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Yelling during the kickoff, seniors Conner Wood, Thatcher Ivey, and Jake Hobbs cheer on the football team.

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Seniors Maggie Wieland and Connor Bohon were crowned Homecoming Queen and King at football game

Audri Brizendine, Molly Griffin, Thomas Helm, Madelyn Mahoney, and Macy Fothergill • September 27, 2024

Finishing off the homecoming festivities, football played Lawrence Free State Friday, Sept. 20. The Jaguars pulled off a win 31-23...

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Get to know some of the staff members that make Mill Valley excellent

Get to know some of the staff members that make Mill Valley excellent

Mill Valley welcomes eight new staff members to the building

Mill Valley welcomes eight new staff members to the building

Beginning to run out, Junior Jag football players run out with an American flag.

Mill Valley Junior Jags host annual Mill Valley Night Lights

Excitingly, junior Gavin Hurt welcomes a freshman through the crowd of students.

Student Council and JLC hold annual Freshman First Day

NEWS

Tornado damage affects school activities

Tornado damage affects school activities

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School adminsitrators and counselors told seniors Carter Tollman and Shubh Patel that they were National Merit Scholarship Semifinialists Wednesday, Sep. 11

Two seniors named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

September 13, 2024

At the conclusion of the ceremony, graduates toss their caps in the air.

Class of 2024 celebrates graduation during morning ceremony

May 22, 2024

Faculty members begin the process of cleaning the damage from the storm Sunday May 19th.

Breaking News: Storm damage, possible gas leak cancels classes Monday

May 20, 2024

Selling donuts, freshmen Logan Stafford and Paige Lowe collect money.

Relay for Life sells donuts at the football games to raise money for the American Cancer Society

Alonnah Gage and Bella McPeake

October 14, 2024

Zero Reasons Why starts back up this school year to bring awareness to mental health

Zero Reasons Why starts back up this school year to bring awareness to mental health

Ryan Bloomer, JagWire reporter/photographer

October 7, 2024

During a class at the KSPA fall conference Juniors Evie Grover, Emma Lee and Ava Mendez film a TikTok for the MVTV social media

Journalism department attends anaual KSPA fall conference

Maddie Martin, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and JagWire copy editor

October 5, 2024

SPORTS

Seniors Logan Miller and Kyra Nelson tap their tennis rackets against their opponents after finishing their match.

Members of varsity girls tennis team compete in regionals

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MVTV Sports recap: October 9

MVTV Sports recap: October 9

October 14, 2024

The team cheers on the sideline after the Jags score a point against Olathe Northwest Tuesday Oct. 1.

Volleyball wins against 3 different opponents Oct. 1-3

October 10, 2024

At kickoff, senior Hudson Powers holds a cutout of senior Eric Penner while cheering along with his friends.

Jags tackle cancer 43-36 at The Swamp

October 9, 2024

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Enjoyment of concerts over the summer

Enjoyment of concerts over the summer

Ryan Bloomer and Madelyn Mulryan

September 27, 2024

Seniors share their favorite high school experiences

Seniors share their favorite high school experiences

Maddie Martin and Quin Peters

May 16, 2024

Video: Cooking with only substitutions

Video: Cooking with only substitutions

Colson Knight, MVTV reporter

May 6, 2024

Lauren Stringer explains the options for both sides of a game of would you rather during a FCA meeting.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes holds first meeting of year

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Looking at the front of the classroom, sophomore Alexa Lamoureux listens to the NASA engineer guest speaker.

The Society of Women Engineers strives to ASPIRE, ADVANCE, ACHIEVE

October 14, 2024

Senior Piper Wendler laughs as she smooths out her sculpted squirrel for ceramics.

