Blue Valley High School
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Blue Valley High School is a fully accredited public high school
located in Stilwell, Kansas
, USA
, serving students in grades 9-12. The school currently operates in the Blue Valley Unified School District
. The principal is Scott Bacon, the associate principal is Bob Whitehead, and the assistant principals are Meagan Allam and Brett Potts. The school mascot is the Tiger and the school colors are gold and black. The current enrollment of the school is approximately 1,500 students.
Blue Valley is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A-5A division and are known as the "Tigers". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
.
The school adopted a Tiger as the mascot because the Superintendent, Jimmy Lee March (1968–1974) of the Southeast Johnson County School District now called the Blue Valley School District, attended the University of Missouri
and was a big supporter of the Missouri Tigers
.
Each year, the senior class leaves a gift for the school, such as a large neon sign in the main gym, which was donated by the class of 2002.
In 1997, a new hallway was added to the building known as the "senior hallway".
Blue Valley underwent part two of its renovation in 2008 (part one being reconfiguration and turfing of athletic fields), receiving 8 new classrooms and an athletic department expansion, including a new above-ground weight room. Blue Valley installed two new mobiles for the 2007-08 school year. The office and serving area of the cafeteria was also reconfigured.
scores in the state for three years in a row. It has also met the Standard of Excellence for reading, writing, science and math. In November 2010, the school again made national news for academics. Four students scored a perfect 36 on the ACT (test), and one of the four also scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT.
The building is in the shape of a rectangle, with few outcurves. On the east side are the academic halls. There are five halls:
On the west side of the building is the athletic department. All athletic areas are connected by a hallway with numerous wall murals on it. In it there are 6 athletic areas:
In the northwest part of the building is the arts department.
On the east side of the building there are outdoor mobiles. These are used as additional classrooms separate from the main building.
Tiger TV's many features have won national Student Broadcast Network awards, including first place in 2001 and 2006 for the "Hallpass" segment (in the human interest story category) and a 2005 title for short movie award. Tiger TV is put together by Broadcast II students taught by former Emmy Award
winning KSHB-TV
anchor/reporter Denny Brand.
Pictures, photographs, and poems are submitted every year and put together as the Headrush magazine. The Headrush crew also produces Headrush Junior for middle school level students at BVMS
and PSMS
.
. Throughout its history, Blue Valley has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
, Blue Valley West
, and Blue Valley Southwest. The Tiger baseball team won their third state championship in 2010, defeating the Maize Eagles
in an 11-3 rout to win the 6A tournament. The Blue Valley Girls Tennis won the State Championship for the first time in school history in the fall of 2010. The Blue Valley football team won the 5A state championship in 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006 and 2010. The football team was coached by Steve Rampy who resigned after the 2009 season to become offensive coordinator at Pittsburg State University
. Additionally, Steve Rampy once coached the boys golf
team, which won several EKL championships as well as the 2005 5A state championship.
or Drill team
. Once a year, around March, the American Cancer Society
hosts a Relay For Life event in which approximately 30% of students participate. The event has grown in popularity, with more students participating each year. Additionally, the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Task Force was added in 2008.
s in the state of Kansas. The Stridin' Tigers have won several competitions for their shows including Blue Shades (2003), Circuitry (2004), Metamorphosis (2005), Blue (2006), We Came To Play (2007), and Dark Side of Oz (2008). The band is currently under the direction of Avian Bear with assistant director Carol Lowman. Prairie Star Middle band director Paul Aubrey, Blue Valley Middle band director Ben Strain, and former band parent Al Hapke also assist the band. The band has traveled around the country and performed at the 1996 and 2000 Orange Bowl
s and the 2004 Fiesta Bowl
.
In April 2007 the band went to Orlando, Florida
and placed as band grand champion, edging out perennial powerhouse Westlake High School (from Texas). In addition to this trip, the band went to St. Louis
for a Bands of America
Super Regional Championship. The band performs at half-time of every Tigers home game and plays in the stands during the game. The band also performs at pep rallies, varsity basketball games, and other school functions.
