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McKinley students were surveyed about their favorite book or book series. Their answers were then classifies by its most dominant plot.

Readers read recycled stories

Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor April 25, 2015

Ecclesiastes 1:9 says “What has been will be again, / what has been done will be done again; / there is nothing new under the sun.” This holds true to book plots as well. According to English...

Junior Destinee Browns favorite book is Lockdown.

Fiction wins over non-fiction among MHS students

Karrina Johnson and Yunmi Kim April 17, 2015

A survey was done of 712 MHS students. Eighty-two percent said they prefer fiction over nonfiction books. As for the types of fiction, mystery earned 311 votes, romance 351 votes, thriller 194 votes,...

Are your classes worth your time? Four views

Are your classes worth your time? Four views

You should decide whether the classes you're taking are worth your time by James Harbin I used to do whatever I was told because I didn’t know any better than to follow instructions. One day...

What will become of school if truancy increases.

To ditch or not to ditch

Sammie Yee, reporter March 17, 2015

Truancy is a problem. “We should have in school suspension,” teacher Christopher Martin said. Martin also said motivation plays a big part in whether students ditch or not. I have many friends...

Pet Peeves

Pet Peeves

March 6, 2015

Anela Chavez, Max Higa, Karrina Johnson

Student going through two worlds

Yunmi Kim, reporter February 25, 2015

Senior Yasmin Wiggan speaks English and Japanese. She juggles between the two different cultures on a daily basis. Wiggan was born in Nagasaki, Japan at a military hospital and went to Osaka during her...

Sherry Lu working on a cartoon for The Pinion.

There’s something about Sherry

Karrina Johnson, reporter February 24, 2015

Born in Vietnam, senior Sherry Lu has been doodling from a young age. Lu moved to California for middle school, and Hawaii for high school. Lu has lots of hobbies, such as singing, dancing, and playing...

Dress to Impress

Karrina Johnson, reporter February 21, 2015

Going to McKinley is a nice change for freshmen because most of the middle schools in the district have some types of uniforms. Students from Washington, Kaimuki and Stevenson Middle Schools said that...

Seniors choose their majors and careers

Lin Song, Web Co-Editor February 2, 2015

College applications were submitted. Graduation is approaching. Parties begin. But seniors, have you already decided what you want to learn in college? Senior Yuzhu Zhang is taking AP Calculus and...

Chihiro Mase overcomes osteosarcoma, a bone cancer.

Chihiro Mase gets beyond bone cancer restrictions

Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor January 31, 2015

It is impossible to know a person at first glance. Chihiro Mase is a 15 year old McKinley sophomore who likes to play around with her friends. She plays the alto saxaphone for the band. At home, she likes...

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