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About the Contributors
Alex Blunk, Classroom Manager
Alex Blunk is currently a senior at Pleasant Valley and serves as the Classroom Manager for the Spartan Shield. He enjoys his full schedule of classes and being able to spend time with his friends and classmates. He hopes to dual major in Architecture and finance at the University of Iowa State. He is a part of the Quad City Blues ice hockey team and spends many of his afternoons on the ice practicing with his team. Outside of school he enjoys spending time with his dog and creating memories with his friends and family. He loves music, movies, and fashion. Alex is looking forward to being a part of the journalism team and hopes to grow as a writer through the paper!
Timothy Ku, Business Manager
Timothy Ku is a senior at Pleasant Valley High School and currently serves as the Business Manager for the Spartan Shield. Timothy is interested in business, finance and anything leadership oriented. He currently takes Statistics and Financial and Managerial Accounting. He is involved in Cross Country, Taekwondo and Track and Field. In school he participates in Future Business Leaders of America and Finance Club. Outside of school he serves in the Civil Air Patrol as the Iowa Wing Cadet Advisory Council Vice Chair and as an Emergency Services Instructor. Timothy plans on pursuing a degree in finance and economics to become an investment banker.