North Notes

• A Letter from BVN Principal

• BVN PBC Spring Activity Guide

• Mental Health Week - May 3-7

• May Schedule

• Mark Your Calendar
  

• Kudos, Celebrations and Athletic Signing Day

• Counseling Updates

• Senior Class of 2021
  

• Saturday Night at the Stable ~ May 1

• Parent Announcements
  

• National Honor Society Service Project
  

• Student Announcements
  

• Mustang Medical Messages

• Auxiliary Gym Construction Info
  

• Durham Contact Info
  

• Parent Booster Club Spirit Wear Sale

Mustang Community,

As we move into May, we are very excited that the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2021 is only three weeks from Sunday! While this exciting culminating event is only weeks away, it is extremely important that all of our students finish strong. Remember that we have time dedicated each day for students to get work done and/or Zoom with their teachers for help that they need. In addition, if you are a parent of a senior, please make it a priority to read information within this newsletter regarding our upcoming senior events.

As we have stressed throughout the year, it continues to be EXTREMELY important to follow all COVID risk mitigation strategies. If you have a student who experiences any COVID symptoms (especially if you have recently traveled) it is imperative that they stay home and get tested. Remember that the only time students can Zoom into classes will be because of a COVID-related absence. All other absences must be through communication with teachers and Canvas access.

Have a great weekend, Mustangs!

Mustang Community,

Please take a look through the BVN Parent Booster Club Spring Activity Guide that is hot off the press! Here is a link to the on-line edition: SPRINGACTIVITYGUIDE .

This is a great way to see the spring athletic teams, performing arts students, meet their coaches and directors, read a greeting from the PBC President, Elizabeth Souder, and meet her outstanding parent leader volunteers and there is also a special section for our 6-A State Basketball Champions which we continue to celebrate! Please take time to see the advertisements from our business partners. We thank them for their support of our Parent Booster Club and our Blue Valley North students. Enjoy!

Mustangs! Has this seemed like the longest year ever? Is your brain on overload? Do you just need a mental break? Then join us for Mental Health Week! The first week of May will be dedicated to resting and recharging your brain and your mental health.

Monday and Wednesday will include opportunities in Advisory to practice mindfulness and encouraging your fellow Mustangs. On Tuesday and Thursday, the Beta Makerspace is hosting a LifeBox maker activity where you can make your own toolkit to help when you’re not feeling your best. If you’d like to participate, be sure to reserve a spot in advance by signing up here! For more info, check out www.giveme20.net.

On Friday, finish out the week by stretching out on the lawn after school – BYO yoga mat and join in on some fabulous Friday afternoon yoga, led by a certified instructor! And the best part of the whole week? Wear your PJs every day!!

May 12 - BVN Athletic Signing Day

May 23 - Graduation at 4:00 p.m. at the SWIDAC

May 26 - Students attend class Hours 1 & 3; Finals Hours 5 & 7

May 27- Final Exams Hours 2, 4 & 6

May 28 - Final Exams Hours 1 & 3/School dismissed @ 10:41

May 28 - Last Day of School

May 31 - Memorial Day

Upcoming All School Events

All BVN events, activities, sporting events and additional calendar adjustments are found on the EKL calendar: www.easternkansasleague.org

Click here for the revised 2020-21 Blue Valley School District Calendar.

BVN 2021 Sunflower Award Winners (new)

Congratulations to the Blue Valley Education Foundation Sunflower Ambassador winners! Here is a video recognizing our BVN award winners and their nominators! Let's give these individuals a round of applause. Link: https://youtu.be/qks7-NiJZoc .

Girls' Swimming and Diving (new)

The Girls' Swimming and Diving Team competed against Shawnee Mission West and Olathe South on April 15th. Carolyn Nuss placed first and Gabriella Indiveri placed fifth. Way to go, ladies!

