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.
Formula One teams returned to the track last month to prepare for the 2026 season. With the American team Cadillac making its debut, the field is fuller than it’s been in a decade. Teams will battle...
Following the impressive box office success of “Marty Supreme,” actor Timothée Chalamet is searching for new ways to shock critics. In collaboration with Chalamet, luxury Los Angeles grocery...
This issue’s food column stayed true to its name. After a slew of Instagram-worthy plates piled onto our table, we didn’t hesitate to dig right in, and were soon left feeling full, satisfied, and maybe...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 —...
