, let alone Cain and Abel or...
From building snowmen to visiting temples to cooking up holiday feasts, Pinewood families all have their unique traditions during the holiday season. Whether intended to usher in a cozy winter or...
The recent trip to Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival gave students a chance to see Shakespeare’s often incomprehensible language come to life on stage in both humorous and tragic ways. Led...
On Feb. 26, the day students and faculty returned from Ski Week, Pinewood’s normally peaceful campus was transformed into a warzone. The hallways were full of the usual lively chatter about break...
Three Heritage Day events at Upper Campus gave the Pinewood community the chance to acknowledge its diverse, interconnected heritage. From student-run tables stocked with cultural foods to traditional...
The humid heat of Brazil clung to us as we stepped out of the Galeão International Airport to begin the choir performance trip. Because we arrived after Carnaval, the country’s biggest festival,...
The year 2024 got off to a strong start in cinemas with the highly anticipated musical adaptation of “Mean Girls” hitting theaters on Jan. 12, but the line-up of adaptations, spin-offs and new...
On each day of Ganesh Chaturthi, a Hindu festival dedicated to the god Ganesha, my house hums with excitement. There’s the beautiful altar we construct with fresh fruits on silver platters and flowers...
Each year, the arrival of a fall play transforms Pinewood’s small theater into a different setting altogether. This year, one can expect to be transported back to Ancient Greece for the show Argonautika.
The...
From patiently guiding us through phonics sets in kindergarten to explaining complicated formulas, and from mediating arguments between stubborn eight-year-olds to checking in with stressed-out high...
Humans are social creatures. At least that’s what everyone tells you. But what if they’re wrong? What if “science” has pulled a veil over your eyes about the true nature of human relationships?
It...
A succinct and poignant ode to the experience of grief. A heartbreakingly honest stream of consciousness seamlessly weaving together science and love. A colorful, evocative painting that provokes thought...
Students might think of poetry as something dull, inaccessible, and outdated. To most, its only purpose might be for tedious analysis during English classes or lifeless recitations in elementary school.
Poetry...
The two lunchtime Book Discoveries hosted this year featured students gulping down ice-cold milk, plates piled up with cookies, and a colorful and diverse spread of popular novels.
English...
In the week before the first day of school, many students were frantically searching for school supplies and adjusting their sleep schedules. Those enrolled in the Pinewood Scholars Program, however, spent...
