American teachers get less planning time than international teachers
Yunmi Kim, Reporter
May 14, 2015
Senate Bill 822 set the instructional time for Hawaii’s public schools. It requires Hawaii schools to have 990 student hours in the year 2015-2016 and 1080 hours in the year 2016-2018. Studies reveal that American teachers have more instructional time for students and less lesson planning time ...
May raises support and awareness for mental health.
Anela Chavez, reporter
May 11, 2015
A campaign that supports and wants to protect your state of mind has been around since 1949. May is Mental Health Awareness month nationwide. May 7 was dedicated to children based on this campaign. Each year, a theme is chosen and this year it is B4STAGE4. “At Mental Health America, we’re proud of being the organiz...
Procrastination is not good at all
Lin Song, co-editor
May 8, 2015
Filed under News
I once wrote an article about procrastination. Ironically, I have found that my procrastination symptoms have become more and more serious since then. In that article, I wrote that procrastination exists because of the natural laziness of human beings. It is not a bad thing if it can be controlled...
Nepal earthquake destroys city
Karrina Johnson, reporter
May 3, 2015
Filed under News
On April 25, a 7.8 magnitude quake hit Nepal. The earthquake has caused over 6,000 deaths and over 13,000 injuries so far. Half a million tents were needed for people who became homeless, having their houses destroyed in the quake. The government was able to give over 4,700 tents and 22,000 tarpaulins...
“Booktalks” encourage reading for a more intellectual you
Sean Gleason, Co-editor
April 27, 2015
Librarians from across Oahu visited classes in McKinley High School to hold "Booktalks." At these visits, librarians discuss exciting books they've read, what libraries offer besides books, such as music, videos, and wifi, and they let students who have their library cards borrow from the small se...
What does it take to realize what’s at stake?
James Harbin, reporter
April 27, 2015
Filed under News
It follows you, torments you, corrupts you. It kills you deep within. You never know who suffers from it, until it’s too late. By then, it’s nothing to you but blinding. Bullying might seem like a joke to some, but on the contrary, it’s a drastic event. If people treated it like it was a drastic e...
Open-campus lunch needed for McKinley students
Sammie Yee, Reporter
April 26, 2015
Filed under News
Open-campus lunch is a privilege McKinley High School should give to students. Many schools in the mainland let students or upperclassmen leave campus for lunch. “When I had open campus, it was strictly regulated. Since it was the mainland, there was only one way,” teacher Christopher Martin said....
The perks of being a head worrier
Silvana Bautista, co-editor
April 24, 2015
Filed under News
Working on the package was harder than I expected it to be. After going through with it, I fully understand the role of "head-worrier." It was a stressful but fun experience. My group and I worked on an editorial spread for the upcoming issue of The Pinion. We each wrote our own views on class importance....
McKinley High School proposes changes to dress code
Yunmi Kim, Reporter
April 23, 2015
Filed under News
McKinley High School has a dress code spelled out in its planner. Although students have the right to choose what they want to wear as stated in Amendment 9 that the Constitution should not deny or restrict the people’s certain rights, the school is proposing a revision to the code. On Tuesday,...
Police brutality causes questions
Max Higa, reporter
April 23, 2015
In South Carolina, Walter Scott was shot eight times in the back. In Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown was also killed. In Saint Paul, Minnesota, Chris Lollie was tased and arrested while waiting for his kids at school. Eric Garner died after being choked while he was standing on the sidewalk. All...
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