Greetings Husky Families!
Greetings, Husky Families!
We are thrilled to welcome our students back to BVNW next week!
Our passion for education drives us, and we are dedicated to supporting your students in their pursuits. With a shared sense of purpose, we strive to inspire and nurture each student's potential.
We take great pride in our school community and look forward to fostering a culture of respect, kindness, and excellence together. We can't wait to see their smiling faces and embark on a new school year filled with growth and achievement.
Our 9th graders join us for orientation on Monday, August 12th from 7:35-10:30 and we welcome everyone back to school on Tuesday, August 13th, which will be a traditional day. Our traditional/odd/even bell schedule is linked below.
Please know that we are here to answer any of your questions and support you in any way possible. Below is some important information to help you successfully kick off the school year. We will see you soon!
With passion, purpose, and pride,
Leah Vomhof
Attendance Notifications:
New attendance alert options available for BVNW families.
Every day BVNW opens its doors to students for a day filled with learning. When a student does not arrive at school, or unexpectedly misses a portion of the school day, we are concerned and want to make sure you are aware that your child is absent.
Beginning Wednesday, August 14th, BVNW will be notifying families of unexpected absences through email, phone, text and optional push notifications. Husky families can expect automated attendance messages by email, phone and text at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. if a child is absent and his/her absence has not already been reported by a parent/guardian. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to call the school to report an absence, report the absence online or reply to the automated email or phone message.
Families who would also like a push notification can download the ParentVUE app and manage their notifications. If a child has an unreported absence when a teacher submits attendance, then a push notification will immediately be sent to the parent/guardian's mobile device. Push notifications will continue throughout the day until the child’s absence is reported/excused, meaning a family could receive multiple push notifications as attendance is typically taken with each class period.
Interested in push notifications? Simply download the ParentVUE app (iTunes app store or Google Play), enable push notifications in device settings and select attendance notifications through in-app settings.
Athletics Updates:
Fall sports begin 8/19/24:
If you have questions about specific fall sports and their practice schedules, please have your athlete talk to the head coach the 1st week of school.
Girls Tennis- Coach Fluis. Girls Golf- Coach Meacham. Cross Country- Coach Marriot. Soccer- Coach Pollack. Football- Coach Rider
Welcome to BVNW: Mrs. Meredith Dubill joined the BVNW front office this summer. Meredith will be supporting Athletics. Her email is MJDubill02@Bluevalleyk12.org.
New BVSD contract with 810 Sports!
Fall Sports Parent Meeting: If you have not received communication regarding your athlete’s fall sport parent meeting, dates will be communicated soon!
Soccer: Saturday 8/24/24 @ 10:30 in the commons at BVNW.
Football: Monday 8/12/24 @ 6:00 in the PAC at BVNW
Fall Schedules: The athletic department is currently working through all the fall athletic calendars to ensure they are accurate. Feel free to view schedules on the EKL website. If you do not see the schedule you are looking for, it is “under construction.”
Physicals/rSchool Registration: ALL student athletes need to complete the rSchool registration AND have a valid physical uploaded PRIOR to participating. Click here for instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GNYGOUOCf9QUCN893KOZJWKLh1mgDXYHDfVJxMfk22s/edit#heading=h.fy0q0hyrn6x
Activities Updates:
All school activities can now be found on the EKL website. This is new!
Welcome to the Activities department, Miss Grace Rich! Miss Rich will be serving administration in the areas of activities, clubs, and graduation. Her email is gerich02@bluevalleyk12.org.
Schedule repair process information:
Blue Valley Northwest students will be able to make schedule “repairs” during the first 3 days of the Fall Semester if they meet the following parameters:
1. The student completed a full schedule of course requests along with four alternates AND 2. The student has a “see counselor” on their schedule.
3. The student was placed in a class that was not listed among their selections as alternates.
If the student's circumstance meets the above criteria, the student should reach out to their counselor during the scheduled repair window at the beginning of the semester.
Why did the district change? We changed to this process for the 23-24 school year and we understand this is a shift from previous “schedule change” practices prior to 2023; however, the stability of the first week is important to student success throughout the semester.
Each school’s Master Schedule is built upon the numbers generated during our spring enrollment period. When significant changes are made in August, classes can become imbalanced, which may result in larger class sizes for your student.
ORDER spirit wear; PREORDER Class tee shirts from The Dawg House!
The Dawg House is our student run school store at Blue Valley Northwest. In addition to spirit wear, BVNW novelty items, and optional PE uniforms, this website is where families can preorder class t-shirts for homecoming. It is a tradition to wear the grade's color during homecoming week. These class shirts are also a fundraiser for the classes.
All orders (aside from class shirts) will be packaged at the start of school and will be available for pick up by the end of August.
Class shirts are a pre-order and will be ready right before homecoming week. Thanks for supporting The Dawg House.
Check out the site here: https://bvnwdawghouse-553214.square.site/
Safety Expectations: Food Deliveries (ex: DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, etc.)
We began utilizing these procedures/guidelines during the 22-23 school year and and we will continue with them this school year.
Food delivery services create a disruption to the learning environment and pose a potential security concern. We will not accept meals delivered by paid delivery services during the school day for students. These deliveries will be refused.
For high school, we ask that students returning from appointments or CAPS/Career Ready Programs enjoy their food purchased off site before returning to the school.
Staff members will be able to order food for student clubs and groups with administrator approval. (Tight delivery protocols will be followed to ensure safety.)
Registration Is Open!
This is a reminder that high school registration for the 2024-25 school year is open.
You may have already completed registration for your elementary and middle school students, and now it is time to register your high school student(s) too. Registration is required annually and is the time to update your student’s information and pay fees. Simply log in and click the registration tab to begin.
To register your child, you must:
Know ParentVUE login: You will need your ParentVUE login/password to complete registration. Need help figuring out your login/password? Call the front office of your oldest child’s school for assistance.
Review/Update Information: Registration is the time to review/update information about your child, including phone, email, emergency contacts, health data, etc.
Pay Fees: Families have access to pay all required and optional fees except second-semester course fees.
Please note that Student/Family/Individual/Feeder Activity Passes are not available for purchase during registration. Watch your email for more information about how to purchase these passes in August.
Additionally, please see our checklist linked here for more registration and back-to-school information.
Thank you for taking the time to register your child and provide important information BVNW needs to plan for the 2024-25 school year.
Blue Valley Northwest High School
Website: https://www.bluevalleyk12.org/bvnw
Location: 13260 Switzer Rd, Overland Park, KS 66213
Phone: (913) 239-3400