• Follow us on Instagram @MWHS.Catalyst
  • Follow us on Twitter @MWHSCatalyst for Breaking News
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
SNO Distinguished Sites Badges

Excellence in Writing

MWHS Wildcat News
Faith over fear
Quinn Burton, Catalyst Editor-in-Chief • February 7, 2023
Course registration for new year
February 7, 2023
Standout teacher
January 30, 2023
Streaming for fun
January 30, 2023
News
Scholarship deadlines are approaching fast for seniors on February 7.
Life after high school
Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief • January 17, 2023

As the end of the 2022-2023 school year approaches, many seniors may be in search of scholarships. For a senior looking to get into college, scholarships are almost always necessary. The cost of school is rising continuously and someone...

Continue Reading
Kelsey Nunnenkamp, Skylar Ostronic, and Kali Oleson collect donations for the Winter Clothing Drive.
A warmer winter
Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief • December 20, 2022

The Senior Class Board tries to do an event together twice a month throughout the school year. The event they put together for the end of this semester was the Winter Clothing Drive. Students could donate new or gently used winter...

Continue Reading
A picture-perfect way to end the year
A picture-perfect way to end the year
Valerie Pioppi, Staff Reporter • December 20, 2022

As the school year comes to a close, Physics students demonstrate their understanding of light and engineering through one of their final assignments: build a functioning camera and develop the photos they take. Their task is to...

Continue Reading
View All
Opinion
Sign Language, often unrecognized by public schooling institutions, despite being utilized by over 500,000 people in the United States, desperately needs to be implemented into high school world language curriculums.
Saving sign language
Quinn Burton, Editor-in-Chief • January 17, 2023
As you can see lockers are not being used, And havent been assigned for years.
The lockers are unnecessary
January 13, 2023
The impact of getting enough sleep during finals and ways to ensure you perform well.
Sleeping helps you study
December 14, 2022
This is an example of how inconvenient road construction is for everyone. It makes traffic slower and it lasts for so long, it seems like nothing ever changes after construction is done anyway.
Inconvenience for everyone
December 9, 2022
The many benefits of getting enough exercise throughout the week.
Exercise is crucial for everyone
December 7, 2022
Feature
Dylan Stadjuar checking the condition of the fluids on his Mustang.
American muscle side-hustle
John Nesci, Staff Reporter • January 13, 2023
The foreign exchange students take the stage during the pep rally. They show their Wildcat Pride by waving their flags and introducing themselves. Kanta Kanatiyanon is from Thailand, Patricia Dominguez-Adame Santalla is from Spain and Alexa Thesis is from Germany.
Learning a new culture
Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief • November 22, 2022
Senior Calleigh Joslin is photographed by Abby Halsey at the first show choir competition of the 2022 season: Westside Competition of Excellence.
Shooting for the stars
November 16, 2022
Photo Courtesy of @theater_mw on Instagram
A seat in the director’s chair
November 14, 2022
Kates model showcases one of the first designs. This is the first crew neck offered by Anchored by Faith. The intent of this crew was to make a both cute and meaningful design.
Leap of Faith
October 11, 2022
View All
Entertainment
Stray incorporates every action a cat does. The orange tabby cat loves to scratch just about everything and it just knocks things over.
Stray is near "purr-fection"
Eddie Shi, Staff Reporter • January 13, 2023
Avatar: The Way of The Water was released to theaters on Dec. 16, 2022
The return of ‘Avatar’
December 20, 2022
Gepetto (voiced by David Bradley) and Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) in Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio.
The wooden boy brought to life
December 20, 2022
Aviad released his album on Dec. 2, 2022
16-year-old producing prodigy
December 20, 2022
21-year-old artist PinkPantheress performing her new EP at Lollapalooza
Feeling at home
December 19, 2022
SNO Distinguished Sites Badges
Trending Stories
1
Album cover for SZAs recent album, SOS look familiar? The photoshoot for the cover was actually inspired by Princess Dianas iconic diving board photoshoot.

SZA gives a new meaning to SOS

2
New horror movie has a great plotline, and keeps you wanting to watch. This movie came out Sept. 10, 2021. It is also scheduled to stream on HBO Max, one month after release in theaters.

Unknown parasitic twin takes over

3
Whilst putting together your final costume for Halloween night, its vital to acknowledge the possibilities of cultural appropriation and its relation to your outfit. Its a simple solution: Don’t wear costumes that exhibit a custom or tradition different from your own. This way everyone can enjoy a Halloween without perpetuating others’ culture.

