The student news site of Wahlert Catholic High School

The Gleaner

The student news site of Wahlert Catholic High School

The Gleaner

The student news site of Wahlert Catholic High School

The Gleaner

Dangers of Social Media

Dangers of Social Media

Alejandro Rojas, Editor November 26, 2019

According to research published by the Pew Research Center in 2015, roughly 68 percent of adults use social media. Meanwhile, 90 percent of young adults, classified as being 18 to 29 years of age, use...

Wahlert production of “Bonanza” coming to you!

Caroline Schmid, Reporter November 11, 2019

There’s another theatre production coming to Wahlert! This time around, it’s a fundraiser for Wahlert’s theatre arts program. “Bonanza,” the production, will use its funds for the spring musical,...

It’s a beautiful day to save lives

Tess Breslin, Reporter November 7, 2019

Every 2 seconds in the U.S., someone is in need of blood. You never know how great the effects of blood donations are until you are the one that is receiving one. Every time a person donates blood, three...

Wahlert Catholic swims to state

Caroline Schmid, Reporter November 6, 2019

Wahlert Girls’ Swimming has had a huge success throughout the season, and all their hard work has paid off because this Thursday, Nov. 7, the swimmers and divers will begin their state journey in Marshalltown,...

Plays on a Street and at Wahlert

Caroline Schmid, Reporter November 6, 2019

Here at Wahlert, most of the talk is about sports, classes, or big theatre productions like Little Shop of Horrors. But what some people may not know is that there is a smaller fall production in progress....

Thespians take on Little Shop of Horrors

Caroline Schmid, Reporter October 7, 2019

“Listen, Seymour. Just because you put a strange and interesting plant in the window doesn't mean that it'll bring customers!” Well, Seymour will be expecting the students of Wahlert at this year’s...

A warm welcome to all

Lola Grap, Reporter October 7, 2019

Ms. Katie Decker, math Ms. Katie Decker taught at Mazzuchelli for 10 years. She started with 6th grade social studies, then 6th grade math, 8th grade math, then back to 6th grade math. She...

Students Spanish speaking skills succeed

Students’ Spanish speaking skills succeed

Sophie Skemp, Reporter October 7, 2019

By Sophie Skemp of The Gleaner    Being fluent in two languages sounds challenging, but how beneficial can it be to a six year old? The students of Our Lady of Guadalupe have been immersing...

The Abby Wagners pose with their new name doppelganger.

Same name, but different faces

Sophie Skemp, Reporter June 6, 2019

Some of you know the Jimmy McDermotts as Jimmy(1) and Jimmy(2), or have heard of two Abby Wagners walking the halls of Wahlert Catholic. Is there anything similar between them? Or are they completely...

PL finishes up

Natalie Kelzer, Reporter June 6, 2019

For Personalized Learning students, the end of the school year can be a mad rush of taking content assessments and finishing projects. But as they look back over the year, the students definitely found...

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