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The Student News Site of Munster High School

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Kylee Barnes

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor

Hi! I’m Kylee! I’m a senior this year and my hobbies include writing, baking, and attempting to make new friends through strange conversation.

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GLOBAL CITIZEN Presenting to the Civics Club, Founder of DOC 200 Louise Chickie-Wolfe speaks about her self-found project as sophomore Charles Ramirez and junior Michael Illyas listen. DOC 200 Project inspires students to pursue various acts of kindness in their community day-to-day.

Electing for the future: Learning more about your local elections

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
October 25, 2024
BEHIND THE LINES Holding different sauces, lunch staffers pose with the new chicken wings added to the Create line. This year the lunch room has introduced a new high-protein lunch option for students and staff.

Food is fuel: Students utilize new additions to the weight room and protein lunches

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
October 17, 2024
Dare to dance?

Dare to dance?

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
September 26, 2024
FOCUSED AND DETERMINED Studying their pieces, sophomores Ellie Gelarden and Vivian Petrozza repeat their lines out loud to their peers to memorize their pieces. The speech and debate team is having their first official tournament, Oct. 26 at Homewood Flossmoor.

Coaching the competition: Speech and Debate kicks off the start of the season with their annual Chicken BBQ dinner

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
September 26, 2024
POINT AND LAUGH Teaching his class, Mr. Ben Boruff, English teacher, refers to the board about annotating literary works.

Diving deeply: English teacher Mr. Boruff initiates new literary magazine, Perspicacity

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
August 26, 2024
SERVING At their second practice, the team warms up with a drill to get to know each other’s names. During the drill, Richie Andrzejewski, junior, prepares to pass the ball back to his partner. “I’m looking forward to this season because it is our school’s first year having a team and I hope we can win as many games as possible and win Sectionals for our first year,” Andrzejewski said.

Brand new ball: Boys’ volleyball begins first season

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
February 20, 2024
Giggling at Ghibli: Crier reviews Studio Ghibli productions after the release of 'The Boy and the Heron'

Giggling at Ghibli: Crier reviews Studio Ghibli productions after the release of ‘The Boy and the Heron’

Kylee Barnes, Karla Aguilar, and Damien Salahieh
February 12, 2024
Silence of the screens: Students and staff discuss possible phone ban

Silence of the screens: Students and staff discuss possible phone ban

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
February 2, 2024
'Tis the season to be crafty: Crier staffers share homemade gift ideas

‘Tis the season to be crafty: Crier staffers share homemade gift ideas

Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy and Kylee Barnes
December 15, 2023
STAND FIRM Practicing after school, junior Carlos Wilson and sophomore Jeremy Kaim work on wrestling movements together. After stretching, the players warm up in pairs to get ready for their practice matches. “It’s both our first year in wrestling, so we’re trying to take it hard,” Wilson said. “Like, whenever I go with my partners I try to really drill as hard as I can, getting the technique down. It’s been really fun to progress and learn more moves, and eventually when I started winning matches is when it feels really good to just see that progress.”

Ready to rumble: Wrestling prepares for Super Duals tomorrow at home

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
December 15, 2023
The more you read the more you realize: Where students get news and how they determine fact vs. fiction

The more you read the more you realize: Where students get news and how they determine fact vs. fiction

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
November 20, 2023
Saying goodbyes: Mr. Davidson’s last day teaching is today, Mrs. Tanzillo retiring after winter break

Saying goodbyes: Mr. Davidson’s last day teaching is today, Mrs. Tanzillo retiring after winter break

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
November 20, 2023
Senior Madalyn Martin first discovered her passion for fashion with simple childhood toys like paper dress-up dolls and mini sewing kits gifted to her by family members. “My grandma bought me this little mannequin for doll clothes when I was in first grade where you could make their outfits,” she said. “I loved it so much.” A hobby held dear to her heart, Madalyn expressed that she’ll continue to pave her own way in the world of style, leading her to become a costume designer for the Munster Theatre Company. CLOSET COSTUMES With a few simple stitches and a lot of imagination, any costume can come to life. Madalyn suggests one of the easiest “closet costumes,” or pull-out pieces you could afford to find as simple as your dresser or crafts-bin, to be a dog. “Any kind of animal is pretty easy,” she said. “You just have to buy or make animal ears. I was Snoopy and I just cut two pieces of fabric out for the ears and drew the little nose in.”

Through each thread: Student designers share their Halloween DIYs

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
October 26, 2023
TREAT GYM DAY LIKE GAME DAY Cheering on sophomore Aidan Prado, sophomores Jake Greiner and Carter Moore watch as he lifts. In the weight room after school, the boys’ basketball team works on physical fitness in preparation for the start of their season. “Teamwork is important because it’s a good way to motivate each other to get stronger and work harder,” Greiner said.

Strength in change: A look into how Coach Riley Edgerton has changed weight room routines

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
October 26, 2023
ANONYMOUS BUSINESS Imitating anonymous online presences, students are active on their phone to control their accounts.

Sent anonymously: Diving into the digital lives of MHS students

Emily Dywan and Kylee Barnes
October 25, 2023
SET THE SCENE Marija Pavlic and Wesley Harle, sophomores, and Josh Decker, Clover Sarkady, Delaney Craig, seniors, stand on stage to rehearse for “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” This play takes place in the 1940s. “Despite the time it was written, the 1500s, we’ve been balancing the date by setting it in the 1940s.” Wesley said.

The merry wives of Munster: MTC prepares for upcoming production of Shakespeare

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
September 29, 2023
Drink it or drop it: Crier's take on fall drinks from three local locations

Drink it or drop it: Crier’s take on fall drinks from three local locations

Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy, Kylee Barnes, Emily Dywan, Marianna Young, and Lexi Villalobos
September 29, 2023
DOOR TO DOOR Sophomores Kristie Tong and Grace Wang walk through the Frank H. neighborhood selling tickets for the chicken dinner that the Speech and Debate team is hosting.

Speech and Debate’s 55th annual chicken BBQ

Kylee Barnes, Page Editor
September 27, 2023
Illustrated by Emily Dywan

Plant your changes: MHS thoughts on climate change

Kylee Barnes and Emily Dywan
August 30, 2023
A photo of the new online pass system.

Changing the game: A look in to the new changes at MHS

Lauren Hoogeveen, Gabriella Van Horne, Emma Starkey, Emily Dywan, and Kylee Barnes
August 29, 2023
Growing in the dark: 159,490 minutes remaining

Growing in the dark: 159,490 minutes remaining

Kylee Barnes, Journalism 1 writer
April 19, 2023
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