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The Purbalite
The student news site of Baldwin High School

The Purbalite
The student news site of Baldwin High School

The Purbalite
Lily Baumgardner

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer

Freshman Lily Baumgardner is a first-year Staff Writer. In her free time, she can be found reading, painting, crocheting, baking, or re-watching Bridgerton.

Attendees of the Out of The Darkness Walk finish while volunteers cheer them on.

Wearing beads and walking ‘Out of the Darkness’

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer
September 11, 2025
Fleming-Salopek was named Baldwin’s interim high school principal after former Principal Shaun Tomaszewski left in May.

Interim principal embraces the role

Logan Huwalt and Lily Baumgardner
June 11, 2025
Pittsburgh Pride Parade marchers walk through the city.

Pittsburgh’s Pride provided love, support this year

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer
June 4, 2025
Baldwin High School serves the Baldwin, Whitehall, and Baldwin Township communities.

Plans firming up for daily Highlander Time next year

Lily Baumgardner and Nick Burg
June 3, 2025
Freshman Brooke Cichon poses with her horse, Meg, and her ribbons after a competition. Photo via Brooke Cichon

They’re not horsing around

Lily Baumgardner, Ben Majcher, and Sean Galentine
April 29, 2025
Junior Nikita Petruk is a standout tennis player for the Fighting Highlanders.

Petruk falls in WPIAL tennis singles

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer
April 10, 2025
Co-presidents Karauna Neupaney and Mia Beardsley work towards inclusivity through the Global Minds Club

Global Minds aims to help community, expand horizons

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer
March 21, 2025
The Baldwin High school softball team competes in the WPIAL Class 6A division.

6 HRs by Shaw, Temme power softball to season-opening win

Lily Baumgardner, Staff Writer
March 17, 2025
The prom shop takes donations of gently used dresses and other attire to recycle for future use. Image courtesy of the Baldwin Pop-up Shop.

Prom Pop-Up Shop emphasizes environmental benefits of recycling

Katelynn Burger, Laila Ruvolo, and Lily Baumgardner
February 21, 2025
Baldwin High School's bowling team competes at Legacy Lanes in Whitehall.

Section champ bowling team heads into WPIBL playoffs

Laila Ruvolo, Katelynn Burger, and Lily Baumgardner
February 12, 2025
Baldwin High School esports teams compete in both fall and spring seasons.

Esports teams to compete in two new games

Katelynn Burger, Laila Ruvolo, and Lily Baumgardner
February 7, 2025
'Nothing Like The Movies' provided a great second chance romance sequel to 'Better Than The Movies.' Image via Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

This sequel avoids romance novel predictability

Lily Baumgardner, Club Member
January 22, 2025

Baldwin Barbies podcast discusses Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni controversy

Lily Baumgardner, Cheyanne Trout, and Milana Valente
January 15, 2025

Podcast debates the merits of Chappell Roan

Lily Baumgardner, Cheyanne Trout, and Milana Valente
December 2, 2024
Young adult novels are repetitive, lack creativity, and have lost their originality. Photo by Mary Taylor via Pexels.com.

Too many YA novels lack originality

Lily Baumgardner, Club Member
October 29, 2024
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