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Cat Talk
The student news site of Millbrook High School

Cat Talk
The student news site of Millbrook High School

Cat Talk
Alex McCloskey

Alex McCloskey, Entertainment Editor

I am Alex McCloskey and I attend Millbrook High School as a senior. I am seventeen years old and I like camping and hiking. I enjoy making and watching videos on YouTube in my free time. Studying film and audio has always interested me a lot. When I watch films I always look for camera angles, foreshadowing, and little details the filmmaker gives. I love to disc golf in my free time as well. I also find homework very boring and unnecessary. I am in the Digital Media Career Academy, I write for the Millbrook Cat Talk, and I am participating in the film club. My experiences last year while on the Cat Talk staff were awesome and I look forward to writing for it for another year!
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Posing on NC State’s campus, Alexandra Butler received the Goodnight Scholarship. She is just one of the many people who were awarded honorary scholarships at Millbrook.

Millbrook students receive high honor scholarships

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
May 22, 2018
Depicting the Mother’s Day tradition of a card, children across America celebrate their mothers. Happy Mother’s Day to all Millbrook mothers!

The vast history behind Mother’s Day

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
May 13, 2018
Posing for a picture, Mrs. King smiles brightly into the camera. After fifteen great years as principal, Mrs. King is retiring.

Principal of Millbrook retiring

Peyton Lenderman and Alex McCloskey
April 1, 2018
Predicting that no more school will be missed due to snow, WCPSS recently canceled the June 11 make-up day. Students in Wake County will have spent the state’s required number of hours in class without needing to make up that day.

Wake County cancels make-up days

Alex McCloskey, Entertainment Editor
March 28, 2018
Residing in the busy city of San Francisco, the Moscone Center is where the 2018 Game Developers Conference was held. It is a conference in which many new ideas and innovative development techniques are discussed and showcased.

Game Developers Conference enhances gaming

Alex McCloskey, Entertainment Editor
March 28, 2018
Helping out with the National Preparedness event, an American Red Cross volunteer raises awareness about natural disaster preparations. Red Crosses all around the globe commit their time to helping out those in their communities.

Red Cross saves lives across the globe

Alex McCloskey, Entertainment Editor
March 22, 2018
Unveiling the first ever Sea of Thieves gameplay trailer at the 2015 E3, the Rare development team has been hard at work ever since. This pirate game brings a whole new meaning to the definition of multiplayer games.

Tech Savvy

Alex McCloskey, Entertainment Editor
March 16, 2018
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What breakfast food are you?

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
January 26, 2018
Showcasing in all of its glory, the Xbox One X is one of many great gifts to look for once restocked after the holidays. Many items go on sale during post-Christmas time, so make sure to act fast if you plan on purchasing these items!

Gadgets to look for after the holidays

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
January 15, 2018
Chained up, this modern day slave is a victim of human trafficking. Human trafficking affects millions around the globe today.

Becoming aware of human trafficking

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
January 15, 2018
Basking in all of their festivities, these Gingerbread men are one of the many holiday traditions we celebrate today. There are traditions we celebrate during the holidays that we are oblivious as to why we celebrate them.

Exploring the history behind holiday traditions

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
December 19, 2017
Denying many of the sexual abuse claims against him, Senator Al Franken still resigns despite not being officially forced to resign. Over six sexual harassment allegations against Franken have been made.

Al Franken to resign after sexual harassment allegations

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
December 7, 2017
Celebrating what is now known as Halloween, this group of children is dressed up to prepare to trick-or-treat. The rich history of Halloween is often unknown to the public with how much it has gone through even after the European colonists came to the United States.

Halloween’s rich and spooky history

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 30, 2017
Revolutionizing the way iPhones will operate in the future, the iPhone X is the newest creation from Apple. The phone is made with glass and stainless steel and operates using facial recognition.

Apple’s latest innovation: the iPhone X

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 18, 2017
Awaiting a verdict in 2009, O.J. Simpson would later be admitted to Lovelock Correctional Center. He was released early Sunday morning after nine years behind bars.

O.J. Simpson released from prison

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 2, 2017
Appearing as it was in May of 1975, the Village Subway was greatly popularized by The Pier and other restaurants within it. Today the Subway is sealed to the public and only two entrances remain to the abandoned underground.

Remembering the Subway under Cameron Village

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
May 18, 2017
Performing poetry as the French poet, Verlaine, freshman Alexander Machalicky takes a break to stroke his beard. The French Club won a variety of awards at the French Festival.

French Club celebrates French culture

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
May 18, 2017
Rising in price, these avocados are becoming of much higher demand throughout the globe. The prices of the fruits are drastically affected.

Avocado prices rise around the globe this year

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
May 5, 2017
Standing in all its jokes, the Gowk Stone is the symbol for fool and is what started “hunting the gowk” day. This stone is one of many located in Scotland standing as symbols for April Fools’ Day for them.

The origin of April Fools’ Day

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
April 1, 2017
Racing with regards to the new rule changes, these NASCAR drivers change up their strategies on the tracks. The new rules are controversial for many fans of racing.

NASCAR’s rule changes in 2017

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
March 31, 2017
Enjoying the sport of Disc Golf, junior Adam Wenzel becomes a more experienced player with practice. Disc Golf is played throughout America, and the world, because of its eventful history.

