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May 8, 2024
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Hi, my name is Shane Kaneshiro, Class of 2024. I grew up on the campus because my mom teaches here. One cool fact is that I volunteered to help the freshman class during McKinley’s 150th-anniversary luau when I was in the 4th grade. I trained for the Hapalua half marathon and completed it in an hour and 35 minutes. Other sports I enjoy are tennis, cross country and track.
I enrolled in Newswriting to help me get better with my writing during my freshman year. During the virtual year of 2020-2021, I found the past Pinion issues very intriguing. During my sophomore year, I interviewed a nisei veteran for the Nisei Legacy project that was partnered with the Star-Advertiser. Another achievement I was able to participate in with The Pinion was to pass the Student Journalism bill in the legislature. During last summer, I participated in two journalism events in Washington D.C. where I met new students from all 50 states plus DC and more. I learned from their experiences and I hope to implement it into this year's Pinions.
Let me know if you have ideas you want me to write about at [email protected].
Positions over the years:
Year One: Reporter
Year Two: Reporter
Year Three: Editor-In-Chief
Year Four: Editor in Chief
Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
Hi there guys, girls, and non-binary pals, I am Cheska Orias, Class of 2026. I love all things art which includes drawing, painting, writing, and crafting! I also love anything related to psychology or anthropology, especially those long video essays on a specific psychological topic, and I base a lot of my work on that. You'll probably find some of my digital art on here, and on other staffers' articles.
This is my third year on The Pinion staff and I'm excited to be here once again. Topics you'll find me writing about are mental health/psychology-related things and anything related to the arts! I'm looking forward to working with this year's Pinion staff :D If you have any article ideas you want me to write about, email me at [email protected] or any of my other socials!
Positions over the years:
Year 1: Reporter
Year 2: Reporter/Assistant-Editor
Year 3: Editor-in-Chief