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Voices of the Valley episode #34: Max Sorgenfry’s Cross Country Season
Anchors Luke Eckman, Luke Allaman and Cole Halupnik interview Max Sorgenfry about his cross country season.
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Luke Eckman, Photo Manager
Luke Eckman is a Senior at PV and is the Photo Manager for the Spartan Shield. Luke hopes to continue his education by studying to be an aerospace engineer in college. He enjoys taking classes like Calculus 3, and AP Physics 2, due to his love of engineering. You might see Luke running around town with the Cross Country team, and he also participated in the Trap Shooting Club. He is also an Eagle Scout who loves the outdoors, and he enjoys skiing, hunting with his friends, and biking local trails. Luke continues his love of biking by working at Healthy Habits bike shop. He also can't wait to work with the journalism team on the Spartan Shield this year!
Luke Allaman, "Failed It" Editor
Luke Allaman is currently a senior at Pleasant Valley and serves as the editor of the *Nailed it, Failed it* video section for the Spartan Shield. He enjoys math and business classes and hopes to dual major in business analytics and finance in college. Through PV, he is involved with baseball, Wharton business challenge, and sports commentary. He was the commentator and analyst for the state champion PV girls basketball team and hopes to expand to other sports in the future. Outside of school he enjoys fishing and hanging out with his friends. Luke is very excited to be a part of the journalism team and hopes to grow it to its fullest potential!
Cole Halupnik, Copy Editor
Cole Halupnik is a Senior at PV and is the Copy Editor for the Spartan Shield. Cole is an aspiring engineer and hopes to study to be an aerospace engineer in college. He enjoys taking classes like Engineering Problems, AP Physics 2, and Robotics due to his love of engineering. You might see Cole running around town with the Cross Country team, and he also participates in the Trap Shooting Club. He is also an Eagle Scout who loves the outdoors, and he enjoys skiing, hunting with his friends, and biking local trails. Cole continues his love of biking by working at Healthy Habits bike shop. He also can't wait to work with the journalism team on the Spartan Shield this year!