The Jag  By Aizak Miller  Sports Editor  Sports can allow for an escape from reality or from life. They can take your focus off things going on in your daily life. For Carter Derksen, that's exactly what soccer does for him. “It gives me a good opportunity to express myself and get away...

By Jadynne Brady Editor-in-Chief The Jag Throughout UMKC, a flute’s delicate notes flitted in and out of the halls and classrooms.   That music came from Blue Spring South’s junior Alex Saddler, who was invited to perform and be interviewed for NPR’s “From the Top,” a show through...

On Valentines Day, February 14, the South varsity basketball team went head to head with cross-town rivals Blue Springs High School. This Blue Springs South vs Blue Springs game was the second rivalry game played this season and was neck and neck throughout the entire game. Both teams played well, but...

The Jag By Aizak Miller   Sports Editor  Since meeting in kindergarten, Blue Springs South seniors Alyssa Mainard and Gianna Graham, the two best divers in Missouri, have allowed their friendship to help them get first and second every meet this season.   Graham and Mainard go all the way back...

The Jag By Jadynne Brady  Editor-in-Chief  In the past, Blue Springs South has hosted a number of exchange students, ranging from all parts of the globe, usually three or four at a time.    This year, Shaikh Khan from Bangladesh is South’s sole foreign exchange student.   Khan says...

  By Aizak Miller  Sports Editor  With AMI days piling up. Blue Springs South activities staff and coaches have been trying to reschedule games, work past the cancellation of swim meets and figure out practice schedules, all while keeping athletes motivated and engaged.   “I...

The Jag By Jadynne Brady Editor-in-Chief While many students believe that when the next day is called as an AMI day, it’s a free and relaxing snow day, admin and many teachers expect the opposite.   From January 7-10, as well as on the 21st, South students had AMI (Alternate Methods...

By Jadynne Brady The Jag This is the 32nd year that South has participated in Adopt-a-Family, helping 32 families, with a total of 153 people.  The Adopt-a-Family program has been one of the only programs that has been here since South opened in 1992. It has offered gifts and help to families...

The business department of Blue Springs South has added Mary Maragret Wilkinson to their staff.   This is Wilkinson’s first-time teaching, as she freshly graduated from college.  “I graduated from Missouri State with my bachelor's in business [education], and then I'm certified in business...

By Aizak Miller  The Jag   As we head into the winter season, all the fall sports at Blue Springs South have ended. The Jaguars won conference championships, beat rival schools, and had best finishes in school history this fall.  In cross country, the girls finished second place at the...