Sohrab Ghassemi replaced history teacher and Social Studies Department Head Sam Jezak on Feb. 2, when Jezak began his six-week paternity leave.
Ghassemi, who held a long-term substitute...
For three hours a day, six days a week, senior Sophia Mann spends her free time refining footwork, clashing blades, and competing in bouts at her fencing club.
Though Mann’s training is intense...
Founded in 2016, Pinewood’s award-winning literary magazine, Tabula Rasa, has served as a space for students to display their artistic and creative talents for a decade. Over the past ten years,...
In response to national changes to Poetry Out Loud’s anthology this year, Pinewood English teacher Holly Coty advocated to reuse the prior one at the school and county levels.
The national...
As Pinewood refines its admissions process, school leaders and student ambassadors say the school is placing renewed emphasis on authentic, face-to-face connections between applicants and the...
This year, Pinewood has continued to grow its art and design curriculum with Digital Fabrication and Production. The class takes an interdisciplinary approach to design and teaches students the process...
Senior Mailey Wang, Pinewood’s girls volleyball powerhouse, is about to take her game to the next level at Swarthmore College next year. With her infectious energy and beastly attitude on the court,...
If seeing a boa constrictor, a turtle, a leopard gecko, or a Madagascar hissing cockroach is on your bucket list, look no further! No need for a zoo; simply head into one of Pinewood’s science...
Everyone’s body is affected by what they eat, whether that shows in their athletic performance, mental health, or academic results. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s new 2026...
When you think of a coding club, you might picture quiet typing and technical jargon. But Pinewood’s We Who Code was created with something deeper in mind. Originally founded as Girls Who Code, the...
For the first time in over a decade, Pinewood students will have the opportunity to compete in golf as a spring sport. The team was founded by juniors Kayden Ge and Adrian Bunanta under the guidance...
The boys and girls basketball teams are battling hard in the Central Coast Section and CIF State Basketball Championships as their winter sports seasons come to an end. The boys basketball team made...
