Blue Valley West Counseling Department

Need community service hours? Come help St Monica Catholic Church tomorrow. Painting and hauling material out of the building. Starting at 8:30am Saturday, June 16th.

Yes, we need school counselors more than ever!

School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut? Colorado has spent almost $60 million since 2008 to hire an additional 270 school counselors and provide professional development training at 365 low-income middle and high schools throughout the state. The program is aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to col...

Studies show pen and paper beats laptop for retaining info in class Even though technology allows us to do more in less time, it does not always foster learning. That's why some college professors are going old-school and forcing note taking on paper only.

Kids Worried Sick Anxiety becomes a problem when it affects quality of life and interferes with the activities you normally enjoy.

Team of the Week: Blue Valley West girls soccer team off to perfect start this season OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Blue Valley West girls soccer team is off to a perfect 10-0 start this season. The Jaguars are one of the top teams in the whole state of Kansas, but they know things are about to get much tougher as they get into the Eastern Kansas League portion of their schedule. This w...

A week from today, please join us for our second parent event focused on mobile device use. Hope to see you there!

Your Comprehensive Guide to the Opioid Epidemic - and What You Can Do About It - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids - Where Families Find Answers Learn about how the opioid epidemic started, how you can keep your community safe, and how to help a loved one who is struggling -- download your eBook now.

What Overparenting is Doing to Our Teenagers Author and educator Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, on overparenting and the dangers of a check-listed childhood.

Congratulations to Syed Mahnoor and all students at the Seven Days event.

5 simple tips to help you have a real conversation with a teen Communicating with teenagers is a skill we could all stand to to fine-tune.

Good reminders...

7 Things To Make Sure You Do During Your Child's Senior Year It is the beginning of senior year. 365 days out from the empty nest. The temptation is to spend the year more than a little sad about all of those "last...