In May 2006, at the Worlds of Fun
contest, the Blue Valley Concert band led by Ben Strain received straight "1" ratings for the first time in the school's history. The 2006 show, "Blue", won 1st place in Class 5A at the Blue Springs Marching Invitational. The show also received fourth place at the Blue Valley Northwest Marching Festival and a Division 2 rating at the Bands of America Super Regional in St. Louis
. Blue Valley also had several members qualify for the NEKMEA District and KMEA State Honor Band.
and Forensics squad. It is the only school in Kansas debate history to have won the 5A 2-Speaker and 4-Speaker state tournament in the same year and also the only school in Kansas debate history to have won the 6A 2-Speaker and 4-Speaker state tournament in the same year.
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High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Stilwell, Kansas
Stilwell, Kansas
Stilwell is a small unincorporated community in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a southern outlying suburb of Kansas City.Stilwell was named for a conductor on the first Missouri Pacific train to arrive in the community in the 1870s. Stilwell is mostly farmland, but in recent...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, serving students in grades 9-12. The school currently operates in the Blue Valley Unified School District
Blue Valley Unified School District
The Blue Valley Unified School District is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell...
. The principal is Scott Bacon, the associate principal is Bob Whitehead, and the assistant principals are Meagan Allam and Brett Potts. The school mascot is the Tiger and the school colors are gold and black. The current enrollment of the school is approximately 1,500 students.
Blue Valley is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A-5A division and are known as the "Tigers". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
History
The original school was located at Metcalf and 151st St. In 1970, Stilwell High School and Stanley High School merged to form the Blue Valley High School. At the beginning of the 1971 school year, Blue Valley moved to its current location. The former building was turned into the office for the Blue Valley Unified School DistrictBlue Valley Unified School District
The Blue Valley Unified School District is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell...
.
The school adopted a Tiger as the mascot because the Superintendent, Jimmy Lee March (1968–1974) of the Southeast Johnson County School District now called the Blue Valley School District, attended the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and was a big supporter of the Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
.
Each year, the senior class leaves a gift for the school, such as a large neon sign in the main gym, which was donated by the class of 2002.
In 1997, a new hallway was added to the building known as the "senior hallway".
Blue Valley underwent part two of its renovation in 2008 (part one being reconfiguration and turfing of athletic fields), receiving 8 new classrooms and an athletic department expansion, including a new above-ground weight room. Blue Valley installed two new mobiles for the 2007-08 school year. The office and serving area of the cafeteria was also reconfigured.
Academics
Blue Valley High School has received several awards for academics. The school has had some of the highest SATSAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
scores in the state for three years in a row. It has also met the Standard of Excellence for reading, writing, science and math. In November 2010, the school again made national news for academics. Four students scored a perfect 36 on the ACT (test), and one of the four also scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT.
School layout
- 200 Hall - Generally referred to as the Freshman hall, it is the longest hall. The lockers are all for freshmen, and it has mostly math and science classes.
- 300 Hall - Generally referred to as the Language hall, it contains lockers for freshmen and sophomores. Contains mostly foreign language classes and a computer lab.
- 400 Hall - Generally referred to as the American hall, it contains lockers for sophomores and juniors. Contains social study classes and Communication Arts (EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
). - 500 Hall - Generally referred to as the Senior hall, it contains lockers just for seniors. The seniors are allowed to choose their own lockers. The hallway was added in 1997 and has a large glass roof. The hall contains mostly higher level classes for upperclassmen, and some health classes.
- 600 Hall - The only hallway that is not parallel to the other halls. The 600 hall connects the other 4 hallways. The only lockers are in a small organized cluster for juniors (between the 300 and 400 hall). This hall contains history and science classes.
On the west side of the building is the athletic department. All athletic areas are connected by a hallway with numerous wall murals on it. In it there are 6 athletic areas:
- Main gym - Gym where home basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
games are played; pep rallies also take place here. - Auxiliary gym - Smaller gym.
- Wrestling gym - Small gym where wrestlersScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
compete. - Pool - Indoor poolSwimming poolA swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
where swimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
competitions take place. It has two diving boards and bleachers for spectators. - Locker rooms - Home to athletic coaches' offices, P.E. lockers and showers.
- Instrumental Music Room - Home to the Blue Valley "Stridin' Tigers" (band) as well as the Blue Valley High School Orchestra. This room is used for band and orchestra practice.
- Vocal Music Room - Contains large wall muralMuralA mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...
of a tigerTigerThe tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
and is home to the Blue Valley choir. - Performing Arts Center - This large theatre is home to playsPlay (theatre)A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
, musicalsMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, and concertConcertA concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s. - Black Box Theatre - This small theatre is the home to smaller productions of the drama department.
