BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Activities WEDNESDAY, FEB 24, 2021 Basketball: Boys Freshman A Game 6:00pm Blue Valley Blue Valley High School Basketball: Boys Freshman B Game 7:30pm Blue Valley Blue Valley High School General - All School Inclusion statement: Blue Valley Northwest values every individual and the diversity they bring to our community. Everyone shall be treated fairly in language and in action without regard to race, religion, national origin, financial status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. We students, parents and staff, will hold each other accountable to this mission. HYBRID SCHEDULE FORMAT The alphabet spread will be as follows: A Group - Attendance Days: A – L B Group - Attendance Days: M – Z ODD Day Hour 1 7:45 - 9:10 (85) Hour 3 9:15 - 10:40 (85) Academic Support Time 10:40 - 11:10 (30) • Students stay in 3rd hour class - attendance taken as part of 3rd hour • Teachers will use their zoom links to offer office hours • Office hours will be available to in-person and virtual students • This will be used for Husky Headlines on weeks it is scheduled • Students in PM CAPS classes are able to leave during this time unless required by a teacher to attend for academic support Hour 5 & Lunch 11:15 - 1:20 (125) Hour 7 1:25 - 2:50 (85) EVEN Day PLC Time 7:30 - 8:30 (60) Hour 2 8:30 - 9:55 (85) Academic Check Time/Advisory 9:55 - 10:15 (20) • Students will stay in 2nd hour • Advisory activities will be done during this time • If there is not an advisory activity, students can work on class/homework while teachers conference with individual students about how they will use the academic support time after 4th hour Hour 4 & Lunch 10:20 - 12:20 (120) Academic Support Time 12:25 - 1:20 (55) • Students will stay in 4th hour • This academic support time will be for students who are in the building. For those at-home (hybrid) or virtual students, this will just be time to work on home/classwork. • We will use E-hallpass to set up a limited number of spots for each teacher to have students come to their room • Student will create the E-hallpass if they need to go work with a teacher • We will set up a testing center for students to make-up tests, we will only be able to have 10 kids in the testing center at one time. • Students in PM CAPS classes are able to leave during this time unless required by a teacher to attend for academic support Hour 6 1:25 - 2:50 (85) Ceramic students from Spring 2020 & Fall 2020, Spring 2020 students: If you had glazed work that you did not pick up when we returned in the Fall that was from last year and you would still like it, please plan to stop by the ceramics room before Spring break to pick it up. Any work not claimed will be disposed of. Fall 2020 students: Please pick up any glazed work that you still want by Spring break. If you have unglazed work, you could come to the ceramics room during Academic Support Time to glaze before Spring break. Any work not claimed will be disposed of. See Ms. LaValley with any questions. Thank you! Spring Sports Physicals – Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Swim & Dive, Track & Field, Boys Golf If you are participating in a spring sport, you must have your Athletic Participation Packet 2020-21 turned in to Mrs. Hoffmeister in the office. Tryouts begin on March 1st and you MUST have a physical form on file as well as a COVID Questionnaire completed. The COVID Questionnaire must be dated February 15th or after. All forms must be filled out completely and signed by both student and parent. You can download these forms at https://bvnwathletics.com/athletic- forms/ or you can pick up a packet in the Student Services office. Blue Valley’s 2021 graduations to be held at district activities complex BVNW – Saturday, May 22 8:30pm (rain date is Tuesday, May 25 at 5:30pm) Course Fees 2nd Semester course fees for 2020-21 have been posted to student accounts and are now available to pay in ParentVue. http://bvpo.bluevalleyk12.org Payment can also be made by check, payable to BVNW. Please notate student name & ID# on the memo line. Payment can be dropped at the front office or mailed to: Blue Valley Northwest High School Attn: Bookkeeping Office 13260 Switzer Overland Park, KS 66213 Meetings Husky Softball Information: 1. Softball Tryouts will be Monday March 1st-5th. We will use the 8th-12th IF NEEDED. We practice after school at the BVREC fields. We will meet on Field #18. We will discuss transportation there when we meet on February 24th at the DAC at 3:15. If weather is bad, practice will be moved inside, and communication will be sent out about the change in time and location. You need to make sure you are signed up for our REMIND messages. Practice runs from 3:15-5:15 every day. IF we are inside during tryout week, we likely will be 5:30-7:30pm. All of this is subject to change. 2. Physicals need to be turned in prior to tryouts in order to participate. If players participated in a Fall/Winter sport, they already have a physical on file. See Mrs. Hoffmeister in the office if you need a physical packet. 3. IF YOU MISSED the Player/Parent Meeting on Sunday, February 21st, you need to see Coach White in Room 908 IMMEDIATELY. 4. Students NEED to stop by room 908 to pick up a packet of tryout information that needs to be filled out ASAP. This is the tryout packet that will be due on February 24th when I see you at our meeting at the DAC at 3:00. 5. Any questions can be directed to Coach White at [email protected] Spring Baseball Information 1. ALL players interested in trying out for baseball need to fill out the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/bFPBepXC2eFKqEs26 2. Tryouts begin Monday, March 1st after school on the baseball fields. If weather is bad, communication will be sent out about the change in time and location. 3. Physicals need to be turned in prior to tryouts in order to participate. If players participated in a Fall/Winter sport, they already have a physical on file. 4. Player/Parent Meeting – Friday, February 26th at 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom. Each player, and at least 1 parent/guardian need to attend. *Coach Pangborn will send out the Zoom information based on the Google Form above, prior to February 26th. 5. Any questions can be directed to Coach Pangborn at [email protected] Counseling Juniors and Seniors: College admission representatives cannot personally visit high schools this year, so they are offering virtual college visits to schools individually. If you would like to attend a virtual college visit with the admission rep and other Blue Valley Northwest students, you may sign-up in Naviance. These are live Zoom meetings with the admissions rep lasting about 30 minutes. This link will direct you on registering to attend a college visit. https://bvusd.instructure.com/courses/70851/pages/college-planning-for-juniors College Board AP Exam Registration: Students who are taking a 2nd semester AP course and plan to take the AP exam must register and pay for exams by March 1, 2021. There are 2 parts to registering for an AP exam, confirming exam registration in AP Classroom (through College Board account), and paying for the exam through Total Registration. AP exam cost is $107. Detailed instructions on how to register and pay can be found on BVNW Counseling Canvas Course. Congratulations Congratulations to the 2021 National Merit Finalists! 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