Recreation Sports Excite Students

March 1, 2011 • Kara David, Section Editor  
Filed under News, Sports

Athletes at BV West dedicate hours a week to practicing and training in order to compete against other high schools in the EKL.  They have high-stress games and tournaments that require strength, agility, and competitiveness. Many students who aren’t the highest skilled in a particular sport get cut... Read more »

New College Math Opportunities

March 1, 2011 • Meghan Ketcham, Reporter  
Filed under News

Next year, students at BV West taking Honors Pre-Calculus & Trigonometry will receive college credit for the course. In the past, Honors Pre-Calculus has not offered college credit. Recently, the Blue Valley District has seriously considered adding college credit to the course that would be given... Read more »

Graduation Rate Rumors are Uncovered

March 2, 2011 • Lauren Pino, Reporter  
Filed under Features, Web Exclusives

Recently, you may have heard the rumors about BV West’s falling rate of alumni graduating from college in four to six years. When I heard that, I was a bit surprised and immediately looked into it, but as I learned more about the situation, I luckily found the rumors to be mostly false. According to... Read more »

BV West Theater Spring Show

March 24, 2011 • Meghan Ketcham, Reporter  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

On Friday April 8th and Saturday April 9th, the BV West theater department is putting on “Inherit the Wind”, a play based upon the Scopes Trial. It will be performed in the Performing Arts Center and will be $7 at the door. The plot is about a small town of Hillsboro that is in the center of a huge... Read more »

Getting To Work: Students Take on Jobs for Numerous Reasons

March 31, 2011 • Abby Krstulic, Reporter  
Filed under Features

Throughout the school year, students’ lives are filled with the hustle and bustle of schoolwork and extra curricular activities. Yet another responsibility is added to the mix when students get to high school: finding a job. While the thought of getting a job does not cross the mind of some students,... Read more »