The girls faced a strong Shawnee Mission East team on April 21st and defeated them by 28 points! The team had many improved performances and showed great teamwork and sportsmanship. The cheering was awesome with lots of excited teammates. Congrats to Carolyn Nuss who placed first in diving, Molly Smith and Abi Patterson who both qualified for state in the 100 free, and to Marianna Stewart who qualified in the 100 breast. Molly Smith was also considered in the 200 free.

On Tuesday, April 27 the girls competed against St. Thomas Aquinas, Mill Valley, and Shawnee Mission East. BVN was victorious, winning with a total of 446 points! Congrats to our divers Carolyn Nuss (placed first), Ava Sophir (placed fourth), and Sydney Adams (placed fifth). Congratulations to Caroline Blake who qualified in the 200 IM! It was also the night we said goodbye to our seniors: Carolyn Nuss, Grace Plunkett, Natalie Petty, Molly Smith, and Alyda Hunnicutt (all swimmers). We will miss their energy, passion, and leadership, and wish them the best of luck in their future.

Good luck to all swimmers and divers next week in EKL Champs! WE ARE MUSTANG PROUD!

BVN Signing Day May 12th at 3:00 pm in the Main Gym (new)

Plan to come and celebrate with the Mustang athletes who will play their sport at the collegiate level! Congratulate them and their families in the BVN Main Gym at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12. Masks will be required and social distancing will be expected.

Are you an athlete who would like to join the celebration? Email Kelli Kurle at KKurle@bluevalleyk12.org or Teresa Anderson at tanderson@bluevalleyk12.org.

We would like all the participants to please complete this short survey: https://forms.gle/5iM4ozQ5BS7Z4S2f8. This information will be used for the program.

Boys’ Tennis Team

These summaries below have been authored by two members of our tennis team: sophomore, C.J. Smith, varsity) and junior, Rithvik Tadakamalla , JV. We are deeply appreciative of their efforts to help inform the Mustang Community of the Tennis Team's accomplishments! The following are highlights and not full match results.

Weeks 1 and 2: The first 2 weeks of Blue Valley North tennis finished with the Varsity and JV team being undefeated in team play!

The 1st week the Mustangs took on Bishop Miege, a total of 3 games were lost in the 12 individual doubles and singles matches played. The team won 12-1.

In the 2nd week, the team participated in the Shawnee Mission South Quad, which had been rescheduled due to rain. The Varsity faced Shawnee Mission South first. CJ Smith and Matthew Crossland took down South’s top 2 singles players, 8-0 and 8-2, respectively, and the team won the team match 3-1. In the second matchup against Mill Valley, Aneesh Vasamereddy and Asher Kort pulled out a solid 8-6 win and had exciting and well executed points in the tough win. Tanner Summers switched with Matt Crossland and played singles in the Mill Valley match-up and he won 8-0. In the third and final matchup of the day was against Blue Valley High. Both BVN doubles teams of Matt Crossland/Zach Amsterdam and Aneesh Vasamreddy/Asher Kort, won decisively, each winning 8-0 in their matches. Tanner won his match 8-5 against BV’s Kyle Wang by outlasting him in the matches’ long rallies. Only losing 2 individual matches in the 3 team matches, BVN won the quad 3-0 outperforming the three other skilled teams.

The final match of week 2 was against Shawnee Mission North West, with Matt and Zach playing solid doubles against their number one team and winning 8-4. Varsity won the team match against SMNW with only one loss – 11-1.

