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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
Miguel Paredes Reyes

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer

Miguel is a senior and in his third year of Advanced Journalism. He is on the varsity swim team, and also does club swimming in the off-season. Originally born in Caracas, Venezuela, he is fluent in both English and Spanish. When he’s not working as a server at Hy-Vee he is either watching sports, swimming, or hanging out with friends. He is hoping to continue journalism all throughout high school and hopefully in college and have a career in it.

All content by Miguel Paredes Reyes

Wildcats win State

Evan Vaslow and Miguel Paredes Reyes
May 25, 2022
Dr. Jim Sutfin visits with students at Reader Elementary. Sutfin has worked in Millard Public Schools for 27 years and plans to retire at the end of this school year. “I came here the first year Millard West opened and I loved it,” Sutfin said. “In every stage of my career there was always someone motivating me to take it a step further. I am so grateful for my time here in Millard and I will never forget it.”

Millard Superintendent announces retirement

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
May 12, 2022

Kicked out

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Sam Whittaker
May 11, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 05.06.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Samantha Vojslavek
May 6, 2022

Superintendent sign-off

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Kaitlin Reynolds
May 6, 2022

Sports Corner 04.29.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2022

Sports Corner 04.22.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2022

Metro baseball

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
April 21, 2022

The best West has to offer

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
April 15, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 04.15.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
April 15, 2022

Sports Corner

Logan Moseley and Miguel Paredes Reyes
April 1, 2022

B-major

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Sam Whittaker
March 31, 2022

Evan and Miguel Talk About Music: Episode 2

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
March 17, 2022

Miguel and Evan Talk About Music: Episode 1

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
March 17, 2022

Spreading inclusion

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Logan Moseley
March 9, 2022
Freshman Norah Gessert dribbles passed Gretna defenders. Gessert had seven points against the Westside Warriors in their 53-33 win. "After one of our best pregames we had during the season we knew we were going to have a good game," sophomore Addie Klahn said. "Everyone did what they were supposed to and it was a great team win."

No worries against the Warriors

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
March 2, 2022
Senior Lainey Woodward dives at the NSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships. In the meet she dove a 478.10 and dominated the competition, beating out the second place diver by almost 60 points. “It was sort of overwhelming but really good at the same time,” Woodward said. “It was just a really emotional time and I felt all my hard work pay off. It’s something I’ll never forget,”

Going out on top

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
March 1, 2022

Sports Corner 02.24.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2022

Swimmings towards State

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
February 24, 2022
Junior Peyton Moore goes to shoot a free throw against Omaha Westside. Moore finished the game with four points in the 70-31 loss. “Our goals have not changed,” head coach Bill Morrison said. “We want to be playing our best basketball at the end of the year so we have a chance to win our district.”

Wiped by the Warriors

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
February 15, 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

Meet the Staff: Episode One – Morgan Weir

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
January 25, 2022
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye releases highly anticipated album featuring collaborations with rappers Tyler the Creator and Lil Wayne as well as actor Jim Carrey.

The Weeknd dawns listeners with a groove

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
January 13, 2022
Junior Zac Grandgenett scores four points on Friday night. The previous night, the boys basketball team battled against Bellevue East and won 53-28. “I think the guys knew that the Prep game would be much more difficult, but they were confident,” head coach William Morrison said.” “They may have been a little nervous playing in front of their crowd. We did some good things in the first half but couldn't make any shots.”

Junior Jays Narrowly fly by the Wildcats

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
December 21, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 12.21.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
December 21, 2021

Custodial bondings

Brenna Batchelder and Miguel Paredes Reyes
December 21, 2021

Improv night in the auditorium

Genevieve Carter and Miguel Paredes Reyes
December 9, 2021
R&B duo Silk Sonic released “An Evening with Silk Sonic” on Nov. 12, this is the first time Bruno Mars and Andersen .Paak have worked together on a project and the feedback from the album was very positive.

A silky smooth sound

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
December 1, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 11.23.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Kaitlin Reynolds
November 22, 2021

Educating about the environment

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
November 19, 2021
Senior Trace Thaden leaps up for the lay up at the 2021 semi final game against Millard North. Thaden is due for a much more prominent role in the team this year being one of the more experienced returning players this season. “I’m going to have to create more shots for myself and help calm my team down,” Thaden said. “Because they don’t have a lot of experience, they are going to need to play and get a feel for a real varsity game.”

