Last coach standing
Ben Hobbs, Design Editor
March 5, 2020
Head wrestling coach Tim Serbousek remains as the only coach left from 1993, when the school opened. Starting his coaching career in Iowa with a youth league, Serbousek moved on to utilize his coaching talents at Northwest Missouri State University before moving to Blue Valley High School in 1985. Aft...
Northwest Drama teacher retires after over forty-three years of teaching
Tessa Regan, Writer
February 10, 2020
After teaching at Northwest for nineteen years, theater teacher Steve Landes plans on retiring at the end of this school year. His final musical director position at Northwest was for the winter musical, “The mystery of Edwin Drood.” “It is my time,” Landes said. “I am old enough to retire a...
Baby Bumps
Kathryn Case, Writer
January 13, 2020
Teaching while pregnant, business teacher Meghan Trader said requires asking a lot of her body. This drastic change is not made any easier as the teachers in the Blue Valley, Olathe and Shawnee Mission School District are only given an unpaid 12 weeks for maternity leave. Currently there are four ...
Lifting spirits through social media
Jenna Weyforth, Writer
April 9, 2019
A room full of heavy weights can seem intimidating to even the strongest person, but Clint Rider attempts to relieve the pressure of weights by supporting students through social media. Rider uses multiple social media accounts such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook frequently to highlight student...
Former math teacher Megan Geenens fills new interventionist position
Dan Edmonds, Writer
October 3, 2017
After working at BVNW as a math and AVID teacher for several years, Megan Geenens accepted a position as the school interventionist for the 2017-2018 school year. Geenens said the district worked on a solution to help students who are struggling academically in areas a traditional counselor may n...
Stohlmann’s success
August 27, 2017
Instead of taking a break from teaching during her summer, math and Principles of Engineering teacher Karen Stohlmann educates future engineering teachers through Project Lead the Way, or PLTW. Stohlmann said PLTW is a non profit, educational organization which focuses on setting the curriculum for...
Before they were subs
Walker Johnson, Writer
April 27, 2017
Back to (base)ics From fighting forest fires in the West to teaching at an Air Force base in Puerto Rico, substitute teacher John Condra has worked multiple jobs in between and during subbing stents. Condra said he went to college to become a medical technologist, but after meeting teachers who h...
A new stretch
Anna Cowden, Writer
November 17, 2016
During A period of Husky Halftime on Oct. 31 and B period of Husky Halftime on Nov. 3, teacher Sally Noltemeyer taught yoga sessions in the gym. Noltemeyer is a gifted education teacher at BVNW. She became a certified yoga instructor from Core Power Yoga in 2010. She said due to lack of time in her s...
Transformation Tuesday
Abdul Qaddour, Staff Writer
April 5, 2016
Students and teachers react to old yearbook photos compared to their current ones, and they reflect on the changes they have encountered.
Benefiting from credit
Xiqing Wang, Staff Writer
April 4, 2016
Orchestra teacher Mike Arbucci owns more than 20 credit cards, allowing him and his wife to earn travel points and miles. Because of this, they have gone on many trips for little to no cost. Arbucci explains how the process and experience of maintaining his credit cards.
Temporary teachers
Xiqing Wang, Staff Writer
March 7, 2016
Several BVNW teachers are on or planning on going on maternity leave this school year. With a transition to classes conducted by long term substitutes, students discuss differences in the learning environment due to the absence of their original teachers.
