The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

Letters for success

Letters for success

Abdul Qaddour, Staff Writer December 6, 2015
Teachers face the trials and tribulations of writing recommendation letters for seniors applying to college.
Photo courtesy of Hogan

A celebratory trip

Xiqing Wang, Writer November 12, 2015
Math teacher Teresa Hogan and six other BVNW faculty members went on a trip last weekend to celebrate Hogan’s successful battle against cancer.
Counselor Jacelyn Miller meets with senior Kayla Conner during school to discuss college applications.

An asset to applications

Lauren Fischer, Staff Writer October 2, 2015
With college application deadlines approach, seniors turn to counselors for assistance in the process of applying to different colleges and financial aid.
Teachers comment on memorable quotes

Teachers comment on memorable quotes

Avery Mojica, Puzzle Editor September 29, 2015
Read about the reasoning behind memorable sayings from teachers Kyle Farrington, Matt Christensen and Bill Smithyman.
Student teacher Manuel Novas goes for a walk in Spain, his native country.

Linking Languages

Brandon Fagen, Writer September 30, 2014
Student teacher Manuel Novas teaches his native language and Spanish culture in the BVNW foreign languages department.
New teachers at BVNW

New teachers at BVNW

Cameron Hamm, Flammy Huo, and Hope Lancaster August 23, 2014

Who are the new staff members, and what are their stories? Enjoy the Q&A below with 11 new teachers and staff members at BVNW. Who: Megan Geenens (BVNW alumnus) What: Algebra I and Math Strategies How...

Pursuing her A game

Pursuing her “‘A’ game”

Sidney Hallak, Writer May 13, 2014

After 15 years of grading papers, reading books and influencing young minds, junior ELA teacher Kathy Duggan has decided to retire. “I’m retiring just because I think it’s going to be a new adventure,”...

Art teacher Chris LaValley

Teachers with tattoos

Claudia Chen, Writer April 8, 2014

Chris LaValley: Tattoos are often viewed as a form of art, and this is especially true for art teacher Chris LaValley whose tattoos combine her personal beliefs as well as her own artwork. LaValley...

Life without meat

Life without meat

Avery Mojica, Writer October 31, 2013

Imagine picking food in a grocery store, but nothing contained animal products. There would be no meat, eggs or even honey. English Language Arts teacher Kyle Farrington and senior Sabrina White reflect...

Creatures in the classroom

Creatures in the classroom

Zac Johnson, Writer October 15, 2013

A typical classroom at Northwest might consist of books, boards and backpacks; but science teachers Kim Gibney and Jeremy Mohn both incorporate live animals into everyday learning. Gibney keeps chinchillas...

Northwests new faces

Northwest’s new faces

Ankit Kadakia, Madison Graves, and Zac Johnson August 23, 2013

Who are the new staff members, and what's their story? Check back each weekday for three new profiles of the rookie Husky leaders. Who: Lauren Simpson (BVNW alumnus) What: Accounting, Web Design and...

Meet Chris Legleiter, new administrator

Meet Chris Legleiter, new administrator

Madison Graves, Writer August 19, 2013

This year, BVNW welcomes many new staff members to the team. One of these staff members is Chris Legleiter. Legleiter will be taking over as the administrator for the graduating class of 2017, as well...

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