Blue Valley Northwest High School
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| Blue Valley Northwest High School | |
| Location | |
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| 13260 Switzer Overland Park, KS, Johnson, United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1993 |
| School district | Unified School District No. 229 |
| Principal | Dr. Amy Murphy |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,627 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and White
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| Mascot | Huskies |
| Rival | Blue Valley North Blue Valley Blue Valley West |
| Newspaper | The Express |
| Information | 913-239-3400 |
| Website | School Website |
Blue Valley Northwest High School (BVNW) is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas. It is part of the Blue Valley Unified School District. The school is located at the corner of 133rd Street and Switzer Road, just east of the city limit line between Overland Park and Olathe. Harmony Middle School and Oxford Middle School are its two feeder schools.
In the 2009 Newsweek ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States, Blue Valley Northwest was ranked #364, the highest in the district and the state.[1] The school has been ranked in the top 700 since 2005.
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[edit] Extracurricular Activities
[edit] Athletics
Adjacent from the school's campus is the Blue Valley District Activity Center, which consists of a football field, a soccer field (both of which have a FieldTurf surface), a softball field, and a baseball field, which Blue Valley North High School also claims as their home field. The Overland Park Soccer Complex is just across 135th street from the football stadium. The boys soccer team won the 6A State Championship in 2006 and was ranked 25th in the country in the NSCAA national rankings.[2]. The girls cross-country team won the 6A State Championship in 2007.[3] One of the most notable athletes on the cross-country team was Laura Roxberg who won the individual state championship every year in her high school career.[3]
[edit] State Championships
| State Championships[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Soccer, Boys | 1 | 2006 |
| Volleyball | 3 | 1996, 1997, 2000 | |
| Cross Country, Girls | 1 | 2007 | |
| Winter | Swimming and Diving, Boys | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Swimming and Diving, Girls | 4 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys | 1 | 2003 |
| Tennis, Boys | 1 | 2002 | |
| Tennis, Girls | 2 | 2000, 2001 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
[edit] Orchestra
BVNW's orchestra has received a 1 (the best) ranking every year the school has been open (except one). Students in the orchestra also have auditioned and represented the BVNW in local, state, and national orchestras. It is led by Kathleen McCollugh.[citation needed]
[edit] Yearbook and Newspaper
The school's yearbook is called Horizon, 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. The school newspaper is called The Express; it 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. At the November 2007 JEA conference in Philadelphia, the newsmagazine was rated sixth.
[edit] Other recognition
Kathy Meert was named the 2005 Kansas Horizon award winner.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Christie Ambrosi, a member of the 2000 Olympic USA softball team, which won the gold medal
- Zach Roberson, who won 4 state wrestling titles and 2 national championships while in high school, and another NCAA championship while at Iowa State
- Adrianne Verhoeven, Josh Berwanger, and Justin Roelofs, three members of the indie rock group The Anniversary[5]
- Mike Dennison, Baseball - All-Sun Country Player of the Year (1999), went on to pitch 4 years at Wichita State University and 2 years professionally for the Boston Red Sox organization
- Bryce Holt, author of the suspense novel "Red School"
[edit] Other Information
- Twelve girls from the BVNW graduating class of 2006 were featured in the WE TV documentary High School Confidential.
- The school hosted the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) Conference in June 2007.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160/?s=kansas&q=2009/rank/1
- ^ National Soccer Coaches Association of America Nov 21, 2006. [1]
- ^ a b "KSHSAA Cross Country". Francine Martin. KSHSAA. 2010-02-08. http://www.kshsaa.org/CROSS-CNTRY/ccchmp.html.
- ^ "State Records & State Champions" (English). http://catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ http://www.lawrence.com/bands/the_anniversary/
[edit] See also
Coordinates: 38°53′17.6″N 94°42′10.1″W / 38.888222°N 94.702806°W
