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Students in Anatomy Dissect Pig Heart and Lungs

Lanie Render, Contributor February 3, 2017

Formaldehyde emits from the Anatomy classrooms and fills 3rd floor halls. For anatomy students, this familiar scent means direction, for the rest of the school, the pungent oder is enough to make their...

Junior Hannah Holladay Performs at United States Figure Skating National Championships

Junior Hannah Holladay Performs at United States Figure Skating National Championships

Rachel Pickett, Contributor January 20, 2017

BV West junior Hannah Holladay was one of 14 people on her team to perform in the opening ceremonies of the United States Figure Skating National Championships in front of an audience of about 9,000. Holladay,...

Crucible was performed Nov. 9, 10 & 11 and then in Jan. at the State Thespian convention.

Crucible Goes to State Thespian Convention

Mikaela Schmitt, Managing Editor December 7, 2016

Monday, Dec. 7, the BV West Theater Department received news that their fall show, The Crucible, will be performing at State Thespian Convention in Wichita, Kan. Monday morning, at the end of first hour,...

What Was Really on the Dinner Table at the First Thanksgiving

What Was Really on the Dinner Table at the First Thanksgiving

Hannah Holladay, Contributor November 23, 2016

BV West Students have been anxiously awaiting Thanksgiving break, and the five-day weekend has finally arrived. Many students are traveling to visit loved ones, going on vacation, or staying home with...

Crucible-Photo Gallery

Crucible-Photo Gallery

Jolie Barnhart, Linsey Poland, Faith Mayhew, Yearbook Photographers November 18, 2016

The BV West Theater Department staged The Crucible by Arthur Miller on Nov. 11 and 12. Seniors Emily Sulentic and Coley Sullivan and juniors Mia Hodges and Aamina Mariam were the leads in the show. The...

Two winners one team. Coach Jessica Kopp also won the Evelyn Gates Award when she was in high school.

Senior Madison Lilley wins Evelyn Gates Award

Staff November 17, 2016

"It's just easier to concentrate on being a team; we all want the same thing," senior Madison Lilley said in an interview with local sportscaster Dave Stewart in front of the entire BV West student body...

Rally in Indianapolis

Rally in Indianapolis

Rachel Pickett, Contributor November 16, 2016

Last weekend I was in Indianapolis with five other BV West students for the National High School Journalism Convention. When Saturday rolled around, word got out that there was going to be a  peace rally...

Seniors Haley Bates and Charlie Mecham argue in several scenes during the play. It was really hard to play Beth because she says such mean things to the other characters, Bates said.

A Countdown to Crucible

Sydney Schranz, Contributor November 4, 2016

With BV West's production of The Crucible kicking off in one week, the final days of rehearsal are becoming increasingly crucial to the success of the show. Ms. Vanderpol, the school's director and...

National Honor Society Induction

Rachel Pickett, Contributor November 3, 2016

Last night, 123 BV West juniors and seniors were inducted to the school's chapter of National Honor Society. The ceremony, which took place at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, focused on NHS's...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton participate in the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

Standout Quotes from the Final Presidential Debate

Rachel Pickett, Contributor October 20, 2016

On Oct. 19, the two presidential nominees, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, faced off in Las Vegas, Nevada for the final time. FOX News moderator Chris Wallace asked the candidates...

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