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Panther Travels During Mid-Winter Recess

Derrick, Harris March 11, 2024

Over the Presidents Week break, Pinewood offered three different trips to Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and Brazil. Junior high students had the opportunity to explore Puerto Rico on a service-learning trip,...

As 2024 Election Unfolds, Panthers Vote for the First Time

Ian, Hsiao March 11, 2024

On March 5, Pinewood seniors will be able to vote for the first time: a very exciting but also nerve-racking experience. Many students dream of the moment they can have an influence on their country and...

Speaker Sessions and Social Entrepreneurship

Arjun, Kelkar March 11, 2024

Pinewood offers a unique set of courses for juniors and seniors dedicated to positively impacting their community. The Pinewood Scholars Program, led by literature and history teacher Michelle Gannon,...

A New Role for Legos

Lucas, Guan March 11, 2024

Though initially marketed as a children’s toy, Legos have transcended the confines of playrooms, finding a prominent place in today’s classrooms. Students can utilize the hands-on activity of building...

Colleges Begin Reinstating Standardized Testing Requirements

Katie, Maier 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...

From Communist Bulgaria to Pinewood School

From Communist Bulgaria to Pinewood School

Annabelle Eaton, Staff Writer March 11, 2024

The fall of the Berlin Wall was a distant event for many — oceans away on TV screens and newspapers — but, for a high-school-aged Ellie Pojarska, it meant the possibility of an education in the United...

Pinewood Scholars Program Innovates

Pinewood Scholars Program Innovates

Arjun Kelkar, Staff Writer March 11, 2024

   Pinewood offers a unique set of courses for juniors and seniors dedicated to positively impacting their community. The Pinewood Scholars Program, led by English teacher Michelle Gannon, helps students...

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 School Year, New Face For Upper Campus

New School Year, New Face For Upper Campus

Annabelle Eaton and Ian Hsiao February 4, 2024

   A Pinewood podcast. A Pinewood magazine. A new school website. The new year arrives and so does a push for more Pinewood marketing and communications material. With it, Pinewood hopes to give prospective...

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

Navigating the Path to Panther Pride

Lucas Guan, Staff Writer February 4, 2024

   The Pinewood admission system holds pivotal significance in our school, shaping the future lineage of Pinewood successors. Led by Upper Campus Director of Admissions Lisa Longbottom, the admissions...

Pinewood Offers SAT For First Time and Experiences PSAT Troubles

Pinewood Offers SAT For First Time and Experiences PSAT Troubles

Ian Hsiao, News Writer November 20, 2023

On Oct. 11, sophomores and juniors took the digital version of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test for the first time, and the seniors took the paper version of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, which...

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