Week 3: After a week of rain delays, the BVN Varsity was able to participate in the Olathe South Quad on April 9th. The Quad featured the top 3 singles players and the top 3 doubles teams for Blue Valley North, Olathe West, Olathe South, and Blue Valley. In BVN's first round of play, they played Olathe West. Harry Wang/Lucas Seeley pulled out a great win in an intense set tiebreak 8-7 (7-1) in doubles. All other individual matches had great rallies and didn't lose a match with all winning scores being 8-4 or larger wins. Next up was Olathe South. The singles players, consisting of C.J. Smith, Tanner Summers and Luke Chen, won easily–8-0, 8-1, and 8-0, respectively. The doubles also dominated, with Eli Amsterdam/Asher Kort, playing aggressively at the net, winning 8-2. The other two doubles teams of Matt Crossland/Zach Amsterdam and Lucas Seeley/Harry Wang won as well, 8-1 and 8-2. The final matchup for the day was Blue Valley, again. Blue Valley made a strategic decision to combine their #1 and #2 singles and enter them as their #1 doubles team. Their strategy backfired because all three Mustang singles players won their matches, easily. Luke Chen won his match 8-3 and the other singles players did’t drop a single game! The doubles competition was extremely competitive; however, Matt and Zach pulled out a big win over BV’s #1 doubles team, playing some of the best doubles they have played to date and winning the tiebreak set 8-7 (7-4). Eli and Asher also won in a gutsy tiebreak at #2 doubles, 8-7 (5). BVN only lost 1 individual match in the 18 matches played and won Team honors in the Quad Match!

Week 5: The Varsity schedule was packed with matches this week. The week kicked off with the rescheduled Olathe South Invitational Tournament. There were 10 teams participating from as far west as Topeka and as far south as Hayden! The play was divided into 4 singles pools and 4 doubles pools and then the players in the pools advanced to a play-off draw for individual placement based on how they finished in their pool play.

Both BVN singles players, C.J. Smith and Tanner Summers, won all their pool play matches, with Tanner pulling out a hard-fought battle against a Topeka West player, 8-6, in one of his 4 pool play matches. The BVN doubles teams also won all their pool matches with Asher Kort and Aneesh Vasamreddy only dropping 8 games in 4 matches and Matt Crossland and Zach Amsterdam also playing well and not to be outdone, they only dropped 3 games😊. All the singles and double players moved on to the main brackets to play for medal finishes. When the dust settled, Tanner earned 7th place after losing only one match and C.J. came 4th after losing in close matches with Akki Poojari of BVW and Evan Myers of BV.

In the doubles’ brackets, Aneesh and Asher were able to finish 4th place after losing to BVW’s Yan/Ko and BV’s Braun/Myers. Matt and Zach played and amazing tiebreaker, also against BV’s Braun/Myers, but eventually lost in the Championship match and placed 2nd . Overall and after points were added, BVN won the Tournament Team Title!

Later in the week, the Mustangs played in the Kansas City Invitational Tournament. This tournament boasted having 14 of the top high school boys’ tennis team and/or individual players in Kansas and Missouri. In the #1 singles bracket, C.J. Smith played Trey Lambright of Pembroke Hill and won 8-6. He then played the top seeded player, Dan Harkin of Manhattan, in a tough match, losing 8-3. C.J. won all of his remaining matches finishing with a 8-6 revenge victory over Akki Poojari to finish 5th overall. Tanner Summers only dropped 4 games in the #2 singles matching heading the Championship Final match. He lost to Gregor in a great match 5,1 to get 2nd.

In Doubles, Matt Crossland and Zach Amsterdam competed in the #1 Doubles draw and started off with a repeat win over Braun and Myers of BV, 8-1. In their next match, they lost to the #3 seeds, Weideman and Koca from Rockhurst, but came right back to win their next match vs. Poole and Craft from Manhattan, 8-4. Playing off for 5th or 6th place, Matt and Zach lost in a in a heartbreaking tiebreak match Andrews and Yarlagadda 8-7(7-4), to get 6th. Aneesh Vasamreddy and Asher Kort finished 10th, after losing their first-round match and then reaching the finals of the back draw. The BVN team finished 4th by a slim margin to Pembroke, who got 3rd, Rockhurst 2nd, and Shawnee Mission East finished 1st.

Rockhurst was the Varsity and JV final matchup of the week. In the Varsity match, Tanner and CJ beat the Rockhurst top doubles team in a tie-break, 8-7 (5), and Matt and Zach won their doubles match in commanding fashion, 8-1. Although there were many hard fought and close matches, Matt secured the only singles win, for an overall team loss to Rockhurst, 9-3.

