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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
Jacob Larson

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter

Jacob Larson is a junior and it is his second year on staff. Larson is an NSAA award-winning journalist and enjoys covering school sports and making feature stories. He hopes to improve his stories and broadcasts throughout the school year.

All content by Jacob Larson

MWHS Wildcat News 04.04.25

Jacob Larson and Sam Whittaker
April 4, 2025
Millard West won back-to-back state championships, spearheaded by dynamic guards in Neleigh and Norah Gessert, along with junior Kylee Paben, seniors Jade Lewis and Anna Dunne, and sophomores Jaelynn Moody and Kylee Millard.

Becoming the bar

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
March 27, 2025

Millard Madness

Sam Whittaker and Jacob Larson
March 21, 2025

Distracted Driving PSA

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
March 11, 2025
Aubrey Drake Graham, otherwise known as Drake, released his new album alongside OVO Sounds first signee, PartyNextDoor. The album marks Drake’s 14th No.1 album, and PartyNextDoor’s 1st time reaching the milestone.

A Canadian anthem

Jacob Larson, Sport’s Director
March 6, 2025
Malcolm James McCormick, popularly known as Mac Miller recorded “Balloonerism” in 2014, but decided not to release it. The album was finished, which made the Miller’s estate feel like this album could be released.

An experimental masterpiece

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
February 21, 2025

Super Predictions

Sam Whittaker and Jacob Larson
February 11, 2025
Students will wear the lanyards around their neck when they leave the classroom. This will make it easy for security guards or administrators who are patrolling the hallways to get a clear look of where they’re going. “I think it will stop overcrowding,” junior Caden Reynolds said. “I’ve noticed that bathrooms can get way too many people during class, and it makes it impossible to make it back to class in a timely manner.” On the back of the passes, the room number is listed, which lets administrators take them back to the correct class, if the student is just wandering around.

A new system

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
February 3, 2025

Wildcats pounce Navigators

Jacob Larson and Aasif Sultani
February 3, 2025

Wildcats battle the Mustangs

Jacob Larson and Aasif Sultani
December 19, 2024
Sophomore Cade Walker dropped a career high 16 points. Last year he averaged 4.5 ppg in 21 game, never eclipsing 10, which makes this performance that much more impressive.

Wildcats battle the Mustangs

Jacob Larson, Sports Driector
December 13, 2024

MWHS Wildcat News 12.13.24

Jacob Larson and Vanessa Muller
December 12, 2024

Millard West goes All-State

Jacob Larson and Aasif Sultani
December 11, 2024
“CHROMAKOPIA” is Tyler, The Creator’s eighth studio album. This album follows his 2021 release “Call Me If You Get Lost” which did 169,000 album-sale equivalent units first-week, and his 2019 release “IGOR” which did 165,000 and was Tyler’s first number one album of his career.

Tyler creates another masterpiece

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
November 25, 2024

Attendance PSA

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
November 19, 2024
High-school athletes can be severely demoralized after going down by large margins

The mercy rule

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
November 7, 2024
Theater director Brooke Phillips earned the Inspirational Theatre Teacher of the Year Award, recognizing her dedication to her students and colleagues over the years. “Everything I do is for the students at our school,” Phillips said. “But any teacher will tell you the best part of our job is to know that we made some sort of difference.”

An inspiration to many

Jacob Larson, Sports Director
October 25, 2024

MWHS Wildcat News 10.25.24

Jacob Larson and Vanessa Muller
October 24, 2024

Setting the foundation

Jacob Larson and Vanessa Muller
October 22, 2024
Drake releases “100 GIGS” EP, his first EP outside of the “Scary Hours” collection since 2019. The six songs have a 19:02 total run time, making it the perfect length for a small, casual listen.

The boy is back

Jacob Larson, Sports Editor
September 25, 2024

Wildcats battle the Titans

Jacob Larson and Desmond Nyman
September 19, 2024
"Days Before Rodeo" album cover

Days before stardom

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
September 11, 2024

Marching into the year

Jacob Larson and Aasif Sultani
September 5, 2024
Voters will be choosing the next US President on Nov. 5th, the candidates are Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic party and former President Donald Trump for the Republican Party

Educating the future

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2024

Studying for Finals PSA

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024

Vaping PSA

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2024

Wildcat clash with Junior Jays

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2024

Staying healthy in the winter PSA

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2024

SuperBowl Predictions

Jacob Larson and Sam Whittaker
February 8, 2024

Millard North Invitational

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2024

Wildcat clash with Titans

Jacob Larson and Jack Schense
December 19, 2023

Native American Heritage Month

Jacob Larson and Jack Schense
November 30, 2023

MWHS Virtual Tour

Nathan Delaney and Jacob Larson
November 21, 2023

Fall choir concert

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2023

The Uproar on air

Jacob Hargens and Jacob Larson
October 3, 2023

Wyman ties state HR record

Jacob Larson and Jack Schense
September 26, 2023

Marching along

Jacob Larson, Staff Reporter
August 31, 2023
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