UPPER CAMPUS ASB

Class of 2024 Student Council

President • George Textor

Vice President • Kaelyn Smith

Spirit • Jake Kleiman

Activities • Colin Ternus

Culture and Community

Autumn Porter-Schulz

Publicity • Anna Beltyukova

Class of 2026 Student Council

President • Mailey Wang

Vice President • Riya Kolappa

Class of 2025 Student Council

President • Jolyn Ding

Vice President • Christina Tanase

Spirit • Caroline Blotter

Activities • Kaitlyn Dyer

Culture and Community • Arjun Ari

Publicity • Ruby Hannelly

Class of 2027 Student Council

President • Shaan Parikh

Vice President • Eddie Ling

Aadya Kumar

Amani Lee-Seyon

Culture and Community • Erin Mak

Nerea Amezcua

7th and 9th-grade elections will be held in the fall.

Publicity

Sophia Y. '24

Panther Relations

Cole C. '24

Treasurer

Simon B. '24

College Counseling At Pinewood

Pinewood’s College Counseling Program takes a student-centered approach to empower students to reflect on their talents, interests, goals, values, and aspirations in search of the right “fit” for college. With the student at the center–and recognizing that the student’s transition to college involves the whole family–the college counseling office provides extensive, individualized support throughout the high school years. In fact, Pinewood students often seek college environments that reflect what they value here: close relationships with faculty; challenging academics; and active, friendly communities. The College Counseling Program’s goal is to help students to find the right match through a series of processes and activities tailored around a supportive and individualized process that encourages self-awareness, personal growth, confidence, and decision-making.

Samantha will attend the University of Pennsylvania, double majoring in English and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Ever since her junior year, she knew she wanted to major in literature and creative writing. Penn stood out to her because of its comprehensive English curriculum that covers several time periods, cultures, and genres, as well as their strong creative writing program that is centered around collaborative workshops. One other thing that made Penn an excellent choice for her is its oneof-a-kind Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major. The College Counseling Office helped her a lot with her decision: “After I received all my college decisions, I sought out Ms. Siegel for advice, and she listened to me babble about each school’s pros and cons. She encouraged me to really reflect on the most important qualities I was looking for in a college and offered to connect me with past alums of the schools I got into so I could familiarize myself with perspectives that went beyond what I could learn from a college’s website,” she enthused. In addition, Ms. Siegel and Mr. Coote gave her feedback on her essays and answered all her questions. Go Quakers!

S A L L Y University of California – Berkeley

Sally is going to UC Berkeley–just like her sister. Admitted to UCLA and UC Berkeley, she had a tough decision: she visited both, and loved both. At the end of the day, however, she decided to choose Berkeley after visiting and feeling that it was “my vibe.” She’s not quite sure yet what she wants to do, but most likely will major in chemistry Her research began over the summer when her mom helped her look into different colleges and get a general idea of what was out there. “I attended boot camp with college counseling and that was the most helpful. It helped me get a kick start on my essays and learn about how I should be advertising myself to the schools so they really know who I am and admit me into their schools.” Go Bears!