May 6, 2022
BVSW Newsletter
senior scholarship opportunity
senior parade at morse
All Seniors, who attended Morse Elementary, are invited back for a senior parade and reception!
When: Friday, May 20 at noon
Where: Morse Elementary
Who: High School Seniors who attended Morse Elementary, your parents/family
Please wear your cap and gown from class day. The kindergarten through 5th grade students love to see you dressed for graduation.
timber creek senior reception
All seniors who attended Timber Creek Elementary are invited back for a senior reception and parade.
When: Friday, May 20 at 11:45
Where: Timber Creek Elementary
Who: Seniors who attended Timber Creek Elementary, your parent/family. Please wear your cap and gown from Class Day.
senior important dates
We wanted to share some important information regarding the upcoming senior events.
Submit Name Pronunciation
Check out THIS document to see who will be reading your name at graduation. Scan the appropriate QR code to submit a video of how to pronounce your full name (first, middle, and last name).
Senior Picnic & Yearbook Distribution: Friday, May 13th
Location: Heritage Park Shelters #2 and #3
Report directly to Heritage Park at 9:00am - Do not come to BVSW
Breakfast will be served thanks to PTO
Yearbooks will be distributed
Senior Finals
Monday, May 16: Senior Finals in hours 5 & 7.
Tuesday, May 17: Senior Finals in hours 4 & 6.
Wednesday, May 18: Senior Finals in hours 1 & 3 (seniors dismissed after 3rd hour final)
Thursday, May 19: Senior Finals in hour 2
Senior Celebration Thursday, May 19th
Second Hour Final: 8:25-9:53
Final Item Return & MacBook Collection
Pick up cap and gown
Class Day/Graduation Rehearsal
Students should meet in the Main Gym once they have returned all BVSW items (uniforms, cameras, textbooks, MacBook, etc).
Senior Celebration: Chipotle lunch provided by Mr. Roberts and PTO right after rehearsal in the main gym.
Time Capsules will be distributed
WEAR: Class shirt
Class Day - Friday, May 20th - 9:00am
Report to the PAC at 8:00am
The Class Day ceremony is our school’s celebration of the class of 2022. We will highlight accomplishments and academic achievements, listen to senior speakers and musicians, view a video from Wolfbyte commemorating the seniors’ time at BVSW and culminate with our school’s tradition of every senior beating the drum. Class day will start at 9:00am, in the Main Gym. All families of seniors are invited to attend.
We will begin Class Day with the graduate march through the courtyard lined with the current BVSW juniors.
WEAR: dress clothes, cap, gown
Graduation - Saturday, May 21st - 6:00pm
Graduation will be held at SWIDAC - 13310 Switzer Rd, Overland Park, KS 66213
Report to the soccer side of the SWIDAC stadium by 5:00pm
Gates open for parents at 5:00pm. There are no tickets required and no limit on seating.
Graduation begins at 6:00pm
If our graduation is postponed, it will be rescheduled for Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm at SWIDAC.
Please be on the lookout for any communication from either the District or BVSW related to cancellations.
WEAR: dress clothes, cap, gown
the den
Happy Friday, Southwest. Can you spot the typo? Oopsies! Well, Twolves, our mistake is your gain! Breakout Premium T-Shirt is now just five dollars. Get 'em now!!
AND- Our spring sale extravaganza is still going!! Visit our website www.bvswden.com or come see us in store for some awesome sales!
BVSW Theatre
- THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our shows this year! Your support is greatly appreciated.
- Banquet - Theatre families...our banquet will be held May 19th from 6-9pm. Check your emails and the Remind app for any updates.
- Social media - give us a follow on social media:
IG - @bvswbbb and @bvswtheatre
Twitter - @bvsw_bbb
Counseling - academic planning & support
As we approach the end of the school year, the Student Services Department would like to share some valuable academic planning tools with you.
- If you are ever in need of an unofficial copy of your student’s current transcript, you may download a copy from ParentVue or StudentVue:
- This Graduation Audit will help you make sure your student is on track with credits to graduate. It can be found on the Counseling Canvas page under the “Parents” link:
https://bvusd.instructure.com/courses/27288/files/14153257?wrap=1
Feel free to contact the Student Services Office at BVSW if you have questions! 913-624-2070
NHS member meeting
5/13 Bell Schedule
9th -11th Modified Schedule:
2nd - 7:40 - 9:23
4th - 9:28 - 11:11
Timber Time - 11:16 - 12:06
6th - 12:11 - 1:54
TIPS/YRBK Distribution - 1:59 - 2:55
2:00 – hand out cards
2:05 – 100 hallway
2:10 – 200 hallway
2:15 – 300 hallway
2:20 – 400 hallway
2:25 – 500 hallway
2:30 – 600 hallway
2:35 – 700 hallway
YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
- Dates and Locations:
- SENIORS: Friday, May 13, at the senior picnic
- ALL OTHER STUDENTS: Friday, May 13 in the BVSW Commons (you will be dismissed from your TIPS class at an assigned time - see above)
- Any student unable to attend distribution on May 13 due to PM CAPS or activities can pick up their yearbook in the Main Office beginning Monday, May 16.
- Students and parents can use the link below to see if they have purchased a yearbook.
- List of buyers
- If you are not on this list but believe you have purchased a book, please contact the bookkeeper, Kim Rich, at karich@bluevalleyk12.org.
If you are not on this list but would like to purchase a book, you can do so on distribution day for $50 check or cash. Please note: only a limited number of extra books were ordered. Seniors get first dibs at the senior picnic. Other students will need to see the bookkeeper to purchase books during afternoon distribution. These are first come, first served.
PTO Meeting - Monday, May 9th @ 12:30pm in the Blue Valley Library Meeting room at 151st and Antioch.
Slate for 2022-23 Board and Committee Chairs
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-K_3JcIVLzlO_WmtShGs_cpBqyo2PwGyZsA26cC70eY/htmlview
This is a general membership meeting where leadership slate will be presented and voted upon. By-laws are also being reviewed for minor adjustments and proposed amendments will also be voted upon. All PTO members are welcome!
Volunteers Needed for Spring Concessions! Please consider taking a short shift in our concession stand to support our spring sports -- it's a great way to be part of the action! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0845aeaa2da4f58-bvsw8.
If you’re not a PTO member (and would like to be), click here!
esports
Boys Basketball
BVSW Boys Basketball will be holding team camps the week of June 6th for all boys who plan to play basketball in the 2022-23 school year. Information on the camps and a registration link can be found on the basketball website: www.bvswhoops.com under the Summer 2022 tab. Parents may reach out to Coach Leochner if they have questions about summer basketball activities. dmleochner@bluevalleyk12.org
P.S. The registration link on the attached flyers is the same link for all summer activities.
girls tennis
Keep up to date with what is happening at BVSW!
All Activities and School Events can be found on the Eastern Kansas League website. Go to BVSW homepage, click on calendar, then click on the Eastern Kansas League website or click on the following:
https://www.easternkansasleague.org/public/genie/997/school/11/
Check out the official student media of BVSW: https://www.bvswnews.com/
Want to include something in our Friday newsletter?
The deadline for submissions to the Friday weekly newsletter is Thursday noon. Any fundraisers must be pre-approved before they may be added to the newsletter. Fundraiser questions, contact Kim Rich at KARich@bluevalleyk12.org.