Virtual Wellness
Tessa Regan, Writer
May 10, 2020
Seeking to enter into Technovation, a worldwide competition in which girls solve real-world problems in their community using technology, junior Ana Cecilia Gutierrec said finding the right team to create an app was not a struggle. “I wanted to include friends I knew that had special skills that could re...
Game on
Jack Nitz, Writer
May 5, 2020
After years of progressing through the esports community and meeting new people, senior Nathan Harris began playing “League of Legends” competitively in an effort to improve his abilities in the game he loves. At the age of five, Harris began playing video games with his brothers on their Nintendo...
A Different Kind of Team
Matthew Lemke, Writer
May 3, 2020
Juniors Nikhitha Muthineni, Sneha Jacobs and Raabia Qureshi teamed up raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society(LLS). Working together, these friends created Team Aasha. Beginning their planning in November, Muthineni and Jacobs worked to raise as much money as possible to support their ...
Resting in reverse
Grace Miller, Photog
May 1, 2020
With the onset of quarantine, some students said they have noticed drastic differences both positive and negative in their sleep schedules. On the bright side, fewer hours of school work and the ability to work from home has given students the ability to get more hours of sleep per night. Junior...
Let’s talk terrors
Natalie Policky, Writer
April 27, 2020
How it works Whether it be heights, butterflies, or the ocean, it is not uncommon that people tend to avoid a particular thing altogether. According to psychology teacher Tenny Dewey, a “phobia” is not particularly a “fear,” but rather a strong and reasonable fright that greatly affects one...
Shot to the wallet
Kathryn Case, Writer
April 20, 2020
Experiencing tingling in her mouth, throat closing in tighter and an extreme stomach ache is a reaction that is a monthly occurrence for senior Mary Waxman who is allergic to cats, dogs, pollen and most nuts. “I unintentionally eat something at a restaurant that’s not completely labeled and...
Dancing behind the camera
Natalie Policky, Writer
April 18, 2020
The pitter-patter of dance steps and pirouette twirls can be heard from senior Bella Steketee’s living room, as she and many others are continuing to do instructional dance classes over Zoom. Starstruck Performing Arts Center (SPAC) received the news three days into spring break that they would ...
Spinning into success
Natalie Policky, Writer
April 13, 2020
Representing Blue Valley Northwest, junior Annie Fischer was selected to take part in the 180-member Macy’s Great American Marching Band to perform in the 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Fischer claims that she is the first representative from Blue Valley Northwest in school...
Scooter boys
![Freshman Lake Brace jumps off a ramp with his
scooter at the skatepark. “On a ramp you can get
more speed and more height to try [tricks],” Brace
said.](https://bvnwnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_4847-453x475.jpg)
Jack Bensing, Writer
April 2, 2020
Craving the thrill it provides, scootering has become a fixture in the daily routines of freshman Lake Brace and sophomore Jace King. Brace said he got into it because of his experience with skateboarding as a kid and has since shifted to scootering for the past four years. “I rode a skateboard for a lo...
Seniors react to their last quarter of high school canceled due to COVID-19
Megan Yates, Jack Nitz, and Kathryn Case
March 30, 2020
After learning about Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision to cancel school for the remainder of the year, senior and student body president Annabelle Nitz said the toughest part of the situation for her was being unable to see all of her and her classmates’ hard work pay off. “I really struggled with the idea that som...
Travels cut short due to Covid-19
Tessa Regan and Raabia Qureshi
March 23, 2020
When Junior Allison Korte left early for Spain before Spring Break began, Europe had witnessed only a few cases, she said, leading them to believe their vacation would carry out as planned. However, after hearing about President Trump’s Europe travel ban a week into their stay, Korte and her famil...
Always protect your king
Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor
March 19, 2020
It can take four moves to win or lose a chess game. Four simple moves, or a game could go on for hours. This complexity is what has drawn players in and kept them playing their game. A main reason people are interested in chess is because there’s no way to beat the game, leading to infinite possibiliti...
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