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By Connor Latlip The Jag The Blue Springs South Jaguars basketball team is turning some heads this year. Doing better than they did last season. Last year the boys basketball team didn’t have a great season,...
By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief There’s something about sequels that come out several years after their previous installment. It seems the extra time allows for more love and care to go into the movie that otherwise...
By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Four South students have been recognized for their achievements on the PSAT and AP tests by the National Merit Program. Two students, senior Julieta Araiza-Alvarez and junior Andrew...
December 20, 2022
By Connor Latlip The Jag He is an assistant soccer coach and a history teacher at Blue Springs South; his name is Michael Brown. Brown grew up in Lee’s Summit and he went to Lee’s Summit High School....
December 20, 2022
By Connor Latlip The Jag He is a soccer coach and a science teacher at South. His name is Matt Swanson. Swanson grew up in a small town called Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. He moved...
December 15, 2022
By Olivia Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Natalie Turnbow is a new teacher at South, but she’s not new to teaching. “This is my 24th year in education, and [Blue Springs South] seems to be a really good fit for me....
- French teacher finds the best fit for herself in instruction
- Special education teacher experiences high school once more
- English teacher Robert Morgan switches from biomed to books
January 26, 2023
December 20, 2022
New science teacher and soccer coach at South
December 20, 2022
Veteran teacher starts anew at South
December 15, 2022
French teacher finds the best fit for herself in instruction
December 8, 2022
January 26, 2023
By Connor Latlip The Jag The Blue Springs South Jaguars basketball team is turning some heads this year. Doing better than they did last season. Last year the boys basketball team didn’t...
November 28, 2022
By Connor Latlip The Jag The Blue Springs South softball team won state, beating Francis Howell 10-2. This is their 3rd state championship in the last 5 years in 2018 and 2019. The Jags went 33-2...
November 8, 2022
The legacy of the Blue Springs South softball team continues
October 12, 2022
Girls basketball makes school history
March 27, 2022
February 23, 2022
By Lukas Belzeski Copy Editor Russia is threatening war with Ukraine. Estimates show that around 100,000 Russian soldiers have been moved to the border and are currently...
January 13, 2022
By Lukas Belzeski The Jag The mask mandate for the Blue Springs School District was discontinued on November 12, by a unanimous vote of the school board. The mandate...
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Natalie Turnbow
Christine Harris
Lance Willyard
Andie Raadt
Kelsea Kilmer
Robert Morgan
Steven Richberg
Anotida Mafuvadze
The Jags celebrate around the mound after winning the state championship
South’s Emily Berry holding up the state trophy. Cheering with her teammates. Staff photo
The display board at Kilean Sports Complex shows the Blue Springs South Jaguars that they are the state champions. Staff photo
South’s Maya Bristow comes around to score after hitting a two-run homerun in the fourth inning of the state championship game. The Jaguars beat Francis Howell 10-2 for the school’s third state title. Staff photo
The Jags celebrate around the mound after winning the state championship
Julieta Araiza-Alvarez
Andrew Culbertson
Senior Riley Berridge, center, plays Sophie Sheridan in the South performance of the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ Here, she and other cast members rehearse a number from the show, which will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov 17, 18 and 19 and 1 p.m. on Nov. 19. Photo by Lyndsey Steutermann
Riley Berridge, senior, sings as other cast members dance around her during a rehearsal of the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ The show will be performed at 7 p.m., Nov 17, 18 and 19. There will be a 1 p.m. matinee on Nov. 19. Photo by Lyndsey Steutermann
South theater students perform a dance routine during a rehearsal of the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ The show will be performed at 7 p.m., Nov. 17, 18 and 19. There will be a 1 p.m. matinee on Nov. 19. Photo by Lyndsey Steutermann
Senior David Park
The Blue Springs South girls golf team and coaches pose with the team second-place trophy. The Jags finished second behind St. Joseph Academy, South’s highest finish at state since winning the state title in 2002. Photo submitted
Senior Maya McVey poses after winning the individual state golf title. She shot 146 over two rounds, six shots better than the second-place finisher. Photo submitted.
Boston Higgins
Eli Phillips
South teacher Darin Wisner (standing left) instructs her students on the new Thrive lesson. This lesson’s theme is growth. The program is a part of the new Jag hour schedule. Photo by Olivia Svoboda
Michael Meyers
The Jags meet at the mound. They beat Lees Summit West 3 -2. – Photo by Alex Miranda
Junior Maddie Duvall gets ready to pitch against lees summit west. The Jags play today in the district softball tournament and look to continue postseason success. – Photo by Alex Miranda
Eric Sapp