Mill Valley News

Boys basketball loses to Shawnee Mission Northwest 76-52 in the state tournament

The boys played the four seed SMNW, Wednesday, March 14th at Wichita State University

Molly Griffin, Callie Cahoy, and Thomas Helm • March 14, 2025

Boys basketball reaches state tournament for second year in a row

The boys beat Olathe West, 63-48, Friday, March 7 at home

Molly Griffin and Avery Cole • March 12, 2025

Boys wrestling places seventh at state tournament

Senior Colton Bendure was crowned the state champion of the 150-pound weight class

Ian Chern, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief • March 5, 2025

The boys wrestling team placed seventh at the 6A state tournament at the Advent Health Sports Park Saturday, March 1. The team had four finishes in the top six, including senior Colton Bendure who...

Students struggle with body image issues

Social media, sports and other aspects of a students life often contribute to having low body confidence

Hailey Gussio, Madelyn Mulryan, and Oliver Feiring • February 26, 2025

Silent Struggles For students coming into school daily, navigating body image issues, or worrying about flaws in one’s appearance can be a challenge. For junior Kait Hood, feeling insecure has been...

Senior Carter Kaifes is the last member of the Kaifes family to play basketball at the school

Carter Kaifes and his mom Melynda reflect on Carter being the last Kaifes to come through Mill Valley

Jake Brown, JagWire reporter/photographer • February 23, 2025

Over the last 14 years, all five siblings in the Kaifes family have played varsity basketball at Mill Valley. This year, the youngest sibling, Carter, will graduate, leaving behind the family’s legacy...

Students find it important to incorporate caffeine into their day

Trendy form of drinks to get their caffeine intake include energy drinks, coffee, soda and nutritional teas

Alonnah Gage, Avery Cole, Seville Skinner, and Molly Griffin • February 4, 2025

With early mornings and late nights, many students find starting their day off with a caffeinated drink important to their happiness and concentration. Many students find that caffeine allows them...

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...

Academic apathy has grown in recent years

Student's interest in school has been declining due to changing future plans as well as students comfort level at school

Avery Clement, Maddie Martin, and Mya Franco • December 11, 2024

Around The World A study conducted in 2024 by the Walton Family Foundation aimed to understand why students’ interest levels have gone down recently. The study surveyed 4,147 young adults ages 12 to...

Cheer takes state for a Two-Peat

The team competed Saturday, Nov. 23, taking the championship title for the second year in a row at Stormont Vail Arena in Topeka, Kansas

Gracie Pollicita, Alex Powell, and Audri Brizendine • December 5, 2024

The cheer team traveled to Topeka Saturday, Nov. 23, to compete in the Kansas 6A Cheerleading State Championships. Their hard work paid off, as they left with the championship title. Sophomore Olivia...

Spending time volunteering helps students connect with their communities

Activities within the school as well as organizations outside of school allow students to meet new people and witness their impacts.

Maddie Martin and Quin Peters • November 21, 2024

Getting Back by Giving Back From helping at soup kitchens, to spending time at a local church or volunteering at an animal shelter, students across the building are putting time into helping others. Many...

Jaguars bid for sixth straight state football title ends with loss to St. Thomas Aquinas

In the highly anticipated rivalry game that went down to the wire, the Jags lose, 23-22, Friday, Nov. 16

Jake Brown, Molly Griffin, Thomas Helm, and Macy Fothergill • November 19, 2024

Mill Valley football faced Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday, Nov.November 15th in a heated rivalry game, dating back years. Mill Valley, coming off of three wins in their past three matchups versus Aquinas,...

The theater department has a record breaking performance of “Footloose”

Theater performed Wednesday, Nov. 6 through Sunday Nov. 10, including a record breaking performance on Saturday Nov. 9, selling a total of 512 tickets

Thomas Helm, Emma Ronning, and Callie Cahoy • November 12, 2024

Each fall the theater department puts on a musical, this year's musical was “Footloose.” The production ran from Nov. six through the 10. While the musical generally brings in lots of viewers...