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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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Rachel King

Rachel King, Chief Photographer

Rachel King is a senior and is the chief photographer for The Express. It is her third year on the staff. Outside of newspaper, Rachel is involved in soccer, NHS and Quill and Scroll. She enjoys hanging out with friends, playing soccer and photography. Going into her senior year, Rachel is hoping to make the most of every moment and can’t wait to do this as a part of The Express!

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Junior Riley Saugstad demonstrates tying knots, one of the many Scout skills. “Every skill I’ve learned in Scouting has real-world, sometimes even life-saving applications,” Saugstad said. “The skills I use most are definitely planning and communication skills, but you’d be surprised how often I use knots in my everyday life.”

[Photo] Scouting spirit

Julia Curotto and Ruby Halverson
April 23, 2025
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.”

[Photo] A timeless connection

Ruby Halverson and Madison Kraft
April 3, 2025
Sophomore Keon King rushes down the basketball court during the tube toss relay at the Sweetheart assembly Feb. 10.

[Photo] Gallery: Sweetheart Spirit Week

February 21, 2025
Sophomore Avery Davenport sits in the school library and shops online. “[On social media] you are saturated with pictures and videos of people using products,” Davenport said. She said this has an effect on her tendency to be influenced to buy new products online.

[Photo] The price of excess

Ruby Halverson and Madison Kraft
February 4, 2025
Seniors Addie Wight, Bella Hopkins, Macie Gorman and Kat Davis pose for a picture during their senior night Jan. 14. “All four of them just hold themselves really well,” Head coach Hannah Haworth said. “They're nice, kind and caring, and I think that helps the younger dancers look up to them.”

[Photo] The Pack Dance Team celebrates their seniors while preparing for nationals

Sydney Barnett, Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2025
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Senior Ford Bevins plays quarterback against Shawnee Mission Northwest Sept. 13. “Football is important to me because it is a way to decompress and spend time with friends,” Bevins said. “I’m proud of how I grew as a person because of football.”

[Photo] Student spotlight: Ford Bevins

Ruby Halverson and Sara Scheibel
January 20, 2025
Senior Cova Guerra has been a part of the Hispanic Heritage Club for two years. “Being a part of the club has given me a home within my school,” Guerra said. “It has deepened my connection to my heritage and allowed me to build friendships with others who celebrate and value our culture too.”

[Photo] Merging cultures

Rishitha Bonthu and Nafsiya Hafiz
October 31, 2024
Members of Blue Valley Northwest’s Gold Out KC club educate visitors about their mission at the varsity football game on Sept. 6.

[Photo] Raising hope, raising awareness

Emily Olm-Shipman and Inaya Zaman
October 20, 2024
A photo of the senior section at the homecoming assembly on Thursday, Sept. 12.

A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the first assembly of the year, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

Gallery: Homecoming week

Rachel King and Miles Thomas
September 16, 2024
A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the first assembly of the year, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the first assembly of the year, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

A homecoming week recap, featuring the dress-up spirit themes, the first assembly of the year, the varsity football win against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the tailgate and the royalty court.

The girls' varsity volleyball team won against Olathe East on Sept. 5. Seniors Summer Anderson and Marly Burbach were honored before the game.

Gallery: Volleyball senior night win against Olathe East

Rachel King, Chief Photographer
September 7, 2024
Sophomore Rogen Anderson passes the ball through Blue Valley North's defense. The game ended with a score of 0-0. "A tie isn't what we were hoping for, but we weren't unhappy with our performance," Anderson said. He stated that the team hopes to gain momentum from this match and begin a strong season.

[Photo] BVNW ties against BVN in boys’ soccer home opener

Emily Olm-Shipman, Writer
September 7, 2024
At a boys varsity basketball game, senior Trey Ridley leads the student section in celebration. “When people actually show up and cheer for our team it makes for a fun student section,” Ridley said.

[Photo] Project pep

Madison Kraft and Jeny Jithesh
April 18, 2024
Sophomore Luke Barthol puts his music on Soundcloud under the name “Lil Skurb”. “I use SoundCloud, Spotify and most distributors for music.” Barthol said.

[Photo] Behind the beats

Adria Heinauer and Maggie Dahl
March 7, 2024
Photo of senior Mikha’el Muldrow competing at the 2024 Husky Invitational, Jan. 19.

[Photo] Boys’ and girls’ wrestling State

Sara Scheibel, Writer
March 6, 2024
Photo from girls varsity basketball game, Feb. 23. The Huskies beat the Olathe East Hawks, 48-30.

[Photo] Huskies defeat Olathe East and advance to girls’ substate championship game

Hannah Rakolta, Copy Editor
March 2, 2024
"Technology has allowed me to really explore different aspects of design that I'm interested in, especially on platforms like Adobe Photoshop," senior Prajwal Adhikari said.

[Photo] Digital discoveries: finding passions through technology

Madison Kraft and Jeny Jithesh
February 8, 2024
Senior Ben Deardorff swimming at one of his last meets as a senior, Jan. 23.

[Photo] Lone senior dives into his last few meets with the team

Avery Sigg, Design Editor
February 2, 2024
Senior Ella Burvee during the girls' varsity basketball game against Topeka High School, Jan. 4.

Gallery: Girls’ varsity basketball win against Topeka High School

Rachel King, Photographer
January 8, 2024
Senior varsity basketball player Jake Fritz dribbles the ball in a game against Topeka High School, Jan. 4.

Gallery: Boys’ varsity basketball win against Topeka High School

Rachel King, Photographer
January 8, 2024
Senior Elena Santelli said she has a positive relationship with her host family. “When I met them they were super nice and I was instantly comfortable with them.” Santelli said.

[Photo] Home away from home

Sara Scheibel and Inaya Zaman
December 4, 2023
Sophomore Brody Bates plays the drums for Circle Drive at a performance at Smoking n' Waldo.

[Photo] Circle drive: rocking the rhythms

Harper Latta and Madison Kraft
October 31, 2023
The volleyball team spent the week dealing with internal struggles due to alleged racist content shared by a player on the team’s group chat over the weekend. The volleyball team will compete in substate games starting Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mill Valley High School.

[Photo] Message containing racist content sent to volleyball team group chat dealt with by coach, administration

Lexi Jones, Editor-in-Chief
October 20, 2023
Doubles partners Saraphina Wambi (left) and her sister Maryam Wambi (right) took second place at tennis regionals.

[Photo] Girls tennis qualifies for state

Bridget Hamlin and Sara Scheibel
October 10, 2023
Photo from day three of spirit week, Barbeque Dads versus Soccer Moms.

[Photo] Gallery: Homecoming spirit week dress-up days

Jeny Jithesh, Online Editor
September 22, 2023
The boys' soccer team practices indoors during a heat wave.

[Photo] Heat hardships

Sydney Barnett, Chief Writer
August 25, 2023
Created by Femineers students, this robot currently sits on display in club co-sponsor Karen Stolhman's classroom.

[Photo] Women in STEM

Jeny Jithesh, Writer
February 24, 2023
Coming to Strang Hall in 2019, Fénix offers a variety of taco options. Pictured above, their Tres Tacos entree allows for mix-and-match options from the taco menu.

[Photo] Looking back at KC Restaurant Week

Thomas Rose, Writer
January 23, 2023
Senior Emily Natanova sits in the library while working on assignments for one of her online classes, Oct. 27.

[Photo] Experiencing online classes

Nafsiya Hafiz, Writer
November 14, 2022
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