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Mill Valley News

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Mill Valley News

I Am Mill Valley: A recap of all the best moments from the senior classes four years

I Am Mill Valley: A recap of all the best moments from the senior classes four years

From football state to freshman year Homecoming the class of 2025 has had many memorable moments
Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager May 20, 2025

Seniors Alonnah Gage, Brooklyn Markovich, Laura Hickman, Maggie Wieland, Seville Skinner, Charlotte Caldwell, Callie Cahoy, Isabel 
Cherrito, Meg McAfee, and Calista Marx stand in front of Mill Valley to get senior photos taken together.

Senior friend group forced to split up for college

Friends who have stuck it out through high school together come to the realization they will be seeing each other off to different colleges soon
Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager May 19, 2025

On May 1, seniors officially made their college decisions. Afterwards, many large friend groups had a startling realization. These friend groups that have survived much of high school together are suddenly...

Donna Riss and Travis Keal to retire at end of year

Donna Riss and Travis Keal to retire at end of year

After 18 and 28 years in the district, respectively, the two are ready for retirement
Quin Peters, JagWire reporter/photographer May 18, 2025

Donna Riss Eighteen years after she first began teaching at Mill Valley, biology teacher Donna Riss will retire at the end of the school year. Her career started in 1984, and looking back, Riss is grateful...

The school has been open 25 years and the original teachers talk about what has changed in the school

The school has been open 25 years and the original teachers talk about what has changed in the school

The 25th year of the school being open has come and there are six teachers that have been here since the beginning that have seen the school grow and change
Mya Franco and Hailey Gussio May 17, 2025

The school has been open for 25 years, and there are six teachers that have been here since the beginning. They have seen the school grow and change; they’ve seen traditions come and go, and the school...

Senior superlatives voted by the class of 2025

Senior superlatives voted by the class of 2025

Senior class votes for who of their peers matches certain superlatives
Madelyn Mulryan and Mya Franco May 17, 2025

On Friday, May 1, junior Noah Kim addresses the Asian Student Union

The Asian Student Union was formed this year to provide a space for Asian students to highlight the diversity in the school

The club meets every other Thursday in english teacher Kristen Huang’s room to learn and talk about Asian culture
Kennedy Botkin, JagWire reporter/photographer May 4, 2025

Juniors Noah Kim and Maddie Vinh and sophomore Josh Kim came together to form the Asian Student Union, which aims to inform students about Asian culture while providing a space where Asian students can...

Students work as nail technicians to design nails for others

Students work as nail technicians to design nails for others

Students use creativity in creating and running their nail business to do nails for other students
Kennedy Botkin, JagWire reporter/photographer April 17, 2025

I Am Mill Valley: Sophomore Quyncee Graves turns pipe cleaners into works of art

I Am Mill Valley: Sophomore Quyncee Graves turns pipe cleaners into works of art

Graves makes the sculptures in 20 to 30 minutes, with some larger ones taking up to 50 minutes
Ian Chern, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief April 14, 2025

Through a couple of bends and twists, sophomore Quyncee Graves can turn a bundle of pipe cleaners into unique work of art. When he was only in the first grade, Graves’ curiosity gave him the idea to...

Students are taking the Certified Nursing Assistance course to prepare for their futures

Students are taking the Certified Nursing Assistance course to prepare for their futures

The CNA course offered through Eudora's EDTEC program students are able to get hands on experience and prepare them for future opportunities in the medical field
Kennedy Botkin, JagWire reporter/photographer April 11, 2025

The Certified Nursing Assistant, or CNA, course offered through the school at Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College and Eudora through EDTEC gives students who are aspiring...

Getting wisdom teeth removed has become a rite of passages for high schoolers

Getting wisdom teeth removed has become a rite of passages for high schoolers

Both the surgery and the recovery for getting the teeth removed present many challenges
Maddie Martin, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and JagWire copy editor April 10, 2025

It has become a rite of passage for teens to get their wisdom teeth removed. Third molars are generally referred to as wisdom teeth and they are the four molars in the very back of the mouth and they...

Showing next steps of the dissection, anatomy teacher Eric Thomas has students gather and watch him on Thursday, April 3rd.

Gallery: Students in Anatomy perform cat dissection

Annual Anatomy project gives students a closer look at a cat's biology
Madelyn Mahoney and Bella McPeake April 4, 2025

Students form a band to pursue their passion for music together

Students form a band to pursue their passion for music together

Seniors Kai McGarry, Zach Chesser, Zane Lauer and Brayden Evans all share a passion for music

While many students play sports to fill their free time, senior Zach Cheser and Zane Lauer fill their time with music. Along with creating music individually, they also play in a band with seniors...

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