The team is entering post season play with the Varsity EKL Conference Championships at BV (singles) and BVW (doubles) on Saturday, May 1st, and JV EKL Championships on Monday, May 3rd at 103rd and Marty Courts. Come out and support your fellow Mustangs!!

Click Here For BVN's Counseling Webpage
for information about:

• Seniors are reminded to complete the senior survey when their post-secondary plans are finalized. Click here for more info

• The class drop deadline has passed. Students must stay in classes they are enrolled in for the remainder of the semester.
• Visit the Counseling Virtual Calming Room!
  
• Junior College Planning
• Sophomore Naviance Tasks
• Freshman Naviance Tasks
• AP test information and deadlines
• Virtual Counselor Appointments
• Virtual College Visits

Questions? Contact Theresa Gonzalez @ (913)239-3016 or tgonzalez@bluevalleyk12.org .

Save the date for our graduation ceremonies at the District Activity Complex, 13310 Switzer, in Overland Park on Sunday, May 23, at 4 p.m. with a rain date of Tuesday, May 25, at 8 p.m. No tickets are required for graduation, and there is no limit on seating.

Click SENIOR INFO for links to:

• A countdown to graduation! Only 29 more days . . .
• Senior voting for grad readers (by April 30)
  
• Purchase your Senior Class Photo
• Order cap & gown from Balfour--less than 30 seniors still need to do this!
• Authorize the release of your student's transcript when he or she applies to colleges
• An image file of Senior Week events, including the Senior Finals schedule for you to copy and print to put on your fridge
• and more . . . .

Questions? Contact BVN Activities: Lisa Miller @ lkmiller@bluevalleyk12.org .

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIORS! All seniors at BVN should have been surprised to find a yard sign at your home last Friday, April 23. If you didn't, you should have received an email with instructions regarding where to pick yours up. Please email Mrs. Miller at lkmiller@bluevalleyk12.org if neither of these things happened. #mustangstrong

We are planning a red carpet event "Saturday Night at the Stable" for Juniors and Seniors. This red carpet event will allow students to get dressed up with their friends in their "freshest fit," as the kids would say, and walk the red carpet in front of their peers, family, and friends. Below are details related to date, time, parking, and seating for parents. While this is not your typical "Prom," we want to provide students with an opportunity to have a night where they get dressed up, hear some music, and have fun with their friends. Please know that we will be following all Blue Valley District mitigation strategies during this event, including the wearing of masks.

"Saturday Night at the Stable" Details:
Date: Saturday, May 1st
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Blue Valley North

Students will enter the building at the main entrance by the Mustang statue. They will get a picture taken in the Blue hallway under balloon arches. They will then make their way through the building, exiting where their friends and family will be seated. Upon leaving the building, students will walk through the Mustang tunnel and on the red carpet to have their pictures taken in front of their friends and family.

Please come out, bring your lawn chairs, listen to music, and enjoy celebrating this night with our Juniors and Seniors!

Parking and Seating:

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for 16-22 years of age (new)

Children’s Mercy Kansas City and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) are teaming up to offer voluntary COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Kansas residents who are 16 to 22 years old. Blue Valley is sharing these voluntary opportunities with our high school families.

SIGN-UP

• Appointments are required.

o Self-schedule an appointment at Children’s Mercy Patient Portal.

o Call the contact center at (816) 234-3700 for an appointment or with questions.

ADDITIONAL VACCINATION OPPORTUNITIES

To learn more about the vaccine and for additional opportunities for vaccination for anyone 16+, please visit jocovaccine.rsvpify.com or see the flier from JCDHE .

Spanish Language Flier:

Vacuna COVID-19: Clinica de vacunaciones disponibles

Does your student need to leave BVN early? (new)

If your child needs to leave early, in addition to calling Rita Mouber, Attendance Manager, at (913) 239-3001, send a note with your child or text them on their phone so that they can show it to their teacher. We are unable to send passes to students this year. also, please remind your student to check out with Rita Mouber in the attendance office before they leave the building. Thank you!

