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Katie Bonnema Poses with her husband and two children. Bonnema spends time with her family and goes to her boys sports games.

Bonnema Joins Administration Team

Rachel Pickett, Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2017

The administration team is the core of a school. They facilitate conversation between staff, parents and students; work on the ground level to solve both minor and major problems; and make big picture...

Coach Long smiles as he poses with the other Pleasant Ridge football coaches.

Coach Long Defies Odds with Short Recovery

Grace Odgers, Claire Meyers, Contributors October 8, 2017

Teacher Jerald Long, beloved coach at Pleasant Ridge Middle School, had open heart surgery five weeks ago but is now back at school. Long experienced blockage in both arteries at the start of the school...

Nicks Voice

Nick’s Voice

Ella Peters, Contributor October 5, 2017

Nick and Jake’s owner, Kevin Timmons, is looking to find a positive purpose from a personal tragedy. “Fore the Kids is about creating a relationship between Kansas City, Johnson County, and Overland...

Jagged Edge Introduces New Announcement Format

Mikaela Schmitt, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2017

One of the numerous changes BV West experienced this year was the new format of morning announcements. No longer do music and students’ voices come on the intercom each day. Instead, every Tuesday two...

How to Start a Club

Chelsea Park, Editor-In-Chief September 24, 2017

Clubs serve as a great extracurricular option to get involved within the school. They are student-based organizations that offer students a place to develop new skills, form new relations and express their...

JAG Benefits

Jillian Dunlay, Reporter September 22, 2017

New school year, new schedule. Power hour (also known as JAG), a newly introduced concept at BV West for the 2017-2018 school year, has changed the outline of the typical school day from previous years....

Canvas Tutorial

Canvas Tutorial

Jonah Park, Editor-In-Chief September 21, 2017

As many of you know, the Blue Valley School District adopted a new program called Canvas for students and parents to check on grades, schedules and classes. It replaced the previous program, StudentVue,...

Red Cross Club Returns for a Second Year

Red Cross Club Returns for a Second Year

Lauren Prehn, Editor-In-Chief September 19, 2017

From honor societies and community service organizations to leisure clubs like Disc Golf and Gaming, there is something for every student at BV West to get involved with. Among the newer clubs to come...

Monkey Business

Stepen Kinder, Reporter September 14, 2017

There is a new stranger in town in Cincinnati, Ohio. Except the stranger is not human. However, it is closely related to humans. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is proud to announce that they...

New Latin-Based System of Recognition

Natalie Fiorella, Reporter September 4, 2017

In prior years at BV West and other Blue Valley high schools, the Superintendent's Top 10 was a recognition that was given to students at class day and graduation. It was given to ten seniors based on...

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