Mill Valley News

28 AP exams going fully digital or hybrid

12 of the 28 exams will be hybrid digital while the remaining 16 exams will be fully digital

Ian Chern, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief • 5 hours ago

Starting this year, the College Board is implementing a significant change to the AP exam format, with exams for 28 classes transitioning to either fully digital or hybrid. According to the College Board,...

Special education funding gets substantial withdrawal for 25-26 school year.

The federal government implemented a four year plan to add 74 million dollars a year to the special education budget, but this year they are reevaluating the budget.

Mya Franco and Madelyn Mulryan • April 12, 2025

A budget plan approved by both the Kansas Senate and House involving special education funding could cause changes in the district’s budget for both special and general education. The budget would fully...

Theater department presents “Our Town”

Thornton Wilder's play ran from Monday, April 7-Friday, April 11

Alex Powell and Myah Ronning • April 9, 2025

Singing and Sweets choir event features choir state soloists

The annual event on Thursday, March 27 allowed soloists to perform their pieces in front of an audience for the first time

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • April 3, 2025

Singing and Sweets has been a choir department annual tradition for years and it continued Thursday, March 27. Choir president senior Blake Gray, who sang Vittoria, mio core by Giacomo Carissimi,...

School district purchases new vans for schools to use

At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the district approved the purchase of four new vans for the schools to use

Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager • February 25, 2025

Recently, the school district decided to replace the old school vans with a newer model. The district purchased four 2025 Ford Transit T350 models to help transport students. Director of Safety...

Overcrowded school parking lot causes issues for students and staff

Unlike last year, students are no longer allowed to park in the front lot

Ian Chern and Mya Franco • February 24, 2025

For students and staff, the overcrowded school parking lot has made parking at school an issue, leading to tardiness and frustration. According to school resource officer Darion Hillman, the overcrowded...

New implemented TORCH award winners talk about what it was like to win

The TORCH awards are a new district initiative to recognize overachieving teachers

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 24, 2025

The school district has newly implemented a program called TORCH to recognize teachers. The district communications specialist, Casey Rooman Smith, shines a light on how the acronym TORCH came to be. “When...

TikTok ban causes confusion amongst students and staff about the future of the app

TikTok was banned for about 14 hours and now have been given 75 days to find a buyer or the app is gone again

Evan LeRoy, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and Mill Valley News Social Media Manager • January 24, 2025

On Jan. 18 students who went to open the TikTok app were met with a pop-up stating “Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now,” proving many people's fears to be true. TikTok was suspended for all American...

Superintendent Dr. Cory Gibson and Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Alvie Cater explain the current state of snow days for the district

Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Alvie Cater and Superintendent Dr. Cory Gibson answered some commonly asked questions about school cancellations via email

Maddie Martin, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief and JagWire copy editor • January 22, 2025

Update March 4, 2025 Monday April 21 will now be a regular day of school for the school district after allotted weather cancellations were used up. April 21 was previously a day off of school but because...

Increasing enrollment is effecting class sizes, teachers and students in significant ways

The Freshman class of 2024 is the biggest class that the school has had in the history of its opening

Mya Franco, JagWire reporter/photographer • December 12, 2024

This year, the school has the biggest freshman class on record of the school being open and the school has a total of 1,418 students with 55 additional students enrolled. According to registrar Deana...

Students get the opportunity to talk to college representatives at the Next Steps College and Career Fair

Next Steps is a program that aims to create pathways for students still questioning what they want to achieve after high school

Ian Chern, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief • December 11, 2024

During seminar nearly every Thursday in October, students had the new opportunity to attend the Next Steps College and Career Fair to talk and learn from representatives from various career opportunities...

Mill Valley’s Silver Stars dance team takes on state

The Silver Stars dance team falls short of the finals at Stormont Vail Arena in Topeka, Kansas, Friday, Nov. 23

Evie Tindell, JAG photo editor • December 4, 2024