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Paris Fietsam, Social Media Manager
Paris Fietsam is currently a senior at Pleasant Valley and is the Social Media Manager for The Spartan Shield. She is heavily involved in extracurriculars including Spartan Assembly, Girls Learn International, National Honor Society and the girls tennis team. Outside of school, she works full time at Hand in Hand, a local non-profit child care center for people with and without disabilities. She also spends lots of time with her friends or her five siblings, and she can often be found watching Netflix. She also loves traveling and being in warm weather. After graduation, Paris plans to go to the University of Iowa to study English and education, and plans to become a high school English teacher.
Muskan Basnet, Copy Editor
Senior Muskan Basnet is a Copy Editor for The Spartan Shield this semester. Outside of the The Shield, Muskan spends her time working at Dunn Brothers Coffee and participating in her extracurriculars. She is the co-president of human rights club Girls Learn International and a representative of Spartan Assembly. Muskan loves to hang out with friends, many of which are involved in the same activities she is. However, she is still very focused on her education. Some of her favorite classes, aside from Honors Journalism, are AP Physics 2 and AP Calculus. Muskan plans to attend University of Iowa to pursue her interest in engineering. Being a member of The Shield staff has been one of Muskan’s favorite parts about school, and she cannot wait to work on it more.