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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
Sneha Bhandari

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer

Staff Writer Sneha Bhandari is a senior and a third-year member of the Purbalite. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with her friends or listening to Taylor Swift.

Video story: Senior Prom 2023

Khushila Dulal, Sneha Bhandari, and Ayushma Neopaney
June 6, 2023

Podcast: Seniors offer advice to rising freshmen

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
May 31, 2023
Toman considers herself as having strengths in science and english

Toman finds inspiration in science research

Khushila Dulal, Ayushma Neopaney, and Sneha Bhandari
May 26, 2023
The Baldwin girls softball team loses after a hard fought game against NA.

Softball falls to North Allegheny

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
April 28, 2023
The Baldwin girls softball team loses after a hard fought game against NA.

Softball loses to Hempfield

Khushila Dulal, Ayushma Neopaney, and Sneha Bhandari
April 12, 2023
Sophomore Blaine Rigby hits at Thomas Jefferson from the outside

Boys volleyball loses to TJ

Khushila Dulal, Ayushma Neopaney, Sneha Bhandari, and Allison Huschak
April 4, 2023
The boys varsity volleyball team competes during the spring sports season.

Boys volleyball defeats Lebo in first home game

Khushila Dulal and Sneha Bhandari
March 31, 2023
The boys varsity volleyball team competes during the spring sports season.

North Hills defeats boys volleyball team

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
March 28, 2023

Podcast reviews latest K-dramas

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 27, 2023

Video story: What songs are your teachers listening to?

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 27, 2023
The Baldwin girls softball team loses after a hard fought game against NA.

Softball team’s comeback effort falls short

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
March 24, 2023
The boys varsity volleyball team competes during the spring sports season.

Boys volleyball loses season-opening match

Khushila Dulal, Ayushma Neopaney, and Sneha Bhandari
March 20, 2023
The bowling team's hard work pays off with a qualification for regionals.

Bowling competes in regionals

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 7, 2023
Sophomore Gracie Gonzalez is a Young Adult Patroller at 15.

Gonzalez works to keep ski slopes safe

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
March 3, 2023

3 Baldwin bowlers move on to regionals

Sneha Bhandari and Khushila Dulal
February 23, 2023

Video: What are you looking forward to most this summer?

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
June 6, 2022

Podcast: Set your summer bucket list

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
May 31, 2022
"Our Blues" was first aired on Netflix in April 2022.

K-drama ‘Our Blues’ offers hope through tough times

Sneha Bhandari, Photo Editor
May 24, 2022
Senior Shajit Pokwal excels in track.

Persistence pays off for Pokwal on track team

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
May 10, 2022

Video story: Boys volleyball loses to TJ

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
April 26, 2022

Podcast considers recent K-dramas

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
April 13, 2022
Boys volleyball defeats Keystone Oaks

Boys volleyball defeats Keystone Oaks

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
April 12, 2022
Sophomore setter Rohan Bhattarai sets the ball to Junior Max Turiobo.

Boys volleyball falls to Moon

Ayushma Neopaney, Sneha Bhandari, and Khushila Dulal
April 7, 2022

Video story: Boys volleyball team looking for growth

Ayushma Neopaney and Sneha Bhandari
April 5, 2022
Boys volleyball reaches quarterfinals in tournament

Boys volleyball reaches quarterfinals in tournament

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
April 4, 2022
Senior Bobby Konesky is participating in a fashion show at the Warhol Museum in which students will model clothes they designed.

Konesky to show off his design at Warhol Museum fashion show

Ayushma Neopaney, Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Maddison Houser
March 25, 2022
Baldwin's musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," will be preformed March 30 - April 2.

‘How to Succeed……’ offers new opportunities for student actors

Grace Spozarski, Tumi Ojo, and Sneha Bhandari
March 23, 2022
Baldwin's boys tennis team plays in the spring sports season.

Boys tennis falls to USC

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 17, 2022
Two Baldwin boys doubles tennis teams competed at sectionals Tuesday, placing fifth and 13th out of 16 teams.

Boys tennis falls to Trinity in season opener

Khushila Dulal, Sneha Bhandari, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 16, 2022
The interior of Momo Corner, located at 4114 Saw Mill Run Blvd.

Passion for cooking leads to new business

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
March 4, 2022
The owner of Freestyle Beauty, located at 4112 Saw Mill Run Blvd.

Salon offers fusion of Nepali, Western cultures

Khushila Dulal, Sneha Bhandari, and Ayushma Neopaney
March 4, 2022
The interior of Everest Kitchen, located at 4042 Saw Mill Run Blvd.

Family members come together to open restaurant

Ayushma Neopaney and Sneha Bhandari
March 4, 2022
The cheer team welcomes the crowd to the pep rally.

[Photo] Winter athletes recognized at pep rally

March 2, 2022
The Baldwin boys wrestling team competes in the 3A division.

5 Baldwin wrestlers qualify for WPIALs

Ethan Spozarski and Sneha Bhandari
February 28, 2022
The South Korean drama Our Beloved Summer is a rom-com that has touched people’s hearts by showing the reality of relationships.

South Korean show Our Beloved Summer provides drama

Sneha Bhandari, Photo Editor
February 22, 2022

Bocce team defeats Moon Township

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
February 18, 2022
Ramil Isalmov joins the Baldwin varsity wrestling team as a freshman.

