Awards and Distinctions

2020 - 21 School Year Highlights

  • Sunny Pointe Elementary selected a National Blue Ribbon School, BSSD’s sixth Blue Ribbon school in five years
    • SPE was also named a Missouri Gold Star School
  • Elementary students Albert Wang and Levi Swanson take first place in Smithsonian’s Invent it Challenge
  • Three BSSD students receive national recognition for their entries in the annual PTA Reflections Contest
  • Four Blue Springs South High School Junior Air Force ROTC cadets named to the inaugural Air Force JROTC Cyber Academy Scholarship Program
  • Sunny Pointe Elementary named a Purple Heart School by Chapter 115 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
  • Blue Springs South High School sophomore Camay Robison wins Silver Key in Missouri Region Scholastic Writing Awards
  • Blue Springs South High School Activities Director Tim Michael chosen Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s (MIAAA) Kansas City District Activities Director of the Year
  • James Lewis Elementary principal Liz Talamantez named Exemplary New Principal by The Kansas City Suburban Elementary Principals Association
  • Blue Springs High School quarterback Patrick Maloney named a Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete and chosen for the inaugural Great American Rivalry Scholars Team
  • JagTV teacher and KMBC meteorologist Pete Grigsby wins an Emmy Award for his work on KMBC’s team coverage of tornado damage
  • Longtime Blue Springs High School softball head coach Roger Lower inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
  • Blue Springs South Junior Vari Patel selected for the USA Debate Team developmental squad, the first student from Missouri or Kansas to be selected to the team
  • Five students in the Blue Springs School District’s Computer Animation & Video Game
  • Design program recognized at the annual eMagazine Media Festival
  • Blue Springs School District named SILVER Level Healthy KC Certified
  • Franklin Smith Elementary receives Silver Level Recognition from Missouri School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
  • Six National Merit finalists
  • $13.4 Million in academic and athletic scholarships for Class of 2021 seniors