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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

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On April 17, the theater department put on their first-ever talent show. This show was mainly made to fund their upcoming trip to the International Thespian Festival. “I’ve been doing taekwondo all my life basically,” English teacher Mike Catron said. “I started working as an instructor for my dojo after the guy before me retired, so I decided to take this opportunity. When we decided to do a talent show to get ‘Little Women’ to internationals, I thought, why not.”

The talent gala

Caden Reynolds, Uproar Radio-Station Manager
May 2, 2025
A study from the National Association for Gifted Children found that around half of gifted children will “level out” and perform at grade level by the time they reach high school. As students get older and school becomes more difficult, it’s natural to stop progressing at high rates. For students who have been labeled gifted at an early age, however, this leveling out can make them feel like they are an academic fraud.

Growing up gifted

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
March 10, 2021
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