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...
Similar to several others, I am a firm believer that sequels are oftentimes unnecessary. So going into “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, I had relatively low expectations as sequels often struggle to match...
With 650K visitors estimated and more than $653 million in projected economic impact, Kansas City is preparing to host six matches at Arrowhead Stadium for the FIFA World Cup for the first time this summer.
Junior...
Kansas House Bill No. 2299, known as the cell phone bill, prevents students from using their personal electronic devices from the time the bell rings in the morning until dismissal. Schools will not be...
As his friends rode their bikes to the park last summer, Oak Hill Elementary second grader Jon Silas Wiggins was still learning to steer with one hand.
“Last summer, his friends started riding their...
Nodding off during her first-period class, sophomore Nadia Daney, running on five hours of sleep with a Red Bull energy drink in hand, tries to keep her eyes open.
“I basically run on caffeine 24/7,...
Walking into advisory on Tuesday, and looking at the front of the classroom, I realize that we have a lesson. After letting out a sigh of disappointment, I sit down as our teacher discusses our school...
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...
“[We] don't care about the robot,” senior Srijan Singh said. Singh is the co-captain and co-founder of the Blue Valley Northwest robotics team.
Instead, he said he wants students to focus on their...
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...
