Blue Valley North High School

Infobox school


name=Blue Valley North High School
established=1986
type=Public high school
location=12200 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas, 66209
free_label=Mascot
free_text=Mustang
information=[phone]
principal=Dr. Carter Burns
website= [http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/BVN/ www.bv229.k12.ks.us/BVN]

Blue Valley North High School is one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kansas. The principal is Dr. Carter L. Burns Jr., and the assistant principals are Bob Duncan, Mark Dalton, Mickey Masterson. Overland Trail Middle School and Leawood Middle School are the two main feeder schools to Blue Valley North.

The Blue Valley North Mustangs are rivals with Blue Valley Northwest Huskies;Fact|date=February 2007 the two schools share the District Athletic Complex (DAC) for football, soccer, and baseball games. The Mustangs also compete against the rest of the Blue Valley High Schools, the nearby Shawnee Mission School District, and the Olathe School District throughout the Eastern Kansas League.

"'Soccer

Blue Valley North won the 2007 6A State Championship in soccer with a 2-0 win over Olathe South High School, and finished ranked 15th in the country in the NSCAA/Adidas National Rankings.

Academic Accolades

Of top 1,000 public schools rated by the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests, BVN is rated #642 from the top. [cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8759025/site/newsweek/page/7/|title=The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools|publisher=Newsweek|accessdate=2007-05-12]

Notable alumni

* Wes Bergmann, cast member of the MTV show "The Real World"
* Todd Bosley, actor, credits include: Little Giants, "Seinfeld", "The OC", Jack, and others
* Andy Gruenebaum, backup goalkeeper for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer

References