• A Letter from Your Principal
• Buckaroo Bash ~ 1/28
  
• 2nd Semester Course Fee Payment Due
• Staff Appreciation Donations Needed
• Kudos
• ACT Testing Day for Juniors ~ 2/28
• National Honor Society Info
  

• Athletic Announcements

• Bell Schedules

• Mark Your Calendar

• Counseling Updates

• 2023-24 Enrollment Dates

• Senior Info ~ Class of 2023

• Student Announcements

• Medical Messages

• Parent Announcements

• Blue Valley 2023 Bond

• Winter Activity Guide

• Durham Bus Information

Hello Mustang Parents,

Blue Valley North is a special place and the partnerships we have with our parent community allow us to reach so many great achievements. I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage you to consider supporting BVN's Mustang Club, BVN’s version of traditional PTA/PTO. Essentially, the Mustang Club helps us become one of the very best high schools in the nation.

The Mustang Club is dedicated to supporting and promoting art and music organizations, athletic teams and many other extracurricular activities at BVN through volunteerism and financial support. Over the last few years, the Mustang Club has gifted over $500,000 to support BVN's extracurricular opportunities.

The Mustang Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year is the Buckaroo Bash on January 28th. We appreciate you for supporting this important fundraising event. Supporting the Mustang Club is supporting your students.

Thank you for your support.

GO MUSTANGS!

Check in begins at 6:00. Dinner and auctions open at 6:30. Please feel free to come as you are and as your schedule allows. We'll be living it up from 6:00 to 10:30.

When: Saturday, January 28 - 6:00 p.m. -10:30.p.m.

Where: Ironhorse Golf Course - 15400 Mission Road

Dress: Come as you are!

Advance tickets for the event are $75.00 per person. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR as well.

All proceeds will benefit BVN extracurricular sports and activities.

Thank you for your support of the Mustangs!

High school course fee payment for second semester is open and online now. Your ParentVUE login and password are required to pay course fees online. Please use a desktop or laptop when paying online. You may pay in person with cash, check or money order with Mrs. Freeman in the BVN main office.

• Course fees are assigned based on the master schedule and your student’s enrollment.

• Course fees are assigned for the second semester only.

• If your student dropped a course after the course drop deadline, 1/12/23, they are responsible for paying any fees associated with that course.

Questions regarding fee payment should be directed to Lori Freeman, BVN bookkeeper, by email: LFreeman@bluevalleyk12.org . Thank you!

We have two events coming up and we want to provide some goodies for our BVN Staff!! Sign up below to donate items for a build-your-own trail mix bar for all staff during conference week (February 13-16). Or sign up to donate gift cards that will be used to provide goodies for Student Services during Counseling Appreciation Week (February 6-10).

TRAIL MIX Donations

Please bring your donations to the BVN front office before noon on Friday, February 3rd. There will be a cart in the BVN main office for you to drop off your items.

Thanks so much for your generosity!

Scholars Bowl Team (new)

Congratulations to the BVN Scholars Bowl team for winning the Olathe North West Varsity Scholars Bowl Invitational on January 11th. The team went undefeated in their 11 rounds played! Congratulations to Luke Chen, Devereaux Knight, Wazeen Hoq, Matthew Peng, Paritosh Patel, and Matthew Chen for their achievement!

We are excited to share that the Kansas State Department of Education is once again paying for a full ACT for all 11th-grade students.

This year’s exam is on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. This is an opt-out testing event, meaning that unless you tell us otherwise, we will plan on testing your student on this day. All students test at their home school, and Blue Valley Academy students test at BVA.

Juniors will start school at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28th, and will be dismissed after testing (roughly until 11:30 or Noon). [Please note that freshmen, sophomores, and seniors will not attend school on February 28th.]

If you wish to opt your student out of the February 28th ACT, please contact Assistant Principal, Cory Cox, at ccox@bluevalleyk12.org. Mr. Cox can also answer any questions you might have.

Parents and Students of Potential Candidates for Induction into National Honor Society,

Is your current sophomore or junior a potential candidate for induction for National Honor Society. The four pillars of NHS are Service, Leadership, Character and Scholarship. Do they have a 3.5 or higher GPA? Do they enjoy giving back to the community? Are they in good standing with regards to their character? Do they demonstrate leadership?

There is a parent AND student meeting on Thursday February 9, 2023 at 6:00pm in the PAC.

Co-Sponsors, Abby Cornelius and Sheryl Stein, will discuss the induction process that will take place in the fall, the computer platform that tracks hours, as well as answer any questions that parents and students may have.

We look forward to seeing both parents and students at this meeting. Students should bring their computer to get set up on the platform.

