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The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

Cheska Orias

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief

Pronouns: They/Them

Hi there my guy, pals and non-binary pals, I’m Cheska Orias, ’26. I love all things art related which includes drawing, painting, crafting, writing, music and photography! Other than that I also enjoy side questing and doing random tasks to help my friends or peers! When it comes to coverage my speciality includes mental health issues, school actives and photography of school events! As this is my last year on The Pinion I hope to make it count while also training the current staff, so they one can take the mantel of Editor-in-Cheif next year.

Besides journalism, I’m always drawing, writing fantasy and sci-fi stories and cosplaying. Whatever job profession I decide to do, I will always be doing these on the side as it brings me lots of joy to do!

Besides my personal email you can contact me with my school email [email protected] if you have any article ideas for me to write or just want to ask my questions about my articles!

[[Positions Over The Years]]

SY 2022-23: Reporter

SY 2023-24:  Reporter/Assistant-Editor

SY 2024-25: Editor-in-Chief

SY 2025-26: Editor-in-Chief

 

All content by Cheska Orias
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
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’

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2025
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
I created this image to show how AI is being spotlighted, but in reality, AI program "learn" by talking the original artwork from actual artist's. Artist gets no say in this nor consented for their art to be used this way.

Opinion: Artist Vs AI

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2024
On Feb.17 2024, community members, including students, police officers, and state legislators, gathered on Kapiolani Boulevard to honor the first anniversary of Sara Yara's death. The rally aimed to promote safer driving laws and increase pedestrian safety awareness. Photo by Shane Kaneshiro

Community Raises Safety Awareness

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2024
Hazel Health Works To Help Students

Hazel Health Works To Help Students

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2023
Sit down and listen to your friend, and let them express themselves without judgment.

Communication Is Key

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2023
"A semicolon is used when an author could've chosen to end there sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life" - The Semicolon Project

Suicide Awareness Prevention Month

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2023
This illustration placed 3rd in the poster division in the 2023 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards. The 2023 theme was Free the Press.

Free the Press

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2023
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
Mental health stigma is defined as someone who views you in a negative way because of a prominent characteristic or personal trait that a person has that is seen/ or is a disadvantage. *This illustration placed 1st in Illustration in the 2023 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards.

It Still Hurts

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2022
Now masks are optional and, although about half are still wearing masks in class, McKinley students seem to approve of the new policy. They are happy with their overall new freedom.

Yae or Nay to Optional Masks?

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2022
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