Dancing Through the Holidays
December 17, 2019
The soft snow piles on the ground, reflecting the sunlight as the smell of cinnamon swirls around homes and stores. The beginning notes of the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” can we be heard everywhere. It is Christmas time. Passions, sports and hobbies are important parts to high schoolers and...
Fall 2019 Choir Concert
Gabi Alexander, Maddie Merchant, Photographers
October 28, 2019
Choir students in all performance groups performed a variety of music. All grades had soloists and featured ensembles. ...
Classic Halloween Movies to Watch All Season Long
October 10, 2019
Halloween Movies Hocus Pocus Max Dennison, with the help of his sister Dani and friend Allison, explores an abandoned house after moving to Salem Mass. In this house, Max accidentally releases a coven of three evil witches that lived in that house, and with the help of a magic cat, the teen...
The Symbolism in Life’s Not Out To Get You
Evan Schmidt
October 8, 2019
With most pop punk and punk rock songs, there are four main themes that recur throughout songs by bands and songs that are in albums. Most pop punk songs are about using drugs, going out and get dumped by a girl, leaving this town and running away and "my parents don't get me". But Neck Deep's album "Life's not out ...
Disney vs. Nickelodeon Review
Hannah Cole and Natalie Fiorella
October 3, 2019
Wizards of Waverly Place Teen wizard Alex Russo experiences the triumphs and defeats of both high school and witchcraft in New York City alongside her brothers Justin and Max. Alex is a rebellious girl who exploits her powers for personal gain. Her carefree character perfectly captures a typical,...
The Women of Lockerbie
Kyler Murphy, Reporter
September 24, 2019
On October 4th and 5th, The Repertory Theatre is performing Women of Lockerbie. This story is about the aftermath of the plane bombing over Lockerbie. It is a touching story involving the parents of one of the victims and the women of Lockerbie. This year they are getting it judged to go t...
Captain Marvel Movie Review
Kyler Murphy, Reporter
May 2, 2019
The Captain Marvel movie introduced the first female lead to Marvel’s MCU and personally I’m a fan. While there were some parts that I wasn’t a fan of the movie as a whole was well produced and there was no cgi that really took me out of the moment which is hard to do with a movie like Captain...
Hot Pocket Review
Kyler Murphy and Kennedy Kramer
April 25, 2019
Hot Pockets are essentially pizza burritos and at some point or another, almost everyone has eaten the magnificent creation known as Hot Pockets, even people that don’t like pizza! But what’s the best flavor? This taste-test will cover four fantastic flavors, with the pros and cons of each kind....
Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition
Jaden Webster, Reporter
February 1, 2019
Tales of Vesperia has always been one of the most popular games in the Tales series, and now it is back and better than ever. The Definitive Edition was released on Jan. 11 with a surplus of new content on top of the already massive original game. In addition to the seven characters from the original, this vers...
Jillian Dunlay, Reporter
Throughout the large variety of extracurricular activities at BV West, one prominent passion among students is politics. There are multiple opportunities for those students...
Gabi Alexander, Kevin Glenn, and Rajneet Lehal
In the spring of 2019, social worker, Katie Harris, had a dream of organizing an event to benefit another disabled person by funding the acquisition and training of a service...
Kyler Murphy, Reporter
The statistics are staggering: 96.6 percent of Blue Valley students graduate, 90 percent take the ACT (with the highest composite score of all districts in Kansas) and the...