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The PV student section cheers on the Spartan football team at their game against Dubuque Hempstead.
Students in Chamber Choir rehearse for return to normal events in sectionals.
Pleasant Valley students and teachers are committed to increasing the awareness of global issues in young people.
Signed into law on June 8, 2021, Iowa House File 802 will affect classroom discussion surrounding identity and discrimination in public schools in Iowa.
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TikTok has been the platform for many up and coming social media influencers.
Texas’s new law regarding abortion has sparked national outrage.
PV seniors Campbell Wolfe and Mattie Moats visit Augustana College.
Stressed out senior Lauren Puthoff agonizes over her abundance of homework.
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The movie poster for the recent featured film “Shang Chi Legend Of The Ten Rings.”
REVIEW: "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" brings a new refreshing twist to the MCU
Heath Rice, Section Editor

All around the world fans are welcoming Marvel's newest martial artist to the Cinematic Universe, “Shang-Chi Legend of The Ten Rings” that came into box offices last week. The movie was a refreshing...

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Coming-of-age films have evolved over the years, continuously striving to authentically represent a common experience shared by all: growing up.
The evolution of the coming-of-age genre in film
Shobini Iyer, Opinion Editor

Encapsulating the entire teenage experience is nothing short of a daunting task.  The film industry has strived to capture the quintessential coming-of-age film for decades. Before the inception of...

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Josie Olderog
Josie Olderog
Feature Editor

Josie is a senior at Pleasant Valley HIgh School and plans on continuing her education at the University of Iowa majoring in graphic design with a creative writing minor. She has grown fond of the arts...

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8th grade student Zach Zuiderveen looks at the official 9/11 Memorial & Museum Website after learning about it in Mrs. Hall’s class.
PV Alumni Abby Olderog works delicately on her craft, allowing the clay to shape itself into her palms. This forming of the clay is only one step in her lengthy process that will end with a unique ceramic piece.
Due to the lack of response after a reported rape allegation from last year, students gathered outside of the University of Iowa’s Fiji fraternity house to protest.
Pleasant Valley students and teachers are committed to increasing the awareness of global issues in young people.
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