Ceramics students and parents! (new)

If you or a sibling took ceramics in the 2019-2020 school year, please come get your (their) ceramic pieces. (Parents, we still cannot let parents into the building so if you need to pick up the piece, email Rachel Elyachar, her email is below, and she will get the pottery to the main office and put the student's name on it and who will pick it up.) We are still holding on to pieces that never got home from lockdown. Additionally, if you had ceramics last semester and did not pick up your pieces, please stop by and grab them! All pieces are at the end of the 400 hallway. Please email relyachar@bluevalleyk12.org with any questions. All pieces will be thrown out at the end of this semester. Thanks for your help!

Mission Trail Elementary Alums (new)

Ms. Pfingsten is leaving MTE to become a counselor in Spring Hill and Mrs. Hansen is retiring at the end of this year! If you would like to send a card to MTE or be part of a video tribute for either, please click the link below for more information.

https://www.tribute.co/lynette-pfingsten/?password=Pfingsten

https://www.tribute.co/kay-hansen/?password=Hansen

Yearbook Distribution Days coming soon

If you haven’t purchased a yearbook yet, and would like to, plan to bring $50 cash or check, or a credit card, to school on distribution day. For seniors, this will be May 14. For underclassmen, the distribution date is TBA. Due to the limited number of extra books, these extra yearbooks will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis after May 14.

Click here to see if you’ve purchased: PURCHASED 2020-21 YEARBOOKS

Activity Programming Fee questions?

Please check to make sure you have completed paying your student’s Activity Participation Fees (APF) for the 2020-21 school year. Remember, this is a fee charged at the time of registration to all students in grades 6-12 and goes toward the support of activities in middle and high schools. The Activity Participation Fee supports the existence of these programs and allows students the continued opportunity to receive the valuable experiences that these programs offer. The Activity Participation Fee includes all sports, activities, clubs and other supplemental contract items that support student activities.

Take a moment to log in to ParentVUE to confirm you have paid your child’s Activity Participation Fee.

For information on the fee, including the purpose and use of funds, please see the Participation Fee section on the district’s website.

Volleyball Team

Do you have a current 8th grader interested in VOLLEYBALL next fall? Please fill out this interest form. https://forms.gle/6CCBWTaeB6RWXLAp7

Email Coach Allin, MAllin@bluevalleyk12.org , with any questions.

Course Fee Payment is Open

The student elective fees have been posted on the student accounts; check ParentVue for the electives' charges. Payments were due on 2/12/2021 so please make sure this is paid. Your ParentVUE login and password are required to pay course fees. Here is a link to ParentVue: online now.

Questions regarding fee payment should be directed to our BVN Bookkeeper, Linda Kaphingst, email: lkaphingst@bluevalleyk12.org .

Report Student Absences via ParentVue

Did you know you can report your student's absence in ParentVue? This is an easy, efficient way! Once you sign into ParentVue, you will see your student's name and a blue button titled "Report Absence." It takes you to a screen where you can select the start date and end date and the reason code. There is also a box titled "Note" for additional information. Don't forget to hit the "Save" button. If you have questions, please call Rita Mouber, BVN Attendance Manager, 913-239-3001.

You can still call Rita Mouber, 913-239-3001, to report an absence. If no one answers, she's talking to another parent so please leave a message. Rest assured, Rita will get your student's absence recorded.

BVN Girls' Basketball Summer Camps

Book Drive

Let's join NHS students, clean out your books at home and donate new or gently used books! The drive starts now through the end of the school year, May 25. Ask your student to drop off the books in Mrs. Stein's classroom #247. There will be a bin labed "NHS Book Drive." Many students in the Kansas City area have not had access to books in over a year due to the pandemic. All the books will be going to elementary school kids in the area so they can continue to read despite the uncertain circumstances due to COVID-19. Contact any NHS officers, or Sheryl Stein if you have questions.

BVN Food Services update (new)

Kathy Dietz, BVN Cafeteria Manager, wants the students to know that there will be new items served at lunch in May. Mashed potatoes and gravy will be offered on Tuesdays and scallop potatoes available on Fridays through the rest of the school year. Enjoy!

