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The Catalyst
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
Balanced school calendars, also referred to as year round school, have been proven to benefit both students and teachers. The infographic above showcases three main effects year round schooling has on students.

A better school calendar

Kaden Roth, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019
Standardized testing has been around since the early 600’s. Though today’s testing is much different from back then, testing today causes more stress within students and they are becoming more and more of an inaccurate source to measure a student’s ability to learn.

Testing the system

Alexis Bahensky, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2019
Although there has been a long-standing debate about the legality of marijuana in the United States, its 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
Adults and children alike volunteer their time at the Open Door Mission to help prepare and serve food. The Mission serves over 3,500 meals daily, and this would not be possible without the generous volunteers.

The importance of volunteering

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
November 26, 2019
Many politicians want to increase voter turnout in the US by making election day a federal holiday. However, they don’t consider that this new holiday will be a disadvantage for many blue-collar and low-income workers.

Election Day should not be a federal holiday

Alexis Bahensky, Staff Reporter
November 26, 2019
Recently more men have been wearing makeup to express themselves.

Rewriting fashion

Logan Berggren, Feature Editor
November 18, 2019
Photo of Beth Rips and Lloyd Hoshaw’s QT on donut Friday where one student brings donuts for the whole QT to have. “My QT and I all love donut Fridays and look forward to it every week,” sophomore Dayna Overman said. This isn’t only a tradition in this QT, almost everyone throughout the school experiences it. Students anticipate this day all week and enjoy when the day finally comes.

How QT can benefit a student

Katelyn Hahn, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2019
Flu vaccines are used to stop the spreading and advancing of the influenza virus in populations.

It’s not ‘sick’ to get sick

Michelle Zhang, Opinions Editor
November 15, 2019
When scrolling through Brandy Melvilles website the thing that stands out most is that lack of diversity. All the models look the same, they range from a 22’ to 24’ waist and 5’7- 5’9.

One Size Fits Small

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2019
Scooter’s Coffee’s new Pumpkin Pie Shake after being hit with a couple sips begins to lose festive flavor.

Pumpkin gets too much pep

Michelle Zhang, Opinions Editor
October 14, 2019
On average, each one of us produces 4.4 pounds of solid waste each day. This adds up to almost a ton of trash per person, per year. If we cut this down even by half it would make a tremendous difference in the amount of paper waste made by schools. Cutting back on paper starts with smart decision making and taking responsibility for the environment.

Paper problem

Kaden Roth, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2019
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