Blue Valley West High School
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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. The principal is Tony Lake, the associate principal is Cindy Roach, and the assistant principals are Linda Kapfer and David Stubblefield. Its two feeder schools are Lakewood Middle School
and Pleasant Ridge Middle School
s. The school mascot is the Jaguar and the school colors are red, black, and white. The school ranked 850th in the 2009 Newsweek
ranking of the top 1,500 schools in the United States.
Blue Valley West High School opened in August 2001 in order to help educate the increasing population of Overland Park. It was the fourth high school in the Blue Valley Unified School District
to open, preceded by Blue Valley Northwest High School
in 1993. Blue Valley West 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 "Jaguars". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Notable alumni of the school include Matt Besler
, MLS
player for the Kansas City Wizards
.
to open, preceded by Blue Valley Northwest High School
in 1993, and followed by Blue Valley Southwest High School in 2010.
classes, foreign language in Spanish, German, Latin and French, and performing and visual arts classes, among others. Its journalism class produces The Spotlight, and its broadcasting class produces Jagged Edge TV. The class of 2009 achieved an average ACT score of 24 out of 36 and an average SAT
score of 1723 out of 2400.
. Throughout its history, Blue Valley West has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics. In the 2006-2007 school year the school won 2 state championships, was runner up for another, and had 4 other teams qualify for the state tournament. In the 2007 calendar year, BV West won the state title in football, boys' basketball, and baseball. This three-peat was the first of its kind in the history of KSHSAA competition.
The team's main rivals are Blue Valley High School
and Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Aquinas and West have met multiple times in the postseason, with Aquinas winning all except the game in 2007. Blue Valley West and Blue Valley have met in the final game of the season for the district championship nearly every year since West opened in 2001. Blue Valley West won the 2007 Eastern Kansas League title and went on to win the Kansas 5A State Championship on November 24, 2007, with an undefeated 13-0 season.
for the sub-state championship. In 2008, the Jaguars lost in the first round of state competition. During their state championship run, the Jaguars beat Lawrence Free State High School
in the semifinals and avenged an earlier loss to Leavenworth
in the finals for the 6A championship.
Bishop Miege
and Saint Thomas Aquinas are the basketball team's two primary rivals with all three teams having experienced postseason success in recent years. Rival Bishop Miege is known for having a prominent home court advantage, although West won for three consecutive years at Bishop Miege from 2005–2007, sparking a new rivalry between the schools.
Several former West players compete for college teams across the country. Most play in Division III. BV West and Coach Campbell place a high priority on academics as well as athletics, and the success of many student athletes at the D-III level verifies their efforts. Matt Kleinmann, the first BVW alumni to win an NCAA basketball national championship, played Division I basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. James Franklin also played D-I basketball for Kansas State
and Robert Lewandowski began play at Texas Tech
in 2008. The most recent DI player is Brandon Ubel at Nebraska.
golfer Kyle Smell and Korbin Kuehne, falling to Olathe South
by a single stroke. Led by Mike Greene, the Jaguars captured the individual and team state titles in 2006 held at Salina Municipal Golf Course. In 2004, former KU
golfer Zach Pederson won the individual state title held at Topeka Country Club. The Jaguars won their first state title in 2002 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs. Amazingly, this was accomplished during the school's first academic year of existence.
The Blue Valley West repertory theater took their one-act "Cut" to the Kansas State Thespian Conference and also took it to the International Thespian Festival
in June 2008. In 2009, Advanced Repertory Theatre took "The Secret Life of Girls" to the Kansas State Thespian Conference.
List of mainstage shows
Rep shows
West has two repertory classes (new for the 2008/2009 school year); advanced rep, a class of about 12 students. It is a selective class and requires an audition. There will also be a regular rep class, which also requires an audition.
Contest:
The ratings are from 1 to 5, 1 being the best. Those who receive a 1 at the Regional Contest are accepted to compete at the State Contest two weeks later. In 2007, Choraliers and Chamber both received a 1 at Regionals and State, along with the Large Women's Choir (a combination of the women in all four choirs). The Large Women's Choir only conjugates for Contest each year. The Choraliers 06-07 class was accepted to perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association, a high honor. In 2008, Choralier and Chamber both received a 1 at Regionals and State, and the Large Women's Choir received a 2 at Regionals. In 2010, Chamber, Chamber Women, and Chamber Men all received a 1 at Regionals and State, and Chorale, Large Women's and Large Men's ensemble received a 1 at Large Group festival. All of the previous ratings were received under the direction of Philip Szajnuk.
