| 词条 | Blue Valley Northwest High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
|name = Blue Valley Northwest High School |logo = |seal_image = BVNWlogo.png |image = Blue_Valley_Northwest.png |image_size = 250px |caption = |motto = |motto_translation = |streetaddress = 13260 Switzer Road [1] |city = Overland Park |state = Kansas |zipcode = 66213 |country = USA |coordinates = {{coord|38.888343|-94.702906|type:edu_region:US-KS|display=inline,title}} |schooltype = High School |fundingtype = Public |established = 1993 |schoolboard = |district = USD 229 [2] |ceeb = 172296 [3] |principal= Amy Pressly |enrollment= 1,589 (2016-17)[4] |grades= 9-12 |campus= Suburban |athletics_conference= Eastern Kansas League |colors= Purple, Black, White, and Silver{{color box|purple}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|silver}} |rivals= Blue Valley North Blue Valley West Blue Valley High School Blue Valley Southwest |mascot= Huskies |newspaper= The Express |website= [https://district.bluevalleyk12.org/schools/high/BVNW/ School Website] }} Blue Valley Northwest High School (BVNW) is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. 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. 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. AcademicsThirteen 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 2014, 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.[5] 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. [6] Extracurricular activitiesThe 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|date=February 2011}} State championships
OrchestraBVNW'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|date=February 2011}} Yearbook and NewspaperThe 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|date=February 2011}} At the November 2007 JEA conference in Philadelphia, the newsmagazine was rated sixth.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} 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|date=February 2017}} Conferences
Notable alumni
See also{{Portal|Schools|Education}}
References1. ^GNIS for Blue Valley Northwest High School; USGS; November 16, 2006. 2. ^USD 229 3. ^High School CEEB Code Search 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2012000&ID=201200000541|title=Blue Valley Northwest High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 27, 2019}} 5. ^President Obama, Department of Education Announce Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge Finalists | The White House 6. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=School Profile 2015-16|url=http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=QlZOV19Qcm9maWxlRW1haWxfRklOQUxfbG93LXJlc18yLnBkZjo6Oi93d3c2L3NjaG9vbHMva3MvYmx1ZXZhbGxleS9pbWFnZXMvYXR0YWNoLzIxNDkwLzE3MzM4XzIxNDkwX2F0dGFjaF8xMTQzODcucGRm|publisher=Blue Valley Northwest High School|accessdate=3 December 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=State Records & State Champions |url=http://catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 |format=English |accessdate=2010-02-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421002909/http://www.catchitkansas.com/Global/category.asp?C=112444 |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }} 8. ^NSPA - Contest Winners {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726102027/http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/winners/ypm04.html |date=July 26, 2011 }} External links
5 : Public high schools in Kansas|Educational institutions established in 1994|Education in Overland Park, Kansas|Schools in Johnson County, Kansas|1994 establishments in Kansas |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 随便看 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。