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Students of BV West- Cora Sorensen

Students of BV West- Cora Sorensen

Hannah Holladay, Contributor October 15, 2016

Sophomore Cora Sorensen exemplifies pride in many aspects of her life, including her activities, interests and beliefs. This pride is especially evident in her involvement at school with the band and color...

Repertory Theater Show Poignant Themes during Suicide Prevention Month

September 30, 2016

Ordinary People EXTRA- Ordinary Stories Rep Theater production depicts themes of depression and overcoming loss Suicide prevention tips Memorial for Alumna Lame Mars Hannah Holladay-Contributor The...

Standout Quotes from the Presidential Debate

Rachel Pickett, Contributor September 27, 2016

Last night the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, debated for 90 minutes at Hofstra University. Below is a list of standout quotes said by the two candidates...

Seniors work on various class assignments together during JAG.

JAG: Inside The Classroom

Natalie Fiorella, Reporter September 20, 2016

Jaguar Academic Growth, also known as JAG, is an hour and half class that every BV West student has at the end of the day on Tuesdays. A student has JAG with other students in their grade, a teacher,...

Two steel beams from the World Trade Center towers that were salvaged in the wreckage of Ground Zero.

September 11th: 15 Years Later

Rachel Pickett, Contributor September 11, 2016

15 years ago today on Tuesday September 11th, four planes were hijacked by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, one plane was...

Miss Kansas Visits BV West

Miss Kansas Visits BV West

Rachel Zimmerli, Reporter August 22, 2016

     Johnson County native and BV West alum, Kendall Schoenekase, was crowned Miss Kansas on June 11, 2016. She plans to take the stage at the Miss America 2017 - and win.      The reason behind...

New Permanent Traffic Solution

New Permanent Traffic Solution

Mikaela Schmitt, Managing Editor August 9, 2016

The BV West parking lot and traffic flow has changed many times in the last two years to improve efficiency. Parents experienced traffic jams at drop-off and student drivers experienced frustrations upon...

Blood Drive a Success

Blood Drive a Success

Divya Jain and Sabrina Cline, Photo Editors November 15, 2015

The Community Blood Center set up shop in the Auxiliary Gym on Monday, Nov. 9 to collect life-saving blood from teachers, staff and eligible students at the invitation of the National Honor Society. NHS...

Fall Music Concerts

Fall Music Concerts

November 14, 2015

The BV West Music Department has completed their first round of concerts much to the delight of packed audiences for each of them. The first choir concert featured performances by each of the choir...

Dying from anticipation

Dying from anticipation

Melissa Franano, contributor October 19, 2015

As we begin to realize October is just around the corner there is a large range of reactions. Some people wish it was still summer, some are excited for the weather, but then there are the people who have...

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