Cheerleading Clinic & Tryout Dates

Clinic – Thursday, May 6th

• Location: Blue Valley North Main Gym
• High School: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Middle School: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Clinic - Friday, May 7th

• Location: Blue Valley North Main Gym
• High School: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Middle School: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Tryouts - Saturday, May 8th

• Location: Blue Valley North Main Gym
• High School: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
• Middle School: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

All questions can be directed to Mr. Cox: ccox@bluevalleyk12.org

FCA

FCA will be meeting on Wednesdays during North Time for 15 minutes via Zoom. Please email Jason Jones, FCA Sponsor, at JJones05@bluevalleyk12.org if you have questions.

BVN Class T-shirts Pickup at The Stampede

All Class Shirts are available for pick-up in The BVN Stampede School Store during business hours: Monday – Friday when school is in session for 15 minutes before school starts and 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The store is also open during 5th hour on Odd days.

We have T-shirts for every grade: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.

BVN GSA (updated)

GSA will meet on Zoom after school on Wednesdays. For information, please email smoran@bluevalleyk12.org .

KAY-Mustang Community Service Club

Join KAY-Mustang Community Service Club! We have an exciting community service project you can do from home. We are creating BVN Storytime, a read aloud library for K-2 students. We also have a couple of other service possibilities. Click this link to join the club. Click this link , then “enroll in Course” to see the Club’s Canvas page where club news and information is posted. Questions? Contact Club president Tanu @ tsakaray@bluevalleyk12.net .

News from the BVN Library

The library website is now accessible from all Canvas pages. In the navigation list on the left side you should see Library. Or: Click here to visit the BVN Library website . From the library website, students and staff can now chat with the librarians during school hours. Look in the upper right corner. No question is too big or small!

Student Technology Help

On the Canvas Course card titled BVN Student Hub 2020-2021 there is student support information. After looking at the information in the BVN Student Hub, if you are struggling with technology, there is help.

• If your computer is broken please submit a BVCARE ticket and someone from I.T. will reach out to you. A link to BVCARE can be found on the BVN Student Hub or at www.bluevalleyk12.org / I would like to… / BVCARE- Technology help
• If you are having problems with a specific assignment or course in Canvas, always reach out to your teacher first.
• If you have questions about instructional tools (Canvas, Google Drive, Zoom…) or something is not working the way it should, there is a daily Student Help Zoom during North Time. To access this Zoom, open Canvas / Click on the BVN Student Hub 2020-2021 Course Card / Click on Zoom / Join anytime between 10:40-11:10am on Odd days, and between 12:25-1:20pm on Even days. If you are in the building and need help, you can bring your laptop to the library during North Time for tech help.

Meal Pick-Up Location Change Starting March 22

Starting on March 22 and going forward, we will offer meal pick-up at two locations only (Blue Valley High and Blue Valley Northwest). Meal pick-up will continue to be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays for virtual learners. You can find more information on this link Drive-Thru Meal Pick-Up web page .

Mustang Senior Parents (new)

Please ensure the school has the most current immunization record on file before April 29th. In May your students BVSD immunization record will be printed and given to your student with their diploma. It is a very important document to keep for your students future.

Reasons your student will need their immunization record after high school:

1. College applications
2. Occupational opportunities
3. Passport application/travel
4. When your student family grows

Just to name a few. I wish the Seniors all the luck and good fortune in the future endeavors.

Thank you, Amanda Collichio, RN, BSN, School Nurse

New Vaccine Requirement - 2021-2022 School Year (new)

Dear parents/guardians of incoming 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and 12th students,

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Immunization Program has implemented a new vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade, 8th, 11th, and 12th grade in the 2021-22 school year. KDHE now requires two doses of the Meningococcal vaccine to be administered to maintain vaccine compliance.

