October 7, 2022

Please visit the following link for all the details for Nationals Testing Day on Wednesday, October 12th: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13FsCGquxjiqsxE2nR2rod7ZDpyIJLBtCoKc9Hl5S0VA/edit?usp=sharing

Esports

CS Go team for winning their first game of the season with a dominant victory 16-3! Shout out to gamers Crampton, Justin Whitaker, Parker Toman, Logan Kotel, and Bella Antoniotti for representing Southwest well!

Debate

At the BVSW debate tournament this past weekend, all four novice teams finished with a 4-1 record. Out of 50 teams, Brayden Presley and Brogan Johnston finished 3rd, Theresa Korte and Sophia Taghizadeh finished 4th, Sriha Penugonda and Rohith Arun Kumar finished 7th, and Ashton Follett and Andrew Steiner finished 11th.

Interested in learning more about CAPS as a future opportunity? On the afternoon of October 12th from 12:00-2:30pm, CAPS will be holding an Open House for any high school students and parents who are interested in learning more about the CAPS program’s courses. CAPS instructors will be on hand to answer questions and show examples of student project work in the areas of Medicine, Engineering, Business, Entrepreneurship, Future of Food, Media, Technology, Bioscience, Veterinary Medicine, Law and Teacher Education. CAPS is located at 7501 West 149th Terrace, Overland Park, 66223 on the west side of the district office campus. No problem if this date doesn’t work, other open house dates can be found on our website www.bvcaps.org

• Advertising/Sponsorship - Do you own a local business? Please consider showing support of our theatre department by becoming a playbill sponsor. There are several opportunities remaining. You can sign up HERE.

• Social media - give us a follow on social media:

FB - @BVSWBBBC

IG - @bvswbbb and @bvswtheatre

Twitter - @bvsw_bbb

Check out our website bvswden.com to shop for these limited items!

• Number 1 is a Champion hoodie, great for the approaching fall weather.
• Number 2 is a favorite, modeled after the popular Seaside crewnecks!
• Number 3 is our brand-new crewneck, The Reynolds!

Make sure to stop by and check them out!

Bonfire

T-wolves, Homecoming is approaching! Grab your friends and come join us Wednesday, October 12th at 5:30pm for the Homecoming Bonfire! There will be games, food trucks, dunk tank, and more fun things for you and your friends to do! The mascot burning and pep rally will take place at 7:45pm!

Trunk or Treat

Gather your sports, activities, and friends together on October 12th at 5:30 in the Staff parking lot for our annual Trunk or Treat event during the Homecoming Bonfire Night! Decorate your cars, pass candy out to our feeder school kids, and wear your best costumes! There will also be other games and prizes during the event. Make sure to sign up using the QR codes on the posters in the hallways or click the link in WPC’s Instagram bio. Hope to see you all there! Deadline to sign up is Tuesday, October. 4th.

Parade

Hey T-wolves! Who's ready for homecoming week? Thursday Oct. 13 this the Annual Homecoming parade that will lead us into our Pep Assembly. All clubs and sports Make sure to sign your group up to make a float by scanning the QR codes on the Parade Posters around school. Deadline to sign up is Friday, Sept. 30th.

All sophomores, juniors & seniors need to update their MacBooks to macOS Monterey BEFORE Oct. 10.

Here are directions to upgrade. You can also find these directions in the BVSW Student Canvas course.

Having trouble making enough space? Try these tips first.

Students should upgrade at home (update takes approximately two hours) and will update through Self Service.

Please note: if you do not upgrade on your own by Oct. 10, you will turn in your MacBook to be updated manually, causing you to lose all of your files.

If you need help making space or upgrading, please visit Mr. Satriano in the library during AST or TIPS.

Please join the Counseling Department Tuesday October 11th at 7:30 am in the library for Coffee Talk with Counselors! This month’s topic is College 101. Super informative for those who are seeking a better understanding of the college application process.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enjoy coffee while connecting with all four of the BVSW school counselors on topics that are critical to student success in the high school setting.

See you there

The PTO store is OPEN!

The PTO has a new website and a store filled with items you want to fill your cart with!

• Yard Signs & Activity Plates for your student
• Rally Flags
• Senior Paw Prints
• PTO Membership
• Invest in Southwest

Go check it out so you're ready to display your SW spirit!

Protect the Pack t-shirts - the FINAL order deadline is 10/16. This is your last chance to order the t-shirts everyone is wearing this year! Check out the PTO store to purchase.

For all AP Testings detail students/parents will need to visit the BVSW Counseling Canvas page:

https://bvusd.instructure.com/courses/27288/pages/ap-2022-2023

Students taking AP courses/exams at Blue Valley Southwest must enroll/register by 7:00 am, November 1st. There is no cost for enrolling in AP courses, but the 2023 AP Exams cost $108 per exam. Exam registrations opened September 1st.

ATTENTION! Students and guardians should complete this registration/enrollment together.

This is a two-step process and both steps MUST be completed to order the AP Exams. The entire process (both steps) can be completed in a single sitting in approximately 10 minutes. Exam fee is $108 for each exam.

Blue Valley Southwest is excited to offer families the ability to pay their exam fees online at the time of registration. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration.

1. Complete the registration payment process with Total Registration: https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/172302

2. Enroll all your AP courses and exams in the College Board's MyAP system with the correct Join Codes. https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/

Step two should be completed directly after step one as exams will not be ordered if both steps are not completed.

Exam Registration Deadline

Deadline to register for a yearlong AP course is November 1st.

Deadline to register for a second semester course (Government, Computer Science A, Computer Principles, and 2D Art) March 1st.

No registrations are accepted after March 1st.

Exam Dates

The 2023 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 1-5 and May 8-12.

Deadline: end of season in October

Deadline: 10/14/22

All Activities and School Events can be found on the Eastern Kansas League website. Go to BVSW homepage, click on calendar, then click on the Eastern Kansas League website or click on the following:

https://www.easternkansasleague.org/public/genie/997/school/11/

Newsletters may also be found on our BVSW website - About Us - News

Check out the official student media of BVSW: https://www.bvswnews.com/

Want to include something in our Friday newsletter during the school year?

The deadline for submissions to the Friday weekly newsletter is Thursday noon. Any fundraisers must be pre-approved before they may be added to the newsletter. Fundraiser questions, contact Kim Rich at KARich@bluevalleyk12.org.