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The Student News Site of Munster High School

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The Student News Site of Munster High School

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Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-In-Chief

Hello! I am Lauren and I am editor-in-chief this year. Along with this being my third year on Crier staff, I am involved in Student Government, National Honors Society, Orchestra and Mustang Volunteer Project. Outside of schoolwork, I love to bake, listen to music, and walk The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

All content by Lauren Hoogeveen

DECA members attend Internationals

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2024
Senior issue column: Letter from the editor

Senior issue column: Letter from the editor

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2024
FINAL BOW Within the next two years, the entire auditorium and lobby will be reconstructed and designed. Backstage, changes will also be made to some of the equipment that MTC uses for their productions to make them safer, such as the fly space stairs. This is currently planned to be done summer of 2025.

Building up the future: A look into upcoming construction projects, administration looks forward to next ten years of STM

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2024
CHEESE Walking through the parking lot before school, Elizabeth Krieg, senior and Jenna Krieg, sophomore, dress up for country vs country club day. (photo by lauren hoogeveen)

[Photo] Spirit week halftime: Recap of the first three days

April 17, 2024
SQUARE ONE Seniors Anthony Ornelas and Dorsa Farahani sit listening at the last DECA meeting. “Being down in Indy for the competition was exciting,” Anthony said.

DECA prepares for internationals

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2024
Crier works around network issues

Crier works around network issues

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2024
On a high note: In honor of Music in Our Schools Month, Crier highlights student musicians and theatre students

On a high note: In honor of Music in Our Schools Month, Crier highlights student musicians and theatre students

Lauren Hoogeveen and Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy
March 14, 2024
CLICK CLICK Dressed in yellow for BCC’s unity day Feb. 9, Cyia Payne, sophomore, types on her laptop during English class. She hopes to see more community events surrounding BCC. “I feel like everyone in the school would benefit from doing something like that, not just us in BCC,” Cyia said. “We could get black history out there, talking to adults, alumni and students and then learn about people we haven’t learned about before.” (photo by john kullerstrand) LAST MINUTE STUDY SESH Standing in the commons, Trista Smith, sophomore, looks at assignments before school starts. For BCC’s second unity day Feb. 9, she dressed in yellow. (photo by josephine zangrilli) CHATTING IT UP Sitting at her desk, Jordin Ford, sophomore, talks to her classmate during Mr. Jordan Mayer’s English class Feb. 9. (photo by john kullerstrand)

Past, present and future: Black Culture Club discusses the importance of community and representation

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2024
JUST DANCE Performing at halftime, Sam Bleza, junior, uses facial expressions to contribute to her performance. Bleza was recently crowned 2024 Senior Solo State champion. “When I won State solo, it was the most unreal feeling ever,” Bleza said. “I was so proud of myself.”

Stepping into comp season: Dance prepares for Regionals tomorrow, State and Nationals early March

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-chief
February 20, 2024
Side-effects of scrolling: Crier analyzes the effect social media has left on the generations

Side-effects of scrolling: Crier analyzes the effect social media has left on the generations

Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy, Josephine Zangrilli, and Lauren Hoogeveen
February 2, 2024
STAY POSTED Going down the row of restaurants on Calumet Ave, Annie-Marie Fuller, junior, and Srilaya Baskaran, grade, distribute fliers to promote their fundraiser at Panda Express to raise money for cancer research. “I feel that through fundraising for LLS, I’m able to give back in a way to the wonderful community that shaped me and helped others conquer their own challenges,” Fuller stated.

Change for a change: Student groups collect money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2024
Added to cart: With holiday shopping in season, MHS relays concerns between ethics and consumerism online

Added to cart: With holiday shopping in season, MHS relays concerns between ethics and consumerism online

Lauren Hoogeveen and Emily Dywan
December 13, 2023
TAKING THE SHOT Throwing the ball into the air, Addie Smitka, sophomore, takes a free throw shot while a Whiting player and Elena Dovellos, freshman, watch. At the Nov. 12 Crown Point tournament, the team won their first game 31-28 against Whiting, but lost their second game 20-36 against Lebanon.

Swish, swish: Girls’ basketball away game tonight against Hobart

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2023
TEAR YOU DOWN At the Sept. 22 senior night game against Hanover Central, the football team brings a stop to the play after a successful tackle against one of Hanovers’ running backs. This game resulted in a final score of 21-56.

