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The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

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Photo courtesy of John Hilton.

Athletic Director John Hilton resigns

Jack Nitz, Sports Editor February 12, 2022

John Hilton announced his resignation as Blue Valley Northwest athletic director in an email to the Northwest community. He will continue to serve as athletic director through the end of the school year. Hilton...

Photo of Cecilia Niemann, courtesy of her mother Debbie Niemann.

In memory of Cecilia Niemann

Reagan King, Writer February 6, 2022

Feb. 6, would have been junior Cecilia Niemann’s 18th birthday. Cecilia died Jan. 22 after being hospitalized for nearly a week with pneumonia. She was born in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 6, 2004. While she...

Executive Director Joy Ginsburg (right) poses alongside Aaron Sizemore, a member of long-time BVEF business partner Music House.

BVNW alumnus and Dropbox co-founder starts fund for BV Educational Foundation

Lindsay Maresh, Writer January 31, 2022

The Arash Ferdowsi Fund was recently established as a part of the Blue Valley Educational Foundation (BVEF) by Northwest alumni, Arash Ferdowsi. Ferdowsi graduated from BVNW in 2004, he then went on...

Board of Education modifies mask mandate

Board of Education modifies mask mandate

Rachel Hostetler, Online Chief Writer January 14, 2022

As Omicron cases soar, Blue Valley’s Board of Education made the decision to modify rules regarding when masks are optional for students. Previously, students were required to wear masks when 3 percent...

Students wait in line to p

Café delay

Rachel Hostetler, Online Chief Writer January 10, 2022

Northwest’s cafeteria personnel arrive between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. every day in order to prepare breakfast and lunch meals. The staff receives groceries on Wednesdays and produce arrives on Mondays....

Current Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction Andrew Addington announced his 2022 departure. This is following a promotion in May 2021 due to Dr. Alexanders move to Blue Valley Southwest.

Addington leaves Northwest mid school year following 2021 promotion

Lucy Halverson, Writer January 1, 2022

On Tuesday, December 22, the Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction, Andrew Addington, entered Northwest for the last time. Addington, who has worked as an educator in the district for over...

Photo of the construction progress for the new main gym at Northwest, Dec. 8.

Athletics under construction

Rachel Hostetler, Online Chief Writer December 8, 2021

The former staff parking lot of Blue Valley Northwest has been closed since the beginning of the 2021 school year due to the construction of a new main gym for the school.  Senior varsity boys basketball...

Blue Valley Board of Education votes to lift the mask mandate at the high school level

Blue Valley Board of Education votes to lift the mask mandate at the high school level

Ashley Adams, Writer November 15, 2021

The Blue Valley Board of Education voted 6-1 in favor of making masks optional for students grades 9-12 on Nov. 8. According to Blue Valley, this decision was based on both a low level of spread and a...

A sign addressing hate speech is posted outside a classroom door in response to a racial slur in a male restroom, Oct. 28.

Bathroom racial slur prompts teachers to take action

Megan Yates, Editor-In-Chief October 28, 2021

A student discovered Monday a racially charged slur etched on a stall in the 200 hallway boys bathroom, posted it to social media, and after seeing it on social media, another student made a teacher aware...

School bus adjust

School bus adjust

Rachel Hostetler, Online Chief Writer October 27, 2021

School bus scheduling and services are apt to flighty changes. Head cross country coach Elizabeth Warren said the situation with transportation has been unique this semester.  “We’ve had a bus...

Blue Valley Board of Education candidates

Blue Valley Board of Education candidates

Megan Yates, Editor-In-Chief October 23, 2021

Stacy Obringer-Varhall, Michele Benjamin and Mike Seitz's terms on the Blue Valley Board of Education are up, and there are six candidates running to replace them. Early voting began today and regular...

Packed into an unorganized mass, hundreds of students wait to enter the cafeteria during Husky Halftime, Sept. 17.

Modified Husky Halftime draws mixed reviews

Megan Yates, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2021

Husky Halftime, an extended period meant for students to meet with teachers, have club meetings and eat lunch, was reintroduced today after having been taken away for several weeks.  It was taken away...

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