• Seniors needing mid-year transcripts for their colleges: pick up request form in Student Services
• Seniors should be sure to check regularly for new scholarships on Naviance -> College tab -> Scholarship Search. The Blue Valley Education Foundation scholarships are due 2/10/23. Available only to BV students!
• Senior college and career planning information - Counseling Canvas page/Senior College Planning
• Junior college and career planning information - Counseling Canvas Page/Junior College and Career Planning.
• Sophomore recommended Naviance tasks - https://bvusd.instructure.com/courses/76177/pages/naviance-10th-grade
• Freshmen 4 year academic plan information - Freshmen Four Year Academic Planning
• Check out School year and Summer Opportunities - Opportunities
• Visit the Counseling Virtual Calming Room
• Visit the Counseling Home Page to find additional resources or contact information for Counselors and other Student Services staff.

Questions? Contact Sarah King @ (913)239-3016 or SKing@bluevalleyk12.org .

Math Competition (new)

Inviting all students that are interested! Pittsburg State University is hosting its annual Math Relays competition on April 4th, 2023. There are several individual events as well as team competitions. Students in 9th-12th grades can participate. We want to assemble a team and register soon.

Please note that Pittsburg is about 2 hours away. You will need transportation there and back.

Details about the competition and the schedule from last year are at:

https://www.pittstate.edu/math/math-relays.html

If you are interested in participating, or have questions, please reach out to Matthew Chen in groupme or via email (mwchen@bluevalleyk12.net). Please respond by February 3, 2023.

FCA Meetings

FCA meets on Wednesday mornings from 7:00 - 7:30 a.m. in the Little Theatre. Come for fellowship and fun! If you have questions, please email BVN teacher, Jason Jones at JJones05@bluevalleyk12.org .

Student Support After School Program

Officer Tony Latas, BVN Student Resource Officer, and Sean Birdsong, BVN Student Support Liaison, are running a Student Support After School program. This program is Monday and Wednesday, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in room 602. This time is for students who are routinely waiting a few hours for rides after school, having any failing grades, and/or missing assignments that need to be completed.

This is also a good opportunity for students needing community service hours. If your student is interested in volunteering or you have questions, have your student see Officer Latas, Mr. Birdsong or any BVN Administrator. Thank you!

Safe Schools Reporting

Blue Valley Schools is committed to promoting and fostering a safe environment in and around all of our schools. Through the convergence of physical and intellectual security measures, we are continuously working to prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from a wide range of emergencies. Please check out available ways to report safety concerns.

ParentVUE URL updated -- Action Needed

Over the summer the URL for ParentVUE changed. Click here for the new URL: ParentVUE

Parents will need to have the new URL or they won’t be able to login to ParentVUE or request a password reset. The Blue Valley School District website and the BVN website have both been updated with the new URL so the parents can access the link from Parent>ParentVUE.

In addition, this also impacts the ParentVUE app. Parents will need to update their device to the correct link.

Student Digital ID Cards

Students have a digital student ID card on their phones. If you paid for a Student Activity Pass, it should say that on the ID and students will show this to get into games. They can save their ID on their home page on an iPhone, or it can be saved as a favorite page on an android phone. If students were absent on Picture Day or if they have any trouble loading the ID, they can come to Student Services for help.

Family Activity Passes

All Family Activity Passes and Adult Individual Passes have been distributed. If you paid for your Family Activity Pass by the end of the day on September 13 but haven't received it yet, the cards were sent home with your student. If you purchase a pass after September 13, you need to contact Lori Freeman, BVN Bookkeeper, to obtain your cards.

Are you moving? Have you moved?

Please contact the BVN Registrar, Suzy Doherty, by email at sdoherty@bluevalleyk12.org .

All registered Blue Valley voters will have an opportunity to vote in a no tax rate increase bond election in January 2023. Bond projects include investments in facilities, safety and technology that will benefit staff and students for years to come.

Here are a few ways to learn more about Bond 2023.

• Listen to a podcast: Take time to listen to two 15-minute podcasts about Bond 2023 & Facilities and Bond 2023 & Safety.

• Watch a video: Watch a short video that breaks down how bond funds can be used. Want to learn more? Watch an informational video that highlights the opportunity to invest in facilities, safety and technology projects through Bond 2023.

• Review the Bond 2023 website: The Bond 2023 website includes information about voting, answers to frequently asked questions and more.

• Register to vote: All registered Blue Valley voters will automatically receive a mail ballot around January 11. Not a registered voter? Register online.

Click HERE. This is a great way to see photos of the athletic teams & performing arts students, find out more about their coaches and directors, and read a greeting from the BVN Principal & the Mustang Club Presidents.

Additionally, please take note of the advertisements from our corporate partners and give them your business whenever possible. We thank them for their support of the Mustang Club and our Blue Valley North students.

North Notes is a newsletter for the parents and students of Blue Valley North High School. If you have questions, please contact Janet Roush, Assistant to the Principal, at JRoush@bluevalleyk12.org .

Office Hours are Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The office will be closed on Friday, February 17, due to evening conferences, and Monday, February 20, for the Presidents' Day Holiday.