Club promotes strategy, critical thinking

Emily Brown, Copy Editor
November 5, 2010

The hand of the clock ticks away. It’s a face-off between two freshmen in a game of intelligence, not luck. They tap their fingers, mutter quietly and twirl the game pieces that now belong to them. It is a battle of two brilliant minds. And only one will win. Every Tuesday, the members of Chess Club... Read more »

Once a Tiger, always a Tiger

Kelly Cordingley, Staff writer
October 18, 2010

Last year students seemed to be in awe of Blue Valley Southwest. Some transferred there by choice and some were forced to go. So far, some Blue Valley Southwest students are less than thrilled with their new school. Some are so disappointed with it that they are transferring back. Not all students will... Read more »

Foreign exchange students note cultural differences

Odi Opole, Staff writer
October 18, 2010

Senior Shemi Millet knows what she wants to say. But she struggles to find the words. She uses a variety of ways to get the point across: pictures, writing — anything to aid in the translation from French to English. Millet, along with three other students from across the globe, call Blue Valley their... Read more »

District considers additions to student reading list

Odi Opole, Staff writer
October 18, 2010

The Scarlet Letter. The Hot Zone. Whirligig. Julius Caesar. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Richard Preston. Paul Fleischman. William Shakespeare. These are all books that are on the approved reading list for the Blue Valley School District. But that could change in the future. Teachers in the district are now... Read more »

Local bakeries donate to charities

Ryan O'Toole, Staff writer
October 18, 2010

Every day, thousands of people go hungry in the Kansas City Area while tens of thousands pounds of food go to waste in restaurants and commercial bakeries. But several area bakeries bag up the day’s leftovers and donate them to charities throughout Kansas City. Baker Andrea Bastian said employees at... Read more »

A lifetime of Blue Valley: Teacher’s experience benefits students today in district

Caitlin Holland, Editor-in-chief
October 18, 2010

Social Studies teacher Jessica Janish knows the Blue Valley School District. She sat in a Blue Valley classroom from her first day of kindergarten until her final day as a senior at Blue Valley North. She hung out with her friends at Town Center. She went to the movies at AMC 20. She relates to her students... Read more »

Enduring the pain: Tigerette continues dancing despite relentless knee injury

Annie Matheis, News editor
October 18, 2010

Pain plagued junior Cari McCabe’s life for the past year. It is likely that knee pain will be with her for the rest of her life. Her injury prevents her from doing daily activities that she is passionate about. She can no longer do the same dances she was once able to do as a Tigerette. After visiting... Read more »

30 years on state police force define campus officer’s career

Annie Matheis, News editor
September 26, 2010

He searched through zero-visibility water for dead bodies, trained other officers on how to use a Breathalyzer and eradicated millions of dollars of marijuana. For 30 years, campus police officer Dennis Randall was a state police officer in northeast Missouri. He was a water patrol officer, a district... Read more »

Positively charged: Stroke generates better life perspective for teacher

Sara Naatz, Managing Editor
September 26, 2010

t was like any other day for chemistry teacher Neerav Shah. It was 2005, and he and his wife walked around their hometown of San Francisco without a care in the world. After a few challenging months for the couple, it seemed as if things were starting to look up. Suddenly, their leisurely walk was interrupted.... Read more »

IB program found in area schools offers rigorous courses

Odi Opole, Staff Writer
September 26, 2010

Here’s a tongue-twister: International Baccalaureate. Sounds like a fancy institution, right? Try internationally recognized academic program. Two schools in the Johnson County area currently offer IB: Shawnee Mission Northwest and Shawnee Mission East. BV sophomore Archana Vasa heard about IB through... Read more »