Brightest PV minds excite at Industrial Tech Expo
Lilly Parker, Copy Editor
May 21, 2019
Pleasant Valley’s Civil Engineering and Architecture and Intro to Engineering and Design classes received numerous awards on May 10 at the State Industrial Tech Exposition in South Polk, Iowa. There were two different categories that PV competed in at this event: Architectural Design, in which stud...
Exploring Big Blue World: A robotics team provides opportunities for all students
Sarah Danielson, Copy Editor
May 20, 2019
The Pleasant Valley School Board recognized senior Alton Barber last week regarding his impressive achievement this past fall. In October of 2018, Barber won the Hoover Uncommon Student Award, which was awarded to him for his original project entitled “Big Blue World.” To put it simply, the Big Blue World is a robotics program; however, thi...
Thank you teachers: from the Class of 2019
Bri Brauner, Social Media Manager
May 20, 2019
Dear Teachers, These last four years of high school would have not been made possible without any of you. So we, as a class, would like to thank you for everything you've done for us, students. To start, we would like to thank you for always being available before and after school to help us with...
An unknown opportunity: PV’s greenhouses experience neglect
Annie Warner, Copy Editor
May 19, 2019
One of the most unique facilities at Pleasant Valley High School is ironically one of the least known and used. Attached to the south side of the school is a full-sized greenhouse, accompanied by a smaller one on the second floor facing the west. The second-floor greenhouse was built as part of the original bu...
Tasty new options in the Quad Cities
Nathan Wong, Opinion Editor
May 15, 2019
To serve the ever-expanding population, lots of new restaurants are coming to the Quad City area. Portillo’s, the Chicago-based restaurant known for its Italian beef and hot dogs, has been a long-awaited arrival for many Quad City residents. Senior Justin Sehlin gave his opinion on the new resta...
Creativity in Honors English
Alyssa Paulson, Photo Manager
May 14, 2019
Students in Don Fry’s freshman Honors English class have just completed their Romeo and Juliet projects. Students were required to take a more creative approach to these projects and many students had a final project they are very proud of. Fry rarely assigns projects, so when he does, he enjoys adding a...
Where the High Line ends, the Spartan Shield begins
Abby Riley, Sports Editor
May 14, 2019
The Spartan Shield has been a staple at Pleasant Valley High School for decades, but its start had been lost in time--until now. All great things must start from the ground up, and the obstacles endured at its creation are often overlooked by the current generations. The story of Pleasant Valley Hi...
Learning through service: Students rally together to participate in flood relief efforts
Sarah Danielson, Copy Editor
May 14, 2019
With the flooding of the Mississippi River reaching an all-time high in the Quad Cities, families and businesses affected by the Mississippi’s rising waters have been in desperate need of relief. So, in order to help provide some of this relief, many Pleasant Valley students took time out of their school day ...
Student survey looks to improve overall school environment
Jeremy Ramsey, Sports Editor
May 14, 2019
With the school year coming to an end, the administration required students to participate in a survey during gym class last week. The survey looked at things concerning everyone's experience this year. This year is not unlike any before it though because students take a survey of this sort every...
Free time in college opens doors to new opportunities
Azariah Courtney, Editor in Chief
May 14, 2019
Although the types of activities students are involved in are subject to change throughout all of high school, one thing remains the same: the constant need to keep one’s schedule filled to the brim with extracurriculars. Especially at high achieving schools such as Pleasant Valley, students may feel e...
Davenport flooding continues to destroy local businesses and homes
Trinity Malmen, Staff Contributor
May 14, 2019
People in the city of Davenport have watched as the water level of the Mississippi River has continued to rise over the past few weeks, flooding their local homes and businesses. The rising water was kept at bay by the use of temporary barriers and sandbags, lined up along the river. However, th...
How seniors affected freshmens’ years
Alyssa Paulson, Photo Manager
May 13, 2019
With the seniors graduating soon, it is the perfect time to look back at how they inspired and helped the freshman class throughout the course of the year. Freshman Erika Holmberg, a band student, was pleasantly surprised by how welcoming all the grades were. “Shreya Khurjekar has made me feel ve...
