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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

Sanitary solutions

Emma Baker, Jonathan Willis, Annabelle Harshbarger, Miguel Paredes Reyes, and Carson Fox
October 9, 2020
Several Student Council members are relaxing after spending six hours decorating for last year’s Homecoming. The dance was medieval themed. “I absolutely loved setting up the big wall in the commons,” Hanash said. “Doing that each year made me feel like I was putting our work on display for the whole school, and this year that feeling got taken away from me.”

Homecoming 2020 up in the air

Olivia Edwards, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2020
Voters are able to register online via the Nebraska government website, by mail or in-person. Nebraska offers Early Voting access, so they can vote earlier than November 3, using any of these three options once they are registered. The deadline to register is October 16. Anyone wanting to vote in the upcoming presidential election will need to fill out an official registration form.

Casting the ballot: How to register and vote

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2020
This infographic talks about ways to safely throw a party during a pandemic.

Pandemic Parties

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2020

Cupcake cart

Jasmine Hermosillo-Padilla, Dominic Humm, Garrett Wilcoxen, and Mila Dell Apa
October 2, 2020
The current wave of conspiracy theories has quickly spread to mainstream audiences. Many factors influence who is most likely to believe them, including political affiliation and education level.

Coronavirus conspiracies

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
September 21, 2020
Junior Ava Rongisch and senior Madi Warren look up at each other while wearing a mask. They stood on the softball field getting ready to play. When it is hot out, the gator mask does get pretty sweaty, junior Ava Rongisch said. Also, when we are done running and have to put up our mask it makes it a little hard to breathe. We all know it’s for our safety.

Mask up and play on

Camille O'Neill, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2020
Cars lined up and distanced from each other at the new outdoor venue in Denmark show another way people can safely enjoy live music. People at the concert are able to connect to a private FM radio station so that they can hear the performer in their car.

The future of live music

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
Sophomore Tayler Hand picks an apple at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard over Labor Day weekend. The Apple Festival allowed for Vala’s to have a sort of “test run” before the rest of their fall season. “My favorite part was being able to do something that feels normal in a world of craziness,” Hand said. “It is similar to the pumpkin picking in which you drive out to the fields on the hayrack ride.”

Fall traditions kept alive

Emma Baker, Catalyst Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2020
Huntington beach is packed with vacationers, April 25, 2020. Not a single mask in sight, nor was social distancing considered.

Traveling during a pandemic

Olivia Edwards, Staff Reporter
September 11, 2020

Students learning remotely

Kaden Roth and Annabelle Harshbarger
September 10, 2020
Mavis the English Bulldog was brought into Baylers home on June 3rd, 2020.

A new furry, friendly companion

Mila Dell Apa, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2020
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