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Overland Park, Kansas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
, and one of five currently operated high schools 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 school opened in August 2001, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1600 students. The principal is Tony Lake, the associate principal is Cindy Roach, and the assistant principals are Linda Kapfer and David Stubblefield. Its two feeder schools are Lakewood Middle School
Lakewood Middle School
For the school in North Lakewood, Washington, see Lakewood Middle School .Lakewood Middle School is one of eight middle schools operated by the Blue Valley School District, located in Overland Park, Kansas.It was established in 2002....
and Pleasant Ridge Middle School
Pleasant Ridge Middle School
Pleasant Ridge Middle School is one of eight middle schools operated in the Blue Valley School District, located in Stilwell, Kansas.- Office Staff :Principal's Secretary: Tracy CookReceptionist: Jodi HickmanBookkeeper: Melissa Drummond...
s. The school mascot is the Jaguar and the school colors are red, black, and white. The school ranked 850th in the 2009 Newsweek
Newsweek
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ranking of the top 1,500 schools in the United States.
Blue Valley West High School opened in August 2001 in order to help educate the increasing population of Overland Park. It was the fourth high school 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...
to open, preceded by Blue Valley Northwest High School
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Blue 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...
in 1993. Blue Valley West 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 division and are known as the "Jaguars". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Notable alumni of the school include Matt Besler
Matt Besler
Matt Besler is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-College and Youth:...
, MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
player for the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
.
History
Blue Valley West High School opened in August 2001 in order to help educate the increasing population of Overland Park. It was the fourth high school in 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...
to open, preceded by Blue Valley Northwest High School
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Blue 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...
in 1993, and followed by Blue Valley Southwest High School in 2010.
Academics
The school offers many APAssociated Press
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classes, foreign language in Spanish, German, Latin and French, and performing and visual arts classes, among others. Its journalism class produces The Spotlight, and its broadcasting class produces Jagged Edge TV. The class of 2009 achieved an average ACT score of 24 out of 36 and an average SAT
SAT
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...
score of 1723 out of 2400.
Extracurricular activities
The Jaguars compete in the Eastern Kansas League and are classified as a 6A-5A school according to the KSHSAAKansas 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 West has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics. In the 2006-2007 school year the school won 2 state championships, was runner up for another, and had 4 other teams qualify for the state tournament. In the 2007 calendar year, BV West won the state title in football, boys' basketball, and baseball. This three-peat was the first of its kind in the history of KSHSAA competition.
Football
The Blue Valley West Jaguar football team has become a contender in Kansas 5A football. After reaching the state playoffs in only their second year, head coach Scott Wright and his teams have a 4-year record of 24-18 since their 3-6 start in the 2000-2001 inaugural season. The Jaguars qualified for the 2006 postseason as well.The team's main rivals are Blue Valley High School
Blue Valley High School
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...
and Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Aquinas and West have met multiple times in the postseason, with Aquinas winning all except the game in 2007. Blue Valley West and Blue Valley have met in the final game of the season for the district championship nearly every year since West opened in 2001. Blue Valley West won the 2007 Eastern Kansas League title and went on to win the Kansas 5A State Championship on November 24, 2007, with an undefeated 13-0 season.
Boys' basketball
The boys basketball team has been coached by Donnie Campbell since the school's opening in 2001. The program has made four straight trips to the state tournament and won their first state title during the 2006-2007 school year. The team is known for their teamwork, and outstanding defensive play. In '07 the Jaguars finished in a three-way tie for the EKL title and beat Shawnee Mission EastShawnee Mission School District
The Shawnee Mission School District is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Located in northeast Johnson County, Kansas, the school district enrolled approximately 40,000 students in the 2009-2010 school year...
for the sub-state championship. In 2008, the Jaguars lost in the first round of state competition. During their state championship run, the Jaguars beat Lawrence Free State High School
Lawrence Free State High School
Lawrence Free State High School is a fully accredited public high school, serving students in grades 9–12, located in Lawrence, Kansas. The current principal is Edward West....
in the semifinals and avenged an earlier loss to Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
in the finals for the 6A championship.
