A Message from the Superintendent

The 2022-23 school year has ended, and I want to thank our entire community for an incredible year. At the end of May, more than 1,750 students earned their diplomas from Blue Valley Schools. Every student in the class of 2023 has a unique story to share about the journey that brought them to graduation day. Our graduates are leaving prepared and ready to pursue their college, career and life dreams. Check out pages 4 and 5 to see what a few graduates said about their time in the district and post-graduation plans.

Another group I want to congratulate is our fifth-and eighth-grade students as they embark on the next steps of their educational journey in Blue Valley. I do not doubt that their resiliency and drive, combined with the efforts of their teachers and other staff members, have prepared them well for a new adventure at a new school. I look forward to following their successes and accomplishments as they continue learning at our schools.

Our school district has celebrated many accomplishments this year. I encourage you to check page 10 to see a few school year highlights. Our students have excelled at the local, state and national levels in the academic arena in addition to extra-curricular and athletic activities. Our faculty, staff, administration and community continue to uphold and guide them in their journeys.

As our students spend time this summer relaxing, our facilities and operations crews will be busy cleaning and preparing our buildings for the new school year. In addition to summer cleaning, Bond 2020 projects will officially be completed and the design of Bond 2023 projects will begin. Thank you to our Blue Valley community for investing in our youth and supporting our schools. A couple of projects from the 2020 and 2023 Bonds I am excited about are the opening of Aspen Grove Elementary in August 2023 and the construction of a new middle school in the growing southern portion of the district. Visit www.bluevalleyk12.org/bond to learn more.

As the school calendar shifts from 2022-23 to 2023-24, I couldn’t be more excited for one date — August 16, 2023. I am counting the days until we welcome back our nearly 22,000 students for the first day of school. Our staff is excited to welcome them with smiles and open arms.

For now, relax, rejuvenate and spend quality time with your family. Have a great summer Blue Valley!

Tonya Merrigan, Ed.D. Superintendent