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COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, MAY 12,
2025 - Senior Jordan Treger is committed
to Towson University for nursing in
the honors college. PHOTO BY AMY
MANZANARES

Wilde Lake’s Top Cats: Seniors Edition

Kristian Smith, Staff Writer May 15, 2025

With graduation approaching, seniors are choosing their paths after high school. While some students have chosen to stay close to home, others are venturing 2000 miles away. With diverse paths and futures,...

Joshua Wright is a conservative senior 
at Wilde Lake high school who wants 
Americans like him to reflect on 
supporting Trump. PHOTO BY AMY 
MANZANARES

Why I do not support Trump as a white, conservative, Christian American

Joshua Wright, Cat Contributor May 14, 2025

As a conservative, white, Christian American, you would probably guess that I am immensely patriotic. You might assume that I truly believe America is and has been one of the best nations since it was...

Diet culture pushes exhausting lifestyle onto teens

Diet culture pushes exhausting lifestyle onto teens

Michelle Boukanov, Staff Editor May 14, 2025

As I scroll through social media each day, I’m exposed to hundreds of different videos and posts. Most of the time when I go on Instagram or TikTok, I do it to laugh and entertain myself, but sometimes...

Roscoe Grader stands at a podium in the Senate press room. He worked as a House page through the MGA Student Page Program. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSCOE GRADER

How I got an internship with the House of Delegates

Roscoe Grader, Cat Contributor May 14, 2025

For the past two years, I have interned at the Maryland General Assembly (MGA). The MGA is the governing body for the state of Maryland, similar to Congress. Specifically, I interned for Delegate Jessica...

COLUMBIA, MD, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - An interviewer  during junior interview day  laughs as she gets to know the junior she  is interviewing.

Junior interview day gives students workforce insight

Wilde Lake juniors walked into the media center dressed their best as they prepared for their interviews with volunteers from different companies and businesses across the county. On junior interview day...

Ms. Kelli Midgley has worked 
at Wilde Lake since 1995. She is 
now retiring after 30 years as a 
Wildecat. PHOTO COURTESY 
OF MS. MIDGLEY

Ms. Kelli Midgley says goodbye to the Lake after 30 years

Liz Cho, Staff Editor May 13, 2025

English teacher, Speech and Debate coach, union representative, and Lincoln Douglas Debate Director for the Baltimore Catholic Forensic League Ms. Kelli Midgley has worked at Wilde Lake since 1995. After...

Our trans friends need our support during Trump presidency

Tess Groen, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

When America elected Donald Trump into office, they elected an out-and-proud transphobe. With his election, the transgender community is panicking, and rightfully so. Trump’s public and consistent...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The Wilde Lake village center
offers students places to eat and socialize.
Students could sit down and eat during
lunch time in the village center with an
open campus.

Let seniors eat lunch at Wilde Lake village center

Miles Anderson, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

The Wilde Lake village center bustles with familiar shops and restaurants for people to visit. Unfortunately, the students of Wilde Lake are confined to a cramped lunch period in the cafeteria, unable...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Stage manager Katie Yarrish adjusts the light cues for the Mini Theater.

Liberal arts degrees teach skills jobs want

Cortez Butler, Writer February 25, 2025

In the first grade, senior Katie Yarrish decided she wanted to learn how to play the violin, not knowing this would be the launching pad for her love of the arts. Katie still plays the violin 11 years...

Colleen Hoover’s books have dominated the New York Times bestseller
list, according to the Wall Street Journal despite writing problematic
stories surrounding abuse and unhealthy relationships.

Colleen Hoover misleads young readers by romanticizing abuse

Caroline Sorensen, Web Editor, Photo Editor, Multimedia Editor February 25, 2025

Author Colleen Hoover continuously fails to take romance, domestic violence, and drug use seriously, leaving her impressionable teenage audience with an unhealthy understanding of love. Hoover has written...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Women’s Studies teacher Ms. Volpe sets the table with glass plates made by her students that highlight women contributions throughout history.

Women’s Studies honors Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party”

Kristian Smith and Molly Eagan February 25, 2025

The Wilde Lake’s Women’s Studies class creates glass plates covered in quotations, portraits, and paintings to honor women in history. The glass plates project is based on the art exhibit “The...

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, JANUARY 15, 2025 - Sophomore Lindsey Doggette leads a prayer during FCA, which they do every meeting.

Students searching for community revive religious clubs

Molly Eagan, Editor February 25, 2025

For the first two years of high school, Yoni Yohannes longed for a place to share his faith in God. He decided to take matters into his own hands. This year, Yoni restarted the Fellowship of Christian...

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