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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

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Samantha Vojslavek

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor

Sammi Vojlavek is a senior at Millard West and this is her first year being a part of the CATalyst staff. She has been a member of the Yearbook staff for three years and has found Journalism as an opportunity to broaden her experience with broadcasting and different types of writing. Outside of Journalism, she is involved in cross country and track and field. She enjoys listening to music and spending time with her friends and family in her free time.

All content by Samantha Vojslavek
A very curious play production

A very curious play production

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
May 19, 2022
Donating blood for the first time, senior Luke Hudek participates in the spring blood drive. Walking into the drive with no experience, Hudek’s emotions flexuated but was surprised by the ease that came with donating. “Overall, I had a good experience, and it’ll be very beneficial to keep donating,” Hudek said. “I want to donate in the future because nothing bad can happen to me and only good things can happen to people who need the blood.”

A drive to remember

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
May 12, 2022

Donating for a cause

Annabelle Harshbarger and Samantha Vojslavek
May 11, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 05.06.22

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Samantha Vojslavek
May 6, 2022
On her third and final attempt in the long jump, senior Sadie Millard jumps 17’3.75”, placing first and earning the girls track team an additional 10 points. Regardless of the 30 mph wind gusts, making it much more difficult to run or jump PR’s, Millard remained determined to succeed and did just that. “This meet I tried to keep a positive attitude before all of my events,” Millard said. “I always try to find a consistent pace that I will be able to maintain throughout the whole race or event. There is a lot I need to work on with my form or consistency, and there’s also room to grow each week.”

Ranking up

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor who didn't win state
April 27, 2022

Wildcat Connect Award – Radtke

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
April 14, 2022

Getting to know our guards

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
April 11, 2022
Signing Off

Signing Off

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
March 23, 2022
As she tosses her ball down the lane, sophomore Gwendolyn Naumann scores 134 pins for her team in game one against Millard North on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Naumann assisted her team's win against the Mustangs with a total of 17.5, and one and a half individual points coming from Naumann alone. “My goal for the meet was to beat whoever I was versing,” Naumann said. “Along with getting the highest score I could and picking up all the pins.”

This is how we roll

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
February 14, 2022

The wonders of Wordle

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
February 9, 2022
Assembling a Strider Bike, junior Jenson Groff spends a portion of his last day of winter break with the cycling team in order to help provide for the ACP students. Building these bikes helped allow a new learning tool the ACP students can depend on for not only their learning but for their physical advancement too. “We were able to build these Strider Bikes bought by the ACP program,” Groff said. “I saw this as a way to help provide for the students with something they can benefit from.”

One stride at a time

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
February 4, 2022
Completing her work on her first eLearning day on Friday Jan. 28th, senior Riley Kramolisch transfers her knowledge from in-person instruction to apply herself while at home. With two more remote days in the future Kramolisch begins productive habits while working at home. “ELearning days are a benefit to our health and our learning itself,” Kramolisch said. “I think it’s a good time for kids or teachers who are out sick to get caught up.”

Masking the spread

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
February 2, 2022

Daily Chats: Episode Two

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
January 25, 2022

Daily Chats: Episode 1

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
January 25, 2022
Displayed above is senior Chloe Hackbart’s title page for her project she submitted for the 2021 ArcGIS StoryMaps Challenge for Restoring Our Ocean ran through National Geographic to spread the word of the effects of climate change around the world. Placing third from competitors across 20 other countries, Hackbart took this experience and applied it to the bigger picture of helping those being affected daily due to the climate crisis. “Although it was nice to receive an award for my project, I was happier about the fact that the cause I focused on was able to reach such a large audience around the world,” Hackbart said. “I wanted the people who read their story & looked at my maps to gain an understanding of the immediate & detrimental effects climate change is having on our planet right now.”

Project change

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature story editor
December 21, 2021

Omaha’s ninjas

Christian Naujokaitis and Samantha Vojslavek
December 20, 2021

Spreading holiday cheer

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
December 17, 2021
Posing beside one of his original cheesecake flavors, freshman Jahongir Ergashev takes great pride in his cheesecake company run with his mother. Beginning the Home & Joy cheesecake business two years ago, Ergashev has grown with his company through the help of his family. “My plans are pretty ambitious,” Ergashev said. “I know my mom and my brother believe in me, and they tell me I can implement whatever I plan for Home & Joy no matter what. They let me be ambitious, and so I am not afraid of challenges. I want to open a small bakery next year with the help of my brother who is a realtor at Berkshire Hathaways, and he will find a place for us.”

