Blue Valley West High School opened in August 2001 in order to help educate the increasing population of Overland Park.

Blue Valley West is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs.

Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Blue Valley West High School opened in August 2001 in order to help educate the increasing population of Overland Park.

In the 2007 calendar year, BV West won the state title in football, boys' basketball, and baseball.

[7] Bishop Miege and Saint Thomas Aquinas are the basketball team's two primary rivals.

[10] The baseball team won the Eastern Kansas League (EKL) title every year from the school's opening in 2001 to 2006, and did not lose a single game in conference until 2006.