Caitlin Hendricks announced as new coach of Purple Pride

Jenna Weyforth, Writer

May 15, 2019

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Caitlin Hendricks will be head coach of the BVNW Purple Pride dance team for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year, according to Principal Amy Pressly. Hendricks attended Texas Tech University to receive her Texas Teacher Certification in Dance and Bachelor’s of Art degree. She has experience as the forme...

Andrew Addington named new activities director for the 2019-20 school year

Raabia Qureshi, Writer

April 26, 2019

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Andrew Addington prepares to join the Northwest community for the 2019-20 school year. Currently working as the assistant principal at Pleasant Ridge Middle School, Addington said his decision to transfer to the high school level to become the activities director was influenced by his desire to get ...

Math teacher and class of 2020 sponsor Sara Doerhoefer announces resignation following end of school year

Jonny Isaacson, Writer

April 23, 2019

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Math teacher and 2020 class sponsor Sara Doerhoefer announced to math classes she will not be returning for the 2019-20 school year. Doerhoefer said she will be moving to Wichita to teach at Maize South High School. Despite initially not wanting to be involved with student government, Doerhoefer said it...

Principal Amy Pressly announces new name for BVNW dance team to be “Purple Pride”

Anna Cowden, Editor-in-chief

April 15, 2019

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Following a Federal civil rights lawsuit and Blue Valley superintendent suspending the dance team this semester, principal Amy Pressly said the BVNW dance team is undergoing changes for the 2019-20 school year. In hopes to drive a more “inclusive” dance program, Pressly said she announced tonight to poten...

The Blue Valley School District moves to a new vaping policy

Danya Radhi, Writer

March 9, 2019

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A new vaping policy has been implemented within the Blue Valley District causing the consequence for possession or distribution of vapes or vape related products to be equal to that of marijuana or alcohol. This consequence is a five day out of school suspension (OSS) that can be reduced to three da...

Inclement weather days creates challenges for Blue Valley District

Jaelen Matthews, Online Editor

March 7, 2019

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The state of Kansas requires students in grades one through eleven to have 66,960 minutes of instructional time and seniors to have 65,160, according to the Education Commission of the States. Seven inclement weather days this year caused the District to make changes to second semester in order ...

Juniors to take free ACT on Tuesday, April 2

Olivia Dowell, Features Editor

February 19, 2019

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To give juniors a leg up on the college application process as well as to improve state ACT averages, Associate principal of Curriculum and Instruction Tyler Alexander said a group of state legislators wanted to provide a free ACT for all juniors and other eligible students who did not have access to the ...

Students and staff face concern with the Wi-Fi

Jonny Isaacson, Writer

February 17, 2019

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During Macbook distribution, an issue with the district-wide network caused a disruption school-wide with Wi-Fi connection, associate principal Tyler Alexander said. As part of Blue Valley’s One-to-Learner laptop initiative, all high school students received a new Macbook Air, Feb. 4. With no access ...

Blue Valley says action taken with the firing of Fine in answer to lawsuit

Anna Cowden, Editor-in-chief

January 25, 2019

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Following 2018 graduate Camille Sturdivant's civil lawsuit filed against the Blue Valley Unified School District, principal Amy Pressly, former Dazzler coach Carley Fine and district elementary school teacher and Dazzler mother Katie Porter, the district and Pressly filed their answer to the suit Thurs...

2018 graduate Camille Sturdivant files civil lawsuit against district, others

Anna Cowden, Editor-in-chief

January 20, 2019

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Stating her civil rights, protected by the the 14th Amendment, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, were violated during her time as a Dazzler dance team member, 2018 graduate Camille Sturdivant filed a lawsuit against the Blue Valley School District, principal Amy Pressly, former Dazzler ...

2018 graduate Camille Sturdivant files lawsuit against Blue Valley, Amy Pressly, Carley Fine and Katie Porter

January 18, 2019

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2018 graduate and former Dazzler Camille Sturdivant alleges her civil rights were violated in a lawsuit filed by her against Blue Valley Unified School District, BVNW principal Amy Pressly, former Dazzler coach Carley Fine and Cottonwood Point teacher and Dazzler mother Katie Porter. As we co...

Former student John Albers’ family settles wrongful death lawsuit against City of Overland Park and former police officer Clayton Jenison

Anna Cowden, Editor-in-chief

January 14, 2019

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Just days shy of the one year anniversary of then BVNW junior John Alber’s death, the multi-jurisdictional civil lawsuit of John’s death has been settled. John’s mother, Sheila Albers, received 2.3 million dollars in the settlement from Overland Park's insurance carrier, according to the settlement ag...