The Blue Valley school district disabled the Chrome application Grammarly for students on May 1 due to its violation of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Child Online Privacy Protection...
As students and staff return to school after spring break, many have noticed the construction underway in the atrium. The project in the atrium involves adding a new Learning through Intensive Functional...
The Blue Valley School District's budget will be cut by $10 million after ongoing discussion and declining enrollment in the past two years. According to principal Leah Vomhof, this is about a 3.5% deficit.
She...
A Learning through Intensive Functional Teaching (LIFT) classroom will be built in the atrium to supplement special education programs already at Blue Valley West, with construction beginning during spring...
The diversity assembly is a student-run assembly where culture-based clubs can express their culture through different mediums. This year, the clubs that are participating are Asian American Club (AAC),...
Attendance Clerk Carol Hess announced Jan. 16 that she will retire at the end of the school year after 33 years in the building.
Hess said her decision to retire came down to timing and readiness...
A student walkout occurred Feb. 6 to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), beginning at 2 p.m. It lasted for about an hour.
During the protest, students walked around the BVNW and...
BVNW senior Makayla Gao placed first in the Digital Illustration/Painting category at the annual Merriam Visual Arts competition, with the winners being announced in early December.
Merriam's High School...
A Kansas law now mandates that public schools show students a three-minute video on fetal development in classes covering human growth, development or sexuality.
Kansas House Bill 2382, which took...
The Blue Valley Educational Foundation’s surprise squad delivered checks to Northwest teachers who won educational grants during fourth hour on Nov. 6.
There were 11 grants amounting to over 13 thousand...
The Blue Valley School District switched to the website School Cash Online to handle all school activity-related transactions due to a district policy introduced in July prior to the 25-26 school year.
BVNW...
Science teacher Blaise Smith was awarded the Kansas Horizon Award by the Blue Valley school district and was awarded the Kansas Horizon Award by the Blue Valley School District on Sept. 16 after being...
