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Anna Thorne, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Anna Thorne is currently a senior at Pleasant Valley and has a love for friends, family and all things summer. Other than her role as the Arts and Entertainment editor for the Spartan Shield, she enjoys her job as a nanny and spends lots of time with her youth group at St. Paul Lutheran Church. She is an active member of Pleasant Valley’s Chamber Choir — although she hates singing in front of people — and finds joy in late night car rides. Anna is also involved in extracurriculars such as National Honor Society, Social Committee and the Spartan Ambassador Program. Christmas movies make her smile all year long, and aside from her love for people, she also enjoys listening to new music. She plans to major in speech language and hearing sciences next year in hopes of becoming a Speech Language Pathologist, and is interested to see how living away from her twin brother, Alex, will go. Anna aspires to make someone smile everyday and strives to show kindness to everyone.
Kendall Jarvis, News Editor
Kendall Jarvis, senior, is the News Editor for the Spartan Shield. She is involved in dance after school and is a member of the National Honor Society. She also works at her mom’s office and volunteers for her church. Outside of her activities, Jarvis spends time with her friends and family. She has two brothers, Josh and Tim, one sister, Jenny, a nephew, Hudson, and her parents, Sue and Doug. Next year, Kendall will be attending Tulane University in New Orleans where she plans to double major in business management and political science. Through working with the Spartan Shield, Jarvis hopes to learn more about Pleasant Valley and the community.