Blue Valley Northwest High School

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Blue Valley Northwest High School
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Address
Blue Valley Northwest High School
13260 Switzer Road [1]

Overland Park
,
Kansas
66213

United States
Coordinates 38°53′20″N94°42′11″W / 38.8888°N 94.7030°W / 38.8888; -94.7030
Information
School type Public, High School
Established1993
School district Blue Valley USD 229 [2]
CEEB code 172296 [3]
PrincipalDavid Sharp
Faculty99.10 (FTE) [4]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,619 (2019–20) [4]
Student to teacher ratio16.34 [4]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Purple, Black, White, and Silver        
Athletics conferenceEastern Kansas League
MascotHuskies
Rivals Blue Valley North
Blue Valley West
Blue Valley High School
Blue Valley Southwest
NewspaperThe Express
YearbookHorizon
Website School Website

Blue Valley Northwest High School (BVNW) is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. Blue Valley Northwest is one of five high schools operated by Blue Valley USD 229 school district.

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Blue Valley Northwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Huskies". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Academics

Thirteen courses, mainly for motivated freshmen and sophomores, are designated as "Honors" classes. In addition, 17 Advanced Placement courses for college credit are offered. [5] Students taking Honors or Advanced Placement courses receive weighted GPAs. [5]

In 2010, Blue Valley Northwest was selected as one of the six finalists for the first annual Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, sponsored by the Department of Education under the Obama administration. [6]

In 2015, Blue Valley Northwest students who attempted the tests achieved an average ACT score of 25.3 out of 36 and an average SAT score of 1879 out of 2400. The class of 2015 also had seven National Merit Finalists and 20 National Advanced Placement Scholars. [5]

Extracurricular activities

The Huskies compete in the Eastern Kansas League and are classified as a 6A-5A school according to the KSHSAA. Throughout its history, Blue Valley Northwest has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.[ citation needed ]

State championships

State Championships [7]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Fall Soccer, Boys 32006, 2013, 2015
Volleyball 31996, 1997, 2000
Football 12021
Cross Country, Girls 12007
Winter Swimming and Diving, Boys 21994, 1996
Swimming and Diving, Girls 41995, 1996, 1997, 2008
Basketball, Boys 62013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Spring Golf, Boys 12003
Tennis, Boys 22005, 2015
Tennis, Girls 22000, 2001
Soccer, Girls 42011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Total29

Orchestra

BVNW's orchestra has received a 1 (the best) ranking every year the school has been open. Students in the orchestra also have auditioned and represented the BVNW in local, state, and national orchestras.[ citation needed ]

Yearbook and Newspaper

The school's yearbook is called Horizon, the newspaper is called "The Express", the school broadcast news program is called Husky Headlines and the school's literary magazine is called The Muse.

The Horizon and Husky Headlines have been nominated for several Pacemaker awards, and in 2004, the "Horizon" won the Pacemaker Award. [8] The school newspaper, The Express is a member of the High School National Ad Network. At the April 2007 JEA conference in Denver, "The Express" was voted the number one newsmagazine.[ citation needed ] At the November 2007 JEA conference in Philadelphia, the newsmagazine was rated sixth.[ citation needed ] In 2015, The Express was nominated for a Pacemaker, but did not win. It did receive sixth place among the competition that year. On November 12, 2016, in Indianapolis, The Express won a Newspaper Pacemaker Award, the first for the publication.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

See also

Other high schools in Blue Valley USD 229 school district

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References

  1. ↑ GNIS for Blue Valley Northwest High School; USGS; November 16, 2006.
  2. ↑ USD 229
  3. ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
  4. 1 2 3 "Blue Valley Northwest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "School Profile 2015-16". Blue Valley Northwest High School. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ President Obama, Department of Education Announce Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge Finalists | The White House
  7. ↑ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  8. ↑ NSPA – Contest Winners Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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