Greekin’ Out
Jack Nitz, Writer
January 3, 2020
Pulling up to the drive-thru at Pita Blu, sophomore Eliana Klathis will likely be seen working hard, receiving orders inside her family owned Greek restaurant. Klathis’ father, Yiannis, immigrated to the United States when he was 28 and noticed a lack of traditional Greek food. Years later, h...
A dream to design
Maddie Oliver, Writer
December 29, 2019
Being interested in drawing ever since she could hold a pencil, junior Alina Malhi said she takes three art classes during the school day in hopes of accomplishing her dream of having a design career. Upon her reflection, Malhi said being raised with art influenced her decisions of pursuing that t...
Policing the 913
Matthew Lemke, Writer
December 18, 2019
Offering a behind-the-scenes look, BVNW SRO Richard Spandle said Overland Park Explorers provides residents ages 14 through 20 a different perspective on law enforcement from what they see on TV or in the news. Sergeant Gary Mason, supervisor of the OP Explorers, said the Explorers program is run by f...
Northwest’s Black Student Union makes strides to decrease racial struggles
Tessa Regan, Writer
December 10, 2019
With more than 1,600 students at Blue Valley Northwest, 3.77 percent of the whole student population is African American, according to Kansas Report Card 2018-2019. In an effort to bring light to the lack of diversity at BVNW, social studies and human relations teacher Matthew Shulman, along with man...
Qureshi selected to serve as Area One KAY President
Ethan Knauth, Editor in Chief
November 20, 2019
After deciding to run only a few days before the election, junior Raabia Qureshi was selected over two other candidates to serve as the 2019-20 Area One Kay Club President. As part of her duties as president, Qureshi will be required to attend a training meeting in Topeka, write up to three newsletter...
Games Galore
Matthew Lemke, Writer
November 12, 2019
Working for your parents is not something many students get the privilege of, however that is the case for sophomore Olivia Ryan. Monte Cook Games is a roleplaying game business run by Ryan’s family. RPG is a genre where players assume the roles of characters in the game in a fictional setting, ac...
Paws for a cause
Natalie Policky, Writer
November 8, 2019
The feeling of coming home to many of her foster puppies is one of the best moments of freshman Carly Worden’s day. Especially after a long day of school, Worden enjoys opening the door to see the puppies full of energy, ready to spend time with her. The organization K-911 is a foster-based res...
2019 Glow Show Recap
Natalie Policky, Writer
November 2, 2019
The Howlin' Husky marching band’s annual Glow Show was held on Nov 2. The theme for the Glow Show was “Metallic,” including the songs “Thunderstruck” by ACDC, “Titanium” by David Guerra, and “The Song Remains the Same” by Led Zeppelin, followed by the BVNW’s fight song. The Glo...
Triple Threat
Jack Nitz, Writer
October 28, 2019
Having played three sports since kindergarten, sophomore Mikey Pauley is now a varsity athlete for football, basketball and baseball. Pauley said that his brother, Jack, is the main reason he plays all three sports. “My older brother also played three sports and I just followed after him,” Pau...
Hogs and kisses
Jenna Weyforth, Chief Writer
October 23, 2019
During her Veterinary Medicine class at CAPS, 2018 graduate Olivia Rigdon said she was told not to get too attached to the baby piglets at the farm where they were working. The pigs were to be slaughtered for food. Instead, Olivia said she formed a special connection with a small piglet with a black spo...
Shniderson qualifies for 6A state tournament for third year in a row
Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor
October 20, 2019
For the third straight year, senior Beth Shniderson will be making an appearance at the girl’s golf 6A state tournament. After qualifying the past two years, head coach Kathleen Gilbreath said she wasn’t surprised when learning Shniderson qualified. “I was very excited, but I do have to admi...
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