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First Week in Review

August 31, 2010  

Freshman Logan Bertell encourages his teammates in a game during Freshman Frenzy. Mentors and freshmen participated in games such as musical chairs and balloon popping. Photo by Conor Storm. The first week of school was filled with activities for incoming freshmen and their Tiger Mentors.  Read More →

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BV Forensics team places sixth in state, different personalities combine for team’s success

May 10, 2010 • Sara Naatz, Multimedia Editor  

The debater. Known to be persuasive, argumentative and opinionated. The actor. Aims toward pleasing an audience and being a true performer.  These two personality types come together to make up the Blue Valley Forensics team, which placed 6th in the state tournament with five students placing in six... 

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Sophomore races dirt bikes competitively; looks to pursue career in motocross

May 7, 2010 • Matthew Holloway, Staff writer  

Sophomore Payton Adams is face to face with speed and danger whenever he races his dirt bike.  Adams has been riding since he was three years old, and started racing a couple years ago. “My brother was who got me interested,” Adams said.  He chose to ride motorcycles instead of compete in school... 

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Chemistry students launch self-made hot air balloons

Chemistry students launch self-made hot air balloons

May 6, 2010  

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Bulgarian math teacher reflects on time in America

Bulgarian math teacher reflects on time in America

May 5, 2010 • Marissa Locke, Beginning Journalism student  

  Imagine walking through the streets of a foreign city, knowing no one, without a way to communicate with them. People you can’t understand, just walking by. It was a brand new world for math teacher Anna Toneva when she first came to the United States nearly 17 years ago. She left her home in Bulgaria... 

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Blue Valley teacher deals with living near Waldo violence.

April 9, 2010  

Since fall of 2009, five rapes have taken place in the Waldo-area of Kansas City, Missouri. Police believe that the same man sexually assaulted all of the women, but the man still has not been arrested or even identified.  Communication Arts teacher Britt Qualls lives in Waldo and she finds the situation... 

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Science Outreach Club inspires younger students to get involved in science.

April 7, 2010  

The faces of the middle school students light up as glow-in-the-dark liquids illuminate the classroom and bright, colorful fires burn. This is the Science Outreach Club.    Science Outreach gives high schoolers the opportunity to present science-related demonstrations to younger students. “This... 

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Tiger Mentor application process begins, students to gain beneficial experience

March 10, 2010  

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for current sophomores and juniors to apply to be Tiger Mentors for the 2010-2011 school year.  Social studies teacher and mentor coordinator Courtney Buffington said that the application process is extremely competitive.  “It is tough competition... 

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S.W.I.T.C.H dance

January 26, 2010  

  Senior Erin Pham and Junior Kelly Urso show off thier moves on the dance floor at S.W.I.T.C.H. The dance was hosted on Friday, Jan. 22, by the National Art Honors Society. Photo by Haley Hickman.  Read More →

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Sisters start above the fray sportsmanship club

January 22, 2010  

The referee calls a foul and one of the athletes disagrees. This athlete stomps their feet and shouts at the referee in anger. Suddenly, this turns into chaos with yelling from coaches, parents and other players.  Seniors Kirsten and Anneliese Krull have seen incidents like this too many times, so they’ve... 

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