The Huskies compete in the Eastern Kansas League and are classified as a 6A-5A school according to the
KSHSAA. Throughout its history, Blue Valley Northwest has won several state championships in various sports. Many graduates have gone on to participate in
Division I,
Division II, and
Division III athletics.
State championships Orchestra BVNW's orchestra has received a 1 (the best) ranking every year the school has been open. Students in the orchestra also have auditioned and represented the BVNW in local, state, and national orchestras.
Yearbook and Newspaper The school's yearbook is called
Horizon, the newspaper is called "The Express", the school broadcast news program is called
Husky Headlines and the school's literary magazine is called
The Muse. The
Horizon and
Husky Headlines have been nominated for several
Pacemaker awards, and in 2004, the "Horizon" won the Pacemaker Award. The school newspaper,
The Express is a member of the High School National Ad Network. At the April 2007 JEA conference in Denver, "The Express" was voted the number one newsmagazine. At the November 2007 JEA conference in Philadelphia, the newsmagazine was rated sixth. In 2015, The Express was nominated for a Pacemaker, but did not win. It did receive sixth place among the competition that year. On November 12, 2016, in Indianapolis, The Express won a Newspaper Pacemaker Award, the first for the publication. ==Notable alumni==