Ceramics students work on their projects in class

October 14, 2024

Video: Organization advice

Video: Organization advice

October 14, 2024

Mr. D's Iced Pumpkin Spiced Latte

Fall Drink Review

Molly Hillner, JAG photographer/reporter

October 14, 2024

Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Madelyn Mulryan

October 4, 2024

Staff Editorial: Reaching out helps break the stigma surrounding men's mental health

Staff Editorial: Reaching out helps break the stigma surrounding men’s mental health

September 25, 2024

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It’s time for the second Jagwire survey of the y

It’s time for the second Jagwire survey of the year! Click the link in our story (or the “surveys” highlight) to fill out the survey. This issue includes the topics of Election, phone policies and pickleball

Senior Seville Skinner volunteers by helping out a

Senior Seville Skinner volunteers by helping out at a summer camp and her church’s ministry which both focus on helping people with special needs.

Camp Barnabas, located in Barry County, Missouri, is a summer camp that specializes in providing a fun experience for children and adults with all types of disabilities. As a missionary, Skinner works as a one-on-one partner with campers.

Camp Barnabas provides new experiences to campers that may not be achievable at home. Camp activities like climbing a rock wall or going on a zip line are made to be accessible for everyone, including people who use wheelchairs.

“A lot of times when we’re doing [activities] we do it together, just me and my camper,” Skinner said. “It’s an easy way to form special bonds. We get inside jokes that only us two know. Doing those games, activities and sports together really helps build a special connection.”

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The way teacher’s classrooms are decorated helps

The way teacher’s classrooms are decorated helps improve students’ learning and comfort in the classroom

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Every year, a fantasy football craze takes over th

Every year, a fantasy football craze takes over the school with many students participating in their own fantasy football leagues. From drafting star players to making important trades, students spend hours maintaining their team in hopes of winning their respective leagues.

Fantasy football is a virtual game where players can become managers of their very own NFL team roster with the goal of outscoring another team every week. Junior Landin Arnold plays in a fantasy football league with his hockey team. He enjoys it because of the competition.

“Fantasy football is fun because it’s a race of whoever doesn’t get last because in last place we have a big challenge on our hockey team for the loser,” Arnold said.

Read more at the link in our story

Students describe why they went to and enjoyed con

Students describe why they went to and enjoyed concerts over the summer along with the prices of merch that was provided

Graphics by Madelyn Mulryan

Big thank you too @kspaonline for an amazing day o

Big thank you too @kspaonline for an amazing day of learning and fun at the KSPA Fall Conference.

Tune in to our Instagram stories Oct 2, as JagWire

Tune in to our Instagram stories Oct 2, as JagWire Editor-in-Chief Hailey perrin takes us through the day at the KSPA Fall Conference.

After a tornado damaged the football scoreboard, s

After a tornado damaged the football scoreboard, soccer locker rooms, ticket booths, gym floor, baseball scoreboard, soccer equipment and the tennis storage shed on Thursday, May 20, the district spent the summer scheduling repairs. Estimated cost for the repairs, paid for by insurance, will be 1.4 million dollars.

While most damages have been fixed, the soccer locker rooms have not and the football scoreboard wasn’t fixed until after the first game.

Chief of Operations Brian Schwanz created plans to fix these damages.

“About 5:30 [that morning] we started getting phone calls that there was damage to Mill Valley,” Schwanz said. “We immediately came over to Mill Valley and started assessing the damage and figuring out what we needed to fix [right away].”

Throughout the summer, Schwanz has been working to coordinate the fix of most of the damages.

“It’s time-consuming, you have to work with our insurance company and vendors to get quotes on and you have to [prioritize] what needs to be fixed first,” Schwanz said.

Read more at the link in our story

Senior Noah Pham is one of the many students, spec

Senior Noah Pham is one of the many students, specifically men, who have struggled with their mental health.

“I’ve struggled with my mental health, and I know a lot of people in my life that have,” Pham said. “Just seeing other people struggle with It has kind of opened up my eyes to how big of a problem [mental health] is in everyone’s life.”

