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The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

Head coach Tim Serbousek talks with senior wrestler Edward Thomas during a dual on Jan. 15 at BVNW. As the head coach for 27
years, Serbousek holds a 426-182-1 record as head coach. Former athletic director Steve Harms said that Serbousek knows what it
takes to be a successful head coach and has the correct priorities for his team.

Last coach standing

Ben Hobbs, Design Editor March 5, 2020

 Head wrestling coach Tim Serbousek remains as the only coach left from 1993, when the school opened. Starting his coaching career in Iowa with a youth league, Serbousek moved on to utilize his coaching...

Drama teacher Steve Landes during practice for the winter musical, Nice Work if You Can Get It.

Northwest Drama teacher retires after over forty-three years of teaching

Tessa Regan, Writer February 10, 2020

After teaching at Northwest for nineteen years, theater teacher Steve Landes plans on retiring at the end of this school year. His final musical director position at Northwest was for the winter musical,...

Potter teaches her third hour honors Pre-Calculus class on Dec. 3.

Baby Bumps

Kathryn Case, Writer January 13, 2020

Teaching while pregnant, business teacher Meghan Trader said requires asking a lot of her body. This drastic change is not made any easier as the teachers in the Blue Valley, Olathe and Shawnee Mission...

Coach Clint Rider posts about his students in his weights classes.

Lifting spirits through social media

Jenna Weyforth, Writer April 9, 2019

A room full of heavy weights can seem intimidating to even the strongest person, but Clint Rider attempts to relieve the pressure of weights by supporting students through social media. Rider uses multiple...

School interventionist Megan Geenens sits at her desk in her new office. My favorite part about being an interventionist is being able to work closely with students who need academic help, Geenens said.

Former math teacher Megan Geenens fills new interventionist position

Dan Edmonds, Writer October 3, 2017

After working at BVNW as a math and AVID teacher for several years, Megan Geenens accepted a position as the school interventionist for the 2017-2018 school year. Geenens said the district worked on...

Stohlmann demonstrates the construction of a miniature solar powered car to a group of engineering students.

Stohlmann’s success

Anna Cowden and Olivia Dowell August 27, 2017

Instead of taking a break from teaching during her summer, math and Principles of Engineering teacher Karen Stohlmann educates future engineering teachers through Project Lead the Way, or PLTW. Stohlmann...

Before they were subs

Before they were subs

Walker Johnson, Writer April 27, 2017

Back to (base)ics From fighting forest fires in the West to teaching at an Air Force base in Puerto Rico, substitute teacher John Condra has worked multiple jobs in between and during subbing stents....

Funny business

March 23, 2017

A new stretch

A new stretch

Anna Cowden, Writer November 17, 2016

During A period of Husky Halftime on Oct. 31 and B period of Husky Halftime on Nov. 3, teacher Sally Noltemeyer taught yoga sessions in the gym. Noltemeyer is a gifted education teacher at BVNW. She...

My reaction to my senior picture is, watch out ladies - these rosy cheeks are coming for you, teacher Bill Smithyman said (left, photo from 1996 yearbook).

Transformation Tuesday

Abdul Qaddour, Staff Writer April 5, 2016
Students and teachers react to old yearbook photos compared to their current ones, and they reflect on the changes they have encountered.
Mike Arbucci stands with his wife in front of Angkor Wat just outside of Siem Reap during his summer trip to Cambodia, 2014 (photo courtesy of Arbucci).

Benefiting from credit

Xiqing Wang, Staff Writer April 4, 2016
Orchestra teacher Mike Arbucci owns more than 20 credit cards, allowing him and his wife to earn travel points and miles. Because of this, they have gone on many trips for little to no cost. Arbucci explains how the process and experience of maintaining his credit cards.
Substitute teacher for Spanish teacher Kari Hillen, Garciela Scannapieco, instructs her fifth hour Spanish 3.5 class in place of Hillen.

Temporary teachers

Xiqing Wang, Staff Writer March 7, 2016
Several BVNW teachers are on or planning on going on maternity leave this school year. With a transition to classes conducted by long term substitutes, students discuss differences in the learning environment due to the absence of their original teachers.
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