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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
Senior Amelia Booker working a closing shift at Scooters after finishing a full eight period day of school. She started working at Scooters a year ago to have money for herself, and with them being known for their flexible schedule, she chose to work 15-20 hours a week while balancing schoolwork. “Being able to work a job and have good grades is something not a lot of students can do,” Booker said. “Even if they are able to get good grades, taking your time to understand the information is most important. I have found a perfect balance that keeps me busy at school and work, which kind of shows me how life in college and beyond will be.”

Money factoring into teenage lives

Sophia Eljamal, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2023
Statistics show the minimum wage has been to low to live off of for years.

Doing the minimum

Halle Opat, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
A Google search for “giving away money to homeless people” provides over nine million results. The top results are YouTube videos with hundreds of thousands or even millions of views, all of which use charity as clickbait to get views and money.

Charity for clout

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
March 25, 2021
Junior Annabelle Harshbarger uses the DoorDash app to order breakfast using contactless delivery. “I like to order from DoorDash because it’s easy and super convenient.”

Students dashing door to door

Madelyn Christiansen, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2021
This is the one month chart of GameStock. It started off very low, then when the common people joined in, it sky rocketed to a high of 374.51, then it has settled back down.

The tale of a new market

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2021
One of the NCAAs most monetized events, March Madness, has the opportunity to pay the athletes for the work that they do throughout the year, and if you have ever done a sport, you would know that it is hard to juggle work, school, and sports.

We should be paying college athletes 

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2020
Midwest Faces Dangerous Flooding

Midwest Faces Dangerous Flooding

Tenley Wright, Staff Writer
April 1, 2019
Senior Lauren Richter models a pair of her handmade pom pom earrings.

Pom up the Business

Sydney Looney, Editor in Chief
March 1, 2019
Courtesy of New York Times

First World Country With Third World Problems

Michelle Zhang, Staff Writer
November 20, 2018
Download the app today and use the code “madelynA” to help a fellow HQtie out with an extra life.

Welcome to the HQ-niverse: The Novel App Forging a New Beginning For Trivia Games

Madelyn Anderson, Opinions Editor
February 1, 2018
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