Students reenact “Hamlet” for deeper meaning
Baylee Owen, JagWire reporter
November 30, 2012
Rearranging their chairs to form a circle around the classroom on November 30, students in English teacher Justin Bogart’s AP Literature class prepared to view their classmates’ performances of scenes from Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. Bogart said having his students reenact... (more...)
Sophomore social studies class performs mock trial
Baylee Owen, Reporter/photographer
November 9, 2012
Social studies teacher Jeff Wieland hit the gavel on his podium in order to get his Silver 3 class’ attention. As a way to teach his students about the trial of Fransisco Pizzaro Thursday, November 8, Wieland held a mock trial, in which he had his students act out a trial scene. The purpose... (more...)
NHS attends food drive
Baylee Owen, JagWire reporter
October 26, 2012
Over 150 participants from Johnson County schools filled the Kansas State campus in Olathe for the Numana Swipe Out Hunger event on Saturday, Oct. 13. The goal of the event was to fill 20,000 boxes of food to be distributed to the Horn of Africa. Senior NHS member Hannah Reichle described the... (more...)
Gay-Straight Alliance looking for new members
Baylee Owen, reporter/photographer
October 4, 2012
Starting promptly at 3 p.m., senior president and co-founder Misty Adkins of the Gay-Straight Alliance hushed the members as she began their weekly Tuesday meetings in club sponsor Jeff Wieland’s classroom. “For this meeting, we talked about future events,” Adkins said. “There is a... (more...)
AP test results increase
Baylee Owen, reporter/photographer
September 26, 2012
Advanced Placement test scores have increased over the last two years. Of the 153 AP students at Mill Valley, roughly 137 scored a passing grade of a three or higher on the AP tests in the 2011-2012 school year. This equals 89.4 percent, compared to the state average of 62.1 percent in the... (more...)
Varsity boys soccer team dominates Bonner Springs
Baylee Owen, Writer
September 12, 2012
The boys soccer team beat district rival Bonner Springs High School 8-0 Tuesday, Sept. 11. With 11 minutes left in the first half, the Jaguars scored their first goal, leading the game 1-0. At the beginning of the second period, senior right-midfielder Hugh Ebb scored a goal assisted by Daniel... (more...)