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Gabby Delpleash, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief

This is senior Gabby Delpleash’s third year on the JagWire staff. She is thrilled for her third year as Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and is undertaking the position of assistant editor for the newspaper. When Gabby isn’t busy in the J-room, she can be found leading the Marching Jags as the lead drum major, working as an ELT for Relay for Life, participating in youth group at her church, serving as an NHS officer or on StuCo as her class president. Outside of school, Gabby loves being outside, reading and spending time with her two dogs.

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Looking over the counter, senior Libby Strathman beams at the first student-customers in line at the Catty Shack Tuesday, Jan. 24.

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Senior Libby Strathman serves as the president of The Catty Shack school store and the DECA team. Though Strathman is consistently putting in copious amounts of work within school hours to lead the business department, her leadership can be overshadowed by leaders of higher prominence.

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Senior Libby Strathman listens to junior Ella Hansen’s order from the Catty Shack Tuesday, Jan. 24.

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Smiling at student-customers, senior Libby Strathman works The Catty Shack during the school store’s weekly “Warm Cookie Tuesday” event.

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Looking over junior Annabelle Alena’s shoulder, senior Libby Strathman attempts to fix a minor problem with the checkout kiosk.

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Looking over the counter, senior Libby Strathman beams at the first student-customers in line at the Catty Shack.

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Senior Libby Strathman’s DECA photo hangs on the outside wall of The Catty Shack school store. In addition to serving DECA and The Catty Shack, Strathman is the president of National Honor Society and the senior vice-president of National English Honor Society.

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Panasonic released a rendering of what the finished De Soto battery facility will look like come March 2025.

Construction begins on De Soto Panasonic battery plant

December 12, 2022
A player holds up a four in front on the state championship trophy.

Football wins fourth consecutive 5A state title with 28-14 victory over Maize

November 26, 2022
The football players hold their arms and helmets up in the air after receiving the 5A sub-state trophy for their 63-0 blowout over Blue Valley Southwest Friday, Nov. 18.

Football team goes through rigorous weekly routine to pull off successful season

November 21, 2022
Students belonging to different clubs sit alongside one another in the commons to celebrate the fifth annual Clubsgiving held Wednesday, Nov. 16. This years Clubsgiving saw the biggest turnout of students.

[Photo] Clubsgiving has its biggest turnout yet

November 20, 2022

Boys soccer wins school’s first state soccer title with 1-0 victory over Olathe West

November 9, 2022
District passes new late start schedule

District passes new late start schedule

November 8, 2022
Seniors Laney Reishus and Acacia Weis pose in their matching K-State soccer commits t-shirts on the soccer field, Friday, Oct. 14. Weis and Reishus have formed a friendship through playing competitive soccer that started at age 12.

[Photo] Seniors Laney Reishus and Acacia Weis build friendship through competitive soccer

November 10, 2022
Former social studies teacher Keil Hileman teaches a class April 25, 2017. Hilemans classroom contains thousands of historical artifacts and objects he collected over his 30-year career in the district. His courses were based on the artifacts and their significance in history, and due to his departure from the district, those courses will no longer be offered at Mill Valley High School or Monticello Trails Middle School.

Students, staff and community react to charges against former USD232 teacher Keil Hileman

November 2, 2022
Broadcast journalism teacher Laurie Folsom monitors ticket collection as students file into the PAC.

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Standing at center stage, junior Nate Garner and senior Toby Kornis introduce the next film. Garner and Kornis emceed this years film festival in addition to having their own films shown.

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Students gathered in the PAC to view four separate films that were put together by Video Productions students.

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Standing at the entrance to the PAC, senior Sonny Pentola collects tickets for the annual Video Productions Film Festival hosted by VidPro students.

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Sophomore Callie Cahoy makes her way up the stairs after arriving back to school from the 6A cross country state meet.

[Photo] Girls cross country places sixth at 6A State championship

October 31, 2022
Junior AJ Vega points in the distance whilst standing next to freshman Jordan Schierbaum as they get off the bus.

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Smiling with one another, sophomore Charlotte Caldwell and junior Kynley Verdict carry supplies from the bus back into the school followed close behind by freshman Paige Roth.

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Freshman Elly Hayes carries a water cooler up the stairs followed by sophomore Alonnah Gage.

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USD232 social studies teacher Keil Hileman explains the plan for presentations in his Archeology and Artifacts class at Mill Valley High School Oct. 16, 2021. Hileman was removed from the classroom Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

Update: USD232 social studies teacher remains in custody after arraignment

October 27, 2022
Former social studies teacher Keil Hileman teaches a class April 25, 2017. Hilemans classroom contains thousands of historical artifacts and objects he collected over his 30-year career in the district. His courses were based on the artifacts and their significance in history, and due to his departure from the district, those courses will no longer be offered at Mill Valley High School or Monticello Trails Middle School.

District social studies teacher Keil Hileman charged with six counts of unlawful sexual relations with students

October 26, 2022
Standing on the field at Welch Stadium at Emporia State University, the marching band performs its show Shockwave Wednesday, Oct. 5.

