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Virtual Wellness

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

Nathan Harris (Right) substitutes for another player who had a broken hand. “I was friends with two
members of the team at the time so they reached out without practicing with them at all. I drove to play
with them in Tulsa,” Harris said.

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

BVNW students raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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

Students discuss how their sleep schedules have been changing due to COVID-19 and online learning.

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

Crowell said she fears being forgotten and fading into the
background. To cope with this, she said she has developed
strategies to combat her negative ideas. “When those
thoughts come to my head, I think happy thoughts,” Crowell
said.

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

Junior Cydney Willenbring (Second from left) posing for a picture at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk, Sep. 28
2019. Willenbring said the walk raises money toward finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

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

Senior Sarah McGuyer dances in her house while on a Zoom call.

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

Junior Annie Fischer performs with BVSW during a winterguard performance.

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.

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

Senior and student body president Annabelle Nitz speaks during an assembly.

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

Sophomore Ashley Clark poses in Punta De Mita, Mexico while on vacation with family.

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

Ankith Sheshappa (right) plays a game of chess with sophomore Alex Mojica (left) Jan. 15. “Chess in general has been beneficial to
my mental strength,” Sheshappa said.

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...