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The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

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Photo of the band “The Mauve” at Blank Canvas Studio

Review: Underground Hawai’i Bands

Leif Allgood, reporter March 6, 2025

Sounds of blasting music, to the point of deafness, hot and humid venue, whole body aching, to some this sounds like a sensory nightmare, to me its a personal heaven. Underground, also known as scene culture...

Fan art of Epic: The Musical depicting the Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Wisdom, Vengence and Ithaca sagas (left to right) while also showing major characters from each. 
Art by Cheska Orias (c/o 2026).

Review | Epic: The Musical – A Emotional Rollarcoaster

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2025

Editor’s Note: Includes minor spoilers for Epic: The Musical With "Wicked" being adapted into a movie, more people are being introduced to the art form of musicals. Long-winded dialogue is replaced...

"Spider-Man: No Way Home has now grossed more than $1.69 billion globally and has became the sixth-highest grossing movie of all time."  -boxofficemojo

A WEB FULL OF ACTION Spider-Man: No Way Home Review

Jerome Linear March 7, 2022

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is an entertaining film, full of amazing acting, nostalgia, spectacular action scenes, and an extraordinary idea to bring back other iconic heroes from different older classical...

A new decade has began. People reflected upon their lives during 2010-2020.

2010 – 2020: Decade in review

Nickolas Castillo, reporter March 30, 2020

The 2010s have ended and a new decade has started. Numerous things have changed, but people still remember how different it was back then. One memory was the way people dressed in the early 2010s. “I...

Solo Leveling Review

Thai Bui, head reporter March 9, 2020

Solo Leveling started as a web novel written by Chu-Gong which has 270 chapters and 14 volumes. It was later turned into a webtoon or a manhwa (Korean comic) by illustrator Hyeon Gun and Jung Sak-Rak.  The...

The Rise of the Skywalker review

Qing An Chou, guest writer February 17, 2020

Mild spoilers As a person with a lawful good D&D alignment I am expected to tell the truth and keep my word, so I will try to keep this review as unbiased as possible. That joke aside, I tried to...

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." -Vincent Van Gogh

“In Sight of Stars” Review

Thompson Wong, design editor March 1, 2019

On my quest to find a book that did not depict mental illness unrealistically, I came across Gae Polisner’s “In Sight of Stars.” Reviewers raved about the book’s powerful story, realistic depictions...

Review of 'Frozen 2'

Review of ‘Frozen 2’

Kamakoa Faumui, guest writer February 17, 2019

After their huge success with the first “Frozen” launch in 2013, Disney decided to release a sequel “Frozen 2” in 2019. The first sneak peek of  “Frozen 2” gave chills to its audience and...

Film review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Film review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Michelle Thonavong, guest writer February 17, 2019

Interested in the dystopia or fantasy genre? Check out one of the best Ghibli films by Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting where humanity...

'Frozen 2' Review

‘Frozen 2’ Review

Jasmine Thai, guest writer February 17, 2019

Frozen 2 Review Fell in love with the first Frozen movie? Frozen 2 will have you fall even harder as it takes you on a thrilling ride into the unknown. This new movie is one of Disney’s best movies....

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