[Photo] Marching band places second at Emporia State University Marching Festival

October 7, 2022
The cross country team traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas to compete in the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival Friday, Sept. 30 to Saturday, Oct. 1.

Cross country competes in the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Arkansas

October 3, 2022
Sitting in the PAC, students apart of the Voyagers Gifted students program listen to Dr. Holder explain the changes that will be made to the program for this year Monday Aug. 29.

[Photo] Voyagers program remains with long term sub while district continues searching for a Gifted Facilitator

October 1, 2022
Mill Valley teachers hired as district’s first female football coaches

Mill Valley teachers hired as district’s first female football coaches

September 29, 2022
Holding the drug awareness pledge signed by Mill Valley students on Monday, Sept. 12, Libby Davis has spread awareness to the dangers of illicit drugs. Libby says “[the DEAs] campaign is called One Pill Can Kill. We just kind of grabbed on to that statement and we created Keeping Clean For Coop.

Libby Davis continues her son’s legacy through activism

September 27, 2022
School moves up to 6A classification

School moves up to 6A classification

September 23, 2022
Holding a USB flash drive, school IT field technician Darrell Bunger hopes to resolves as many student-tech issues as possible this school year.

New IT field technician comes to Mill Valley after two years at TechnoServe

September 7, 2022
Standing center stage, student body vice president senior Avery Blubaugh introduces the vice presidential candidate speeches.

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While waiting for the next candidate to deliver their speech, freshman StuCo candidates sit amongst each other on stage Friday, Aug. 26.

[Photo] Freshmen vote on StuCo class representatives

August 31, 2022
Looking to the side of the stage, freshman Acy VanRheen finishes his candidate speech.

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At the conclusion of freshman speeches, StuCo sponsor Erica Matyak addresses the crowd on how to vote for class representatives.

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Upon the announcement of the next candidate speech, a group of freshman boys stand up to cheer.

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Standing away from the podium, freshman Maddie Martin delivers her candidate speech.

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Holding the mic, freshman Ian Weatherman makes a joke during his candidate speech.

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Walking into the building, seniors Hayden Jay, Luke Shideler and Zack Kellogg carry a freshman boy to the gym.

Freshman orientation kicks off new school year

August 17, 2022
Staff Editorial: Celebrating success

Staff Editorial: Celebrating success

May 20, 2022
Rounding the track on the second lap, senior Chase Schieber competes in the 1600 meter run. Schieber would go on to finish the race in ninth place with a mile time of 4:21 seconds. Schieber is currently ranked in the state top 10 for his performance in the 1600 meter race.

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Senior Nic Botkin pumps his arms to gain momentum for the last 200 meters of the 1600 meter race. Botkin took 12th in the race with a time of 4:23 seconds.

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Neck and neck with two other sprinters, junior Savannah Harvey pumps her arms to gain a lead in the 100 meter sprint. Harvey finished the sprint in fifth place with a time of 12.70 seconds. Harvey is currently ranked in the state top 50 for her sprint performance.

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Angling her javelin upward, sophomore Anna Strack focuses on where she wants the javelin to land. Strack took 14th place in javelin out of 38 competitors.

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Looking ahead, senior Quincy Hubert clears the first hurdle in her path. Hubert would finish the 100 meter hurdle event in first place with a time of 14.94 seconds. Hubert is currently ranked in the state top 10 for her hurdle performance.

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As the anchor leg of the 4x800 meter relay, senior Jacob McGlasson runs the last 300 meters of the race.

[Photo] Track and field places fifth and seventh at the 70th annual Shawnee Mission North Relays

May 8, 2022
Junior Nen Matlock sets the pace for the first leg of the 4x800 meter relay. Matlock helped the relay team secure 12th place out of 18 schools.

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Running the first leg of the 4x800 meter relay, senior Bridget Roy completes her first lap of the race.

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Attempting to pass Blue Valley Southwests Anna Strickland, senior Logan Pfiester increases her stride toward the end of her leg of the 4x800 meter relay.

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Sophomore Ellie Walker grips the baton as she runs the third leg of the 4x800 meter relay Friday, May 6. Walker contributed to the relay team finishing 16th overall out of 19 schools.

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Several students share their experiences with lifelong friendships and how the impact has given their life a deeper meaning.

Students find greater purpose through long-lasting friendships

April 25, 2022
Anchoring for the 4x400 meter relay, freshman Josie Benson rounds the track with the baton in her hand. Benson, along with seniors Quincy Hubert, Katie Schwartzkopf and freshman Addison Long, helped the relay team get second place with a time of 4:13.95 seconds, several hundreths of a second behind first place finisher Blue Valley West.

Girls track team ties for first while boys team takes fourth at Shawnee Mission West Invitational

April 23, 2022
Crossing the finish line at last, junior Nen Matlock anchors for the 4x400 meter relay. Matlock, along with seniors Aiden Burke, Chase Schieber and Krist Twigg helped the relay team place fourth.

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Congratulating each other after the 4x400 meter relay, seniors Quincy Hubert and freshman Josie Benson hug.

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Baton in hand, senior Katie Schwartzkopf runs her leg of the 4x100 meter relay.

