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The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

Pictured outside the White House, Secret Service Special Agent Steve Haw poses for a picture. Steve was in the secret service for 12 years and worked in the uniformed division. “I loved working at the White House,” Haw said. “I got to meet a lot of interesting people and travel a lot.”

Working for the president

Reece Straley, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2021
Growing up together freshmen Avery, Abby and Michael Jones experienced life a little differently than most students. Going through school together for their whole lives the Jones’s had an easier start to high school than most, since they got placed in the same qt. “Being a triplet can be annoying at times but mostly fun,” Avery Jones said. “I like that I always have someone there for me.”

Seeing double….and triple

Riley Kramolisch, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2021
Junior Piercze Marshall asks junior Sammy Ullman to be his date for Homecoming. Ullman replies with the obvious answer, “of course”. “I had to make sure I asked her over a week in advance,” Marshall said. “Now with this time, I can coordinate clothing and everything else with her.”

First SIGN of love

Christian Naujokaitis, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2021
Ride or die

Ride or die

Nolan Nemitz, Staff Reporter
September 21, 2021
Conversing with a volunteer during her district-required mock job interview, freshman Evalinn Eisel answers the questions given about the fictional job she applied for. Approaching the interview, Eisel came well prepared with the essentials for each interview: her job application, resume and reference sheet. “Overall I think I did pretty well because I was given good feedback,” Eisel said. “I felt it was pretty easy to answer the questions and follow along.”

Inside mock job interviews

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 20, 2021
Freshman Lily Dotson cuddles with her dog. She underwent two and a half years of intense treatment. We are so thankful she continues to be a warrior even when people don’t see the battle, mother Susie Dotson said. We are proud of all she has overcome.

Fighting for her life

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
September 15, 2021
Smiling for the camera, senior Camille O’Neill holds up her Certification of Completion of the WAGES internship. O’Neil spent 40 days down at the University of Lincoln helping people figure out ways to pay their rent. “I heard about this program through the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired,” O’Neill said. “One takeaway I had was to not take things for granted. I’m grateful I get to directly impact the lives of the less fortunate population.”

Interning into a new beginning

Riley Kramolisch, Staff Reporter
September 15, 2021
Sitting among the stairs at the infamous Roman Theatre in Jordan, junior Sarah Qaud journeys throughout the country to popular attractions such as this one. Taking a trip to visit her family living outside of the United States, Qaud spent 38 days outside of the country this summer. “The Roman Theater is mindblowing, and it was so interesting how Jordans would just sit and walk around it normally, whereas I was acting like a whole tourist,” Qaud said. “There are no words to describe how much I enjoyed it.”

A great escape

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 14, 2021
Modern day Ray Charles

Modern day Ray Charles

Nolan Nemitz, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2021
Grachek starts making his crepes at the Dandelion pop-up on 13th and Howard. Downtown gets busy during brunch. Last weekend in one day we sold about 60 crepes. I don’t know what Millard Days will look like. It’s sort of like fair food and we have competition with basic fried food.

A nice distraction from school

Jacob Hargens, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2021
Broadening perspectives

Broadening perspectives

Brielle Wilson, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2021
Gathering among her relatives, senior Lauraine Komla-Ebri shares an African dish called Fufu, which is native to her home country, Lomé. After an absence lasting over 10 years, Komla-Ebri revisits her childhood home with numerous family members who traveled from Italy and France.“This trip made me happy in many different ways,” Koma-Ebri said. “Getting to see family I haven’t seen in years and revisiting where I used to live and go to school was like a distant happy memory.”

Home at last

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 2, 2021
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