The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

Senior Markell Hood carries toward the basket during the game against Blue Springs, Nov. 30. BVNW defeated BSHS, 70-40.

“Late Night in The Pound” returns for first time since 2016

Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor November 21, 2019

Blue Valley Northwest will be holding, “Late Night in The Pound” For the first time in three years. The event will start at 8 p.m. with a scrimmage of the Unified Sports basketball team. Following...

Junior Raabia Qureshi was selected to serve as the Area One KAY President on Nov. 12.

Qureshi selected to serve as Area One KAY President

Ethan Knauth, Editor in Chief November 20, 2019

After deciding to run only a few days before the election, junior Raabia Qureshi was selected over two other candidates to serve as the 2019-20 Area One Kay Club President. As part of her duties as...

Staff Editorial: The Traveling inequality

Staff Editorial: The Traveling inequality

The Express Staff November 20, 2019

In some elective programs at BVNW, there are opportunities for students to travel abroad as a way to experience their interests in an entirely new setting and culture. Whether it’s traveling to London...

Freshman Reese Gaston sketches
her three point perspective project
to better represent how people
visualize things in real life on Oct.
14. “At first it’s kind of hard, but
then you get the hang of it, so it
makes it fun,” Gaston said.

Northwest art teachers propose addition of AP art classes to Blue Valley curriculum

Courtney Krebs, Writer November 19, 2019

Art teachers Chris LaValley and Melanie Mikel suggested the addition of AP Drawing and AP 2D Art and Design/Photography classes to the Blue Valley curriculum at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year....

The Blue Valley School District joined a lawsuit against JUUL on Oct. 14.

Staff Editorial: Deadly addiction

The Express Staff November 18, 2019

The latest reports of vape-related deaths and health issues have exposed the risk e-cigarette users are taking. It’s more important than ever to put an end to this trend. A little bit of fun is not worth...

Courtesy of Metacritic.com

Music album review: “What You See is What You Get”

Maddie Oliver, Writer November 18, 2019

Country Singer Luke Combs rose to stardom with his single “Hurricane” in 2017, debuting No. 46 on the country charts. The release of Combs’ first album, “This One’s For You” detailed a roadtrip...

Instagram will test hiding likes from the followers of users in the coming week.

Instagram to test hiding likes for US users

Ethan Knauth, Editor in chief November 16, 2019

After previously concealing likes in seven other countries, CEO Adam Mosseri said Instagram will follow suit for its American-based users. Only happening on a trial-basis, Mosseri said the social media...

Sophomore Olivia Ryan does paperwork for her family’s game business. “It’s just something fun we can work on, it helps my family
and I get some extra money,” Ryan said.

Games Galore

Matthew Lemke, Writer November 12, 2019

Working for your parents is not something many students get the privilege of, however that is the case for sophomore Olivia Ryan. Monte Cook Games is a roleplaying game business run by Ryan’s family....

Principal Amy Pressly messages students through BlackBoard, an educational information company, to better communicate with students.

My principal just texted me?

Jack Bensing, Writer November 11, 2019

With the first snow of the season during school hours today, principal Amy Pressly sent out a text to students letting them know to take precautions on the roads and get home safe. Originally utilizing...

The rise of social media has lead to a huge and inherently harmful increase in teen narcissism.

Teen’s latest obsession: themselves

Bella Rinne, Opinions Editor November 11, 2019

In a world of selfies and Tik Tok fame at one’s fingertips, it’s no surprise that the ever-growing presence of social media has contributed to the impression that teens are more narcissistic than ever.  Think...

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