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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

A comprehensive map of all Kansas Unified School Districts. (Photo from Kansas State Department of Education).

Open enrollment in Kansas

Nafsiya Hafiz, Writer March 28, 2024

In years past, students were expected to attend a school within their school district. However, this expectation is changing from the 2024 school year onwards. Kansas law now requires school districts...

Women supporting women

Women supporting women

Blen Belachew, Writer March 28, 2024

Women’s History Month is a yearly observance to honor and acknowledge the contributions of women in history and modern society. This observance lasts throughout the month of March, and the theme for...

The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics says by the time students are in high school, at least 62 percent will have abused alcohol.

Striving for sobriety

Sydney Barnett and Reagan Wald March 20, 2024

Twice a week, roughly 40 individuals in the Kansas City area attend a sobriety support group run through the FullCircle program, and 30 of them are still in high school. FullCircle is a youth-based nonprofit...

There were 82 school shootings in 2023 according to CNN. (Photo Illustration)

Nowhere is safe

Alyssa Gagnon and Inaya Zaman March 20, 2024

Senior Liam Shetterly said he heard gunshots 100 feet away from where he and his friends were standing at the Chiefs rally outside of Union Station on Feb. 14. “We started leaving and all of a sudden...

Currently kicking into women’s sports history

Currently kicking into women’s sports history

Saraphina Wambi and Adria Heinauer March 15, 2024

According to The Washington Post, KC Current will open the first-ever women’s sports stadium on March 16. The KC Current soccer team was founded in 2021 and began building its stadium in Oct. 2022. It...

Sophomore Will Gertner does a drill during practice. “I think practice is big in helping perform in games,” Gertner said. “I have the freedom to try things and see what works so I can execute them in games.”(Photo courtesy of Sporting Kansas City).

Kickstarting dreams

Danielle Croom, Writer March 7, 2024

Sophomore Kyan Detmer moved more than 1,300 miles from Las Vegas to pursue his dream with the Sporting Kansas City Academy.  At five years old, Detmer began his soccer journey, starting with a recreation...

Sophomore Luke Barthol puts his music on Soundcloud under the name “Lil Skurb”. “I use SoundCloud, Spotify and most distributors for music.” Barthol said.

Behind the beats

Adria Heinauer and Maggie Dahl March 7, 2024

Sophomore Luke Barthol said constantly having his AirPods in and messing around with friends turned into producing his own songs and finding a passion for music.  Barthol started experimenting with...

Student government and Pep Club sponsor Sarah Derks speaking to the student body at the Sweetheart Assembly, Feb. 1.

Bringing Pep to Northwest

Danielle Croom, Writer March 6, 2024

The student government plans to announce the Pep Club at the spring assembly on Mar. 28. According to student council sponsor Sarah Derks, the new group will help more students get involved during spirit...

Photo of senior Mikha’el Muldrow competing at the 2024 Husky Invitational, Jan. 19.

Boys’ and girls’ wrestling State

Sara Scheibel, Writer March 6, 2024

The wrestling season for both boys and girls at Northwest concluded on Feb. 24th. At the state competition, there were a total of five boys and one girl competing. None of the Northwest wrestlers placed...

Photo from the girls varsity basketball game against Blue Valley North, Feb. 16. The Huskies won, 45-40.

2024 is for girls’ basketball

Madison Kraft and Sanaee Joshi February 26, 2024

Friday night basketball games start long before the boys’ team; they start with the girls’ team, led by new varsity head coach, Chayla Cheadle. The Northwest girls’ basketball teams have had a successful...

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