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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
Brooke Sliva

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager

Brooke is a senior at Millard West and is returning for her second year on the CATalyst team. Brooke enjoys writing entertainment and feature stories as well as creating enjoyable broadcasts for students and staff to watch. She looks forward to this year in Journalism and originating more stories about her 2022 class and the amazing students at Millard West. Outside of Millard West, Brooke enjoys being around her friends and family, staying active and finding new and exciting places to visit in Nebraska.

All content by Brooke Sliva

MWHS Wildcat News 03.04.22

Riley Kramolisch and Brooke Sliva
March 4, 2022
Millard West students and staff take on the Special Olympics POlar PLunge at Lake Zorinsky.

Freezing for a cause

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
March 3, 2022
The Wildcats played a tough game against the Mustangs. Although they kept the score close in the first half, West couldn’t keep up and ended the game fighting a tough battle. “ North’s defense was tough to battle against, '' said Junior Peyton Moore. “ We knew this game wasn’t gonna be easy, but we stayed positive and found a way to score and keep the game close till the second half. With districts so close we are having focused practices on things each player needs to work on. We are working really hard in each practice to know each player's role and how we all will work together to get the ball to the basket.”

Wildcats fall to the Mustangs on Senior Night

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
February 28, 2022
The film The Fallout was written and directed by Megan Park. The release date of the film was January 27, 2022 on HBO Max.

Survived but never forgotten

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
February 15, 2022

Generational jams

Evan Vaslow and Brooke Sliva
February 3, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 01.27.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
January 27, 2022

The music lives on

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
January 26, 2022
Senior year is coming to an end fast and college is right around the corner. The stress of being prepared for the future years after high schools begins to kick in for seniors.

Pathway to success

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
January 24, 2022

Millard West loves Public Schools

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
January 21, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 12.21.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
December 21, 2021

A winter symphony

Kaden Roth and Brooke Sliva
December 17, 2021

CHASEing recovery

Evan Vaslow and Brooke Sliva
December 17, 2021
On stage both teams took turns performing “Scenes from a Bench”. The team Your Friendly Neighborhood Dads starts off this game strong.

Improv Night

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
December 9, 2021
Kelderman has spent his last five years working on grad-school, but he was able to get a Master’s Degree and now his doctorate out of this time and effort. “I have been taking classes to complete my program for two years and then 1 year of completing my dissertation, “Kelderman said. “I am very excited to be done and love the atmosphere and increased freedom that I have teaching at the college level that isn’t always there in the high school. Because of this, I started looking into doctoral programs about 5 years ago” Kelderman put in the effort to finish hoping to learn more about how students work towards what they think is success in his classroom.

Becoming “Dr.” Kelderman

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
December 6, 2021

Educating about the environment

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
November 19, 2021

Fundraising for clubs

Camille O and Brooke Sliva
November 10, 2021
If universities only care about the usefulness of their athletes, then there should be guaranteed tuition or pay allowing the athlete to finish college even after being injured and unable to play. College athletes should get paid, because universities make a lot from sports. Sports bring a majority of income, especially for small schools. College is not an easy time when it comes to money, so paying money to athletes will give college athletes more relief and will try to help them with necessities they need to perform well.

Fair pay to play

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
November 4, 2021

Cycling onto a new path

Kaden Roth and Brooke Sliva
October 29, 2021

Cooking up creations

Kaitlin Reynolds and Brooke Sliva
October 21, 2021

Unified Softball falls short to the Patriots

Brooke Sliva and Evan Vaslow
October 8, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 10.08.21

Evan Vaslow and Brooke Sliva
October 8, 2021
Students were given the opportunity to head down to the Milford campus to do hands-on activities to help them get a better understanding of what they want to do with their future, some kids were given the opportunity to drive an excavator. The students who attended this event got a better understanding of what they want to do with their future. “My day at Milford consisted of putting together a foundation mold, a scaffold, I also welded for a while,'' senior Leo Higgins said. “We had the opportunity to drive an excavator.”

Finding your path

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
October 1, 2021
As kids grow up they have technology and the internet more and more involved in their daily lives. As this may come with certain benefits. The negative side of social media and devices being easily accessible for young kids has a bigger impact than you think.

The impact of social media

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
September 28, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 09.17.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
September 16, 2021

Surviving childhood cancer

Christian Naujokaitis and Brooke Sliva
September 16, 2021
Senior Bella Bacon is ready to get the 2nd out in the first inning for Millard West in their first game in the Papillion La-Vista South Tournament. These girls go on to place third in this tournament leaving them with a 8-4 record so far in this season. “I felt ready to get the job done,” Bacon said. “We had a game plan to attack when we needed to."

Batter up

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
September 9, 2021

Crazies gone WILD

Brooke Sliva and Riley Kramolisch
September 3, 2021

Disconnect to reconnect

Brenna Batchelder, Kaitlin Reynolds, Brooke Sliva, Riley Kramolisch, and Samantha Vojslavek
August 24, 2021

The final improvisation

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
May 19, 2021

sNEAKY sNAKE

Annabelle Harshbarger and Brooke Sliva
May 19, 2021

Choir showcase

Kaden Roth and Brooke Sliva
May 6, 2021
The Millard West Trap Shooting club attended State in Doniphan, Nebraska. The team and coaches were all very proud of their wins at state this year. "Our team had many amazing victories at state this year, and I believe this is the best Millard West has ever shot at state."

Shooting their shot

Brooke Sliva, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2021

The future of education

Annabelle Harshbarger and Brooke Sliva
April 28, 2021
Spanish teacher Ryan Sutter looks back on his time at Millard West with one of his most memorable classes.

Goodbye, good luck & thank you

Brooke Sliva, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium welcomes the six sea lions to their new home.

Sea Lions get a new home

Brooke Sliva, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2021
In the poster for the season six premier of Gossip Girl Serena Van der Woodsen, Chuck Bass, Blair Waldorf, Dan Humphrey, Jenny Humphrey, and Nate Archibald strike a post.

Gossip Girl is Gone

Brooke Sliva, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2021

West celebrates Women’s History Month

Kaden Roth, Annabelle Harshbarger, and Brooke Sliva
March 18, 2021
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