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Spartan Assembly’s 2019-2020 celebrates winning River Bend Foodbank’s Student Hunger Drive on Nov. 14, 2019. Despite the delay of the 2020 competition, the council is still hosting smaller fundraisers in order to make a bigger impact once it begins.
Senior Cassie Smith finds herself watching “The Bachelorette” despite its history of giving audiences a false view of what love and relationships look like.
As cases continue to rise across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has reached the nation’s leaders and made Washington D.C. a virus hotspot.
Ethan Stigler looks at the district’s COVID-19 tracking form. This is the form that shows the various COVID-19 categories.
After only 58.1% of eligible voters cast a vote in the 2016 election, the push for voting for who you believe in most has been more than ever before.
Tests and grades take up half of our time at highschool. The other half is spent studying for these tests and not for the sake of learning.
The Sparkles cheerleading team gathers for a picture before their halftime performance at Hoops for Hope at Davenport Central High School in September, 2019.
Senior Cassie Smith finds herself watching “The Bachelorette” despite its history of giving audiences a false view of what love and relationships look like.
The cast of ‘26 Pebbles’ prepares to honor Sandy Hook Elementary through their performances on Oct. 9, 10
Bringing light to sorrow: How the drama department is honoring Sandy Hook Elementary
Elizabeth Pischke, Copy Editor

1,316. There have been 1,316 school shootings that have occurred in America since 1970, and 18% of them have taken place after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy.  These statistics, and the overall...

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Barrett’s dog, Rizzo, is dressed in Halloween attire for the fall of 2020.
Falltivities: Will they continue?
Kelly Brewer, Social Media Manager

As fall approaches, COVID-19 has left many questioning whether or not traditional fall activities will happen, and if they do, what they will look like.  When the bright green leaves turn to shades...

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Taze Wilson
Taze Wilson
Lead Editor

Taze Wilson is the lead editor for the Spartan Shield. Taze hopes to attend NYU to study English and history with a minor in business. His future goals are to become a writer or actor. Taze participates...

An impoverished, school-age female of a developing country does arduous labor in the fields to support her family while schools remain closed.
Hybrid B students work in class while socially distancing. PVHS is divided into three groups: Hybrid A, B and remote learners. Online learners do not attend school, while hybrid students attend alternating days.
Spartan Assembly’s 2019-2020 celebrates winning River Bend Foodbank’s Student Hunger Drive on Nov. 14, 2019. Despite the delay of the 2020 competition, the council is still hosting smaller fundraisers in order to make a bigger impact once it begins.
Ethan Stigler looks at the district’s COVID-19 tracking form. This is the form that shows the various COVID-19 categories.
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