Girls soccer defeats Blue Valley North 4-0 on senior night

May 13, 2018
Filed under GIRLS SOCCER, SPORTS, SPRING
Peers in Learning program hosts MV Cafe fundraiser

Anika Roy, JagWire copy editor
April 28, 2018
Filed under NEWS, Top stories
Members of the special services department, as well as students enrolled in the Peers in Learning program, held the biannual MV Cafe during all lunch periods on Friday, April 27. Serving fried chicken, asparagus, potato salad, dinner rolls and strawberry shortcake to staff members in attendan...
Senior Dakota Wilson dedicates time after school to working as caregiver for junior Corinne Brown

Alison Booth, JagWire editor-in-chief
April 25, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
After school on a Monday, senior Dakota Wilson heads into junior Corinne Brown’s house where she’s greeted by Corinne’s family, logs in to work on Corinne’s dad’s phone and starts to help Corinne out of her wheelchair. Wilson picks up Corinne, gives her a hug and settles her on the couch, w...
Group painting allows creative expression in social setting

April 21, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
Surrounded by various paints, brushes and blank canvases, senior Hailey Stelle and junior Caroline Rutledge sit at Stelle’s kitchen table, brainstorming ideas of what they should paint. While many students are familiar with the idea of painting, several students have put a new twist on the classic art form b...
Swim teams suffer from ventilation issues at practice pool

April 21, 2018
Both the boys and girls swim teams have consistently had problems with ventilation at their practice location, Indian Trails Middle School. These problems cause athletes to have trouble breathing, making practice more difficult and decreasing performance. After contact between coaches, athletic dire...
Students find interest in needlework hobbies

Anika Roy, JagWire copy editor
March 22, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
After taking notes on a lesson in math class, senior Marissa Olin retrieves two needles and yarn from her backpack. She begins clicking her needles as she works on knitting another pair of mittens to add to her collection. Olin, along with several other students, have found appeal in intricate, need...
Boys basketball falls to Bishop Carroll 58-47 in state semifinals

March 9, 2018
Filed under BOYS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter
The boys basketball team fell to the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles 58-47 on Friday, March 9 in the state semifinal game. The Golden Eagles started the game off with three straight field goals to take a 8-0 lead. The Jaguars battled back with a two-pointer from freshman Keeshawn Mason, two free throws ...
Girls basketball beats Blue Valley 49-41 in last regular season game

Drake Brizendine, JagWire reporter
February 25, 2018
Filed under GIRLS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter
The girls basketball team defeated Blue Valley High School with a score of 49-41 at home on Friday, Feb. 23. The two teams competed in a close back-and-forth game as the team trailed 13-12 Tigers at the end of the first quarter. To take the lead back, junior Presley Barton made a three point buzzer-...
Girls basketball team plays with unique varsity set up

Abby Layton, JagWire A&E editor
February 13, 2018
Filed under GIRLS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter
A collection of six girls basketball players walk out onto the court in the seconds before the game begins. They take their respective positions eagerly, and wait for the game begin. Since the beginning of the season, these same six girls — seniors Evan Zars, Addie Hinkle and Payton Shurley, and ...
Senior boys enjoy lunch outside despite freezing temperatures

Lexi Flipse, Mill Valley News social media editor
February 12, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
With below freezing temperatures and winds howling around them, a small group of senior boys sit outside huddled around a table, their breath visible and their food steaming. Like many seniors, the group of nine boys began eating lunch outside during the warmer months of the school year, but as the ...
Girls basketball defeats St. James 52-41

February 5, 2018
Filed under GIRLS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter