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17 unusual facts about Overland Park


Archie Scott Gobber

Some of the museums that Gobber is in the collection of are the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas, and the Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas.

Blue Valley North High School

Blue Valley North High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12.

Blue Valley Northwest High School

Blue Valley Northwest High School (BVNW) is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas.

Blue Valley West High School

Blue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley Unified School District.

Carl Pelini

Pelini then spent two years out of coaching while finishing his third degree, a Master's in Education, from Ohio State University in 1993, and then promptly returned to the coaching ranks as the Defensive Coordinator for Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas for the 1993 and 1994 seasons.

Hadley Rille Books

Hadley Rille Books is based in Overland Park, Kansas, and was launched by editor/publisher Eric T. Reynolds in 2005.

Harmony Middle School

Harmony Middle School is one of eight middle schools operated in the Blue Valley School District, Located near the intersection of Switzer and 141st Street in Overland Park, Kansas, it has grade levels 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy is a K-12 community Jewish Day School located on the Jewish Community Campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

Jan Meyers

From 1967 to 1972, she was a city councilwoman in Overland Park, Kansas.

Matt Fulks

Fulks, a native of Overland Park, Kansas, lives in the Kansas City area with his wife and three kids.

Monte Robbins

From 2002 to 2010, he was the president and chief executive officer of CapWest Mortgage Corporation in Overland Park, Kansas.

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum that is located on the campus and is a department of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.

Overland Trail Middle School

Overland Trail Middle School is one of eight middle schools operated in the Blue Valley School District, located in Overland Park, Kansas.

Oxford Middle School

Oxford Middle School is one of eight middle schools operated in the Blue Valley School District, located in Overland Park, Kansas.

Rich Davis

Of the seven that eventually opened, only the one in Overland Park, Kansas remains, but is no longer owned by the Davis family.

Strang Carriage House

The Strang Carriage House is a historical building and museum in Overland Park, Kansas.

William Chrisman

Hillcrest Bank headquarters remained in the same location as the original Chrisman-Sawyer Bank headquarters until offices were transferred to an Overland Park, Kansas location in 2007.


Shawnee Mission North High School

The SM North area has a population of approximately 52,000 and includes the communities of Merriam, Mission, northern Overland Park, Roeland Park, Countryside and Eastern Shawnee.

The Mutual Fund Store

The Mutual Fund Store, founded by Adam Bold in 1996, is a financial advisory company headquartered in Overland Park, KS with more than 90 locations in the United States.