Culture not costume

4
The fashion industry has many negative effects on the environment. Shopping sustainably, donating unwanted clothes and shopping second hand are great ways to avoid contributing to the negative effects of the fashion industry.

Microtrends are a massive issue

5
Movies and TV shows often cast adults to portray high school students. This lack of accurate representation warps teenagers self-image.

Teens deserve better on-screen representation

Polls

What is your favorite extinct animal?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
  • Millard West High School
    60
    Bellevue East
    57
    Jan 17 / Boys Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    52
    Bellevue East
    62
    Jan 17 / Girls Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    1
    Westside
    2
    Jan 17 / Hockey
  • Millard West High School
    4
    Fremont
    1
    Jan 15 / Hockey
  • Millard West High School
    70
    Lincoln Southeast
    76
    Jan 14 / Boys Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    45
    Lincoln Southeast
    53
    Jan 14 / Girls Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    5
    Gretna
    0
    Jan 11 / Hockey
  • Millard West High School
    42
    Bellevue West
    70
    Jan 10 / Boys Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    37
    Bellevue West
    39
    Jan 10 / Girls Basketball
  • Millard West High School
    17
    Lincoln Southeast
    16
    Oct 7 / Football
  • Millard West High School
    2
    Grand Island
    1
    Oct 6 / Softball
  • Millard West High School
    5
    Papillion-LaVista
    13
    Oct 6 / Softball
  • Millard West High School
    10
    Omaha Westview
    0
    Oct 5 / Softball
  • Millard West High School
    6
    Papillion-LaVista
    11
    Oct 5 / Softball
  • Millard West High School
    3
    Elkhorn South
    2
    Oct 4 / Volleyball
Sports
Junior Edwin Patchen skates down the ice to grab the puck for the Wildcats. Millard West was on a power play and Patchen wanted to get the puck back to offense as soon as possible so they had more scoring opportunities. “I think we were relaxed because we knew we could beat them cause we had beaten the teams that they had tied to or lost to,” Patch said. “But I also think as we were getting ready to step onto the ice we were starting to get serious and ready to win.” Millard West has finished the regular season and is now preparing for the playoffs.
Great goaltending
Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2023
ACP students cheering at a varsity football game
New Unified Cheer program
January 13, 2023
Sophomore Reese Wilson gets ready for a face off against his opponent. Wilson, the captain on the team, leads the team with nine goals and five assists on the season, good for 14 points on the year. “After losing in the state finals last year in triple overtime we were determined to come back stronger even with the loss of six seniors,” Wilson said. “This forced us to work even harder and bond on and off the ice.” The Wildcats take on the Junior Jays for their last game of the 2022 calendar year on Wednesday, Dec. 21st.
Shootout at Moylan
December 20, 2022
West has a difficult season up ahead and coaches and players both notice this opportunity to shine. “We have a very tough schedule this year,” said head coach William Morrison. “Our defense needs to continue to get better. We need to find ways to score more points too.” Coaches aren’t the only ones who see the season ahead as players have a lot of faith for the season. “I feel like we will be able to compete with any team as long as we come to play,” senior Chole Kirschner said. “Once we get our injured players back we should be ready to get some big games.”
Wildcats shock the Bears
December 12, 2022
Matt Rhule, the newly hired head coach for Nebraska Football, was the first of many in this years head coaching cycle. Other coaches that were hired, and potentially in the eyes of athletic director Trev Alberts include Deion Sanders (Colorado), Hugh Freeze (Auburn) and Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) to name a few. However, Rhule brings the highest floor compared to those coaches, as he has built programs from the ground up, and leaving it in good hands if, or when, he leaves. Photo from @huskerfbnation on Twitter.
Rhule the day
December 5, 2022
View All
Podcasts
Logans Sport Takes: Nebraska Episode
Logan's Sport Takes: Nebraska Episode
Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief • December 1, 2022

Logans Sport Takes: NFL
Logan's Sport Takes: NFL
November 22, 2022
AC Podcast 2
AC Podcast 2
May 5, 2022
AC Podcast 1
AC Podcast 1
May 5, 2022
Logans Sports Takes: Episode Four
Logan's Sports Takes: Episode Four
March 31, 2022
Photography
View All

The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School
© 2023 • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in