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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

CAT Crew gathers with the youth frontiers to begin a new year

New year, new students

Connor Michalski, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2023
“I felt that it was great to see the families and future members come out and support the band. It has definitely been an event I look forward to year after year,” said band student Blake Kahler.

Marching for the community

Caden Reynolds, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2023
In Home Maintenance, STS teacher Anothony Anderson teaches senior Bobby Joseph how to hook up the wires for an outlet. Anderson had a great experience taking shop class in high school, such a great experience he decided he wanted to do it as a career. “My high school shop teacher was really influential,” Anderson said. “I had a really good connection with him starting my freshman year. I had such a great experience with him, the more I thought about things in high school I was really good at working with my hands and helping other students in class.”

Fresh faces

Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2023
Senior Michael Bartholomew quickly adjusts to the new “modified block” schedule in his first block class, Advanced Journalism. “I really enjoyed the schedule from the previous year,” Bartholomew said. “This new schedule is definitely something I wasn’t expecting heading into my senior year.”

A change to stay

Nathan Buroker, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2023
Junior Logan Moseley wins first place for his News Broadcast story, “Vote YES for MPS.”

“It was very cool hearing my name get called up,” junior Logan Moseley said. “Once they called second place, everyone kind of looked at me— it was just very cool and surreal.”

Effort leads to opportunities

Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2023
Millard West and German Exchange Students played a game called the xylophone challenge where they had to balance across a wobbly bridge. One of the many trips these students went on was to the Camp Carol Joy Holling where they used teamwork to complete many different challenges. “We got on a swing and had to work together to make it across to the other side,” junior Katie Rinell said. “We had to use teamwork to get across the ropes course.”

Empfang bis Amerika

Jackson Diebold, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2023
Loading up a TikTok, junior Logan Moseley prepares to spend a couple of minutes at the end of class on his phone. On average, Moseley spends about four hours a day watching videos. I personally dont use the app on my own phone so I just watch Instagram reels instead, Moseley said. My thing is that I dont need two apps for the same purpose, because I still watch all of the same videos. Photo by Kelsey Nunnenkamp

Ticking time bomb

Kelsey Nunnenkamp, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
Eco-West is planting tomatoes in the current greenhouse. As they sprout, they are transferred to bigger containers in which they are going to grow for 6-8 weeks.

Eco-West is going green

Eddie Shi, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2023
Celebrating a first place championship in informative speech, senior Gretna John poses for a selfie with Forensic coaches Jennifer Jermome and Rachel Vanengen.

Taking home the Gold

Kelsey Nunnenkamp, Managing Editor
March 29, 2023
Senior Hunter Pratt helps science teacher Parker Lower in the Wildcat Cafe for Teacher Appreciation Day.

Order up

Maleah Arellano, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2023
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