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Chloe and Clay Hockaday share a softhearted moment with close friends after a football game.
Junior Vinay Joshi attempts to navigate the new ACT registration process.
Pleasant Valley seniors celebrate a win against Muscatine with “Rally in the Valley."
Corea Conner, at left, attends the March to the Capitol on June 6 in downtown Des Moines with her mom, step-dad and a few new friends she met through her involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Senior Ani Pradeep practicing his solo for the Iowa All State Honor Band
All-state with COVID-19
Akash Pradeep, Feature Editor

Every year, music students look forward to All-State auditions. As more than 1,000 students from across the state of Iowa drive to audition at multiple schools. Most students had been preparing for these...

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Movies move from showing at theaters to showing at homes
The effects of COVID-19 on the film industry
Jonathan Chiles, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Theaters all around the world were forced to close as COVID-19 took the world by storm. As they began to reopen, they faced a substantial problem: new films are not being released.   When quarantine...

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Grace Pender
Grace Pender
Copy Editor

Grace Pender is a senior at Pleasant Valley, and plans on studying Political Science at Drake University. Her favourite TV shows are “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Scandal”. Her favorite books...

There are an infinite number of apps that demand attention daily, especially with the constant news of 2020, and can have a big affect on mental well being.
A child scrolls through social media and is impacted by the damaging effects.
Nanisetty’s 2007 Toyota Camry after the accident.
Travis Scott Burger.
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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School
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