The school newspaper of Blue Valley North High School
Boys tennis wins the 2012 Eastern Kansas League title May 8, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Blue Valley North Boys Varsity Basketball Team receives 3rd place at State. Congrats boys! February 25, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Evan Watson
May 10, 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your new All-StuCo President Thompson Deufel. As the 2012 school year comes to a close, Deufel is already planning for 2013. Deufel wants to be the embodiment of the hopes and dreams of the North student body, . “I didn’t run for me, I ran because I couldn’t... Read more »
Berkeley Lovelace
May 10, 2012
Substitute teacher Miles Marshall, who has worked in the Blue Valley District for over 20 years, was let go on April 11 after he made a comment that was perceived to be racist to a African-American student during a fifth hour study hall class. “I had a young man in class not doing what he was... Read more »
Jessi Glueck
May 10, 2012
“People were just waiting for someone to step forward,” sophomore Liz Waldberg, chair of the Johnson County Teenage Republicans, said of her decision to found the organization. This summer, the roughly 20-person group will head to D.C. for the National TeenAge Republican Leader Conference July... Read more »
Sarah Evans
May 10, 2012
What began as a normal night of hanging out, laughing and drinking ended in charges of Minor In Possession (MIP) for 10 Blue Valley North students on Sunday, Jan. 15. “It wasn’t even a party,” senior Ben* said. “We were just watching TV. We had a soccer game later that night. Yeah, there... Read more »
Ashley Ruben
May 10, 2012
As Republican candidates trudged through the South Carolina primary, political pundits are still unsatisfied with the lack of a clear GOP front-runner. The rollar coaster ride of leading candidates has allowed voters to get a closer look at each hopeful as they’ve handled the spotlight. ... Read more »
Reid Eggleston
May 10, 2012
District health and food service leaders will meet next month to discuss implementing new ways to keep chronically low-lunch balance students out of the red. Among the ideas in play are principal-approved daily passes for free lunch, flyers sent home for students who frequently teeter into the... Read more »
Chris Shanklin, Staff Writer
September 30, 2011
Fall rolls in, and for North students that means swapping out shorts for jeans, concerts for books and lazy days in bed for early mornings in the classroom, but this year there has been another change. Class size has gone up from around 22 to 32. With teachers gone and new coaches hired, some have raised... Read more »
May 17, 2011
As human beings, we’re driven to be understood and supported; we strive to challenge ourselves and express our own individualism. Clubs, a separate entity from school allow students to be diverse. BVN has over 33 different clubs and a wide variety of activities. Statistics show 32 percent of boys and... Read more »
Celia Cullom, Editor-in-chief
May 17, 2011