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SAFE Speaks Up to Stop Corporal Punishment
SAFE Speaks Up to Stop Corporal Punishment
Shanku Parameswaran and Zachary Choi September 30, 2025

   SAFE, short for Stopping Abusive Forces in Education, is a student-led legislative advocacy program focused on outlawing corporal punishment...

New Year, New Clubs, New Rules
New Year, New Clubs, New Rules
Sam Friedland and Kayden Ge September 30, 2025

      This year, student-led clubs at Upper Campus will have to face increased regulation.    The new rules require clubs to have...

UC Renovations to Include Theater, Maker Space, and More
Ruhan Chhaparwal, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   Pinewood School is gearing up for the biggest transformation in its history: a $65 million Upper Campus renovation.    The project...

Chocolate Boxes: A Sweet Metaphor For Life
Chocolate Boxes: A Sweet Metaphor For Life
Esha Joshi September 30, 2025

   “Life is like a box of chocolates.”     If you’re cultured, like me, you heard this phrase for the first time in “Barbie...

Editors Take On the Iconic Coupa Cafe
Editors Take On the Iconic Coupa Cafe
Alisha Ramani, Mailey Wang, Lara Parikh, and Addison Parenti September 30, 2025

   A hot new-ish bombshell enters the villa: the food column has returned. While she made an appearance in season two, challenging circumstances...

COLLAGE of Gabby’s favorite experiences at Pinewood
Through the Green and Gold Gates: Gabby’s Reflection of Her Pinewood Journey
Gabby Yang, Staff Editor • May 6, 2025

To My Freshman Self, Aug. 16, 2021. 1,361 days ago. Your first day of high school. Mom drove you through the clanky black gates. As you...

Four-Day Weeks Help With Well-Being
Four-Day Weeks Help With Well-Being
Diana Natsev, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   The five-day school week is the norm, but it’s time to reconsider if it really is optimal in a time ofhigh stress among students and...

Finding Your Passion Means Sticking With It
Finding Your Passion Means Sticking With It
Yichen Wang, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   Passions have become something we sample widely yet rarely savor. Pressured by peers, parents, and the pursuit of success, we rush at the...

The Perilous Pinewood Parking Lot: Why Derrick Hates Driving
The Perilous Pinewood Parking Lot: Why Derrick Hates Driving
Derrick Harris, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   There are few things I would not wish on my worst enemy: death, blindness, and being driven by me. I hate driving. Please do not ask me...

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TJ helps students in the SAC
Renovations To SAC Improve Upper Campus Student Learning
Arudruan Prabhakaran and Aretha Liu September 30, 2025

   The Student Achievement Center, also known as the SAC, is a quiet space on campus to sit down, plug in your earphones, and focus on finishing...

Students For Sustainable Change Aids In Developing New AI Policy
Students For Sustainable Change Aids In Developing New AI Policy
Beckett Eaton, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   From being embedded in websites to being used to create lesson plans and slideshows, artificial intelligence is everywhere in education....

How Streaming Sabotages Artists' Careers
How Streaming Sabotages Artists’ Careers
Davin Ternus, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   Since the introduction of the first music streaming service named Napster in 1999, the music industry has undergone many changes.   ...

Bergenstock Takes On Bigger Role in PPA
Bergenstock Takes On Bigger Role in PPA
Sahana Inumpudi and Ella Kim September 30, 2025

   Performing Arts Head Doug Eivers has been a prominent figure of the Pinewood Performing Arts department over the past 24 years. Following...

“The Pitt”: Revealing the Bloody Realities of the ER
“The Pitt”: Revealing the Bloody Realities of the ER
Marie Redondo, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   “Grey’s Anatomy.” “Chicago Med.” “The Good Doctor.” “The Resident.” Many medical dramas have surfaced over the years,...

Pinewood Students & Alumni Shine at International Botball Tournament
Pinewood Students & Alumni Shine at International Botball Tournament
Claire Au and Marie Redondo September 30, 2025

   This past summer, 2025 Pinewood graduate Kathleen Xie, senior Kyle Ma, and junior Aaron Xie won first place at the Botball International...

Girls Flag Football The team gathers for a huddle against NDSJ on 09/16.
Inaugural Girls Flag Football Team Kicks Off New Era of Pinewood Athletics
Abigail Yew and Christiana Chou September 30, 2025

  This fall, Pinewood has created an inaugural girls flag football team, adding to the national rise of a popular, but relatively new high school...

Football & Volleyball Captains Set Goals, Motivate Teammates, & Build Camaraderie
Harry Yang, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

   The Pinewood varsity volleyball and varsity football seasons are underway, each with three captains who lead the team through games and...

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