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At the sound of the starting pistol, senior Quincy Hubert pushes off from her starting block to start the 4x400 meter relay.

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Freshman Carter Cline strides out to the finish line where he secured his fourth place in the 3200 meter run. Clines final time was 10:22 seconds.

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Senior Nic Botkin leads two runners in the 3200 meter run alongside head coach Chris McAfee in the infield who yells words of encouragement. Botkin took third place in the event with a two mile time of 10:10 seconds.

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In the lead, freshman Charlotte Caldwell hits the one mile mark during her run in the 3200 meter race. Caldwell finished in first place for the 3200 meter run with a two-mile time of 11:41 seconds, 14 seconds ahead of Blue Valley West runner up Sebastian Poe.

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Leading freshman Addison Long, junior Savannah Harvey rounds the track in sprinting the 200 meter dash. Harvey finished in third place for the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.42 seconds tying the 12-year old school record.

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Freshman Meghan McAfee leads a pack of runner in the final 100 meter stretch of the 800 meter run. McAfee finished in sixth place with a time of 2:37 seconds.

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In the last stretch of the 800 meter run, senior Logan Piester sprints to the finish. Pfiester finished in ninth place with an 800 meter time of 2:39 seconds.

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Senior Katie Schwartzkopf sets the pace for the start of the 800 meter race.

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In third place, senior Katie Schwartzkopf secures her placing in the 800 meter race finishing with a time of 2:23 seconds.

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Running down the track, junior Dylan Nguyen eyes the next hurdle in the 300 meter hurdle race. Nguyen would go on to place sixth in the race running a time of 43.20 seconds.

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Junior Carter Kemp clears a set of hurdles in whilst competing in the 300 meter hurdle race. Kemp took 10th in the 300 meter hurdles with a final time of 47.27 seconds.

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In mid-air, senior Quincy Hubert leaps over a hurdle to clear it during the 300 meter hurdle race. Hubert, who broke her own school record in the 100 meter hurdles, took first place in the 300 meter hurdle race with a time of 46.22 seconds; four seconds ahead of second place Olathe Northwest finisher Olivia Cooper.

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In between races, senior Chase Schieber, sophomore AJ Vega and senior Jacob McGlasson jog around the inside of the track.

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Pulling ahead of the pack, junior Nen Matlock strides out ot gain a lead in the 400 meter dash. Matlock finished in first place fo the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.62 seconds.

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Baton in hand, freshman Addison Long kicks off the 4x100 meter relay. Long, along with freshman Josie Benson, sophomore Makenna Payne and junior Savannah Harvey, landed third place in the relay with a final 400 meter time of 52.62 seconds.

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Holding out her arms, junior Savannah Harvey crosses the finish line as the anchor in the 4x100 meter relay. Harvey helped the 4x100 meter relay team take third place.

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Holding out his fist, assistant track coach Brian Fitzsimmons congratulates junior Lucas Robins on his performance in the 1600 meter run.

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Sitting on the infield after the 1600 meter race, sophomore Robert Hickman holds hands with sophomore AJ Vega.

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Junior Lucas Robins nears the finish line to finish the 1600 meter race fifth with a time of 4:50 seconds.

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Crossing the finish line in third place, sophomore AJ Vega finishes the 1600 meter race with 4:43 seconds on the clock.

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Sophomore Robert Hickman leads two runners in the 1600 meter race. Hickman took 14th in the race with a mile time of 5:05.

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On the sidelines, head track coach Chris McAfee high-fives freshman Sierra Manning to congratulate her on her finish in the 1600 meter run.

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Freshman Sierra Manning starts her last lap of the 1600 meter race. Manning finished in 12th place with a mile time of 6:40.

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Assistant distance coach Brian Fitzsimmons claps alongside sophomore Kynley Verdict whilst Verdict runs the 1600 meter race. Verdicts mile time of 6:10 would earn her seventh place in the race.

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Neck and neck with Olathe Norths Jacob Parrish, junior Sidney Lockhart would go on to finish three hundredths of a second behind Parrish earning second place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 10.71 seconds.

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On his final jump, senior Adrian Dimond looks at the sandpit in front of him to see where he will land. Dimond took first place in the triple jump leaping a final distance of 47-6.25 feet, four feet farther than Neosho runner up Isaiah Green Friday, April 22.

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Competing in the 110 meter hurdle race, junior Finn Campbell recovers from clearing a hurdle in his path. Campbell would go on to finish ninth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.64 seconds.

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Sophomore Michelle Marney lunges her body over the pole to clear a final height of 410 in high jump. Marney placed sixth.

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Opinion: News and media need to press the ‘unmute’ button on women’s sports

Opinion: News and media need to press the ‘unmute’ button on women’s sports

April 19, 2022
The Parents Bill of Rights, which guarantees parents full transparency to their childs curriculum, was vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly Friday, April 15 along with several other pieces of legislation.

Kansas Senate and House pass controversial ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

April 19, 2022
Arms out, senior Qunicy Hubert clears the hurdle in the 100-meter hurdle race. Hubert took first with a finishing time of 16.79 Saturday, April 3rd.

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