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The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

McKinley’s offensive line prepares for a play in the fourth quarter, setting the stage for quarterback Alyza Taufa’s 12-yard winning touchdown run.

2025 NSPA Writer of the Year Portfolio

Dominic Niyo, editor May 28, 2025

PERSONAL STATEMENT​  Some people say journalists are the loudest voices in the room — but I’ve often found myself more comfortable behind the scenes, listening, observing, and letting others take...

Healing takes time and patience. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken things with gold, embracing the cracks and accepting them as a part of life. No matter how much I
hide my scars it will always be there, and that’s okay.
2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards - Illustration - First Place.

Artist of the Year

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2025

Pinion Staff as Book Genres

Pinion Staff as Book Genres

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief May 12, 2025

May 2023

May 2023

May 19, 2023

Jade Bluestone Motorcyclist, 23, dies from injury following single-vehicle crash in schofield.  On Wilikina Drive, a road incident occurred where the motorcyclist was speeding with...

April 2023

April 2023

April 20, 2023

Jade Bluestone ‘Scary’: Surfer seriously injured after suffering tiger shark bite off Kewalo Basin  A local man in Hawaii recently suffered injuries to his leg just before 7 am...

March 2023

March 2023

Pinion staff March 31, 2023

Jade Bluestone How the return of lava has brought hope to Hawaiʻi’s recovery   In 2021, Kilauea spewed lava that flowed through the neighborhoods in Hawaii. While it was destructive,...

Disclaimer: This is all for fun as each reporter choose what they are.

Pinion Staff As High School Sterotypes

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2023

Pinion staffers from 2017 bundle copies of the paper to give out to students and staff.

Life as a student journalist: TIPCUP and the LQTQ format

An Vo April 22, 2020

Elements of Newsworthiness For an article to be considered newsworthy, it must meet at least three TIPCUP standards. Timeliness - is the story published around when an event took place or is going...

Editors from the 2018 Pinion staff, Anela Chavez and Alexandria Buchanan lead a pitch session and offer feedback to reporters.

Life as a student journalist: Story Ideas and Pitch Sessions

An Vo March 26, 2020

Finding story ideas Many reporters find it difficult to come up with story ideas. There are, however, many ways to find story ideas.  There are many events happening around the world and at McKinley...

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