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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

Edison Geiler

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief, co-anchor MWHS Wildcat News

Returning for his third year on The CATalyst and MWHS Wildcat News staff, Geiler is focused on broadcasting as a senior. Last year he served as the MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief, editing, anchoring, and creating weekly broadcasts - which garnered national recognition. Hoping to vault the show to the top of high school news programs, Geiler spends most of his time tinkering with the broadcast, reviewing packages created by reporters, and covering important events around the school. Geiler also serves as the Vice President of the Theatre Department, where he participates in plays and other theatre-related activities.

All content by Edison Geiler
Netflix's latest release infuses grief and optimism to reflect on the pandemic

An ode to the pandemic

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2021
Standing in front of the Killian Court building on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's campus, senior Thomas Bigler readies for his upcoming college experience. Back in mid-March, Bigler received an acceptance letter from one of the most exclusive engineering programs in the world. "It was at first shock," Bigler said. "I couldn't believe I had actually been accepted, and I had just a rush of shock and excitement."

Shooting for the stars

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2021
Junior Nathan Bigler pleads with his scene partner senior Dakota Horrocks in the spring musical The Addams Family. The preparation up until this show required a lot of effort from the cast. "[The process] was so intense," Bigler said. "It was a good experience, but it wasn’t the normal process of musicals, because this whole year has been not normal.”

Hitting the stage at last

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2021
The leading Best Picture front-runner for 2021, "Nomadland" is one of the most beautiful films of the year.

“Nomadland” soars to beautiful heights

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2021
Over the course of the past two months, Nebraska governor Pete Ricketts has engaged in opposition politics with Democrats. Rather than pursuing his own policies, he acts out of blind opposition to ideas others push forward.

The lazy game of opposition politics

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2021
Looking ahead to college, senior Jon Willis leaves behind an extensive legacy of commentating at Millard West.

Leaving a legacy

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden's first 100 days in office will prove whether he is focused on the rights of the American people or bipartisan unity

Biden needs to push the envelope further

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2021
Presiding over her class, senior Isabella Reilly plays a teacher zooming in on the projection screen. During the rehearsal process, the cast and crew had little time to become prepared. "The show was heavy on props and projection needs," director Brooke Phillips said. "We only met twice a week for a few weeks and the actors were able to take our writing from the officers and implement it right away.  Since there was no script, everyone had to be in tune with each of the stories."

Clowning around

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief, co-anchor MWHS Wildcat News
March 5, 2021
Fighting for a more diverse curriculum in Millard, DiversifyOurNarrative aims to encourage students to learn about more perspectives. "We’re trying to eradicate any racism we can," Millard North junior Shreeya Shapkota said. "We want curriculums to not be as Eurocentric as it currently is, so we want to include more perspectives from the eastern side of the hemisphere we don’t normally learn about.”

America faced a racial reckoning last summer, Students are still calling for change

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-In-Chief, co-anchor MWHS Wildcat News
February 17, 2021
"Love on a Leash" is director Jennifer Ten's film debut. The avant-garde style of the plot pushes the bounds of what a film can become.

A love story for the ages

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2020
Tri-Faith Initiative is an organization in Omaha dedicated to religious diversity and fighting bigotry. For the holiday season, all their activities are remote; however, people can still participate in online workshops or other events scheduled on their website.

Local organization fights for a more diverse Omaha

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2020
English teacher Michael Catron recently received the Claes Nobel Educator Distinction Award. Nominated by senior Himanshu Gandhi, Catron teaches AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, Creative Writing and English 11.

English teacher Michael Catron wins distinguished award

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief, co-anchor MWHS Wildcat News
November 20, 2020

LB206 PSA

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 19, 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

First week back

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2020
Junior Kali Fichtl introduces the virtual play, The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon. The two hour video can be found on the theatre's YouTube Channel at MW Drama

Theatre department showcases virtual play

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2020
Students of Millard West should be upholding their responsibility to their neighbors by staying indoors during this pandemic.

Social distancing: An essential act

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2020
Implementing just one more vegetarian meal into a diet per week can have vast environmental benefits

Meatless meals: A simple alternative

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2020
CATS is one of the worst films in recent memory, failing at the box office and ultimately scarring anyone who has seen it.

CATS: An unsettling atrocity

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
January 21, 2020
Nebraska has lost a lot of talented citizens from migration to other states

Nebraska is losing its minds

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2019
Director Rian Johnson has revived the whodunit genre in his innovative new film Knives out

Knives Out: A New Mystery

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2019
Although there has been a long-standing debate about the legality of marijuana in the United States, it's time to make it available for the people who need it.

Medical marijuana: Time to legalize

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 26, 2019
Accusations of glorifying gun violence and mental illness has resulted in "Joker" being one of the most controversial superhero films in recent memory.  Nonetheless, it has become one of the most successful R-rated movies of all time.

Joker: A breath of fresh air

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2019

EDTALKS: Democratice candidate overview

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2019

EDTALKS: Warren vs Biden

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2019
"It Chapter Two" turned out to be a disappointing sequel to one of Stephen King's best movie adaptations

It Chapter Two: A Disappointing Conclusion

Edison Geiler, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2019
Senior Elaina Woods has battled past the worst parts of the aftermath of her pectus excavatum surgery

Elaina Woods: changed for the better

Edison Geiler, Broadcast Editor-In-Chief
September 6, 2019
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