The Student Newspaper of Notre Dame High School

The Catalyst
The Student Newspaper of Notre Dame High School

The Catalyst
The Student Newspaper of Notre Dame High School

The Catalyst
Ava Marinos

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor

Ava Marinos is a senior at NDB and is excited for her third year with The Catalyst. She actively participated in the club as a sophomore and junior and enrolled in the Journalism class as a senior. Outside of writing for the student press, she enjoys teaching dance classes and leading campus ministry. Ava hopes to attend college in California and dance for her university’s collegiate pom team.

All content by Ava Marinos
On May 18, the Wildcats attended their Senior Sunset, where they showed off their future colleges and spent the evening celebrating with classmates.

Class of 2023 ends the year with their Senior Sunset

Ava Marinos and Mia Muzzi
May 24, 2023
Seniors Ella Chatterjee and Clarissa Wing earned awards for their outstanding academic achievements.

Academic Awards Night recognizes this year’s student accomplishments

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
May 24, 2023
Ava Marinos poses with a WWII veteran.

Memorial Day: A tribute to those who served

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
May 24, 2023
The NDB InStep Competition team places first in their division at the annual Showstoppers dance competition.

NDB’s InStep competition team competes at Showstoppers Regional Competition

Ava Marinos, Opinion Co-Editor
March 28, 2023
The email that Santa Clara University early action and decision applicants received on December 16, 2022 for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The anxiety that comes with “status update”

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
February 9, 2023
Music festival Outside Lands gained popularity for its unique selection of performers.

Music festival lineups for 2023 have fans excited

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
February 9, 2023
The Tri-School Choir performs in the finale of the Serra Winter Concert.

Choir performs in the Tri-School Winter Concert

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
December 9, 2022
Star Charli D'amelio and professional ballroom dancer Mark Ballas dance the cha-cha on season 31.

How stars on “Dancing With the Stars” who have an extensive dance background are unfair competition

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
November 17, 2022
Kayla Hollister 23', Cristine Niswander 23', and Ava Marinos 23' attended the Halloween Haunt together in October 2021.

Halloween Haunt’s discontinuation this year leaves avid goers distraught

Ava Marinos and Dayna Sockol
October 21, 2022
Students write several rough drafts of their college admissions essays before submitting their final draft.

Seniors feel pressured to write sob stories for their college essays

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
October 21, 2022
Georgia Blaney '23, Ava Marinos '23 and Delaney Sprague '23 dance for the All Saints' Day Mass on November 1, 2021.

The significance of Día de los Muertos is applicable to all

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
October 21, 2022
The Photography Club, 2021-2022, poses for the official yearbook photo. The members are returning to the club for the 2022-2023 year, and welcome all of the new members for its second year.

Photography Club’s plans for its second year

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
October 21, 2022
California gets hit with extremely high temperatures. Belmont had highs reaching towards 100.

Extreme weather conditions should call for an appropriate uniform policy

Ava Marinos, Opinion Editor
September 23, 2022
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