The student news site of Baldwin High School

The Purbalite

The student news site of Baldwin High School

The Purbalite

The student news site of Baldwin High School

The Purbalite

2023-2024 Staff

Eliza Swanson
News Editor

Eliza Swanson

News Editor Eliza Swanson is a senior and a third-year Purbalite staff member. She can be found getting coffee with friends, listening to Frank Ocean, or watching reruns of Gilmore Girls. ...

Evelyn Esek
News Editor

Evelyn Esek

News Editor Evelyn Esek is a senior and a third-year member of the Purbalite. She is in the BHS color guard and loves knitting and crocheting, collecting vinyl records, and listening to music.

Kenzie Hirt
News Editor

Kenzie Hirt

News Editor Kenzie Hirt is a senior in her third year on the Purbalite staff. When she isn’t running for cross country and track, she can be found listening to Morgan Wallen or hanging out with friends....

Rachael Bonneau
News Editor

Rachael Bonneau

News Editor Rachael Bonneau is a senior and a second-year staff member. If she’s not at the library, she’s probably playing video games with her friends.

Ethan Stock
Multimedia Editor

Ethan Stock

Multimedia Editor Ethan Stock is a junior and a third-year member on the Purbalite staff. When he isn’t digging through bins at a local record store he’s either out with friends or listening to Mac Miller....

Brendan Harris
Multimedia Editor

Brendan Harris

Multimedia Editor Brendan Harris is a senior and second-year member of the Purbalite. He can be found gardening, practicing his golf swing, or playing the bagpipes.

Dom Brown
Multimedia Editor

Dom Brown

Multimedia Editor Dom Brown is a junior and a first-year member of the Purbalite. He can be found playing sports, hanging out with friends, and watching Netflix.

Nick Burg
Multimedia Editor

Nick Burg

Multimedia Editor Nick Burg is a junior and a first-year staff member. He can be found playing baseball, playing video games, or hanging out with his friends.

Sean Galentine
Multimedia Editor

Sean Galentine

Multimedia Editor Sean Galentine is a junior in his second year on the Purbalite. He can usually be found listening to music or playing games.

Alayna Scanlon
Multimedia Editor

Alayna Scanlon

Multimedia Editor Alayna Scanlon is a junior and a second-year Purbalite member. When not listening to music, she can be found doing competition cheerleading, martial arts, or track, and hanging out with friends, painting, or ...

Jackson Sgattoni
Multimedia Editor

Jackson Sgattoni

Multimedia Editor Jackson Sgattoni is a junior and a first-year Purbalite member. He can be found playing baseball, basketball, golf, and video games.

Alyssa Thayer
Multimedia Editor

Alyssa Thayer

Multimedia Editor Alyssa Thayer is a senior in her second year on the Purbalite. She can be found dancing, reading, or listening to Taylor Swift. 

Connor Boros
Multimedia Editor

Connor Boros

Multimedia Editor Connor Boros is a senior and second-year member of the Purbalite. He can be found with his girlfriend, on a fantasy football app, or fishing. 

Amanda Booth
Multimedia Editor

Amanda Booth

Multimedia Editor Amanda Booth is a senior and a fourth-year member of the Purbalite. She can be found watching movies, binge watching a new show, or working at the movies. 

Seth Franco
Multimedia Editor

Seth Franco

Multimedia Editor Seth Franco is a senior in his third year on the Purbalite. When he's not writing, he often practices the drums, plays tennis, and sketches. 

Jacob Staley
Sports Editor

Jacob Staley

Sports Editor Jacob Staley is a fourth-year writer and a senior. He can be found playing or watching basketball or football with his friends, or listening to music.

Nico Macurak
Sports Editor

Nico Macurak

Sophomore Sports Editor Nico Macurak is in his second year on the Purbalite. He can be found playing three sports, listening to music, or playing video games. 

Adam Degenhardt
Sports Editor

Adam Degenhardt

Sports Editor Adam Degenhardt is senior in his second year on the Purbalite staff. When he is not playing sports, he can be found listening to music or hanging out with his friends. 

