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          MWHS Wildcat News – Prom Edition (04.11)

          Madelyn Anderson, Andrew Pfeifer, Cody Bennett, Mackenzie Gonzales, Alexandra Dobesh, Sydney Looney, Cole Filer, Holly Rooney, Isabel Johnson, Nate Thomas, and Jake Janousek
          April 11, 2018

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          About the Writers
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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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          Cody Bennett, Sports Director | STRIV Executive Producer

          Cody is a senior and on his third and final year on the Catalyst staff. Throughout his career, Cody was on staff for a Pacemaker Finalist and won 7th in...

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          Mackenzie Gonzales, Cartoonist

          Mackenzie is a senior entering her third year on the CATalyst staff. Her favorite stores to write are Entertainment and Features. She loves photography...

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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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          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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          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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          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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          Isabel Johnson, Broadcasting Editor

          Isabel is in her first year of Journalism as a senior, being the broadcasting editor. Isabel is involved as Team Captain for mascoting for Millard West....

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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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          Ellie impacted so many lives and made so many friends. She will always be remembered. 
“She was one of my best friends since kindergarten and was the most loyal and kind person I could ever ask to grow up with,” sophomore Haven Dalke said. “She always put others before herself and lit up my days with her giggles and happiness.”

          A light never dims

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          The 2014 journalism classes gather for a photo following their state championship advised by Lisa Lukecart and Mark Hilburn. Millard West dominated the Class A competition, winning the title by 42 points. “I've seen students grow tremendously over the years of teaching them,” Hilburn said. “For some, it's just gaining the confidence to allow others to edit and view their work, and for others, it's getting in front of the camera, behind the microphone or taking on leadership roles on a publication staff. Even if students aren't interested in going on to study journalism in college or pursue this as a career, the skills they learn here will benefit them in whatever they do. I've had many former students return or reach out thanking me as they felt more prepared than many of their college peers during their freshman and sophomore years because of the skills they learned at West with writing, editing, broadcasting, etc.”
Photo courtesy of Mark Hilburn.

          Headlines to hallways

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          High-school athletes can be severely demoralized after going down by large margins

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          Cancel culture is detrimental to Gen Z’s mental health. It is important to reshape digital punishment to leave room for the inevitable mistakes that come with being teenagers.

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