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Elementary to High School Basketball: Val and Katherine

Elementary to High School Basketball: Val and Katherine

Abigail Yew, Sports Writer May 7, 2025

When watching seniors Vallory Kuelker and Katherine Garr play on the court, one thing is certain: they have a special connection that goes beyond just being teammates. The no-look passes, the intuition...

From the Theater to the Court: Gray Does it All

From the Theater to the Court: Gray Does it All

Kayden Ge, Sports Writer May 7, 2025

“Leo Gray-ay! Leo Gray-ay!” A sea of green and gold rises to its feet, sending thunderous echoes through the gym with their claps and stomps. The Panther Pit erupts in support of senior Leo Gray...

Tennis Seniors Lead the Team to Qualify for CCS

Tennis Seniors Lead the Team to Qualify for CCS

Harry Yang, Sports Writer May 7, 2025

Under the leadership of seniors Shay Mallempati, Tim Schusser, and Netane Ofa, the Pinewood tennis team qualified for the CCS tournament, having gone 11-4 this season. “No matter what grade, I was...

Five Seniors Sign to Continue Their Athletic Careers in College

Five Seniors Sign to Continue Their Athletic Careers in College

Neil Kulkarni, Sports Writer May 7, 2025

Five of Pinewood’s top senior athletes celebrated their college commitments and the continuation of their athletic careers during Signing Day on May 2. Senior Vallory Kuelker will play Division I...

"Alice by Heart" Reviewed

“Alice by Heart” Reviewed

Ella Kim, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Honeyed voices, crazed cackling, haunting shadows, and the beautiful pain of moving forward. Pinewood’s spring musical “Alice by Heart” captures the anguish of fighting against time through the evocative...

Save Space for Bass

Save Space for Bass

Rishi Chen, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

In any song you listen to, it’ll be there. It’s easy to tune it out as background noise, write it off as unnecessary, or even just forget about it. Yet bass is often the most crucial component of any...

Seniors’ PPA Experiences

Nerea Amezcua, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

As this year's graduating class completes their last year of high school, many of them are not just leaving Pinewood, but the Pinewood Performing Arts community as well.  Mia Gustavson joined the PPA...

Pinewood Seniors Pursue Arts in College

Esha Joshi, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

As they prepare to graduate, three students from the Class of 2025 plan to carry their interest in the arts into their college educations and careers.  Senior Sophia Ellis plans to pursue performing...

Young and Chin cook on the Murphy Patio.

Saying Goodbye to Culinary Collective’s Seniors

Ryan Chou, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Pinewood got a tasty new addition to their club offerings this year when seniors Trevor Chin and Jacob Young helped junior founder Kyle Ma launch the Culinary Collective. The cooking club hosts weekly...

Tran with her fellowship award.

Christine Tran Wins Fellowship Award for Teaching Computer Science

Zachary Choi, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Last month, Upper Campus computer science teacher Christine Tran received the Sarah D. Barder Fellowship Award for her work in teaching computer science to students over the past 20 years. It was created...

Bowman prepares a robot for testing.

Farewell to Robotics Leaders

Davin Ternus, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Pinewood Robotics has been thriving under the leadership of the Class of 2025’s seniors for the past school year. The program has grown considerably while they have been in charge, and the effects of...

Pinewood's New Robotics Space: Embracing Engineering

Pinewood’s New Robotics Space: Embracing Engineering

Lucas Guan, News Writer May 7, 2025

Pinewood School is opening a new off-campus facility for its Upper Campus Robotics Program. The 6,000-square-foot space is dedicated to design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and practice as part of the...

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