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The student news site of Baldwin High School

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Fiona Selden

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer

Fiona Selden is a senior and first-year staff writer. She enjoys reading books, listening to music, and watching everything from TV shows to movies to Youtube in her spare time. When she is not doing those things, she is probably praising them or complaining about them to a friend.

District staff and high school students helped community seniors and agencies on the Day of Caring.

VIDEO: Day of Caring makes a difference in the community

Fiona Selden, Natalie Zgurich, and Anamarie Martinez
May 9, 2019
High school is simply a rite of passage, not the be all end all of your life. It won’t be as easy or phenomenal as it’s made out to be, but if you try your best to make the most of it, it’s absolutely worth the ride.

Senior Farewell: Underclassmen shouldn’t stress over high school experiences

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
May 7, 2019
While computer languages, software and hardware remain a mystery to most people, some Baldwin students have embraced this world and are making their marks in the world of computer technology.

[Photo] Some seniors crack the code for tech careers

Paul Briones and Evan Haggerty
April 23, 2019
Teachers Mr. Foote, Ms. Foote, and Ms. Streets set up a pop-up classroom in the library to discuss the recent fire at Notre Dame.

Teachers have innovative “pop-up” class informing students about Notre Dame

Joey Shields, Fiona Selden, and Elizabeth Solenday
April 16, 2019
According to the National Sleep Foundation, teens are supposed to get eight hours of sleep, but many do not. One study found that as few as 15 percent of teens get eight and a half hours of sleep.

Sleep study looks to students for help

Fiona Selden and Mackenzie Sendro
April 16, 2019
Building the bot: Seniors Joshua Luxemburger (left), Yee Khine (middle), and Billy Andrews work on building a robot for their upcoming competition. This year, the club is working on a new design for their robot.

[Photo] Bot team changes it up for battles

Brian Genovesi and Mason Hurley
April 15, 2019
Baldwin hosted the South Hills Classic Invitational this Saturday, hosting 32 teams.

Boys track wins, girls team splits in three-team meet

Fiona Selden and Prudence Nowicki
April 10, 2019
While returning to older methods to escape the stress of the modern world may be tempting and possibly beneficial in some regards, consumers should be careful about what they practice and who they give their money to.

Health consumers should be cautious about old remedies, practices

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Teams from the middle school and high school compete in the SeaPerch robotics competition.

Baldwin SeaPerch team wins spot at nationals

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
April 1, 2019
Indie rock artist Hozier recently released his new EP, "Nina Cried Power."

Hozier meets expectations with new EP

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
March 15, 2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is one of the rare occasions where a series truly builds and builds to an incredible climax, one that audiences will not want to miss.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World brings a satisfying and emotional end to the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy.

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
March 5, 2019
Assistant Superintendent Denise Sedlack, Athletic Director John Saras, music teacher Kris Tranter, and math teacher Rich Fochtman judge the students' soups.

VIDEO STORY: Cooking class competes in soup challenge

Fiona Selden and Devon Schroeder
March 1, 2019
Juniors Noah Fischer (left) and Zack Pender sport blonde hair for hockey playoffs.

Hockey team goes blond to prepare for playoffs

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
February 19, 2019
The cheerleaders already have qualified to compete at nationals in Florida later this year.

Competitive cheerleading places third in nation

Victoria Di Cesare, Caden Harsh, and Fiona Selden
February 12, 2019
Baldwin bocce tournament at the high school.

Baldwin’s competitive bocce team takes win

Brian Genovesi and Fiona Selden
February 11, 2019
Cultural Day helped to bring students together through several ways.

VIDEO: Students share songs, dance on Cultural Day

Fiona Selden and Devon Schroeder
December 12, 2018
There have been so few original and widely popularized Christmas songs since the 1960s that they can almost be counted on one hand.

15 School Days of Christmas: Christmas classic covers are overdone

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Juul Labs said it would “suspend sales of most of its flavored e-cigarette pods in retail stores,” according to a New York Times story. But the company also said it would eventually start selling again at stores that invest in technology to determine that buyers are 21 years old.

Juul suspends sales of some flavored pods, but FDA backs off ban

Fiona Selden and Anamarie Martinez
November 27, 2018
Overall, criticisms of the movie can certainly be made, but it is still brilliant in its own right.

Sequel to J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” comes with darker plot

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
November 20, 2018
The annual Powderpuff game takes place between the juniors and seniors.

Powder Puff teams gear up for Friday showdown

Fiona Selden and Natalie Zgurich
November 14, 2018
Nearly 300 high schools and middle schools across the country participate in Mini-THON, a months-long fundraiser to battle childhood cancer that wraps up with an all-night celebration at school.

All-night fundraiser comes to Baldwin

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
The fall play this year is The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940."

Video: The fall play to bring murder, mystery, comedy

Fiona Selden and Devon Schroeder
November 5, 2018
Boy's PMEA choir rehearses, the event came to Baldwin this year.

PMEA performs at Baldwin

Fiona Selden
October 31, 2018
PMEA Choir studies music

PMEA Choir director leads practice

Boy's PMEA choir rehearses

Members of the girls' choir perform

Girls PMEA Choir practices

PMEA Choir rehearses at Baldwin High School

Red Ribbon Week starts Monday, and each day students are encouraged to wear a different clothing item to promote support of a drug-free lifestyle.

Baldwin supports drug-free lifestyle with Red Ribbon week

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
Senior Julia Gaetano began a petition to have Sen. Hatch removed from Baldwin’s Distinguished Highlander Alumni Hall of Fame posted outside the gymnasium.

Online petition seeks removal of senator from Baldwin hall of fame

Fiona Selden, Astrid Senko, and Mason Hurley
October 15, 2018
The Zuders wanted to make the group so that students could share their opinions on and love of movies.

Zuders create Film Fanatics group

Astrid Senko and Fiona Selden
October 3, 2018
In addition to the EP, Hozier is set to release a new album in 2019.

Hozier’s comeback should satisfy fans

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
September 25, 2018
Getting back in action: Members of the Baldwin dance team rehearse a routine in the atrium. The high school’s dance team returned this year, several years after the previous dance team disbanded.

Baldwin to bring back dance team

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
Many of today’s crazes are saturated with nostalgia. Remakes dominate cinema, older music artists are re-emerging, and reboots are popular on television. So it comes as no surprise that this reminiscent movement finally has hit fashion. Styles from the ’80s are once again all the rage.

80’s fashion trends bounce back

Fiona Selden, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Gymnastics defeats Chartiers Valley

Gymnastics defeats Chartiers Valley

Fiona Selden and Katie Savage
December 18, 2017
Staff Writers Abby Fowler and Sarah Watkins discuss new music trends.

Art, music change the world of video games

Fiona Selden, Purbalite Club Member
October 30, 2017
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