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Junior Gabriel Jiang organizes the electrical wiring components of the robot during a Mechanical Husk1es meeting Feb. 27.

Gears in motion

Danielle Croom and Sri Trikona April 12, 2025

Walking into Blue Valley High, juniors Srijan Singh and Gabriel Jiang watched as a small robot maneuvered across the competition field, precisely picking up hexagonal blocks and placing them on a backdrop....

Dr. Gillian Chapman was announced as the new Superintendent of Blue Valley during the school board meeting April 11.

Blue Valley Schools announce new Superintendent

Inaya Zaman, News Editor April 11, 2025

The Blue Valley School District approved Dr. Gillian Chapman during a special meeting to be the new superintendent. She will be replacing Dr. Tonya Merrigan, who announced her retirement earlier this year.  Chapman...

Jack Punswick competes in the Shawnee Mission Invite swim meet Jan. 25. Despite his cancer diagnosis, Jack said he was at the pool for practice whenever he could. “Swim gave me a sense of normalcy, where I could go see people that I like, go do something that I love,” Jack said.

Making waves: Jack Punswick continues family swim legacy through cancer diagnosis

Madison Kraft and Reagan Wald April 6, 2025

Blue Valley West senior Jack Punswick was lifted out of the pool by his teammates while the entire natatorium erupted in applause. It was the rival meet against Blue Valley North  Dec. 5, and he had just...

During the girl's soccer practice Mar. 6, Head coach Michelle Pothoven spent time talking to the team before beginning drills. “I’m enjoying seeing what we’ve worked on in practice happening during the games, that is so exciting,” Pothoven said.

The advantage of adaptation

Sydney Barnett and Sri Trikona April 6, 2025

The 2024 Northwest girls soccer team lost to Blue Valley West in the state championship, 3-0. They ended the season with 14 wins, six losses and one tie. Head coach Michelle Pothoven said this team was...

During the rehearsal of “The Bookstore” Mar. 27, Junior and student-director Greta Preuss talked to the cast about their plans for the day.  “Our cast has really come together and made such a bond with each other to make this production and it’s been awesome to be kind of the reason for that,” Preuss said.

First student-directed play to appear at Northwest

Natalie Churchill and Nafsiya Hafiz April 6, 2025

On the very last day of school in May 2024, Junior Greta Preuss found out she had been chosen as the director for the student-directed play the theater department was going to undertake in the upcoming...

Seniors Aditya Parikh and Pranith Surapaneni practice playing the violin and the guitar for the Melodies for Memories club they founded. Parikh said he has been able to make connections through music and hopes to inspire the same in nursing homes. “Everyone has listened to some sort of music in their life and can connect to a live performance,” Parikh said, “That is a big part of why we created the organization because we wanted to share what we found with others.”

A timeless connection

Ruby Halverson and Madison Kraft April 3, 2025

The final note of “The Lord of the Rings” theme song reverberates as senior Aditya Parikh finishes the last stroke of his violin bow. His friend and fellow senior Pranith Surapaneni applauds from the...

Digital illustration representing the negative rhetoric surrounding immigrants in America.

Immigrants are not the problem

Inaya Zaman, News Editor March 28, 2025

After finally finding an opportunity to escape persecution, hundreds of migrants arrived in the United States. That is until the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement found them and took them to a hotel...

Kansas City Ballet Dancer Amaya Rodriguez, who had the role of Kitri, in Anna-Marie Holmes, Don Quixote.

KC Ballet’s Don Quixote gave goosebumps

Danielle Croom, Assistant Managing Editor March 27, 2025

When people say they got goosebumps, I never thought I’d actually feel them. But when Kitri, performed by Amaya Rodriguez, launched into her entrance variation, I shivered, and my mouth literally dropped....

Freshman Abraham Gutierrez, center, eats dinner with the Hare family, who is hosting him while he plays for Sporting Kansas City Academy March 9. Senior Hayden Hare said Gutierrez is like a brother. "We joke around, play video games and do everything we’d normally do as a family. It doesn’t feel like we’re hosting him—it just feels like he’s part of us," Hare said.

Hosting memories

Danielle Croom, Assistant Managing Editor March 12, 2025

Fourteen-year-old freshman Abraham Gutierrez stepped into the Hare family’s Overland Park home, his bags in hand as his family got ready to leave. His mother Karina Jaime pulled him into a tight hug,...

Digital illustration depicted a robot arm holding the earth, symbolizing the future of AI and the planet is connected.

An intertwined future for AI and climate

Nafsiya Hafiz, Writer March 11, 2025

When a question is typed into Google, the first thing to appear on the screen is the answer provided by Google AI Overview. Artificial Intelligence is applied automatically, without users actively selecting...

Ellie Xu sews her design onto a sweatshirt March 6. “My favorite part of making clothes is seeing people’s reactions when they first see the final product,” Xu said.

Student spotlight: Ellie Xu

Ruby Halverson, Writer March 10, 2025

Immersed in sewing and designing new patterns on a sweatshirt, sophomore Ellie Xu has begun to start a business making custom clothing. Her company is called Urban Collective and Xu said the operation...

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