Wrapping Up: A recap of the fall sports’ seasons and remaining games

Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy and Lauren Hoogeveen
October 26, 2023
From left to right students are shown participating in their AP Classes this semester. C THIS Writing on the board, Yousaf Khokhar, senior, works on a group discussion in AP Literature & English Composition. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER During their fifth period class, juniors Asha Patel and Risha Panigrahi, focus on completing their test in AP Physics. CONCENTRATION SENSATION Enduring their test, seniors Emily Li, Shail Patel, Aadit Raikar, and junior Claire Han, work in AP Physics. TAKING THE STAND During a AP Literature & English Composition presentation, Natalie Kindt, senior, raises her hand to answer a question. LISTEN UP In room S151, Mrs. Christine Chidichimo, math teacher, demonstrates live notes to her AP Calculus BC students. (photos by marianna young and karla aguilar)

The point of AP: Crier takes a look into the process and purpose behind AP and the newly added pre-AP courses

Lauren Hoogeveen and Emma Starkey
October 25, 2023

DECA returns

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2023
EXCUSE ME During the scrimmage during powder puff practice, Kylee Marshall, senior, attempts to dodge Cherise, last name, junior, on defense. “I loved the experience with all my peers, we had amazing chemistry on and off the field.” Kylee said. “Although we didn’t win, I had high energy the whole game."

Back in the game: Powderpuff football returns for the first time since 2019

Lauren Hoogeveen, Editor-in-chief
September 27, 2023
A CHANGE OF SCENERY Although Mr. Michael Coil’s name tag is still outside of N170’s doorway, a single table and two chairs replaced the lines of desks and fish tank that used to reside in his classroom.

Behind the construction: A look into the ongoing construction and projects throughout the school

Lauren Hoogeveen and Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy
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
IN THE LIMELIGHT Practicing for their concert May 10, Sophia Flores, freshman, Mia Slocum, sophomore, Adrita Bhattacharya, freshman and Charisse Hagerman, sophomore, sing on the stage at a rehearsal May 9. They worked with Zac Flasch, who is the composer of one of the songs they sung at their concert and will sing in Vienna.

The sound of Munster: Choir prepares to perform in Austria this June

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
May 11, 2023
CAUSING A RACQUET Preparing to receive the ball from Andrean, Annie Fuller, sophomore, and Tess Glombicki, junior, focuses on their opponents net move. The duo won their match against Andrean. “This season has been quite the adventure. I am proud of our streak and how far we’ve come from last year,” Glombicki said. “If you told me this would happen at the beginning of the season I would have not believed you.”

Girls’ Tennis gears up for Sectionals May 17

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
May 11, 2023
Lauren Hoogeveen: 85,690 minutes remaining

Lauren Hoogeveen: 85,690 minutes remaining

Lauren Hoogeveen
April 20, 2023
Annabelle Spicer, junior: 85,690 minutes remaining

Annabelle Spicer, junior: 85,690 minutes remaining

Lauren Hoogeveen, story editor
April 20, 2023
CRAFTY CONSTRUCTION Working on the float for the homecoming parade, Heidi Hansen, junior, adds flowers to the Daffy Duck float. Until the last few years, CEC members used to make floats, attach them to trucks to show off during the homecoming parade and then burn them in a bonfire at the end of the night. (source: paragon 1983)

Rewinding time: Insight into the culture changes at MHS in the past five decades

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
April 19, 2023
CHECKIN IT OUT Doing manual checks, Veer Jhaveri, junior, and Mr. Ray Frystak, mentor, work with the parts on Pivot the robot. Manual checks are necessary in order to make sure everything is working correctly.

A look into recent club accomplishments

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
March 16, 2023
IN A CHEERFUL MOOD Standing in formation, from left to right, sophomores Scarlett Mrvan and Nadia Pierre-Auguste and juniors Morgan Samuel and Kiki Petrovic prepare to cheer at the Boys’ Basketball Sectional game. “I love performing at the games,” Petrovic said. “The energy of the student section creates an exciting environment and helps boost overall morale.”

Cheer prepares for nationals

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
March 14, 2023
Wrestling: The last wrangle

Wrestling: The last wrangle

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
February 23, 2023
Column: Academic asset or waste of time?

Column: Academic asset or waste of time?

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
February 23, 2023
Date or dip: With Valentine’s Day approaching, Crier staffers review date ideas

Date or dip: With Valentine’s Day approaching, Crier staffers review date ideas

Lauren Hoogeveen and Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy
January 26, 2023
GAME ON Preparing for a pass, Gracyn Gilliard, freshman looks for an open player on her team at the Oct. 29 scrimmage against Oregon Davis.