• Meningococcal (Serogroup A,C,W,Y): Two doses required. Doses should be given at entry to 7th grade (11-12 years) and 11th grade (16-18 years). For children 16-18 years, only one dose is required.
• Phasing In Menigococcal (Serogroup A, C,W,Y): For the 2020- 2021 school year: Children entering 7th and 8th grade: one dose of MenACWY at school entry. Children entering 11th and 12th grade having received a previous dose: one dose of MenACWY at school entry will complete the series. Children entering 11th and 12th grade with no previous doses: one dose of MenACWY at school entry will complete the series.

Detailed immunization requirements by age group are listed on the 02/2019 version of the Kansas Certificate of Immunization (KCI).

Students who have begun, but have not completed the required immunizations, may enroll and remain in school while completing the required immunizations as quickly as permitted by immunization requirements, if a physician or local health department certifies that the student has received the most recent appropriate immunizations in all required series. Kansas law provides the following alternatives to immunizations:

• An annual written statement signed by a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the child to be such that the tests or inoculations would seriously endanger the life or health of the child; or
• A written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such inoculations.

All immunization decisions should be made by the family physician or the Johnson County Health Department. If your child has transferred to Blue Valley, you are responsible for providing records that document the immunizations either have been completed or are in the process of completion. If a student’s immunizations are not current (most recent appropriate inoculation in all series) or current immunization waivers, specifically religious or medical waivers, are not in place; the student will be excluded from school.

Student health requirements are important as we partner with families to create a safe and effective learning environment. All health forms must be completed and returned to the school nurse prior to the first day of school.

Your school nurse will be glad to answer any questions. Blue Valley North’s school nurse is Amanda Collichio and she can be reached my email at AJCollichio@bluevalleyk12.org or by phone at (913) 239-3013.

Have a trip planned? 2-26-21 State Quarantine List.pdf

Consider looking over Kansas Travel Exposure Related Isolation & Quarantine Guidelines:

KS Travel Guidelines / Quarantine Guidelines

• Attended/traveled to mass gathering events out-of-state of 500 people or greater where individuals do not socially distance (6 feet) and wear masks.
• Been on a cruise ship or river cruise on or after March 15.
• Others needing to continue quarantining: Received notification from public health officials (state or local) that you are a close contact of a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19.
• International Travel: Please note that the CDC may have testing or quarantine requirements for individuals traveling back into the United States. Visit their web page for more information.

Free COVID Test resource:

https://www.gogettested.com/kansas

COVID Communication

The safety of Blue Valley North students and staff continues to be a top priority. In an effort to keep our school community informed when we have a positive case, families can expect the following:

Families will be contacted directly if through the contact tracing process conducted by the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) and the district's health professionals' team:

• your child was identified as a low-risk exposure of a student or staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.
• your child was identified as a high-risk exposure/close contact of a student or staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.
• If your child’s proximity to or nature of the interaction with the positive individual did not indicate a low or high-risk exposure, then you will not be contacted.

NOTE: Positive cases by school are reflected on the BV COVID Dashboard. The dashboard is updated every Friday with information from the prior week (Wednesday to Wednesday).

We are very excited that construction for our new Auxiliary Gym is under way. This project began in November and should be completed at the end of July. It will take place on the west side of our campus next to our pool entrance. Please note that access from our North and South parking lots will be obstructed due to the construction site. Glenwood will still be accessible from the South parking lot but the parking spots on the west side of the campus will be dedicated for construction parking. Thank you for your patience during this project.

Durham has decided to not use the Hybrid stop times and instead only use the All in School stop times regardless of what learning mode the District is in. If you have questions, please call Durham at 913-681-2492.

Note that it is best to call outside of route times, between 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. or email admin6700@durhamschoolservices.com.

Enjoy some new Blue Valley North spiritwear sponsored by the BVN Parent Booster Club. Once you place your order through the PBC website at www.bvnmustangs.com , you will receive an email that will give you a home address for pickup. Thank you for your support! Go Mustangs!!

North Notes is a newsletter for the parents and students of Blue Valley North High School. If you have questions, please contact Janet Roush, Assistant to the Principal, at JRoush@bluevalleyk12.org . Thank you!

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Email: Jroush@bluevalleyk12.org
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