Spartan Shield : The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Humans seem to leave their mark almost everywhere they go. It also seems they leave their mark on places which have never been visited before. In the Pacific Ocean, researchers found a tiny remote island covered in t...

May 19, 2017 • No Comments

Cardboard boat regatta

Connor Hornbuckle, Staff Contributor

Every year, engineering classes from many different high schools meet at the Bettendorf Lagoon to show off their latest project. The project is a boat made entirely out of cardboard. Teams of two to four students work fo...

May 19, 2017 • No Comments

Teen deaths globally

Ryan Harper, Copy Editor

The World Health Organization reported, ¨More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year around the world, an average of 3,000 deaths per day, from causes that are largely preventable.¨ The leading cause of adolescent...

May 19, 2017 • No Comments

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Sports

Athlete of the week: Allison Miller

Danielle Henricksen, Feature Editor

Allison Miller has been involved in athletics all of her life. From volleyball to tennis to golf, Miller’s passion for sports is just one of her many talents. Miller began her athletic career in high school by play...

May 21, 2017 • No Comments

Spartans racing for the gold

May 15, 2017

Golfing to gold

May 15, 2017

Spartan tennis girls capture 4th consecutive conference title

May 12, 2017

Athlete of the week: Cody Snyder

May 12, 2017

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Student Life

How to beat the heat

Emma Gellerstedt, Photo Manager

The sudden warm weather in the Quad Cities brings health precautions along with it. The temperamental Iowa weather has blessed the area with high 80 degree weather these past couple of weeks, but it is...

May 22, 2017 • No Comments