About our organization

The Spartan Shield is the online news site for Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. It is run by the honors journalism students of PV. Our goal is to provide students, parents, staff, and the community of Pleasant Valley with unique angles of the latest news and happenings at our high school, in the area, and around the world.

This 2025-2026 school year, our Editor-in-Chief is senior Ishika Desai, who can be reached at [email protected]. Desai has a passion for writing and journalism integrity. She is a highly involved student at Pleasant Valley and is eager to continue the tradition of excellent leadership and high integrity with the Spartan Shield.

A special thank you to our sponsors for placing advertisements on our website and in our print newsmagazine. Your support makes our important journalistic work possible and we appreciate you. If you’d like to support our organization with an advertisement or sponsorship, please contact our student business managers, senior Grace Schmidt, at [email protected].

If you have any questions, concerns or story ideas, please email them to our faculty adviser, Maureen Dyer, at [email protected]. We love hearing from our readers.

Spartan Shield

Pleasant Valley High School ⋅ 604 Belmont Road ⋅ Bettendorf Iowa 52722 ⋅ 563.332.5151 ⋅ [email protected]

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