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Students cut into the rat and followed the directions on their lab sheet. We had to follow a guide that was step by step to dissect the rat, junior Gina Olson said. We could also ask the teacher for help if we needed it.

A gutty experience

Camille O'Neill, Staff reporter
December 18, 2020
As we enter the holiday season it is important to learn about and include all holiday celebrations.

Diversity during the holidays

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
Teachers across the district can get tested on three separate occasions, each week until Winter break. They are able to get a Surveillance test, with results in a few hours. ”Regular contact tracing was getting more difficult because of the overall number of cases in the area,” Associate Superintendent of Human Resources Kevin J. Chick said. “Surveillance Testing would give us a more realistic look at asymptomatic carriers of the virus.”

Testing the odds

Jasmine Hermosillo-Padilla, Editor-in-Chief Catalyst Online
December 10, 2020
In order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading, the Theater Department decided to livestream the play for people to watch on Striv. Audience members were invited to watch the show from their homes. “The biggest challenge was making it accessible to the audience,” director Brooke Phillips said. “We couldnt have people come in person so we streamed it live and setting that all up for the first time was really tricky. I picked this play because it is about a family escaping world wide disasters over and over. Humans have survived wars, floods, dinosaurs, an ice age. I wanted people to feel like we could survive this crazy pandemic.”

A production abridged

Anna Blumenthal, Entertainment Editor
December 9, 2020
Tri-Faith Initiative is an organization in Omaha dedicated to religious diversity and fighting bigotry. For the holiday season, all their activities are remote; however, people can still participate in online workshops or other events scheduled on their website.

Local organization fights for a more diverse Omaha

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2020
The club members sit in Wildcat 1 cutting out and coloring the shoes for the teachers. Since we went remote for the two days before Thanksgiving, our NHS meeting for that Tuesday was cancelled, NHS Sponsor, Delanie Shult said. We only meet twice a month, so Student Council and German Club took over coloring and making the shoes for each staff member. While NHS is attaching pieces of candy to the shoes and organizing them to be put into teachers mailboxes on Monday, December 7.

Shoes for St. Nick

Jasmine Hermosillo-Padilla, Editor-in-Chief Catalyst Online
December 3, 2020
Owners put our signs on their restaurants for incoming customers to follow in order to be safe. (Photo by David Crane)

Coronavirus closing down businesses

Mila Dell Apa, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2020
This Ohio man was among the large number of people who received and was involved in Moderna’s COVID-19 clinical trial that showed a 94.1% effectiveness rate.

A chance for a change

Paige Fortney, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2020
Because of the pandemic, volunteers adapt to social distancing and safety protocols by prefabricated boxes for contactless handoffs to the food bank

Giving back to those in need

Mila Dell Apa, Staff Reporter
November 20, 2020
English teacher Michael Catron recently received the Claes Nobel Educator Distinction Award. Nominated by senior Himanshu Gandhi, Catron teaches AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, Creative Writing and English 11.

English teacher Michael Catron wins distinguished award

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief, co-anchor MWHS Wildcat News
November 20, 2020
Students work on their computers in German. All of them are invested in learning what their teacher is teaching them. “I work better in an environment with people,” sophomore Mackenzie Cory said. “It is harder to learn when I am at home. I do hope we go back to school the Monday after break.”

COVID impacts week of Thanksgiving

Camille O'Neill, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2020
The city of Omaha took a different approach to the mask regulations this past week. Instead of extending month-to-month, council members took it into their own hands and placed a three month mandate until further notice.

Regulated once again

Paige Fortney, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2020
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