Aria Majcher
Entertainment Editor

Aria Majcher

Entertainment Editor Aria Majcher is a senior in her second year on the Purbalite. If she’s not spending all of her money at a record store, it’s probably because she’s spending all of her money at a concert. ...

Tumi Ojo
Entertainment Editor

Tumi Ojo

Entertainment Editor Tumi Ojo is a senior and a fourth-year member of the Purbalite. She can be found talking with friends, drawing, listening to music, or napping....

Asmita Pokharel
Entertainment Editor

Asmita Pokharel

Entertainment Editor Asmita Pokharel is a senior and a third-year member of the Purbalite. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her friends, go on walks, and watch soccer.

Anne Hampton
Staff Writer

Anne Hampton

Sophomore Anne Hampton is a second-year Staff Writer. She can be found listening to music and hanging out with friends.

Brielle Fisher
Staff Writer

Brielle Fisher

Sophomore Brielle Fisher is a first-year Staff Writer. When she is not playing volleyball, she can be found listening to music and hanging out with her friends.

Raven Spano
Staff Writer

Raven Spano

Senior Raven Spano is a second-year Staff Writer. They can be found writing stories, playing video games, or serving as copy editor of the Yearbook.

Hailey Dietz
Staff Writer

Hailey Dietz

Staff Writer Hailey Dietz is a senior and a second-year Purbalite member. In her free time she can be found swimming, reading, and participating in color guard.

Katie Fillipih
Staff Writer

Katie Fillipih

Junior Katie Fillipih is a first-year Purbalite Staff Writer. When she isn’t playing softball, she can be found drawing or listening to Reneé Rapp.

Olivia Page
Staff Writer

Olivia Page

Sophomore Olivia Page is a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found playing soccer, playing piano, or listening to music.

Josephine Wysocki
Staff Writer

Josephine Wysocki

Sophomore Josephine Wysocki is a first year Staff Writer. She can be found reading or listening to music.

Katherine Gruendler
Staff Writer

Katherine Gruendler

Katherine Gruendler is a sophomore and a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found swimming, reading a book, or listening to music. 

Zander Vecchione
Staff Writer

Zander Vecchione

Freshman Zander Vecchione is a first-year Staff Writer. He can be found listening to music or watching movies.

Laeth Salih
Staff Writer

Laeth Salih

Sophomore Laeth Salih is a first-year Staff Writer. You can find him playing esports and more video games, hanging out with friends, and spending time with his family.

Milana Varon
Staff Writer

Milana Varon

Sophomore Milana Varon is a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found listening to music, organizing events for French Club, drawing, or painting.

Molly Gorman
Staff Writer

Molly Gorman

Molly Gorman is a sophomore and a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found running, listening to music, or hanging out with friends. 

Jules Ott
Staff Writer

Jules Ott

Sophomore Jules Ott is a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found competing in track, cross country, and basketball, or hanging out with friends and her dogs. 

Hritika Pokhrel
Staff Writer

Hritika Pokhrel

Freshman Hritika Pokhrel is a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found watching Netflix, listening to music, or reading.

Gwen Gordon
Staff Writer

Gwen Gordon

Freshman Gwen Gordon is a first-year Staff Writer. She can be found listening to music or playing tennis.  

Jacey Radcliffe
Staff Writer

Jacey Radcliffe

Junior Jacey Radcliffe is a first-year Staff Writer. When she’s not listening to Lana Del Rey or Cass Elliot, she can be found drawing or hanging out with friends in her free time.

Will Penrod
Staff Writer

Will Penrod

Junior Will Penrod is a first-year Staff Writer. He can be found playing soccer, lifting weights, or listening to music.

Ben Majcher
Staff Writer

Ben Majcher

Sophomore Ben Majcher is a first-year Staff Writer. He can be found going to Pirates games or collecting sports cards.  

