Aiming for new heights
August 28, 2018
Filed under FEATURES, Students, Top Stories
The plane zipping through the air at 150 horsepower is flown by senior private pilot Brock Weinstein, who flies a Cessna 172 at the Kansas City Aviation Center in Overland Park, Kan. According to Weinstein, his interest in aviation started at a young age on family vacations when they traveled on plane...
Senior Morgan Beemer rode 428 miles across Iowa
August 17, 2018
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In her second year of participating in the Ragbrai ride, senior Morgan Beemer rode across 428 miles of Iowa countryside with her family. Beemer said her family was originally introduced to the Ragbrai ride by family friend Jim Caffrey and has continued to do it for seven years. For the ride, Be...
2018 Graduate Kadisyn Kircher competes in KC Superstar Semifinals
June 5, 2018
Filed under FEATURES, Top Stories
2018 BVNW graduate Kadisyn Kircher participated in the semifinals for the KC Superstar Competition, an annual singing competition held at the Jewish Community Center. The competition is structured similarly to American Idol, and the winner of the competition will win $10,000, according to JCC’s website. ...
Defying the decades
Ethan Knauth, Staff Writer
May 1, 2018
Filed under FEATURES, Students
After finding the time to enjoy a timeless tabletop game, some students indulge in Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D for short. Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the first edition of D&D was released in 1974, and the game is now on its fifth edition. Four decades later, people continue to play ...
From Ames to the Alamo: How Clayton Custer reunited with his best friend and brought Loyola Chicago to the Final Four
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
March 30, 2018
Filed under Alumni, FEATURES, SPORTS, Top Stories, Winter Sports
It wasn’t an unusual sight to find Clayton Custer in the gym during the early hours of the morning, or the latest hours of the night. Everybody has their own Clayton Custer story, there are plenty of them. For head coach Ed Fritz, it was that time where Custer and Loyola teammate Ben Richardson, ...
Three BVNW grads featured in South Region Elite Eight
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
March 24, 2018
Filed under Alumni, FEATURES, NEWS, SPORTS, Winter Sports
When the South Regional final between No. 9 Kansas State and No. 11 Loyola Chicago tips off Saturday night in Atlanta, there will be three BVNW graduates on the court. Loyola Chicago’s Clayton Custer and Ben Richardson will go up against Kansas State which includes senior walk-on Mason Schoen. Custe...
2014 graduates win conference awards at Loyola Chicago
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
February 28, 2018
Filed under Alumni, FEATURES, NEWS, SPORTS, Top Stories, Winter Sports
2014 Blue Valley Northwest graduate Clayton Custer was named the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Larry Bird Player of the Year Tuesday. Custer, a redshirt junior at Loyola University Chicago, has led the Ramblers to a 25-5 record overall this year, going 15-3 in conference play. “It’s a super coo...
2012 BVNW graduate Garrett Fugate signs with CFL team
Walker Johnson, Writer
January 26, 2018
Filed under Alumni, Fall Sports, NEWS, SPORTS, Top Stories
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 deal with the Alouettes Jan. 24. Although suiting up his sophomore year at BVNW, Fugate did not b...
Sporting KC signs 2014 graduate Zach Wright
Ben Brown, Sports Editor
January 24, 2018
Filed under Alumni, FEATURES, NEWS, SPORTS, Top Stories
Another former Husky will transition into playing for a local professional soccer team, Sporting Kansas City. Last week, Sporting KC signed 2014 BVNW graduate Zach Wright to the team as a homegrown player. Wright signed a one-year deal with the team, with options for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Prior to his...
A passion for programming
Feature Friday, Anna Levine
December 22, 2017
Filed under Blogs, FEATURES, Students, Top Stories
As just a sophomore at BVNW, Brett Weiland is completely self-taught when it comes to programming and hosting his own website. He said he has always had this passion for software and programming but draws inspiration from his birth dad. “As a kid I always thought what he did was so cool,” Weiland...
A national talent
Olivia Dowell, Writer
December 20, 2017
Filed under FEATURES, Students, Top Stories
Junior Hannah Thurlby was admitted into the NAFME All-National Orchestral on the oboe. Thurlby was the only BVNW band student to audition and be selected for this ensemble. While also being the only BVNW oboe player in the school’s history, she is one of the 11 selected in the nation. Due to her sp...
Developing debate
Jack Plank, Writer
December 13, 2017
Filed under Activities, FEATURES
A lack of participation and excitement surrounding the debate program put it in a troublesome position three years ago, current athletic director Kevin Gerke, who was the activities director in 2015-16 said. The addition of head coach Art Delgado in the fall of the 2015-16 school year caused an overhaul...
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