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Styrofoam tray currently in use by BV West students

Styrofoam Waste

Millie Reitz, Reporter December 8, 2022

In past years, BV West students have participated in all sorts of recycling efforts: collecting paper, cans, plastic bottles, and soft plastics, and using water bottle fillers. The school cafeteria echoed...

Slang dominates teen language

Slang dominates teen language

Gabrielle Moritz, Guest Writer October 25, 2022

What did You Do Last Summer?

What did You Do Last Summer?

Millie Reitz, Guest Writer October 25, 2022

Congrats Class of 2022

Congrats Class of 2022

Aminah Syed, Editor-In-Chief (2021-22) May 15, 2022

Do you know what has been said about us, the Blue Valley West class of 2022? “You are the right age, the right class, the right generation to make a difference.” And if you know our Mr. Baxter,...

Shanzay Qalbani and Sabeen Ahmad looking beautiful wearing Shalwar Kameez.

Diversity Assembly

Morgan Magee, Aditi Mehra, Mason Seaberg, Photographers April 30, 2022

Photo by Selma Khokher

Blue Valley West Hosts Its First Fashion Show

Aminah Syed, Ali Gudenkauf, Alli Kushner, Editor in Chief, Photographers April 15, 2022

On April 15, Blue Valley West is holding its first Fashion Show. It is hosted by BV West Fashion Club, one of West’s many new clubs created this year. Junior Mira Becker is the current president and...

Behind the Bookshelves: Running the Library

Behind the Bookshelves: Running the Library

Lucy Call, Editor (2021-22) March 7, 2022

The library media center has been a major component of the high school since its opening in 2001. This library isn’t full of just books—it’s a modern establishment including a collection of devices...

Photos by Zach Spencer

Mamma Mia, Here [We] Go Again!

Lucy Call, Editor (2021-22) February 9, 2022

To see the performance of "Mamma Mia!", buy your tickets here. My, my, how could you resist a performance like this? This winter, BV West’s theater department has been hard at work on the musical...

Behind the Screen: BV West Instagrams

Behind the Screen: BV West Instagrams

Aminah Syed, Editor-In-Chief (2021-22) January 11, 2022

     Sleeping in class has become a tricky task to accomplish, so has parking poorly and having bad posture. Within the last semester, Instagram accounts created by BV West students showcasing...

Rehearsal of Macbeth on Nov 13. Photo creds: Lucy Call

Presenting M*cbeth

Lucy Call, Editor (2021-22) November 17, 2021

The 2021 to 2022 school year has provided many more opportunities for students to return to doing the things they love after the obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The theater department especially...

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