Bishop Miege
Bishop Miege High School
Bishop Miege High School is a fully accredited private Catholic high school, located in Roeland Park, Kansas, USA. It is located directly north of the Shawnee Indian Mission. Bishop Miege is one of two private high schools located in Overland Park, KS. The school colors are royal blue and scarlet...
and Saint Thomas Aquinas are the basketball team's two primary rivals with all three teams having experienced postseason success in recent years. Rival Bishop Miege is known for having a prominent home court advantage, although West won for three consecutive years at Bishop Miege from 2005–2007, sparking a new rivalry between the schools.
Several former West players compete for college teams across the country. Most play in Division III. BV West and Coach Campbell place a high priority on academics as well as athletics, and the success of many student athletes at the D-III level verifies their efforts. Matt Kleinmann, the first BVW alumni to win an NCAA basketball national championship, played Division I basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. James Franklin also played D-I basketball for Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin....
and Robert Lewandowski began play at Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition The team is currently coached by Billy Gillispie. Prior to Gillispie being named coach, the coach was Pat Knight who succeeded his father, Hall of Famer Bob...
in 2008. The most recent DI player is Brandon Ubel at Nebraska.
Golf
Blue Valley West has established itself as being one of the top golf programs in the state. Overall, the Jaguars have won two state titles and three individual titles. In 2008 and 2009, Curtis Yonke captured the individual state titles. Blue Valley West had another great season in 2007, finishing runner-up in the state tournament with the help of K-StateKansas State Wildcats
Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...
golfer Kyle Smell and Korbin Kuehne, falling to Olathe South
Olathe South High School
Olathe South High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Olathe, Kansas, USA, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of four high schools in the Olathe Unified School District . Olathe South High School was recognized as a National School of Excellence for the...
by a single stroke. Led by Mike Greene, the Jaguars captured the individual and team state titles in 2006 held at Salina Municipal Golf Course. In 2004, former KU
Kansas Jayhawks
The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...
golfer Zach Pederson won the individual state title held at Topeka Country Club. The Jaguars won their first state title in 2002 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course in Bonner Springs. Amazingly, this was accomplished during the school's first academic year of existence.
Baseball
The baseball team has been coached by Bill McDonald since the school's opening in 2001. The school has won the Eastern Kansas League (EKL) title every year from the school's opening in 2001 to 2006, and did not lose a single game in conference until 2006. They carry a 92-22 overall record, 4 Regional Titles, and a 2nd place finish at state in 2006. In 2007, the team did not win the EKL title, but were the first to bring the coveted state championship back to Overland Park. The program has sent numerous players to colleges throughout the country.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... |
1 | 2007 |
| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
1 | 2005 | |
| Soccer, Boys | 2 | 2004, 2010 | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys Basketball Basketball 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... |
1 | 2007 |
| 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.... |
2 | 2002, 2006 |
| 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... |
1 | 2007 | |
| Soccer, Girls | 4 | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010 | |
| Total | 11 | ||
Theater
The Blue Valley West theater department took their rep show "The Voice of The Prairie" to the Kansas State Thespian Conference and the International Thespian Festival in June 2007.The Blue Valley West repertory theater took their one-act "Cut" to the Kansas State Thespian Conference and also took it to the International Thespian Festival
International Thespian Festival
The International Thespian Festival is an annual week-long theatre festival that brings together U.S. high school theatre clubs, thespian troupes, and programs...
in June 2008. In 2009, Advanced Repertory Theatre took "The Secret Life of Girls" to the Kansas State Thespian Conference.
List of mainstage shows
- 2001-2002: The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
, The King and IThe King and IThe King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a short comedy by John Bishop. The play was first performed at the Circle Repertory Company in their theatre at 99 Seventh Avenue South in New York City, later moving to Broadway, opening on April 6, 1987, in The Longacre Theatre. The both productions were... - 2002-2003: Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait (1978 film)Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. It is the second film adaptation of Harry Segall's stageplay of the same name, preceded by Here Comes Mr. Jordan and followed by Down to Earth...
, Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
, Midsummer Nights Dream - 2003-2004: Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
, Oklahoma!Oklahoma!Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, Jelly Bean Conspiracy - 2004-2005: To Kill a Mocking Bird, South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
, A Few Good Men - 2005-2006: Fools, Children of EdenChildren of EdenChildren of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood...
, The Diary of Anne Frank - 2006-2007: Our TownOur TownOur Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
, Once Upon a MattressOnce Upon a MattressOnce Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway...
, Comedy of ErrorsComedy Of ErrorsComedy Of Errors was a Glasgow-based progressive rock band formed in January 1984. Their first recording was a demo called "Ever be the Prize", and was recorded at a studio in Blanefield in 1985, and followed by a mini album in 1986.... - 2007-2008: One-Acts, Quilters, Sound of Music, The Lark
- 2008-2009: The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
, Guys and Dolls, The Man Who Came to DinnerThe Man Who Came to DinnerThe Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. It then enjoyed a number of New York and London revivals. The first London production was staged at The Savoy Theatre starring Robert... - 2009-2010: A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, Sweeny Todd, The Miracle WorkerThe Miracle WorkerThe Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Keller—a deafblind and initially almost feral child—and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who introduced her to... - 2010-2011: Seussical: The Musical, Inherit The WindInherit the WindInherit the Wind may refer to:* Inherit the Wind , a 1955 play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee* Inherit the Wind , directed by Stanley Kramer; starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, and Gene Kelly...
Rep shows
- 2005-2006: The Boys Next Door (Went to State), Steel Magnolias, Gods Favorite, Theater Olympics
- 2006-2007: The Voice of the Prairie (Went to Internationals), Ruthless, The Bad Seed, Theater Olympics
- 2007-2008: The Female Odd Couple, Dearly Departed, Cut (Went to International), The Nerd, Theater Olympics
- 2008-2009: Advanced Rep: Secret Life of Girls(Went to State), Lone Star, The Complete Works of Shakespeare abridged, One Act Play Competition; Rep: Revenge of the Space Pandas (Went to State),Defying Gravity, One Act Play Competition
- 2009-2010: Advanced Rep: Little Shop of Horrors, Dearly Beloved, One Act Play Competition; Rep: Voices from the High School, If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, One Act Play Competition
West has two repertory classes (new for the 2008/2009 school year); advanced rep, a class of about 12 students. It is a selective class and requires an audition. There will also be a regular rep class, which also requires an audition.
Vocal music
Blue Valley West has four choirs:- Concert Choir - SATB freshmen; no audition necessary.
- Choraliers - SSA; selective freshmen and sophomores; must audition.
- Chorale - SATB; selective sophomores, juniors, and seniors; must audition.
- Chamber - SATB; highly selective sophomores, juniors, and seniors; must also be in Chorale; must audition.
Contest:
The ratings are from 1 to 5, 1 being the best. Those who receive a 1 at the Regional Contest are accepted to compete at the State Contest two weeks later. In 2007, Choraliers and Chamber both received a 1 at Regionals and State, along with the Large Women's Choir (a combination of the women in all four choirs). The Large Women's Choir only conjugates for Contest each year. The Choraliers 06-07 class was accepted to perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association, a high honor. In 2008, Choralier and Chamber both received a 1 at Regionals and State, and the Large Women's Choir received a 2 at Regionals. In 2010, Chamber, Chamber Women, and Chamber Men all received a 1 at Regionals and State, and Chorale, Large Women's and Large Men's ensemble received a 1 at Large Group festival. All of the previous ratings were received under the direction of Philip Szajnuk.
Notable alumni
- Matt BeslerMatt BeslerMatt Besler is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-College and Youth:...
(Class of 2005), MLSMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
player for Sporting Kansas City - Andrew WojtanikAndrew WojtanikAndrew Wojtanik was the winner of the National Geographic Bee hosted by Alex Trebek in 2004, and the National Geographic World Championship in 2005. To get to the National Geographic Bee finals, he survived two tiebreakers to advance to the final round against 13-year-old Matthew Wells of Montana,...
(Class of 2008), winner of the 2004 National Geographic BeeNational Geographic BeeThe National Geographic Bee is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The bee, held every year since 1989, is open to students in the fourth through eighth grade in participating American schools.The entities represented at the national level are all fifty U.S....
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 High SchoolBlue Valley High SchoolBlue 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...
- 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 High School
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