Mill Valley News

Senior Justin Curto honored with KSPA Student Journalist of the Year award

Administrators, family, fellow student journalists among others gathered to celebrate Curto's achievement

Elizabeth Fleming, assistant Mill Valley News editor • February 19, 2016

While surrounded by his cheering fellow student journalists and adviser, a surprised senior Justin Curto won the overall KSPA Student Journalist of the Year award from the Kansas Scholastic Press Association,...

Girls basketball team victorious over Bonner Springs

Lady Jags win against the Bonner Springs Braves 40-31

Kate Ocker, JAG student life editor • February 17, 2016

The girls basketball team defeated Bonner Springs 45-41 on Tuesday, Feb. 16, making its season record 12-4. The team went into the game expecting tough competition, because last time the team played...

An in-depth look at gun violence and gun control

New legislation and instances of gun violence prompt discussion on gun control

Nick Booth, Tricia Drumm, Jillian Leiby, Adri Talavera, and Victoria Wright • February 11, 2016

Plans for additional staff parking begin

A project to increase staff parking waits for permission from Board of Education in April to begin construction after school year

Alison Booth, JagWire editor-in-chief • February 11, 2016

Administrators recently announced a new parking plan that includes building a new staff parking lot at the east side of the school, issuing senior and junior parking passes, having a sophomore lottery...

Make-A-Wish surpasses fundraising goal for Wish Week

Over the course of the first ever Wish Week, the Make-A-Wish club raised over $2,000

Sarah Myers, JagWire editor-in-chief • February 9, 2016

Make-A-Wish held its first ever Wish Week last week, starting Monday, Feb. 1 and ending Friday, Feb. 5. The club raised over $2,100 for the Make-A-Wish foundation, surpassing their goal of $2,000 for the...

Boys basketball triumphs over Bishop Ward

The Jaguars defeat the Bishop Ward Cyclones 60-28, seniors Christian Jegen and Remi Zella are crowned at halftime

February 6, 2016

Football team recognized by MaxPreps Tour of Champions

MaxPreps Travel Team presents football team with Tour of Champions trophy and banner

Tori Aerni, JagWire editor-in-chief • February 6, 2016

Two months after being named state champions, the football team is still celebrating the first athletic state title in school history. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, at halftime of the boys basketball game,...

Johnson County cities could raise tobacco product purchase age to 21

Olathe became the latest Kansas City-area locality to raise the tobacco purchase age on Tuesday, Feb. 2

Nick Booth, JagWire copy editor • February 5, 2016

Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandotte County both raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 last fall, and Olathe did the same on Tuesday, Feb. 2. A similar change may come to other...

Quiz Bowl sweeps KVL meet

Quiz Bowl league team members are ecstatic about victory

Tricia Drumm, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief • February 5, 2016

The Quiz Bowl league team went undefeated at the KVL meet on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The league team — composed of seniors Rohit Biswas, Jack Booth, Patrick Gambill and Jacob Hubert and juniors Tom McClain...

Twenty-three athletes sign letters of intent at signing ceremony

Senior athletes commit to play collegiate athletics next season

Braden Shaw, JagWire editor-in-chief • February 5, 2016

Twenty-three athletes signed letters of intent to pursue collegiate athletics at a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the main gym. For senior Emma Wetzel, signing a letter of intent to play soccer...

Students sing at Make-A-Wish’s open mic night

Students show off their talents at the club's first open mic night

Jillian Leiby, JagWire opinions editor • February 2, 2016

Make-A-Wish put on its first open mic night on Monday, Feb. 1, at Country Club Cafe. Donations from a silent auction that occurred beforehand, as well as tips and 50 percent of the profit from the night,...

Natalie M. Fashion Show again proves to be successful for NHS

NHS students participated in the Natalie M. Fashion Show on Sunday, Jan. 31

Nora Lucas, JagWire editor-in-chief • February 1, 2016

Thirty NHS students walked the runway this Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Natalie M. Fashion Show in Overland Park. Students raised over $4200, which will fund NHS’ outreach endeavors. For the past eight...