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        MWHS Wildcat News (03.09)

        Madelyn Anderson, Andrew Pfeifer, Cole Filer, Sydney Looney, Jake Janousek, Nate Thomas, Alexandra Dobesh, Trevor Lueck, Annaliese Punt, Holly Rooney, Jessica Burd, and Gabe Paredes
        March 9, 2018

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        Madelyn Anderson, Opinions Editor

        Madelyn is starting her final year at Millard West. This is her first year in journalism and she enjoys writing opinion and feature stories. Madelyn is...

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        Andrew Pfeifer, Staff Writer

        I have been an edition to journalism ever since my junior year. I have been involved in numerous sports writing and broadcasting providing quality information...

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        Cole Filer, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief

        Cole is a Senior Millard West CATalyst and MWHS Wildcat News staff  member, returning for his second year on the team. In the previous year he had been...

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        Sydney Looney, Editor-in-Chief

        Sydney is a senior and this is her second year being apart of the CATalyst and MWHS Wildcats News staff. Her favorite part of journalism is getting to...

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        Nate Thomas, Staff Writer

        Nate is in his first year working on the Catalyst Staff as a writer. He enjoy sports, and loves to broadcast and write about them. During his free time,...

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        Alexandra Dobesh, Staff Writer

        Alexandra is a junior and in her second year of Advanced Journalism. She enjoys writing entertainment and opinion stories. Outside of school, she is involved...

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        Trevor Lueck, Staff Writer

        Trevor is kicking off his third year in journalism as a senior. In his last year, he enjoyed writing columns, hard news, entertainment reviews and producing...

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        Annaliese Punt, News Editor

        Annaliese is in her first year of Advanced Journalism. Since sophomore year she has been involved in Yearbook, and this year, was named Editor-in-Chief...

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        Holly Rooney, Staff Writer

        Holly Rooney is a senior and this is her first year being a part of advanced journalism. Her favorite stories to write are news and feature. She has spent...

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        Jessica Burd, Staff Writer

        Jessica is a senior at Millard West and prefers the nickname Jessi or J. She loves writing and was apart of the Catalyst staff last year. Jessi is involved...

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        Gabe Paredes, Entertainment Editor

        A Venezuela native, Gabe is fluent in both English and Spanish. Gabe’s entrance into the Journalism scene was rare and sudden, but he has enjoyed every...

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