In just the last year, Mental Health America reports that one in five teenagers has had a serious depressive episode. Over half of those teens -or close to three million youth- never received treatment for their mental illness.

Women are more likely to have mental health issues, as per the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). But the numbers don’t add up. Men die by suicide at a rate of four times as much as women.

While men have a responsibility to get aid for their health, society has not been equal in the way that men’s mental health has been treated compared to women. Larger societal factors such as stereotypes or portrayals of men in the media can influence how men internalize their mental health.

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Issue 1 of the JagWire hits seminar today. Pick up

Issue 1 of the JagWire hits seminar today. Pick up a copy from your seminar teacher to read about men’s mental health, summer concerts and fantasy football.

Before you go to homecoming, help celebrate our co

Before you go to homecoming, help celebrate our corporate sponsor Smoothie King’s West Shawnee locations 1st year open, 10 lucky people will be chosen to win free smoothies for a year.

2 of those winners will be Mill Valley students. To enter, all you need to do is attend Smoothie King on Saturday, Sept 21, and fill out a card with your information; no purchase is necessary.

Even if you don’t win the free smoothies for a year, still swing into the West Shawnee location for lots of discounts and rewards.

To celebrate our corporate sponsor Smoothie King’s West Shawnee locations 1st year open, 10 lucky people will be chosen to win free smoothies for a year.

2 of those winners will be Mill Valley students. To enter, all you need to do is attend Smoothie King on Saturday, Sept 21, and fill out a card with your information; no purchase is necessary.

Even if you don’t win the free smoothies for a year, still swing into the West Shawnee location for lots of discounts and rewards.

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff for the 2024-2025 school year Part 3

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff for the 2024-2025 school year Part 2

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff

Meet the new Mill Valley News and Newspaper staff for the 2024-2025 school year

Meet the new staff members for this year. To read

Meet the new staff members for this year. To read Jagwire reporters full interviews with the staff members click the link in our bio!

It’s time for the first Jagwire survey of the ye

It’s time for the first Jagwire survey of the year! Click the link in our story (or the “surveys” highlight) to fill out the survey. This issue is about topics like fantasy football, mental health and the new clubs that started this year.

Student Council and JLC holds annual Freshman Firs

Student Council and JLC holds annual Freshman First Day, Wednesday, Aug.14. Incoming freshman were welcomed by StuCo and JLC members wearing togas, along with cheerleaders and the Silver Stars. The day included a energetic welcome into the building, yearbook pictures, a pep assembly, meeting teachers and a class meeting.

Photos by Molly Griffin, Callie Cahoy, Sarah Allerheiligen

Former USD232 social studies teacher Keil Hileman

Former USD232 social studies teacher Keil Hileman pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted unlawful sexual relations Wednesday, Aug. 14 in Johnson County District Court. Hileman was accompanied by his attorney Scott Gyllenborg in the hearing.

In pleading guilty, Hileman must now register as a sex offender for the next 25 years. Hileman faces a possible sentence of 11-34 months for each count, with sentences running consecutively for a maximum of 68 months.

Mill Valley News first reported Oct. 26, 2022 on Hileman’s arrest on six counts unlawful sexual relations with students, classified as a level seven personal felony, occurring between June 2017 and October 2022. Following his initial arrest, Hileman has been on house arrest since Oct. 26, 2022, with minor changes occurring on Dec. 11, 2023.

Hileman’s sentencing has been scheduled for Friday, Nov. 8 in person at the Johnson County District Court.

If you still need to pick up your yearbook you can

If you still need to pick up your yearbook you can do so Thursday, July 25 from 11:30am-6pm and Friday, July 26 from 8am-noon. You can also pick up Monday- Friday from 8am-3pm beginning Monday, July 29 in the main office.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Janessa Mayorga

JAG photographer/reporter

This is senior Janessa Mayorga’s first year on the JAG yearbook staff and she will be taking the position of a photographer. Outside of school, you can find her in relay for life, libraries, and wrestling...

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