Big shoes to fill

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
November 17, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 11.12.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Kaden Roth
November 12, 2021

Procrastination PSA

Alexis Bahensky and Miguel Paredes Reyes
November 4, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 10.29.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
October 29, 2021

Wrapping up the season

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Halle Opat
October 29, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 10.22.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Riley Kramolisch
October 22, 2021

Spilling onto the music scene

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2021
Due to COVID the student section had been gone for some time. In its return they’ve made national headlines, being featured on many verified sports accounts like ESPN, Overtime, the Checkdown and USA Football. “It is nothing but school spirit in the student section,” senior Brooke Sliva said. “Sometimes it gets a little crazy, you bump into the person next to you and by the end of the game your voice is completely gone.”

Back and better than ever

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Co-Broadcast Editor-in-Chief, Co-STRIV Executive Producer
October 12, 2021
Junior Alanna Bankston scores a kill to add to the Wildcats lead. Bankston scored seven kills on the night to add to her season total of 202 kills. “Our motivation going into the game was we wanted to get it over in three,” Bankston said. “We haven’t swept many teams lately, we wanted to control the game from the start. That’s what really kept us in the game and made sure we played our best game.”

Sweep on senior night

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Co-Broadcast Editor-in-Chief, Co-STRIV Executive Producer
October 12, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 10.01.21

Kaitlin Reynolds and Miguel Paredes Reyes
October 1, 2021

Viral vandalism

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
September 23, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 09.17.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
September 16, 2021

Patriots claim Q Street

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Alexis Bahensky
September 16, 2021
Sophomore wide receiver Jackson Williams goes up for a tough catch against the Mustangs. The Wildcats would go on to win the game 56-31. "We really used the momentum of the crowd to get us going," Williams said. "They're a tough opponent to go up against and I'm happy for the team to get our first win."

Taming the Mustangs

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Co-Broadcast Editor-in-Chief, Co-STRIV Executive Producer
September 15, 2021

MW v MN Varsity Football Highlights

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Logan Moseley
September 9, 2021

MWHS Wildcat News 09.03.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
September 3, 2021

Wildcats get rained on by the Storm

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Staff Reporter
September 1, 2021

Competitors FALLing into the season

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Christian Naujokaitis, Emily Calpin, and Makenzie Miller
August 24, 2021

The final improvisation

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Brooke Sliva
May 19, 2021

Senior Sign-Off

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Logan Moseley, Kaden Roth, and Brenna Batchelder
May 18, 2021

Senior strums strings from scratch

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
May 10, 2021
The Millard West dance team holds up their 2nd place trophy at the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Florida. The team placed second in both jazz and hip hop routines. “Everyone put out their best performance,” sophomore Molly Kimmey said. “We took in all the considerations from the judges before the final dances and worked on them to make them even better the second time.”

Battling it out at the beach

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
May 10, 2021

The final stretch

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
April 23, 2021

Clawing away at the Patriots

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
April 15, 2021
Freshman Alyssa French plying a solid offensive role in a 5-2 loss to Papillion La-Vista South. She had one goal.

LadyCats fall short against the Titans

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
April 14, 2021

Springs sports make a comeback

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Logan Moseley
March 31, 2021

Wildcats claw their way through the season

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
March 19, 2021
Millard West vs Millard North state basketball 03.12.21

Millard West vs Millard North state basketball 03.12.21

Miguel Paredes Reyes
March 16, 2021

A shot towards normalcy

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Sports Director
March 11, 2021
Freshman Quinten Nelson swims in the 200 Freestyle Relay. The relay placed in 6th at the State Championship. “We asked a lot of him this season,” head coach Jamie Bowcott said. “Swimming a very important relay in his freshman year, with the whole team expecting a lot from you is a lot of pressure, but he delivered.”

Ending off a peculiar season

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
March 9, 2021
Lauren Newton places 33rd in the state after the Metro Conference meet. The following summer she was diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and dashed her hopes of swimming state her junior season.

