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Mitchell Wood, Sports Editor
Mitchell Wood is a senior in Pleasant Valley High School and the Sports Editor of the Spartan Shield Online. As his fourth year playing golf and being a three-year varsity starter, he’s currently one of the captains of the PV Golf team. Mitchell’s favorite class right now is Journalism and hopes to go to University of Iowa to study cinema and writing. While not at school or golfing, Mitchell loves skiing, fly-fishing, gaming, watching movies and watching all sports. He has an older brother who graduated at PV in the class of 2020 and a younger sister in eighth grade.
Kushi Maridu, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Kushi Maridu, a former Site Manager for the Shield, is a senior at Pleasant Valley High School and takes up the job of being a Co-Editor-in-Chief this year. He ran for the PV cross country team for all four of his years at the high school. Kushi’s favorite classes include Journalism and Anatomy & Physiology. After high school, Kushi plans on going into the medical field and his love for medicine and sciences propelled him to co-found the Future Physicians of America club and passionately leads the club with his peers. He also actively engages in Math Club and Ethics Bowl, leading Math Club and contributing his knowledge to Ethics Bowl. Outside of school, Kushi enjoys going to the gym, watching movies and TV, and playing chess. Kushi is very excited to co-lead the Spartan Shield this year!