Baking dreams a reality

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
December 10, 2021
While training after earning her second-degree black belt, sophomore Olivia O’neill stands in a defensive block position. Training at Omaha Blue Waves since she was five, O’neill is now training to achieve her third-degree belt, or the Sam Dan. “Practices, or classes, throughout the week focus on multiple different things,” O’neill said. “Weekday classes lean more towards traditional martial arts, in other words, everything you will need to advance to the next rank. Saturday classes consist of more extreme martial arts. This is reserved for tumbling classes, classes to make creative forms, and weapons classes.”

A kickstart of confidence

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
November 30, 2021

Littering PSA

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
November 10, 2021
Placed on tables in the library among several other rows sits a crafted tombstone. Made by higher level French students, these headstones were made to signify famous people who have passed and provide background or significance to the person and their life. “We did a tour on Monday of the cemetery after it was all set up, and the students created questions to ask their classmates about their headstone,” French teacher Sara Karst said. “My other students created headstones for their ‘alter egos’ or ‘spirit animals.’”

Bonjour French Week

Samantha Vojslavek, Feature Story Editor
November 10, 2021

Striking into a new season

Riley Kramolisch and Samantha Vojslavek
November 3, 2021
Performing in Minnesota at this year’s BOA Championships, senior Preston Ward plays the trombone. Besides playing his instrument, Ward is one of the Majors and is in charge of monitoring the band as a whole during performances. “One thing I found challenging while performing was making sure the band stays in tempo at all times,” Ward said. “Throughout the show, some sections were not in sync with each other, and it is my responsibility to bring them back together.”

Loud and proud

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
October 27, 2021

Coding for kids

Kaitlin Reynolds and Samantha Vojslavek
October 6, 2021
The Pumpkin Spice Latte recently made its annual appearance on the Scooters menu and will only be available through the fall season.

A sip into the fall season

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
October 6, 2021
Donating blood for the first time, senior Luke Hudek participates in the fall blood drive. Heading into this experience, Hudek felt waves of emotions but was prepared and aware of the benefits his donation would provide. “Overall I had a good experience, and it’ll be very beneficial to keep donating,” Hudek said. “I want to donate in the future because nothing bad can happen to me and only good things can happen to people who need the blood.”

A drive to provide

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 30, 2021
Conversing with a volunteer during her district-required mock job interview, freshman Evalinn Eisel answers the questions given about the fictional job she applied for. Approaching the interview, Eisel came well prepared with the essentials for each interview: her job application, resume and reference sheet. “Overall I think I did pretty well because I was given good feedback,” Eisel said. “I felt it was pretty easy to answer the questions and follow along.”

Inside mock job interviews

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 20, 2021
Sitting among the stairs at the infamous Roman Theatre in Jordan, junior Sarah Qaud journeys throughout the country to popular attractions such as this one. Taking a trip to visit her family living outside of the United States, Qaud spent 38 days outside of the country this summer. “The Roman Theater is mindblowing, and it was so interesting how Jordans would just sit and walk around it normally, whereas I was acting like a whole tourist,” Qaud said. “There are no words to describe how much I enjoyed it.”

A great escape

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 14, 2021
Gathering among her relatives, senior Lauraine Komla-Ebri shares an African dish called Fufu, which is native to her home country, Lomé. After an absence lasting over 10 years, Komla-Ebri revisits her childhood home with numerous family members who traveled from Italy and France.“This trip made me happy in many different ways,” Koma-Ebri said. “Getting to see family I haven’t seen in years and revisiting where I used to live and go to school was like a distant happy memory.”

Home at last

Samantha Vojslavek, Features Editor
September 2, 2021

Disconnect to reconnect

Brenna Batchelder, Kaitlin Reynolds, Brooke Sliva, Riley Kramolisch, and Samantha Vojslavek
August 24, 2021
The second set of bowls for the Wildcats created a big scoring gap in which they had an advantage for the next games. The main competitor Millard West was worried about was Millard North and because they performed so well in the second set, that became less of a problem. “We knew we were on the right track after the first couple games and definitely had a chance to win,” Stuckenschmidt said. “Due to some failure by Millard North’s bowlers to hit the pins, we were able to come out 48 pins up on them.”

[Photo] Unified Bowling takes Districts

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
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