•US government shuts down for 16 days

•“Frozen” surpasses “Toy Story 3” as highest-grossing animated film of all time

•Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth officially break up

•Justin Bieber arrested for DUI in January

•Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 goes missing in March

•Marijuana becomes legal in Colorado and Washington.

•Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII

•University of Connecticut men and women’s basketball teams win the 2014 NCAA National Championship

•Senior Alex Fraser breaks neck while body surfing over spring break

•Freshman Reat Underwood killed in Jewish Community Center shooting

•BV carnival raises over $27,000 for Fraser

•New BV stadium opens

•BV raises over $75,000 for Relay For Life

•Athletic Director Matt Ortman wins Dr. Art Newcomb Promising New Athletic Director Award

•BV Scholars’ Bowl, Debate, Football and tennis players junior Morgan Steffes and sophomore Alexa Tiefel win State championships

• Social Studies teacher Jason Peres receives BV School District Excellence in Education award in December

• Categories wins second consecutive championship

•BV experiences three snow days in one week

•KC Royals have first winning season in 10 years

•KC Chiefs make it to the first round of playoffs

•Sporting Kansas City wins 2013 MLS Cup