The Blue Valley Board of Education approved calendar modifications at its May meeting, including changes that impact the first and last day of school for the 2012-13 school year.

The changes for 2012-13 include:

To view/download the revised 2012-13 calendar, go to www.bluevalleyk12.org/calendar.

Overland Trail Elementary second grader, Mark Kitchin, poses with Dr. Tom Trigg, Blue Valley superintendent, after the President's Volunteer Service Awards Ceremony. The annual ceremony honors Blue Valley Schools of Service, President's Volunteer Service Award recipients and Nick & Jake's Volunteer Scholarship recipients. More than 1,300 Blue Valley students contributed 190,000 hours of community service this school year. The top four students with the most community service hours from each school were recognized at the event.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers spoke with 4th grade students at Sunrise Point Elementary about the benefits of eating right and getting at least 60 minutes of activity a day. After an assembly, students rotated to five different stations where players led them in various physical activities. The Kansas City Chiefs and the American Heart Association created the Chiefs Play 60 Challenge to help curb childhood obesity and educate students on living healthy lives.

In observance of Earth Day, the Blue Valley North FOCUS science class took a Curriculum Based Instruction trip to purchase plants and supplies. Peer tutors then joined FOCUS students to plant flowers as well as weed the flower bed around the school entrance in an effort to help the environment. Several Blue Valley schools held activities in observance of Earth Day to increase awareness and appreciation of the environment.