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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

During the 2024 presidential election, social media was a place frequently used to propagate information and campaigns. Art by Nhi Nguyen

Student Election Knowledge Affected by Social Media

Nhi Nguyen December 20, 2024

According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 37% of adults under 30 regularly got news from social media. Among high school students, this number is likely as large or larger. In the days before the...

Cheska Orias(c/o 2026) own pet red ear slidder turtle, Shellbie, hiding away in her cave.
Photo by Cheska Orias.

Cherishing Furry, Feathered and Scaly Friends of McKinley

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2024

At McKinley High School students and faculty share some interest in having a pet. Some students on campus have befriended various free roaming animals such as chickens or stray cats. Teachers and faculty...

The headphones stage/light/sound crew used to communicate between each other. They would pull down the antennas to speak, and put it back up to mute.

From Chaos to Curtain Call: How McKinley Theater Group Brought ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to Life

Jacky Oasay, reporter December 10, 2024

Throughout the weekends in late October, the McKinley High School Theater Group performed their fall show, “Beauty and the Beast.” Besides the acting, singing, and overall musical performance, being...

Gnouilaphi Returns to Alma Mater

Gnouilaphi Returns to Alma Mater

Alexandera Azhari December 10, 2024

This year, McKinley alumnus Sikhota Gnouilaphi (c/o 2003) returned to his alma mater as a special education teacher, dedicated to helping students achieve both personal and academic growth. Before becoming...

Social Studies teacher Jonathan Loomis implemented a phone jail on students’ desks.

Phone Usage Affects McKinley High School

Jacky Oasay, reporter October 11, 2024

This school year, more teachers at McKinley High School are implementing phone restrictions in classrooms, following a trend nationwide. There are already states on the mainland that are imple- menting...

New Year: New Faces

Dominic Niyo and Cheska Orias October 3, 2024

Reid Embraces Change This year, Chasity Reid has joined McKinley High School as the new photography teacher. Originally from Louisiana, Reid has a background in science education. Reid did not...

Representative-elect Kim Coco Iwamoto expresses her gratitude for The Pinion's invitation to a town hall interview. Photo by Alex Tijerina.

Underdog Defeats Political Giant

Dominic Niyo, web editor October 2, 2024

On Aug. 10, Hawaii’s primary election for the 25th State House District, covering Ala Moana, Kaka’ako, Downtown Honolulu, and McKinley High School, resulted in a historic upset. Kim Coco Iwamoto unseated...

Side by side compraison of Jewel Ann Sophia Cortes(c/o 2026) cosplaying as Hastune Miku. The orginal artist of Hastune Miku being Kei Garō, and the orginal creator of the voice bank being Sasaki Wataru a software developer at Crypton Future Media. Inc

A Cosplayers Point of View

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2024

​Cosplay is a word play of “costume play.” In cosplay individuals dress up in costumes and fashion to represent a specific character. That character can come from a TV show, movie, or video game....

The inside of the health room where Shelby Johnson works
Photo by Shane Kaneshiro (c/o 2024)

McKinley Gets A Health Aide

Joseph H. Mai May 14, 2024

From 2020 to 2022, McKinley High School did not have a health aide. Students with medical issues had to go to the secondary health room, which was in the main office. Principal Ron Okamura said he struggled...

The 522nd Field Artillery Battalion firing shells at the enemy with a
105 milimeter gun. Photo by 522nd Committee.

Nisei Alumni Recounts World War II Experience

Shane Kaneshiro May 14, 2024

  (Editor’s note: Around the time of World War II, McKinley was known by many as “Tokyo High” because so many of its students were second generation Japanese Americans, or nisei. Many of...

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