On the east side of the building there are outdoor mobiles. These are used as additional classrooms separate from the main building.
- Other - The building has three separate stories; the lower level is the basement and fitness center, the second is the main floor, and the third is a small, restricted-access floor containing a security vault and a catwalk over the Performing Arts Center for maintenance of the lighting system.
Multimedia
The school's newspaper is called the Tiger Print, the school's yearbook is Reflections, and the closed circuit television program is called "Tiger TV". It also maintains cable channel 75 to display announcements throughout the school.Tiger TV's many features have won national Student Broadcast Network awards, including first place in 2001 and 2006 for the "Hallpass" segment (in the human interest story category) and a 2005 title for short movie award. Tiger TV is put together by Broadcast II students taught by former Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning KSHB-TV
KSHB-TV
KSHB-TV, virtual channel 41, is the NBC-affiliated television station serving the entire Kansas City metropolitan area; the station is commonly known by its branding NBC Action News. It is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, alongside independent station KMCI as the company's only existing duopoly...
anchor/reporter Denny Brand.
Pictures, photographs, and poems are submitted every year and put together as the Headrush magazine. The Headrush crew also produces Headrush Junior for middle school level students at BVMS
Blue Valley Middle School
Blue Valley Middle School is one of eight Middle Schools in the Blue Valley School District, Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The principal is Dr. Roxana Rogers and assistant principal is Miesner, Linda.-History:...
and PSMS
Prairie Star Middle School
Prairie Star Middle School is located in Leawood, Kansas. It is part of the Blue Valley Unified School District.Prairie Star Middle School opened its doors in August 1996. The school is located at 14201 Mission Road, Leawood, Kansas 66224-9718. The enrollment during the first year was 375. The...
.
Extracurricular activities
The Tigers compete in the Eastern Kansas League and are classified as a 5A-6A school, the largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities AssociationKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Blue Valley has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.
Athletics
The primary rivals of Blue Valley High School St. Thomas AquinasSt. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas)
St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Overland Park, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. The current chaplain is Fr. Andrew Strobl, the president is Bill Ford, and the principals are...
, Blue Valley West
Blue Valley West High School
Blue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley Unified School District. The school opened in August 2001, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1600 students...
, and Blue Valley Southwest. The Tiger baseball team won their third state championship in 2010, defeating the Maize Eagles
Maize High School
Maize High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Maize, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The current principal is Mike Bonner. Maize High School is one of two high schools located within the city limits of Maize, Kansas. The school colors are red and white,...
in an 11-3 rout to win the 6A tournament. The Blue Valley Girls Tennis won the State Championship for the first time in school history in the fall of 2010. The Blue Valley football team won the 5A state championship in 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006 and 2010. The football team was coached by Steve Rampy who resigned after the 2009 season to become offensive coordinator at Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
. Additionally, Steve Rampy once coached the boys golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
team, which won several EKL championships as well as the 2005 5A state championship.
State championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
5 | 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2010 |
| Tennis, Girls Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
1 | 2010 | |
| Winter | Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... |
1 | 1997 |
| Swimming and Diving, Boys Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
5 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2011 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
1 | 2005 |
| Golf, Girls Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
2 | 1977, 1981 | |
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
3 | 1992, 2008, 2010 | |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
1 | 1994 | |
| Swimming and Diving,Girls Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... |
1 | 2011 | |
| Total | 19 | ||
Non-athletic programs
Blue Valley is known for a myriad of school clubs, from the Environmental Club to the Programming Club to the Hip-Hop Club. Many clubs are required to have teacher sponsors in order to meet. Some school classes are considered co=curricular, such as DebateDebate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
or Drill team
Drill team
A drill team can be one of four different entities:# A Military Drill Team is marching unit that performs routines based on military drill. Military drill teams perform either armed or unarmed....
. Once a year, around March, the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
hosts a Relay For Life event in which approximately 30% of students participate. The event has grown in popularity, with more students participating each year. Additionally, the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Task Force was added in 2008.
Band
The school has one of the top marching bandMarching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
s in the state of Kansas. The Stridin' Tigers have won several competitions for their shows including Blue Shades (2003), Circuitry (2004), Metamorphosis (2005), Blue (2006), We Came To Play (2007), and Dark Side of Oz (2008). The band is currently under the direction of Avian Bear with assistant director Carol Lowman. Prairie Star Middle band director Paul Aubrey, Blue Valley Middle band director Ben Strain, and former band parent Al Hapke also assist the band. The band has traveled around the country and performed at the 1996 and 2000 Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009...
s and the 2004 Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
.
