With 650K visitors estimated and more than $653 million in projected economic impact, Kansas City is preparing to host six matches at Arrowhead Stadium for the FIFA World Cup for the first time this summer. Junior...

As his friends rode their bikes to the park last summer, Oak Hill Elementary second grader Jon Silas Wiggins was still learning to steer with one hand.  “Last summer, his friends started riding their...

Nodding off during her first-period class, sophomore Nadia Daney, running on five hours of sleep with a Red Bull energy drink in hand, tries to keep her eyes open.  “I basically run on caffeine 24/7,...

“[We] don't care about the robot,” senior Srijan Singh said. Singh is the co-captain and co-founder of the Blue Valley Northwest robotics team. Instead, he said he wants students to focus on their...

As of early January, out of the record-breaking 22 candidates who auditioned, juniors Adelyn Dillavou and Charlotte Norton were announced as next year's drum majors.  “We've known each other since...

“A while ago, I wouldn’t study. I would just give God the wheel and hope that I pass,” senior Eman Abdalla said.   She said spent much of her life pulling all-nighters the day before a test,...

Senior Aliyah Pompa will have 74 college credits when she graduates from Johnson County Community College (JCCC) this year. She has taken four to five classes each semester since her junior year and one...

This March, select choir students will attend the Southwestern American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) in Albuquerque, N.M. Students get the opportunity every year to audition for this competition...

BVNW is adding a new course to the 2026-27 school year. The Spanish for Heritage Speakers class is designed for students who are native Spanish speakers. The course idea was proposed by Spanish teacher...

Students across the Blue Valley School District are gaining early exposure to potential careers through the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS), a program that allows juniors and seniors to...

Watching Mock Mehendi as a freshman, senior Nikhil Kadava said he had never seen anything like it before. This year, he’s participating as the groom in the event.   “It's like a full circle moment,...

Jack Corral unexpectedly died at 17 years old on July 15. Senior Mete Berkoz remembers Jack as a funny guy he has known since they did Boy Scouts together at 9 years old. “He was just really easy...