Freshman Gracyn Gilliard breaks MHS Girls’ Basketball record

Lauren Hoogeveen
January 25, 2023
ROARING REHEARSAL MHS’ band director, Mr. Ian Marcusiu, conducting his first period band class in their practice for the upcoming competition at ISSMA. The band students have spent all year working hard on improving their skills in the hopes that they will succeed in this competition.

ISSMA district solo and ensemble tomorrow

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
January 25, 2023
Bundle-up with books

Bundle-up with books

Seamus Keegan, Josephine Mittelberger, Sydney Jones, and Lauren Hoogeveen
December 15, 2022
UNDER PRESSURE Representative of the pressure teachers are put under, the National Teacher Shortage has consequences on teachers of all ages.

With talks of a National Teacher Shortage, teachers and students discuss its implications at MHS

Reena Alsakaji and Lauren Hoogeveen
December 15, 2022
HIGH VOLTAGE In the Science Olympiad lab, students Stephen Glombicki, sophomore, and Daniel Eriks, senior, test the voltage of a wire. (photo by ethan pischner)

Science Olympiad prepares for tournament tomorrow

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
December 15, 2022
DUNKED ON Jumping to make the basket, Jermaine Coney (5), junior, dunks on Fritz Olthof (31), senior from Illiana Christian. Playing Illiana on Dec. 2 at home, the team won 70-46, adding to their current streak of 5-0.

Nothing but net: Boys’ Basketball team looks forward to game tonight

Lauren Hoogeveen
December 14, 2022
CALLING ALL GARDENERS Explaining future plans for the Environmental Club, Mr. Michael Bakker, science teacher, tells the club members about gardening opportunities. The club is trying to learn more about what they can do, so they spent their Nov. 10 meeting talking about importance of gardening. “We are going to talk to the botany class about using the greenhouse, and we want to clean up the courtyard outside of my classroom that has planting boxes,” Mr. Bakker said.

Tip of the iceberg: Environmental Club starts planning Earth Day event with local environmental group

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
November 21, 2022
A SHOWSTOPPER Running through the show, Clover Sarkaday, junior, and James Ferguson, senior, perform for the last time before an audience watches “Wit.” Contest shows always have the least amount of time to rehearse, so making a dynamic show come to life is always difficult.

Standing in the limelight: Theatre prepares to perform “Wit” at Regionals Dec. 3

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
November 21, 2022
STEPPIN’ ON THEM Dodging Portland Minix (24), sophomore, from Knox, Trinity Hogge (20), senior, dribbles the ball down the court. At the Nov. 2 game, Hogge scored 12 out of the 76 points total. “Being disciplined is important because it shows how organized one can be as a whole,” Hogge said. “If the team isn’t disciplined, then you can’t expand as a player.”

The ball is in our court: Girls’ Basketball prepares for Conference

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
November 21, 2022
MAKING A RACKET Tossing the ball in the air, Jack Morton, freshman, prepares to serve.

Fall Sports: Boys’ Tennis season comes to an end

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
October 20, 2022
TO THE CORNUCOPIA Coming out of the forest, Elora Bliss, freshman, reaches closer to the finish line. Finishing second at Sectionals, her time was 19:45. “I went out trying my best, worked towards my goal, and didn’t give up.” Bliss said.

Fall Sports: Girls’ Cross Country season comes to a close

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
October 20, 2022
Staffers review old Taylor Swift albums in anticipation for her newest album, Midnights

Staffers review old Taylor Swift albums in anticipation for her newest album, Midnights

Reena Alsakaji, Lauren Hoogeveen, Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy, and Sydney Jones
October 20, 2022
MASTER PLAN Sitting in front of the Mac computer, Lita Cleary, senior and Paragon editor-in-chief, carefully plans how she will get her tasks done. Lita was currently looking at the announcements to figure out athletics schedules. “As stressful as yearbook is, I find ways to organize my different assignments and to help my staff,” Lita said.

Year in and year out: A look at how Paragon constructs the yearbook

Lauren Hoogeveen, story editor
October 20, 2022
HOCO: Students celebrate first normal Homecoming since 2019

HOCO: Students celebrate first normal Homecoming since 2019

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
September 29, 2022
Savannah Nuetzel, sophomore (photo by zoe clark)

From Shin Guards to Shoulder Pads: Savannah Nuetzel becomes football kicker

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
September 27, 2022
Order in the Court: Volleyball prepares for remaining Conference games

Order in the Court: Volleyball prepares for remaining Conference games

Lauren Hoogeveen, Story Editor
September 7, 2022
The way the cookie Crumbls: staffers review Crumbl Cookie

The way the cookie Crumbls: staffers review Crumbl Cookie

Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy and Lauren Hoogeveen
September 7, 2022
Runner out Winding up to throw to first base, Evi Allerding, junior, makes a play to get an out against Highland in one of their conference games. The softball team won conference, ultimately defeating Lowell 9-2.

