![After drills during football practice on Sept. 25, Keon King exchanges jokes with his teammates. “I started talking to people [about] how I felt. I also decided to focus on being a better person and supporting others. I wanted to make sure people knew they had someone to talk to," King said.](https://bvnwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/keon-king-mental-health-600x400.jpg)
![5th grader Swaraj Salvi works on his Honors Geometry assignment in class. His teacher, Katherine Lamp, said that he is great to have in class. “He's excited to explore more math [and] just comes ready to learn every day,” Lamp said.](https://bvnwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-2.37.52-PM-600x414.png)
![5th grader Swaraj Salvi works on his Honors Geometry assignment in class. His teacher, Katherine Lamp, said that he is great to have in class. “He's excited to explore more math [and] just comes ready to learn every day,” Lamp said.](https://bvnwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-2.37.52-PM-1200x827.png)
![After drills during football practice on Sept. 25, Keon King exchanges jokes with his teammates. “I started talking to people [about] how I felt. I also decided to focus on being a better person and supporting others. I wanted to make sure people knew they had someone to talk to," King said.](https://bvnwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/keon-king-mental-health-1200x800.jpg)
A renovated weight room is coming to Blue Valley Northwest in Aug. 2025.
The Kansas State Board of Education has launched an investigation to determine the impact of cell phone use in classrooms.
Local authorities increase patrols amidst rising traffic violation complaints.
Administration selected two teachers for the Kansas Teacher of the Year Award and the Kansas Horizon Award.
Boys’ varsity soccer battles rival school BVN to tie in double overtime.
Nine-year-old Swaraj Salvi is enrolled in the Honors Geometry course.
Managing Editor Sri Trikona raves over Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album “Short n’ Sweet.”
Arts and Entertainment Editor Rishitha Bonthu reviews the new movie adaptation of the best-selling novel “It Ends With Us.”
Staffers review the summer food hotspots around the city.
