Letter From the Editor

Dear Reader, 

For the past three years, I have conducted research as a part of the Science Research Program at Pine Crest School. After beginning my first project in eighth grade, I fell in love with science research and completed seven more projects in various fields ranging from astronomy and mathematics to music theory and environmental biology. Although I was excited to share my findings with others, including my peers and mentors in the Pine Crest Research program and my family, I always desired to share my research with a broader audience. 

 Throughout high school, I enjoyed hearing about the projects completed by my peers in the Pine Crest Research Program and in other academic classes. My friends devoted countless hours to their work, delving into research in neurobiology, astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and cancer immunology, to name a few. It always excited and interested me to learn about the contributions Pine Crest students were making to their respective fields of study, and I knew that it would fascinate others too. Unfortunately, there was no way for these students to share their research with those beyond the research program. 

This is why I decided to create the Pine Crest research journal, so that my peers and I could share our endeavors with the greater school community. I brought my idea to Mrs. Katherine Ganden, one of the Pine Crest Research Program teachers and faculty advisor of the Science National Honor Society, who helped me turn this idea into reality, along with my peers from SNHS. After two years of planning, editing, revising, and website-building, , we are extremely excited to publish the first issue of Research in the Pine, a student-run research journal that presents original research conducted by Pine Crest students.

 I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Katherine Ganden, for helping me build this amazing journal, and Ms. Jennifer Gordinier for all her support throughout my three years in the science research program. I am also grateful for the students and faculty on the editing team, as well as the writers for this year's issue. I truly could not have done it without all of you. I am so proud of everything that we have accomplished as a Research in the Pine team. 

I hope this journal endures as a testament to the power of pursuing one’s curiosity in high school and beyond. 

Sincerely,
Rebecca Adler