Optimist Club Thanks BV West Volunteers
January 11, 2012
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The Blue Valley Optimist Club would like to thank the following BV West Volunteers for their work with Christmas Tree Sales over the past two months. Seniors: Abby Berger, Brittany Eastham, Tessa Carson, Nicole and Rachel Stolte, Destiny Boos, Olivia Boone, Evan Kline, Joe Davis, Austin McGuire, Tori... Read more »
History Students Share Kindness Overseas
January 11, 2012 • Morgan Cormack, Web Editor
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BV West Social Studies teacher Tony Scardino knows what it’s like to have a loved one overseas. His son, currently a Staff Sergeant in the Marines, has been deployed three times since enlisting in 2002. This year for Veteran’s day, Scardino and fellow Social Studies teacher Aaron Anderson... Read more »
Debate Team Takes State
January 17, 2012
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The BV West Debate Team won the Kansas 6A State Championship Tournament on the 15th. The team of junior Chris Birzer and Senior Ideen Saiedian took top honors. They won 1st place in the 6A Division of 2-Speaker Debate. Juniors Jared Nelson and Owen MacDonald took 4th place in the same category, while... Read more »
Memes: The Internet Takeover
January 18, 2012 • Emily Binshtok, Section Editor
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They’re on your websites, taking over your Internets. Once they are seen, they cannot be unseen. They are the 99% of online phenomena. One does not simply ignore them. Haters gotta hate, but they aren’t going anywhere. They will never be forever alone. Describe ALL of them? Challenge accepted. They... Read more »
LEO Club Fundraiser
January 21, 2012
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On Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of this coming week, all 4th block classes will be asked to donate their change to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. The BV West LEO club will be in charge of this fundraiser. The challenge is to raise $1.o0 per student, and teachers are more than welcome to participate.... Read more »
Teacher Of The Year: Mr. Page
January 21, 2012
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Mr. Les Page, a BV West math teacher, became BV West’s Teacher Of The Year this past week. He is also nominated for a state title as Teacher Of The Year. Thank you Mr. Page for all of your hard work, and everything you do for the students! Read More →
Sweetheart Candidates Announced
January 21, 2012 • Morgan Cormack, Web Editor
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On Friday, the 2012 Sweetheart Winners and Nominees were announced. The Freshman winners were Connor Kaiser and Kelcy Fiser, Sophomores were Conner Richenburg and Madison Green, and Juniors were Mickey Ahmmed and Abbey Fiser. The senior court is different this year. Instead of 4 boys and 4 girls there... Read more »
“If You Were the Principal”
January 23, 2012 • Jack Rogoz, Reporter
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“Given the chance to be the principal what would you do?” 4 sophomores and 1 freshman were asked this question during lunch, and this is what they came up with. Sophomore, Tanner Thompson: “I would do the same thing as Dr. Lake.” Sophomore, Alec Hodges: ”I would get better... Read more »
Q&A With Nesquick
January 26, 2012 • Danielle Jacobson, Reporter
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WedNesday’s have recently taken over BV West. With everyone looking forward to hearing senior Brennan Hopper, also known as Nesquick the rapper, to give us some words of encouragement to help us get through the day, Nesquick has slowly but surely infected all of BV West. Brennan has left us all on... Read more »
Boys’ Basketball Nominated for Team of the Week
January 30, 2012
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The BV West Boys’s Basketball team has been nominated for Hy-Vee’s High School Team of the Week! The link is posted below. You can vote more than once a day, so vote now and vote often. The voting closes on Wednesday, February 1st at 1 P.M. http://www.kctv5.com/category/210172/hy-vee-high-school-team-of-the-week Read More →
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