The National Merit Semifinalist title is one of the highest achievements that can be earned by high school students. This year, PV is proud to have the most students to earn this title in school history.
In...
The European Commission (EC) released plans on Sept. 23 to mandate all cameras, headphones, tablets, portable speakers and video game consoles to have a common USB-C port for charging. Although this decision...
After a searing “60 Minutes” exposé with an internal whistle-blower, Facebook and its subsidiaries suffered two major outages in one week, further tarnishing the social media behemoth’s...
Isa Burkhart, News Section Editor
• October 10, 2021
As the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. remain high, the European Union advised its countries to ban nonessential travelers from the U.S.
As of Sept. 29, 2021, the U.S. led the world charts with a shocking...
Pfizer and BioNTech recently submitted their data for 5 to 11-year-olds to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 28, 2021. Although Pfizer and BioTech have not requested for emergency-use authorization...
As a result of a ruthless Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden’s recent proposal has resulted in a plan for 37,000 Afghan refugees to enter the United States in the coming weeks; 700...
Pleasant Valley High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School on Sept. 21.
The National Blue Ribbon School Award has been around since 1982. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge...
As the PVHS school year starts up again, the school faces multiple food shortages due to transportation issues.
On Sept. 15, 2021, senior Anna Penniston was denied lunch due to a food shortage within...
Isa Burkhart, News Section Editor
• September 21, 2021
Recent court rulings concerning Kim Reynolds’s previous mask mandate ban in school districts have brought new options for masking to Iowan schools.
On Sept. 13, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pratt...
Paired with the actual prom dance, there always comes a school party after. This gathering is known as RAP, or right after prom. During this event, students gather to see each other and have fun until...
After almost a year of COVID-19, the development of the vaccine has been a relief to many. Initially the spread of the vaccine was limited, only reaching medical personnel and the elderly. Now the vaccine...
United States experts are now stating that herd immunity will either be unachievable or extremely difficult to reach. This is due to the new discoveries made by scientists in the past few months.
The...
