11 athletes sign National Letters of Intent
Bella Cohen, Ali Oelschlager, Libby Schwabauer, Keely Woods, Photographer
November 18, 2019
Representing four sports and countless hours of dedication, 11 seniors signed their National Letters of Intent in front of a packed gym on Nov. 14 at BV West. Athletic director, Cindy Roach served as the master of ceremonies as athletes and coaches spoke. Trey Berman, Soccer, William Jewell Alexis...
Boys Soccer 6A State Runner-Up
Gabi Alexander and Ansley Gildemeister, Photographers
November 14, 2019
The Olathe West Owls beat the Jaguars 2-1 in the Class 6A state championship game at Topeka's Hummer Sports Park on an unseasonably warm Nov. 9. Although the Jags had the advantage of a full student section, they scored no goals in the first half. The Owls scored two goals at the beginning of the...
Football defeats SMNW in Regional final
Staff
November 7, 2019
There were 62 football games played on Nov. 8, yet the KC Star chose the highlight the Jaguars win over Shawnee Mission Northwest on the stellar play of senior David Brown. Throughout the regular season, Brown posted respectable numbers while often being double and triple teamed. Friday night, he took his play...
Girls Soccer Wins State Quarterfinals in Overtime
Gabi Alexander and Maria Kershaw, Yearbook Photographers
May 22, 2019
The Raiders scored the first goal in the State quarterfinal match up at BV West on May 22. The Jaguar's hopes of a State championship three-peat was in jeopardy. With three minutes left in the first half, sophomore Lindsay Kuhlman got the ball past SM South's talented goalie to tie the game. ...
Spring Sports Snapshot
Austen Nordstrom, Guest Photographer
May 9, 2019
While the varsity competed in the Blue Springs tournament on the other side of the State line, Austen Nordstrom caught up with the C team. The C team trounced BV North 11-2. Photo by Austen Nordstrom Photo by Austen Nordstrom Photo by Austen Nordstrom Photo by Austen Nordstrom Nordstrom caught an early season baseball game March 21 against Shawnee Missi...
Senior Basketball Players Leave a Legacy
Scott Riddle and Ally Madden
April 26, 2019
The senior basketball players worked tirelessly throughout the season to improve their record. The season started out strong in November in 2018, however the team faced some obstacles when 3 out of the 4 seniors were injured. Senior Matt Cairns was among the injured and expressed his excitement to ret...
Sub-Varsity Success
Brenna Morrison and Julia Tinsman
April 26, 2019
Freshman Kaitlin Meinheit, is a member of the girls C basketball team. The teams’ fourteen game winning streak gathered attention. “Our longest winning streak was fourteen games,” Meinheit said. The girls won fourteen consecutive games, which was the longest games won by the team in many year...
Senior Basketball Players Leave a Legacy
Scott Riddle, Contributor
April 25, 2019
The senior basketball players worked tirelessly throughout the season to improve their record. The season started out strong in November in 2018, however the team faced some obstacles when 3 out of the 4 seniors were injured. Senior Matt Cairns was among the injured and expressed his excitement to ret...
Swinging for Success
Natalie Fiorella, Reporter
January 29, 2019
Before tryouts for fall sports Freshman Julia Misemer began, girls golf coach Aaron contributed signifcantly to the golf Anderson had his season team’s successful season. Misemer’s achievements impressed many, including her coach. “What she accomplished this year ...
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...