Junior Katie Fillipih is a first-year Club Member. When she’s not playing softball, she can be found drawing or listening to music.
Staff Writer

Katie Fillipih

Junior Katie Fillipih is a first-year Staff Writer. When she’s not playing softball, she can be found drawing or listening to music.

Lucas Ovitsky
Staff Writer

Lucas Ovitsky

Sophomore Lucas Ovitsky is a first year Staff Writer. He can be found playing trumpet or listening to music.

Emma Powell
Staff Writer

Emma Powell

Emma Powell is a sophomore and a first year Staff Writer. If she’s not at theater rehearsal, she can be found reading a good book, watching a hockey game, or hanging out with friends.

Maddy Behr
Staff Writer

Maddy Behr

Maddy Behr is a freshman and first-year Staff Writer. She can be found listening to music, watching horror movies, or sleeping.   

Ethan Green
Staff Writer

Ethan Green

Freshman Ethan Green is a first-year Staff Writer. When he is not playing Rocket League for esports, you can find him singing for Baldwinaires, watching TV, and hanging out with friends and family. 

Trevor Brain
Staff Writer

Trevor Brain

Junior Trevor Brain is a first-year Staff Writer. He can be found playing hockey, lacrosse, and golf.

Garrett Gusten
Staff Writer

Garrett Gusten

Junior Garrett Gusten is a first-year Staff Writer. He can be found listening to music, lifting weights, or fishing.

Kevin Hutchinson
Staff Writer

Kevin Hutchinson

Senior Kevin Hutchinson is a third-year staff writer. He enjoys following politics, watching football, and spending time with his girlfriend. 

McKinley Beech
Club Member

McKinley Beech

Sophomore McKinley Beech is a first-year Club Member. When he is not running, he can be found watching movies, playing video games, or hanging out with friends.

Logan Huwalt
Club Member

Logan Huwalt

Freshman Logan Huwalt is a first-year Club Member. He can be found debating friends on topics like Taylor Swift and Hallmark movies.

Rhiannon Diffendal
Club Member

Rhiannon Diffendal

Freshman Rhiannon Diffendal is a first-year Club Member. She can be found on stage performing shows, singing, or hanging out with friends and arguing with them.

Abigail Mohring
Club Member

Abigail Mohring

Sophomore Abigail Mohring is a first-year Club Member. When she isn’t playing volleyball or running track, she can be found getting coffee or hanging out with friends.

William Thurman
Club Member

William Thurman

Sophomore William Thurman is a first-year Club Member. He can be found listening to music, watching movies, and studying politics and government. 

Jenna High
Club Member

Jenna High

Freshman Jenna High is a first-year Club Member. She can be found listening to music or dancing.

Olivia O’Malley
Club Member

Olivia O’Malley

Sophomore Olivia O’Malley is a first-year Club Member. She can be found playing lacrosse, hanging out with friends, or listening to music. 

Kelcy Bhandari
Club Member

Kelcy Bhandari

Kelcy Bhandari is a freshmen and first-year Club Member. She can be found listening to music or hanging out with friends.

Helaine White
Club Member

Helaine White

Sophomore Helaine White is a first-year Club Member. She can be found hanging out with her friends, watching college football, and listening to music in her free time.

Olivia Kozak
Club Member

Olivia Kozak

Olivia Kozak is a freshman and first-year Club Member. In free time, she likes to play soccer and read.

Laila Ruvolo
Club Member

Laila Ruvolo

Freshman Laila Ruvolo is a first-year Club Member. She can be found playing soccer, running track, or listening to music.

Arpan Basnet
Club Member

Arpan Basnet

Freshman Arpan Basnet is a first-year Club Member. He’s usually listening to music, talking to his friends, or playing video games.  

Caitlyn Zalar
Club Member

Caitlyn Zalar

Freshman Caitlyn Zalar is a first-year Club Member.  She can be found listening to music or playing volleyball.     

Kaitlyn Lewis

Kaitlyn Lewis

Freshman Kaitlyn Lewis is a first-year Club Member. She can be found playing volleyball, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

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