Bouncing back into action: The girls’ take advantage of the nice weather

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page editor
May 19, 2022
COLD TREATS Crier staffers made their way to the counter to review the coffee ice cream(left) and Italian ice (right).

Treats to beat the heat: With summer only a week away, Crier staffers try various treats to keep cool in the heat

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
May 18, 2022
OPINION: The "honors kid" mindset

OPINION: The “honors kid” mindset

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
April 21, 2022
Say cheese: Crier staffers review various cheeses

Say cheese: Crier staffers review various cheeses

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
March 22, 2022
A FOCUSED STATE Working together, seniors Ava Jureczko, Basilia Kostopanagiotou, Bailee DeJarlais, Amelia Konstantinopoulos, Alison Lee and Mr. Ryan Popa, business teacher, begin a DECA practice in preparation for State next week. "You get to meet so many people across Indiana," Basilia said. "Getting to compete at the next level is such a great experience."

Getting down to business: DECA prepares for State

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
February 23, 2022
New game plan: new head coaches discuss the upcoming season

New game plan: new head coaches discuss the upcoming season

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
February 23, 2022
ALL OR NOTHING Ethan Loredo, sophomore and Stephen Glombicki, freshman, practice for Science Olympiad.

Competitive clubs sweep the board with awards, upcoming competitions

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
January 20, 2022
Dumbbells in the dining room: students explain their at-home exercise routines

Dumbbells in the dining room: students explain their at-home exercise routines

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
January 19, 2022
PICTURE PERFECT Practicing shooting against a hard defense from Coach Jack Cundiff, Peter Moreno, senior, attempts to make a basket. Boy’s Basketball has a record of 5-0 and plays against the Bulldogs in Crown Point today at 7 p.m. “Right now we are working on one game after another,” Moreno said. “(Winning) sectionals would be a huge achievement for our team since we are considered little.”

Boys’ basketball prepares for upcoming Highland tournament Dec. 28

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
December 16, 2021
ON A ROLL Molding the snickerdoodle dough into balls, Anna Evilsizor, junior, rolls them in cinnamon sugar before baking.

Baking up a storm: Crier staff reviews holiday cookie recipes

Alison Lee and Lauren Hoogeveen
December 10, 2021
MEASURING UP Assembling his materials, Veer Jhaveri, sophomore, plans out his design in the lab. “I’m definitely looking forward to competing against other teams,” Veer said. “I want to see how my hard work measures up.”

Science Olympiad prepares for team’s first competition

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
November 18, 2021
The evolution of women in sports

The evolution of women in sports

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
November 12, 2021
EMPOWERING OTHERS Dressed as senior citizens during Homecoming's spirit week, seniors and club founders Riley Ramirez and Kate Krawczyk speak about the club's purpose.

Women Empowerment Club holds meeting on women’s fashion

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
October 28, 2021
7:20 a.m. at the intersection of Fisher & Columbia

The morning jam: Students and faculty talk traffic stress and solutions

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
October 28, 2021
SINGING A NEW TUNE During a SING rehearsal, Adan Porras, senior, sings alongside his classmates.

Choir holds their first concert in two years

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
October 11, 2021
EVERYTHING IN FOCUS Adjusting his camera settings, Alex Mohammed, freshman, gets ready for Film Club.

Film Club starts working on a podcast

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
October 11, 2021
PAINT, PAINT, PAINT Working on the senior CEC house, Laila Mosley, senior, puts on the first coat of paint for the blue sky. “The house is really coming together and it’s so fun to make,” Laila said. “I feel like it reflects our colorful personalities."

Under construction: CEC continues during the Homecoming season

Lauren Hoogeveen, Page Editor
September 16, 2021
Rewind into the past

Rewind into the past

Alexis Perez and Lauren Hoogeveen
September 16, 2021
ONE AFTER ANOTHER Despite feeling full Gage Hoekstra, senior, continues to eat his third cookie. “Eating this cookie felt like a delicious, warm embrace,” Gage said.

TikTok continues taking the world by storm: our take on TikTok trends

Lauren Hoogeveen and Alexis Perez
August 31, 2021
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