Blue Valley High School
| Blue Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
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6001 West 159th Street [1] Overland Park, Kansas 66085 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′22″N 94°39′19″W / 38.839473°N 94.655356°WCoordinates: 38°50′22″N 94°39′19″W / 38.839473°N 94.655356°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | Blue Valley School District USD 229 [2] |
| Superintendent | Todd White |
| CEEB code | 172820 [3] |
| Principal | Scott Bacon [4] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1467 (spring 2013) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Black Gold |
| Athletics |
Class 6A [5] District 4 [6] |
| Athletics conference | Eastern Kansas [4] |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Rival |
Blue Valley West High School Blue Valley Southwest High School Blue Valley North High School |
| Newspaper | Tiger Print |
| Website | School website |
Blue Valley High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school currently operates in the Blue Valley Unified School District. The principal is Scott Bacon.[7] The school mascot is the Tiger and the school colors are gold and black.
Sports
State championships
| State Championships[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport/activity | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Football | 6 | 1991, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013 |
| Cross Country | 1 | 2014 | |
| Tennis, girls' | 1 | 2010 | |
| Debate, four-speaker | 13 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016[9][10] | |
| Debate, two-speaker | 3 | 2000, 2005, 2009[11] | |
| Winter | Wrestling | 1 | 1997 |
| Swimming and diving, boys' | 6 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2011, 2012 | |
| Spring | Golf, boys' | 1 | 2005 |
| Golf, girls' | 2 | 1977, 1981 | |
| Baseball | 4 | 1992, 2008, 2010, 2014 | |
| Softball | 1 | 1994 | |
| Swimming and diving, girls' | 2 | 2011, 2012 | |
| Tennis, boys' | 1 | 2016 | |
| Speech and Drama | 6 | 1991, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2006,2015[12] | |
| Total | 44 | ||
Notable alumni
- Tara Nott (Class of 1990), won a gold medal in Olympic Weightlifting during the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Brian Schottenheimer (Class of 1992), quarterbacks coach for the Indianapolis Colts, son of former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer[13]
- Jason Holsman (Class of 1994), chairman of the committee on Renewable Energy for the Missouri House of Representatives.
- Justin Swift (Class of 1994), former NFL player for the Denver Broncos,[14] San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.[15]
- Josh Meyer (Class of 1997), professional film & television actor.[16]
- Hayley Podschun (Class of 2004), actress in the motion picture and Broadway Theater play Hairspray.[17]
- Michael Stevens (Class of 2004), internet personality for Youtube, creator and host of Vsauce
- Ryne Stanek (Class of 2010), MLB baseball player[18]
Gallery
The entrance to the BV Commons (2005)
The entrance to the library (2006)
Aerial view of Blue Valley High School
See also
- Blue Valley Unified School District
- Blue Valley North High School
- Blue Valley Northwest High School
- Blue Valley Southwest High School
- Blue Valley West High School
References
- ↑ GNIS for Blue Valley High School; USGS; November 16, 2006.
- ↑ Blue Valley School District USD 229
- ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
- 1 2 "School Search - Overland Park-Blue Valley HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ KSHSAA School Classification List
- ↑ KSHSAA School District List Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ BVHS Administration
- ↑ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ↑ "State Debate" (PDF). KSHSAA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "History of 4-Speaker Champions". KSHSAA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "State Debate" (PDF). KSHSAA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "State Speech Championships" (PDF). KSHSAA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Brian Schottenheimer". Colts.com.
- ↑ "YahooSports.com".
- ↑ "NFL.com".
- ↑ "IMDB.com".
- ↑ "IMDB.com".
- ↑ Archived June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
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