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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

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"I started my theater career with Southern Hospitality. It was around the same time when I saw "Frozen" at the Orpheum," junior Dalton Gubbels said. "I've also seen "Frozen" being preformed at other schools and I have seen "Frozen" the movie."

Let it glow

Caden Reynolds, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2023

New age of technology

Sam Whittaker, Nathan Delaney, and Jack Schense
September 28, 2023
As screen time numbers add up from social media apps, to online ordering; concerns to mental and physical health grow. Large amounts of screen time pose a threat towards the eyes, brain, energy and activity in young children and adults.

The issues cell phones promote

Leah Pickhinke, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2023
With the evolution of technology, avoiding screens may appear to be impossible. However, with new technology, there are tools like limiters and screen time reports that can help limit excessive exposure to screens.

The growing concern of screen time

Eddie Shi
May 12, 2023

An artificial broadcast

Logan Moseley and Eddie Shi
April 19, 2023
Senior Dillon Ceass spends the remainder of his time at Millard West interning in the tech office. His internship has let him gain experience that he will exploit in his college classes as well as future careers.

Spectacular helping hand

Seth DeFreece, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2022
The Oculus Quest 2 is the newest VR released from Oculus

A new virtual experience

Kira Perez, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022
Senior Camile O’Neill sits in her honors pre-calculus class, where due to her visual impairment she uses eSight glasses that help her to see the board, teacher and her notes. O’Neil uses tech in all of her classes that help her in a variety of ways. “With my eSight glasses, I am able to take pictures of the board so I can study them later,” O’Neil said. “My laptop helps me get my work completed in an efficient way. Most of my teachers send me digital copies of all of my assignments, so they are all accessible to me.”

Learning through a different lens

Annabelle Harshbarger, Online Editor
March 16, 2022
Screen time is becoming a problem. Many people are spending more and more time on their devices and it is having an impact on their health.

Screened in

Reece Straley, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2021

Interning in tech

Colin Ribaya and Morgan Weir
November 4, 2021
This is one of the academies Millard Public schools offer. Students will be learning in similar ways that high schoolers in the education academy are, but will be apprehending different content. “It's exciting to meet people from other schools who have the same passions as me,” Education academy student Hope Belcastro said. “I like that the teachers push you to do your best and challenge you constantly throughout the year.”

A new opportunity for students

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2020
According to an analysis by the New York Times, CNN’s privacy policy has a Lexile score of over 1600, meaning that it would be a difficult read even for those in professional fields like law and medicine. Hulu, Airbnb, Zoom and Disney have similarly difficult policies with Lexile scores of over 1500.

Teens need to care about data privacy

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
November 6, 2020
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