Throw yourself into the world of Disc Golf

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
March 22, 2017
Working on constructing a robot, freshman Jacob (left), freshman David Busch (middle), and senior Mohamed Almontaser (right) educate themselves more on the engineering and science of how these robots are built. Robotics members plan to enter the robot they build into the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Robotics is hard at work for competition

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
March 16, 2017
Being held at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Downtown Raleigh, this meteorite is classified as Nickel-Iron. There are many other kinds of meteorites that have landed on Earth throughout history.

Meteorites that landed on Earth

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
February 15, 2017
Prancing through the forests of North Carolina, this deer is one of many caught on photo by the NC Candid Critters camera traps. The NC Candid Critters project plans to expand across all 100 counties of North Carolina.

Program learns more about wildlife in North Carolina

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
February 3, 2017
Standing on stage, Thomas Armstrong receives a trophy for a principles of marketing event. DECA is a very beneficial program at Millbrook and will be going to Greensboro for states in March.

DECA

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
February 1, 2017
Eating lunch in his car, junior Adam Wenzel enjoys the famous soft drink invented in North Carolina, Pepsi. Pepsi is one of many famous inventions right here in North Carolina.

North Carolina’s Innovative History

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
January 21, 2017
As depicted by last year's cover, the Tempest is a student driven literary magazine that has an annual theme. Last year's theme was Palette, and this year's theme is Distortion.

The Tempest

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
November 28, 2016
Planning a merger, AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion. Many people think that this merger will raise prices for consumers, while others think it will be innovative.

AT&T-Time Warner Merger arouses potential problems

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
November 7, 2016
Participating in Latin Club’s Fall Forum event in Greensboro, last year members educate themselves more in Roman culture. The Latin Club goes to their Fall Forum this year on Saturday, October 29.

Latin Club

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 26, 2016
Discussing new ideas for the Investment Club with adviser Mr. Hosking, sophomore and president of the Investment Club Caroline Lewis does her duty as president. The Investment Club has many guest speakers come in to educate members about investing.

Investment Club

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 19, 2016
Preparing for the fall season, Panic Point gets people into the Halloween spirit. Millbrook students are planning on going to haunted tours in the Raleigh and surrounding area.

Haunted houses are fast approaching this fall season

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 19, 2016
Revolutionizing the smartphone business, the new Pixel smartphone entirely made by Google has one of the top rated cameras smartphones have ever seen. There are many more features to this phone than just the camera.

Smartphone by Google may be the best yet

Alex McCloskey, Section Editor
October 13, 2016
Rowing in the Southeast Region Regatta, members of the Triangle Rowing Club push themselves to medal. Millbrook students, junior Michael Pryor and sophomores Jonathan Underkoffler and Kendall Hart are participating in the Triangle Rowing Club.

Millbrook students are rowing competitively

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
May 26, 2016
Standing in all of its glory, the underwater exosuit created by Phil Nuytten advances exploration under the ocean. This suit has amazing capabilities while underwater to up to 1,000 feet.

An ocean exploring invention

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2016
Knitting a hat for for the Heavenly Hugs Hat Ministries, president of the Knitting Club, sophomore Alexandra Butler, also teaches freshman Brooke Finnessy and junior Liz Finnessy how to become better knitters. The Knitting Club is for anyone no matter how experienced of a knitter you are!

Knitting Club

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
April 7, 2016
Perfecting its faults, Li-Fi prepares for its expected launch in roughly 2 years. Li-Fi is the supposed future of the internet according to many.

Li-Fi may replace Wi-Fi in the near future

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2016
Playing his 3DS in the Video Game Club, sophomore Cameron Swan enjoys this after school activities environment. The Video Game Club is a club for students that like to play video games and make new friends.

Video game club makes staying after school enjoyable

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2016
Cleaning up trash around the Millbrook campus, sophomore Connor Jamison fulfills his job as a member of the FFA. The FFA is a great way to meet new people, gain leadership opportunities, and learn more about agriculture.

Millbrook FFA are good samaritans

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2016
All around the world, Hoverboards create a fun and interesting experience for those who ride them. However, a lot can malfunction with these amazing toys, so precautions should be taken when making the best choice when purchasing one.

Hoverboards are explosively fun

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2016
Presenting her Film Club project to the other members, freshman and president of the Film Club, Kristin Hendricks, is relaxed and focused. Film Club members attentively listen and discuss ideas as the Film Club is mostly member-driven.

Film Club has a fun and relaxed environment

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2016
President of Mock Trial, senior Kiera Jonson and sophomore Ryan Bush prepare for the prosecution cross which marks the beginning of Mock Trial. Mock Trial is a great opportunity for students to see what it is like to be a lawyer and requires a lot of preparation.

Mock Trial efforts exceed standards

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2015
In Paris, France, the participants of the United Nations conference on climate change make preparations for the 2015 conference. There are many ways climate change can be prevented in our world today.

UN Conference on climate change getting serious

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2015
iPhones in hands, sophomores Danny Andrussier and Connor Washington find creative ways to capture photographs of their surroundings. In the Photography Club, you learn many different ways to take professional looking photographs.

Campus Clubs- Photography Club

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2015
Showing his drone to junior Marshall Feldman, junior Brett Foster seeks to educate him about the way it works. Members help each other learn and have fun while in the Mad Scientists Club.

Campus Clubs

Alex McCloskey, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2015
Naval Officer, Ms. Romano poses sitting in a plane in Rota, Spain. She has had one of the most unique and interesting jobs of the teachers, advisors, and coaches at Millbrook.

Teacher Jobs

Alex McCloskey, Writer
October 16, 2015
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