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

Librarians Mary McCabe and Craig Odle work on fixing the MakerBot.

3D printer used to satisfy increasing demand for charging cords

Ethan Knauth, Writer February 14, 2018

Using the Makerbot, a school-owned 3D printer, to satisfy student need, Technology Integrations Specialist Nicholas Deffer and Librarian Craig Odle have created charging ports with the Makerbot, to satisfy...

Blue Valley Northwest junior guard Christian Braun (0) drives the ball during the first quarter of the Huskies matchup with Mill Valley at BVNW Feb. 13. The Huskies defeated the Jaguars, 62-25.

Huskies remain undefeated in EKL, defeat Mill Valley, 62-25

Ben Brown, Sports Editor February 14, 2018

After defeating the Blue Valley West Jaguars in their last matchup, BVNW played host to the Jaguars of Mill Valley in an EKL matchup on Tuesday night. In a similar fashion, the Huskies came out strong....

The girls basketball team partnered with Speak Up to raise money for suicide awareness.

Girls basketball program raises money for suicide awareness

Ellie Druten, Writer February 13, 2018

Working with a foundation called Speak Up, the girls basketball program is selling suicide prevention shirts at Husky Halftime today Feb. 13, in preparation for tonight’s doubleheader against Mill Valley....

Members of the Blue Valley Northwest bench react to a play during the Huskies Sweetheart game matchup with Blue Valley West at BVNW Feb. 9. The Huskies defeated the Jaguars, 60-32.

BVNW wins Sweetheart game against Blue Valley West, 60-32

Ben Brown, Sports Editor February 10, 2018

The boys basketball team was able to overpower the Jaguars of Blue Valley West for BVNW’s Sweetheart game on Friday night. The EKL matchup was dominated by the Huskies from the start. On the first...

The Blue Valley Northwest cheer program was investigated Friday by KSHSAA for their performance at the Sweetheart assembly Feb. 8.

KSHSAA penalizes cheer program for illegal stunts during performance

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief February 9, 2018

Multiple stunts the cheer squad performed at Thursday’s Sweetheart assembly have been ruled illegal by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Principal Amy Murphy said she believes the...

Senior Gracie Christie models at the #admireyourselfie exhibit on Jan. 10.

Local focal: Selfie swoon

Local Focal, Kanishka Mehra February 9, 2018

The creative community in Kansas City grew tremendously last year both in numbers and talent, due in part to the July 2017 launch of The KC Creatives (@thekccreatives), an Instagram collective of models,...

Blue Valley Northwest seniors Max Johnson (2) and Joe Pleasant (32) celebrate after senior Sam Ward (5) dunks the ball during the third quarter of the Huskies matchup with Blue Valley Southwest at BVSW Feb. 2. The Huskies defeated the Timberwolves, 67-18.

Huskies cruise past Timberwolves in 67-18 win

Ben Brown, Sports Editor February 2, 2018

The Huskies came out of the gate firing on all cylinders in their EKL matchup on the road against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves. On Friday night, the boys basketball team was able to continue...

Caroline Diederich and Albers at a party in May of 2017.

Remembering John Albers

Anna Cowden, Ethan Knauth January 30, 2018

John Denis Albers, a junior at BVNW, died Jan. 20 from a police-involved shooting as he drove out of his family’s garage. Details surrounding his death are under investigation by the Johnson County...

Four classrooms at BVNW will receive Google Chromebooks as part of the beta testing conducted by Blue Valley.

Blue Valley to implement laptop beta testing in schools

Anna Cowden, Online Copyeditor January 28, 2018

All five Blue Valley high schools will integrate Google Chromebooks or Apple Macbooks into four teacher’s classrooms starting late January or early February. According to Blue Valley Northwest Principal...

Blue Valley Northwest head coach Ed Fritz smiles as the clock winds down during the fourth quarter of the Huskies matchup with St. Thomas Aquinas at BVNW Jan. 27. The Huskies defeated the Saints, 69-46.

Fritz gets 600th win as Huskies defeat Saints, 69-46

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief January 27, 2018

Head boys basketball coach Ed Fritz reached a milestone Saturday by picking up his 600th career victory. “It just means that I’ve been around a lot and had a lot of good coaches, a lot of good...

2012 BVNW graduate Garrett Fugate signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes Wednesday, Jan. 24.

2012 BVNW graduate Garrett Fugate signs with CFL team

Walker Johnson, Writer January 26, 2018

After a year off from football, 2012 BVNW graduate Garrett Fugate has signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. The former Husky quarterback inked a two-year...

Diversity at Northwest

January 26, 2018

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