BV Southwest: Students Ponder School Choice
October 14, 2009 • Stella Liang, Reporter
Filed under News
Some of the people seen in the hallways of BV West will not be here next year — and not just the current seniors. The boundaries for BV Southwest were finalized in January, and freshmen and sophomores living within them will be required to attend the new school. The Class of 2011 will be the only exception Students... Read more »
Paint It Black: Gym Floor Gets New Look
October 14, 2009 • Nneoma Wamkpah, Reporter
Filed under News
Changes are an expected part of life, especially with the beginning of a new school year. One of the least expected changes of the year is the new look of the gymnasium. Over the later weeks of the summer break, the BV West gym was resurfaced and repainted. Although the gym gets a new clear coat every... Read more »
Yellow JAG passes return for more accountability
October 14, 2009 • Sonali Patro, Reporter
Filed under News
Every student’s planner contains 22 pages of hall pass pages, with a total of 638 slots. Nevertheless, the yellow passes have returned to JAG Time this year, leaving students wondering about the reason for the policy change. BV West’s leadership team, which is made up of teachers and administrators,... Read more »
New teachers include two familiar faces
October 14, 2009 • Haley Hansel, Reporter
Filed under News
A handful of new teachers joined the BV West faculty in August, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are all new faces. Debbie Glenn, a new communication arts teacher, and Nate Winslow, a new social studies teacher, worked as substitute teachers last year. Now they are full-time faculty members. On... Read more »
District takes precautions against swine flu
October 14, 2009 • Emily Grantham, Reporter
Filed under News
Over the summer, it seemed as though the swine flu scare had died down. Recently, however, swine flu, or H1N1, has come back in full force and has even affected some BV West students. “I was at a camp down at Duke [University], and somehow, the swine flu started going around,” junior Danny Richey... Read more »
New CAPS program provides real-world opportunities
October 14, 2009 • Kristin Schuppert, Reporter
Filed under Features
Many students have heard about the CAPS program, but not everyone knows exactly what it’s all about. CAPS, also known as the Center for Advanced Professional Studies, was designed to inspire students to succeed in fields such as human services, business engineering, and bioscience. Blue Valley has... Read more »
A New Spin on Sports: Frisbee games take off
October 14, 2009 • Paige Primovic, Section Editor
Filed under Features, Sports
Everyone has heard of basketball, volleyball and soccer: well-known, established sports. But some athletes have moved beyond the mainstream to sports that involve just as much hard work and determination, yet have evaded the spotlight for years. Soccer and football are two of the most popular sports,... Read more »
Local businesses reject cookie-cutter mentality
October 14, 2009 • Kirsten Hughes, Reporter
Filed under Features
Overland Park may not be New York City, but it’s hard to ignore the constant construction of malls, restaurants and roads. There are people who are thoroughly excited by this transformation, but some citizens stand by their community-based businesses. Two of these — Petland and It’s a Grind —... Read more »
Meeting Old Friends: Are first-day games necessary?
October 14, 2009 • Courtney Wiley, Section Editor
Filed under Opinion
For years the first day of school has meant the same dreaded uniformity: waking to the early morning buzz of an alarm clock, driving to school, and carrying around your new schedule. The chaos of 1,700 students finding their new lockers and only about half of them opening is another BV West tradition,... Read more »
Les Paul: The music lives on…
October 14, 2009 • Thomas DeHart, Reporter
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Les Paul, the man who invented the solid-body electric guitar and made the sound of rock ’n’ roll possible, passed away on Aug. 12 at age 94. His name has been on a guitar for more than 50 years. “When people hear the name Les Paul, they mainly think of the guitar that forged its own path,” senior... Read more »
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