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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
Paige Crawley

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer

Paige Crawley is a senior and third-year staff writer. Athletic, organized, and extroverted are not words that could be used to describe her.

Baldwin art students have created portraits that will be delivered to disadvantaged children in other countries.

Art students create personal portraits for disadvantaged children in Peru

Avery Greenaway and Paige Crawley
May 29, 2019
Principal Shaun Tomaszewski is forming a student council to get more students involved in clubs.

Incoming principal ready to make an impact at Baldwin

Paige Crawley, Lindsay Bonetti, and Lena Barakat
May 9, 2019
Welcome to our new video series, "Jaiman Reacts," starring Purbalite staffer Jaiman White.

Video: Jaiman reacts to `High School Musical’

Jaiman White, Avery Greenaway, Paige Crawley, Prudence Nowicki, and Rachel Stofanak
May 6, 2019
Purbalite seniors evaluate their fours years of high school at Baldwin .

Senior Farewell: How public speaking class changed my life

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Purbalite seniors evaluate their four years of high school at Baldwin.

[Photo] Senior Farewell: Utilize your time the way you want to in high school

Avery Greenaway, Multimedia Editor
May 2, 2019
Don’t waste $10 on this movie just to sit through nearly two hours of a failing relationship.

After this movie, you’ll be glad it’s over

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
Logan Hails practices hairstyling on a mannequin. Hails started a salon out of his home.

[Photo] Let’s get this bread: some Baldwin students have unusual part time jobs

Purbalite Staff
April 25, 2019
Students will store their career-related work on a google sites account

State law boosts career prep

Paige Crawley and Prudence Nowicki
April 17, 2019
Librarian Briggetta Del Re is excited for the opportunities Studio B provides for students. Studio B encourages students to record and produce podcasts.

Studio B has people talking

Paige Crawley and Prudence Nowicki
April 15, 2019
Ariana Grande's song "7 Rings" samples "My Favorite Things" following a pattern of recent artists.

Sampling becoming too common among pop artists

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Pop artist Sigrid recently released her new album "Sucker Punch."

Sigrid’s voice let down by generic pop

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
March 12, 2019
Editors Prudence Nowicki, Paige Crawley, Rachel Stofanak, Avery Greenaway analyze high school prom.

Podcast: Staffers offer advice on having a great prom

Avery Greenaway, Rachel Stofanak, Paige Crawley, and Prudence Nowicki
March 7, 2019
After connecting with Graham and Woodell, Shaner began working with them to develop a curriculum and write a proposal for a semester course to be considered by district administration.

Holocaust class proposed for high school

Eli Achtzehn and Paige Crawley
March 5, 2019
Murray was out there on on the ice at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night, playing hockey with other vision-impaired players in between periods of the Penguins game.

Freshman gets turn on Penguins’ ice

Paige Crawley and MacKenzie Sendro
February 22, 2019
The cheerleaders already have qualified to compete at nationals in Florida later this year.

Cheerleaders qualify for states

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
January 7, 2019
Netflix's "Bird Box" attracts major attention on social media.

Bird Box is the off-brand version of A Quiet Place

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
January 2, 2019
Senior citizens take cookies at the Cookie Extravaganza at the high school.

VIDEO: Cookie Extravaganza shares holiday spirit with seniors

Paige Crawley, Erin Fader, and Natalie Zgurich
December 14, 2018
Principal Dr. Walter Graves said that next year, students, coaches and sponsors will have to sit down to establish ground rules for safety during the game.

Confrontations dominate discussions about Powder Puff game

Paige Crawley and Astrid Senko
November 30, 2018
The film capitalizes on quirky, relatable characters and developed a unique concept -- based off of the book by Jenny Han.

Netflix bumps blockbusters

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
Movies like Crazy Rich Asians and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before are revolutionizing the representation game and challenging more films to cast more Asian actors in “regular” roles.

Hollywood increases Asian representation in movies

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018

VIDEO: The Purbalite’s (mostly) stress-free guide to college applications

Rachel Stofanak, Paige Crawley, Avery Greenaway, and Prudence Nowicki
October 23, 2018
Seniors Ben Daly (left) and Evan Rector sit in the cafeteria at the cafeteria.

North Cafeteria gets surprise renovations

Paige Crawley, Liam Belan, and Devon Schroeder
October 23, 2018
Thomas Trapp finishes his last day at Baldwin.

Mr. Trapp completes last day as a substitute at high school

Avery Greenaway, Paige Crawley, and Prudence Nowicki
October 12, 2018
The Baldwin dance team won in the Varsity Dance division and earned a special judges award for best turns.

Students shuffle onto new Baldwin dance team

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
Tommy Ahlin advances in National Merit competition

[Photo] Tommy Ahlin moves on to be National Merit semifinalist

Prudence Nowicki and Paige Crawley, Staff Writers
September 13, 2018
Where Alpha excels in cinematography, it fails in plot execution.