Freshman wrestler Islamov shoots to make it to WPIALs

Khushila Dulal, Ayushma Neopaney, and Sneha Bhandari
January 21, 2022

Video story: It’s almost time for winter play `Almost, Maine’

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
January 12, 2022
The Baldwin boys wrestling team competes in the 3A division.

3 wrestlers earn 2nd place honors at tournament

Ayushma Neopaney and Sneha Bhandari
January 10, 2022

Podcast: Actors discuss winter play, `Almost, Maine’

Ayushma Neopaney, Sneha Bhandari, and Khushila Dulal
January 6, 2022
Winterfest is being hosted by Junior class.

Junior class plans Winterfest celebration

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
December 17, 2021
The Netflix original film A Castle for Christmas amounts to just another rom-com cliche, but still has redeeming qualities.

The 17 School Days of Christmas: Cliches hurt `Castle for Christmas’

Sneha Bhandari, Photo Editor
December 8, 2021
The winter play, "Almost, Maine," will be performed this week in the auditorium.

Winter play promises laughs, romance

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
December 3, 2021
Youtuber, Stephanie Soo, makes Mukbang videos, but has a healthy diet.

Opinion: Influencers have a negative effect on viewers’ eating habits

Sneha Bhandari, Photo Editor
November 15, 2021
The cheer team motivates the student section during the game.

Football team falls to Mt. Lebanon on Senior Rec night

Ayushma Neopaney, Sneha Bhandari, and Khushila Dulal
November 3, 2021
Seniors huddling before the Homecoming games.

SLIDESHOW: Homecoming pep rally

Taslima Chapagai, Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
October 13, 2021
Hometown Cha Cha Cha provides authentic character development throughout the show.

Netflix K-Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha provides classic story with modern message

Sneha Bhandari, Photo Editor
October 28, 2021

Podcast: These K-dramas have been a disappointment

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
October 26, 2021

Video story: Innovation Shop is in business

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
October 26, 2021
Boys soccer practices after school.

Boys Soccer

Sneha Bhandari, Khushila Dulal, and Ayushma Neopaney
October 20, 2021
Ben Opferman and Jaden Philips earned the commendations by placing in the top 5 percent of students nationally on the PSAT when they took the test last year.

Opferman, Phillips earn National Merit commendations

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
October 6, 2021
Boys soccer beats Hempfield in a blowout game.

Boys soccer picks up first win

Sneha Bhandari and Khushila Dulal
September 22, 2021
Motivational quotes have been posted all around the third floor.

Inspirational quotes posted on hallway walls

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
September 21, 2021
Boys soccer beats Hempfield in a blowout game.

Boys soccer looks to move past Lebo loss

Ayushma Neopaney and Sneha Bhandari
September 13, 2021
Physics teacher Elizabeth Giles was teaching an AP Physics class when she heard the news of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Elizabeth Giles, Physics Teacher

Khushila Dulal, Sneha Bhandari, and Ayushma Neopaney
September 10, 2021
Vincenzo tells the story of mafia members, while incorporating light-hearted themes.

Vincenzo offers twists to K-drama format

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
June 7, 2021

Podcast: With BTS on a roll, what comes next for K-pop?

Sneha Bhandari, Ayushma Neopaney, and Khushila Dulal
June 3, 2021
Due to pandemic restrictions throughout the year, there have not been any school dances that freshmen have been able to attend. So as an alternative, freshman class officers have designed a freshman field day.

Freshman officers plan field day

Sneha Bhandari and Amanda Booth
May 21, 2021
Only 1.4% of India's population is fully vaccinated right now.

India’s pandemic spike offers lessons, a chance to help

Sneha Bhandari
April 29, 2021
The drama also talks about school violence and how that affects students as well as emotions. It displays an accurate example of how high school really is and what goes on.

Live On offers realistic look at high school

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
April 13, 2021
The K-drama Sisyphus: The Myth, has a different overall genre than most K-dramas that have been released.

K-drama Sisyphus uses time travel to deal with issues of regret

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
April 12, 2021
Season 2 has been predictable, and the deep emotions of the first season are missing.

Second season of popular show turns out to be a false Alarm

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
March 23, 2021
South Korean actor, Kim Ji Soo, was stripped of his role in a new series, after recent allegations were made about him regarding bullying and sexual harassment.

Opinion: South Korean actor’s firing shows cancel culture is a global issue

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
March 15, 2021
School districts throughout the country have wrestled with mask mandates.

Students work to maintain mental health in pandemic year

Ayushma Neopaney, Khushila Dulal, and Sneha Bhandari
March 9, 2021
True Beauty, South Korean K-drama, is different than other dramas of its kind.

K-drama True Beauty keeps viewers watching

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
February 8, 2021
Actress Lee Ji Ah stars in new K-drama The Penthouse: War in Life.

K-drama The Penthouse packs drama into every episode

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
January 22, 2021
New Holiday Netflix film explores positive aspects of relationships and loneliness.

The 15 School Days of Christmas: Roberts stands out in Holidate

Sneha Bhandari, Staff Writer
December 22, 2020

Music podcast discusses songs by Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish,

Taslima Chapagai and Sneha Bhandari
December 4, 2020
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