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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

Lexi Vore

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter

Lexi is a sophomore and this is her first year on staff. She is involved in the theater department helping backstage and with sound crew. She hopes to improve her writing skills through the year and taking future journalism classes.

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Just before a second attack on other paintings, two unnamed protesters threw tomato soup onto the “Sunflowers” by Van Gogh and kneeled in front of it, refusing to move. The two are part of the Just Stop Oil movement,  where members frequently vandalize art. They reason that "Art is part of our collective culture," adding, "We love our history and culture too much to just allow it all to be destroyed."

Paint and oil don’t mix

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
November 25, 2024
Juniors Issac Cotrell and Will Maddox work on choosing which sound effects would be heard best over both the orchestra and the actors' singing. “I ran the soundboard which included running the microphones for the leads,” Cotrell said. “Turning them on and off and adjusting their volumes if I needed to.” They used websites like Soundtrap to make a lot of the battle scenes or Zapsplat for other ones like rain.

The Miserables

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2024
Senior Ximena Galarza prepares to start a match with her opponent during a tournament. She has been wrestling for Millard West for a year now and has no plans to leave the team. “I think that's the best part for me. If I don’t get hurt during a match it wasn’t a good match,” senior Ximena Galarza said.“If I get hurt, I know it was a good fight.”

Photo courtesy of Ximena Galarza

On the mat

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2024
These posters are in every classroom found in schools and they show what you should do in emergencies. These posters and an announcement made to warn staff and students what is happening have been put up in every school in the country, all with different warning symbols depending on where they live.

Locks, lights, out of sight

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2024
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Modern vs classic music

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
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