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Katie Maier

Katie Maier, News Editor

Katie Maier (10) is a News Editor for The Perennial, and this is her third year on staff. This year, Katie is excited to explore new dimensions of the journalism process. In her free time, she loves watching horror movies and playing with her cat.

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The Sassy Man Apocalypse

Katie Maier, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

   A proliferating, male-specific virus has been identified in at least three Pinewood students, but the total num- ber of infected is suspected to be much higher. Though the symptoms have yet to...

Select Colleges Reinstate Testing Requirements

Select Colleges Reinstate Testing Requirements

Katie Maier, Staff Writer March 11, 2024

Following years of unprecedented testing formats due to COVID-19, colleges are reinstating their requirements for SAT score submissions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College and Yale...

Lemmon reads seniors a picture book at the first day of school assembly, as has been his yearly tradition.

Lemmon Leaves Pinewood

Katie Maier, News Writer February 4, 2024

Head of Upper Campus Gabriel Lemmon will be leaving Pinewood at the end of this school year on June 30. He has served the school for seven years and made many changes to the school community. After working...

New Student Affinity Groups At Pinewood

New Student Affinity Groups At Pinewood

Katie Maier, News Writer October 19, 2023

  Pinewood Upper Campus is introducing two new affinity spaces that align with the annual theme of cultivating a culture of respect. Two of Pinewood’s prevalent communities, Asian-Americans and Jewish...

Featuring Kate Cornyn, Ashton Riches, Teau Tongi, Emmett Smith, and Nate Martin

Take Note Seniors Reflect on Memories and Music

Katie Maier, Arts & Culture Writer May 2, 2023

Pinewood’s a cappella group, Take Note, consists mainly of seniors like Daniel Blotter, Kate Cornyn,  Adam Fallick, Nate Martin, Emmett Smith,  Ashton Riches, and Teau Tongi. Over the past year, these...

Arts & Crafts: Four Things to Make Using Those Annoying Turf Balls From the Field

Arts & Crafts: Four Things to Make Using Those Annoying Turf Balls From the Field

Katie Meyer, Arts & Culture Writer March 29, 2023

Pinewood Upper Campus’ fields are infamously home to some of the most annoying creations known to humankind: thousands upon thousands of tiny, green plastic turf balls. For weeks on end, these turf balls...

Crushing Hard: What Kids Can Learn From Love

Crushing Hard: What Kids Can Learn From Love

Katie Maier, Arts & Culture Writer March 1, 2023

Pinewood Upper Campus counselor Stephanie Fugita was once a child with juvenile crushes. She left notes at her crush’s desk, and she experienced the same butterflies in her stomach as kids with infatuations...

The Price of Winter Formal Tickets

The Price of Winter Formal Tickets

Katie Maier, Arts & Culture Writer February 1, 2023

Pinewood hosted its annual high school winter formal on January 21. This dance was a thrilling opportunity for the students who attended, as its venue was a luxurious cruise ride around the San Francisco...

Tech theater students paint the sets for "Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play."

Tech Theater: Behind the Scenes

Katie Maier, Arts & Culture Writer November 9, 2022

Three important aspects of tech theater class are paint, power tools, and the storage shed previously harboring rats, according to junior and tech theater student Bridget Rees.  Technical theater is...

Clothing at a Cost: How Inherent Privilege Plays a Role in What’s Trending

Katie Maier, Arts & Culture Writer October 5, 2022

In a generation immersed in social media and buffeted by erratic trends, an up-to-date wardrobe may feel necessary in order to keep up. Many people, however, cannot afford to fund such a fluid style —...

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