Blue Valley Southwest High School

Blue Valley Southwest High School
Blue Valley Southwest High School
Address
	17600 South Quivira Road ; Overland Park , Kansas 66221; United States
Coordinates	38°48′36″N94°43′34″W / 38.809981°N 94.726015°W
Information
School type	Public, High School
Established	2010
School board	Board Website
School district	Blue Valley USD 229
CEEB code	172302
Principal	Tyler Alexander
Teaching staff	73.80 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,014 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	13.74
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Forest Green, Black, and Silver
Athletics conference	Eastern Kansas League
Mascot	Timberwolf
Website	School Website

Last updated December 03, 2024

Blue Valley Southwest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley USD 229 school district. The school opened in August 2010. The principal is Tyler Alexander. Its feeder school is Aubry Bend Middle School. In total, Blue Valley Southwest is a 321,000-square-foot (29,800 m²) facility.^[4] The school mascot is the Timberwolf and the school colors are forest green, black, and silver.

Facilities

Blue Valley Southwest is sited on a 112-acre (0.45 km²) plot. The 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m²) high school and serves 1,600 students in grades 9-12. The design of the building is organized around a courtyard, with all common spaces: theater lobby, administration, cafeteria, library, and cyber cafe opening directly onto this central space. The courtyard allows students an easy connection to the outdoors, while keeping them safe and secure. Recognizing that students tend to gather in small groups, the sloping courtyard permits several distinct zones: an amphitheater, breakout patio for the theater patrons, open green space, and seating terraces for the library and cafeteria.

The academic area has been organized into four small learning communities. These spaces are designed to move easily between a variety of curricular models: grade level houses, academic departments, or interdisciplinary academies. At the heart of the academic zone is the media center and a distributed administrative suite. The outstretched wings of the academic communities are linked to the library and administrative zone by Flexible Teaching and Learning Areas which allow larger, more flexible teaching spaces for special projects and informal common space.

The new school incorporates many eco-friendly design ideas. Central to this effort is a below floor, quiet, displaced air delivery system which allows improved indoor air quality and thermal comfort while using less energy to deliver conditioned air. The building features a good deal of natural day lighting, with borrow lights throughout the interior, indirect lighting with higher ceilings, and daylight sensors. The building has highly reflective roofing materials and locally produced materials such as Kansas brick and limestone. The school was sited with careful attention to solar orientation to minimize heat gain yet maximize views. An existing pond was enhanced to collect storm water run-off and provide water for irrigation of the surrounding landscape.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Blue Valley Southwest is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and competes in the Eastern Kansas League. Blue Valley Southwest teams compete at the 5A level.

State championships

State Championships^[5]
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Soccer, Boys	5	2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
	Debate ^[6]	15	2011, 2012, 2014(2), 2015, 2016, 2017(2), 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023(2)
	Cross Country, Boys	2	2022, 2023

Soccer, Boys	1	2024
Winter	Swimming and Diving, Girls	4	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Spring	Baseball	3	2015, 2021, 2022
Spring	Soccer, Girls	2	2017, 2018
Total		32

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References

↑ GNIS for Blue Valley Southwest High School; USGS; November 3, 2003.
↑ High School CEEB Code Search
1 2 3 "Blue Valley Southwest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
↑ Sims, Joel (May 20, 2009). "Can Do In Kansas". Perkins+Will. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
↑ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
↑ "Home". Bvsw Debate. Retrieved 2023-10-18.

External links

School Website
Blue Valley USD 229 school district
District School Boundary Map Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine

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[GNIS-1] GNIS for Blue Valley Southwest High School; USGS; November 3, 2003.

[2] High School CEEB Code Search

[NCES-3] 1 2 3 "Blue Valley Southwest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[4] Sims, Joel (May 20, 2009). "Can Do In Kansas". Perkins+Will. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[5] "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[6] "Home". Bvsw Debate. Retrieved 2023-10-18.

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