At a glance: A look into issue 7

Highlights, tips and tricks of issue 7

February 24, 2022

Skim through the highlights of today’s paper

Companies promoting sustainability often are not as environmentally aware as they claim to be. Greenwashing occurs when a company oversells their environment-friendly practices. (Is internet culture sustainable?)Cartoon by Kristen Baurain
“2021 had the most transgender deaths since we began statistics for trans people,” Tayo Clark said. (Not just a club)
Upon walking into Maria’s Buena Cocina, one is overwhelmed by the homey atmosphere, the smell of Mexican food on the stove and the hospitable staff. (A taste around town)
Coach Michael Mikolajczyk coached the freshman baseball team for 20 years and was the varsity assistant coach for the past 3. (New game plan)
As a representative for Munster in Miss Teen Indiana, Madison Beetson, junior, advocates for rare diseases since she was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in 2012. (Pageant Pandemonium)
Senior Keira Hawk, junior Ayush Arora and freshman Suvali Giridaran qualified at Districts Feb. 12 to compete at Debate Nationals June 13-17 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Debate concludes season)

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CULTURE COMFORT A table laden with Singapore noodles, Spring rolls and other condiments from Asian Kitchen. Crier staff reviews various items from their menu. To read more about Asian Kitchen and other local restaurants, flip to page 7. (Atarah Israel)

POMS OUT Posing after a hard routine, Abby Silva, senior, strikes a pose. The dance team has been very successful so far this season. “This routine definitely gives us all a chance to prove we are more than capable of winning,” Silva said. (Riley Ramirez)

Issue 6: at a glance

Theater State Awards The team placed fourth overall for their contest show, #Censored. Senior Evvy Kikkert was awarded a $1000 Scholarship by ...

Standing in front of the class, choir director Luke McGinnis conducts his 4th hour class in preparation for Chorale’s future events. “After working on the songs for a long time, it’s great to be able to show everyone how hard we worked for that moment,” senior Meilee Alvarez said.

Growing harmonies: choir prepares for collaboration with acapella group

RUN THE DRILL Drilling a piece of metal, sophomore Fawwaz Shareef works on building the robot. The robotics team is in the process of building their robot for their upcoming competitions. “We do have some electrical in there with the programming team. But me, as head of engineering, I’m there to build, and I enjoy it,” Shareef said.

Robot meets the reef: robotics team develops design for upcoming FIRST IN SHOW competition

THE MORE THE MERRIER The Munster Choir sang their Winter Dreams performance at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Dec. 8. Having showcased their talents at St. Thomas More Catholic Church with guest instrumentalists from the Northwest Indiana Symphony, the Chorale looks forward to bringing the holiday cheer to the Munster stage on Dec. 16. “It’s such a great feeling to go caroling during the season. When you watch Christmas movies that have a choir’s caroling, you know how it feels. It’s a really magical experience,” junior Jovi Savaglio said.

Making waves: Art teacher Elena Lopez’s “Wave Therapy” displayed at the Biannual Educators Show

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LIGHTING UP THE BLOCK Participating in the Holiday Lights Fundraiser, the residents on the corner of Greenwood and Elliot display their decorations. If they win, it will be their second year holding the title.

Munster lights up town, Munster Education Foundation raising money for schools

MHS implements two new clubs

Dungeons and Dragons Dungeons and Dragons Club is a new, unofficial club to MHS with sponsor Mr. Ben Boruff, English teacher. More and more peopl...

BUILD FOR THE FUTURE Working on their pages, Alison Lee, senior, and Reena Alsakaji, junior, help each other with design. "I love working on InDesign, but it can be really good to have a second opinion," Reena said. "I like that Alison and I can just work smoothly with one another. We both throw out ideas back and forth and come up with a solution."

At a glance: A look into issue 8

POSE FOR THE CAMERA Sharing a laugh, Ellie Brennan, senior, Sara Proggler, junior and seniors Emily Sun and Robyn DeJoan pose together.

MHS holds first indoor dance since 2020

ALL OR NOTHING Ethan Loredo, sophomore and Stephen Glombicki, freshman, practice for Science Olympiad.

Competitive clubs sweep the board with awards, upcoming competitions

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