In April 2007 the band went to Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
and placed as band grand champion, edging out perennial powerhouse Westlake High School (from Texas). In addition to this trip, the band went to St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
for a Bands of America
Bands of America
Bands of America , a division of Music for All, Inc., is an organization that promotes and organizes marching band competitions for high school students. Competitions include both Regional and Super Regional Championships as well as the Grand National Championships...
Super Regional Championship. The band performs at half-time of every Tigers home game and plays in the stands during the game. The band also performs at pep rallies, varsity basketball games, and other school functions.
In May 2006, at the Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun
Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman . In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which currently owns the park...
contest, the Blue Valley Concert band led by Ben Strain received straight "1" ratings for the first time in the school's history. The 2006 show, "Blue", won 1st place in Class 5A at the Blue Springs Marching Invitational. The show also received fourth place at the Blue Valley Northwest Marching Festival and a Division 2 rating at the Bands of America Super Regional in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Blue Valley also had several members qualify for the NEKMEA District and KMEA State Honor Band.
Debate and forensics
Blue Valley High School is well known throughout the state for being a dominant DebateDebate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
and Forensics squad. It is the only school in Kansas debate history to have won the 5A 2-Speaker and 4-Speaker state tournament in the same year and also the only school in Kansas debate history to have won the 6A 2-Speaker and 4-Speaker state tournament in the same year.
State championships
| State Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Number of Championships | Year |
| 4 Speaker Debate Debate Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion... |
11 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| 2 Speaker Debate Debate Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion... |
3 | 2000, 2005, 2009 |
| Forensics | 4 | 1992, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Total | 17 | |
Notable alumni
- Dirk Katstra (Class of 1987), former basketball player and current Associate Athletics Director at the University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. - Tara NottTara NottTara Nott Cunningham was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. She is the only athlete to have trained for three different sports at the United States Olympic Training Center . Her coaches were Mike Gattone and Bob Morris...
(Class of 1990), won a gold medal in OlympicOlympic sportsOlympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...
Weightlifting during the 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. - Brian SchottenheimerBrian SchottenheimerBrian Schottenheimer is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League . Before becoming an offensive coordinator, he was the quarterback coach for the San Diego Chargers...
(Class of 1992), current offensive coordinatorOffensive coordinatorAn offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Jason Holsman (Class of 1994), chairman of the committee on Renewable EnergyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
for the Missouri House of RepresentativesMissouri House of RepresentativesThe Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...
. - Justin Swift (Class of 1994), former NFL player for the Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
and Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
. - Sam Scott (Class of 1996), played for Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, 1999 College World Series Champion, NCAA All-Tournament Team selection during the 1999 College World Series1999 College World SeriesThe 1999 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 19. The fifty-third tournament's champion was the University of Miami, coached by Jim Morris...
. - Josh Meyer (Class of 1997), appeared in the feature film No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men is a 2005 novel by U.S. author Cormac McCarthy. Set along the United States–Mexico border in 1980, the story concerns an illicit drug deal gone wrong in a remote desert location. The title comes from the poem "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats...
. - Allan Potts (Class of 1998), strength & conditioning coach for the Kansas City RoyalsKansas City RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
and contributing expert for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
online. - Hayley Podschun (Class of 2004), actress in the motion picture and Broadway Theater play Hairspray.
See also
- Blue Valley Unified School DistrictBlue Valley Unified School DistrictThe Blue Valley Unified School District is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell...
- Other Blue Valley High Schools:
- Blue Valley North High SchoolBlue Valley North High SchoolBlue Valley North High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of the five currently-operated high schools in the Blue Valley School District. The principal is Dr. Tonya Merrigan, the associate principal is...
- Blue Valley Northwest High SchoolBlue Valley Northwest High SchoolBlue Valley Northwest High School is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas. It is part of the Blue Valley Unified School District. Blue Valley Northwest is one of several schools located within the city limits of Overland Park. The school colors are purple, black, and white...
- Blue Valley Southwest High School
- Blue Valley West High SchoolBlue Valley West High SchoolBlue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley Unified School District. The school opened in August 2001, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1600 students...
- Blue Valley North High School
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