Delaying the inevitable

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
March 2, 2021

The greatest showMAN

Madelyn Christiansen and Miguel Paredes Reyes
March 1, 2021
Senior Dominic Humm leads the team to a 10 point victory against Millard South. Humm had 13 points including one three-pointer. "Overall, it was a fun game," Humm said. "It’s always a good feeling to go out and beat your rival team, especially twice in one year. The game started off a little rocky, but we took control of it in the second half and came out on top."

Double domination

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 23, 2021
Senior Dominic Humm leads the team to a 10 point victory against Millard South. Humm had 13 points including one three-pointer. "Overall, it was a fun game," Humm said. "It’s always a good feeling to go out and beat your rival team, especially twice in one year. The game started off a little rocky, but we took control of it in the second half and came out on top."

Double domination

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 5, 2021
Freshman Ryleigh Brooking takes 2nd place in the 500 Freestyle at the Gretna Dual meet. Brooking broke her previous season best with a time of 6:17.49.

A stroke towards success

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 3, 2021

Dynamic Duo

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
January 14, 2021
Senior Mia Olson places third in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:08.80. Olson was the top scorer for the Wildcats with six total points. “We were all in better moods this time around than for previous meets,” Olson said. “We have a lot of seniors this year that the younger girls can look up to and learn from. They are all great role models and have a great work ethic.”

Swimming, but make it virtual

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
December 11, 2020

NSAA tightens winter sports restrictions

Edison Geiler and Miguel Paredes Reyes
December 8, 2020
Senior Dylan Fucik swims the 100 backstroke at time trials. Last season, he was a part of the record breaking 400 Freestyle Relay team. “I am mainly looking forward to competing again,” Fucik said. “We haven’t competed for eight months so jumping in and competing with other teams is what I’m most excited about.”

Diving into a special season

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
December 1, 2020

Senior commits to walk-on role at Nebraska

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Madelyn Christiansen
November 20, 2020

Your voice, your vote

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Camille O'Neill
November 12, 2020

English teacher receives national award

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
November 12, 2020

Sports Corner 10.20.30

Miguel Paredes Reyes
October 30, 2020

Sidelined

Tenley Wright and Miguel Paredes Reyes
October 14, 2020

Sanitary solutions

Emma Baker, Jonathan Willis, Annabelle Harshbarger, Miguel Paredes Reyes, and Carson Fox
October 9, 2020
Junior Bella Bacon committed to the University of Iowa on September 1. On the season she has a .490 batting average, five runs and two grand slams. “Overall on the season I’ve been playing pretty well,” Bacon said. “I’m a very hard worker and a competitor at heart, so you’ll find me constantly putting in my best effort and looking on ways to improve.”

Hard work pays off

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
October 9, 2020
The defense played lights out during the game, with five turnovers on the night.

Bouncing back strong

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
September 15, 2020

Storm outscore Wildcats in season opener

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
September 3, 2020

New faces at West

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Tenley Wright
August 27, 2020
Social studies teacher Tim Royers has known since the beginning of his teaching career he wanted to make a difference in the education system. He will have a chance to do so as he runs for the state legislature in the 2020 election.

Taking matters into your own hands

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Assistant Sports Director
May 14, 2020

Quarantine Games

Cody Bennett and Miguel Paredes Reyes
April 30, 2020
Junior Tyler Matrangos still tries to run and train every single day despite his season being canceled.

The grind doesn’t stop

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Assistant Sports Director
April 16, 2020
Junior Jon Willis began commentating in his junior year of highschool and continues to pursue his dream of being a professional sports commentator.

From the field to the booth

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Assistant Sports Director
April 15, 2020

Don Bacon visits Young Republicans

Logan Berggren and Miguel Paredes Reyes
March 12, 2020
Senior Jordan Stalheim breaks Preston Lau’s school record with a time of 4:45.59.

Leaving a legacy

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Assistant Sports Director
March 5, 2020
Senior Dalys Beanum tries to make a play against Central.

Overtime thriller in the jungle

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Assistant Sports Director
February 28, 2020

Swimming towards state

Jasmine Hermosillo-Padilla and Miguel Paredes Reyes
February 25, 2020

Geiler vs. Geiler

Natalie Eljamal and Miguel Paredes Reyes
February 5, 2020
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