Review: ‘Alpha’ is a dog of a movie

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Common License.

Empowering girls’ clothing gains popularity

Paige Crawley, Photography Editor
June 4, 2018
The boys and girls track teams had their first scrimmage of the season Wednesday at West Mifflin, and many Highlanders had a strong day.

Baldwin hosts Track and Field Invitational

Jessica Abt and Paige Crawley
May 9, 2018
The flyer for the Spring Fling Senior Kaleigh Varney made.

Spring Fling no longer a thing

Brenna Green, Cassie Snyder, and Paige Crawley
May 18, 2018
Apps evolve to keep people off their phones

Apps evolve to keep people off their phones

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
May 2, 2018
Facts regarding sexual assault.

[Photo] Key Club sells candy for sexual assault awareness

April 27, 2018
A Quiet Place provides twist on typical horror

A Quiet Place provides twist on typical horror

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
April 13, 2018
Photo via Wikipedia under Creative Common License.

Students build new cell chargers for school

Areanna Bivens and Paige Crawley
April 12, 2018

NEW PODCAST: Snow days vs. spring break

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
March 27, 2018
When We First Met puts a spin on Groundhog Day

When We First Met puts a spin on Groundhog Day

Paige Crawley, Photography Editor
March 8, 2018
Student prompts change in bike racks

Student prompts change in bike racks

Areanna Bivens, Paige Crawley, and Liam Belan
March 1, 2018
Fabricating engineering class creating charging stations

Fabricating engineering class creating charging stations

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
February 23, 2018

New art installation focuses on immigration

Sarah Fader and Paige Crawley
February 15, 2018
Diversity Club adjusts mission

Diversity Club adjusts mission

Paige Crawley and Trish Esposito
February 9, 2018
Movie genre loses appeal

Movie genre loses appeal

Paige Crawley, Photography Editor
February 8, 2018
Diversity Club adjusts mission

Diversity Club adjusts mission

Paige Crawley and Trish Esposito
February 6, 2018
The team will be more experienced next year, with every player returning for the Highlanders.

Boys basketball team wins against Connellsville

Paige Crawley and Mackenzie Sendro
January 23, 2018
VIDEO: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Break

VIDEO: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Break

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
December 21, 2017
The Baldwin boys wrestling team competes in the 3A division.

Baldwin wrestling performs well individually

Elizabeth Solenday and Paige Crawley
December 14, 2017
The 12 (School) Days of Christmas: Holiday movies take a royal turn

The 12 (School) Days of Christmas: Holiday movies take a royal turn

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
December 14, 2017
Swift's reputation gains popularity

Swift’s reputation gains popularity

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
November 13, 2017
Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.

New trailers take away suspense

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
November 9, 2017
Garden project gets some help

Garden project gets some help

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
November 3, 2017
Taylor Swift's new single looks anything but gorgeous

Taylor Swift’s new single looks anything but gorgeous

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
October 24, 2017
Vans sneakers stir yet another color debate on the Internet

Vans sneakers stir yet another color debate on the Internet

Paige Crawley, Photo Editor
October 18, 2017
The boys soccer team's season came to an end on Saturday with a loss to Norwin.

Girls soccer won two games over the weekend

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
September 18, 2017
Class of 2017 graduates

Class of 2017 graduates

Alana Eckels, Paige Crawley, and Areanna Bivens
June 8, 2017

Slang changes overtime

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
`Zorro' nominated for best musical, actor, actress

`Zorro’ nominated for best musical, actor, actress

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
May 10, 2017
The Guardians stay true to first film

The Guardians stay true to first film

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
May 9, 2017
Baldwin Battle Bots

Baldwin Battle Bots

Mikayla Davic, Natalie Zgurich, Areanna Bivens, and Paige Crawley
April 27, 2017
Sophomore's hockey team places third in nation

Sophomore’s hockey team places third in nation

Areanna Bivens and Paige Crawley
April 12, 2017
The world wide web has more ads than ever

The world wide web has more ads than ever

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
March 17, 2017
Zorro musical preview

Zorro musical preview

Areanna Bivens, Andrea Henderson, and Paige Crawley
March 17, 2017
Before I fall connects to teenagers

Before I fall connects to teenagers

Paige Crawley, Staff Writer
March 14, 2017
Bocce video

Bocce video

Paige Crawley and Patrcia Esposito
February 27, 2017
Bocce tournament shows `what Baldwin's all about'

Bocce tournament shows `what Baldwin’s all about’

Paige Crawley, Prudence Nowicki, and Patricia Esposito
February 23, 2017

College admissions night to help prepare kids of all ages

Paige Crawley and Areanna Bivens
February 7, 2017

Special Olympics Club helps out at Winter Games

Paige Crawley and Avery Greenaway
January 31, 2017
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