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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Spartan Shield

The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Spartan Shield

Instagram co-founders spontaneously resign

Caroline Carlson, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 28, 2018

A common social media app for students at Pleasant Valley High School to browse through in between classes is Instagram. Instagram is a very popular app especially for teens. Since 2010 Instagram and Facebook...

Understanding the 2018 midterms for new voters

Understanding the 2018 midterms for new voters

John Mendelin, Arts and Entertainment Section Editor September 26, 2018

The Iowa Midterm elections in November draw nearer with each day. Although many understand the process and are sure of where their votes lie, some remain skeptical of the elections’ overall relevance....

Striving to drive out hunger

Striving to drive out hunger

Rosemary Jones, Opinion Editor September 26, 2018

Over 120,000 people are struggling to avoid hunger everyday in the states of Iowa and Illinois. The goal of the River Bend Foodbank is to make sure that these communities become free of hunger. Once...

Hurricane Florence causes massive damage

Hurricane Florence causes massive damage

Haley Moore, Video Editor September 24, 2018

Hurricane Florence slammed into the east coast as a category one hurricane on Sept. 14 with winds reaching 90 mph. The following Sunday it was downgraded to a tropical depression but the damage was far...

Amazon: the titan who does no wrong

Amazon: the titan who does no wrong

Noah Streeter, News Section Editor September 23, 2018

Amazon had humble beginnings. It started in a garage, comparable to Apple 21 years before. In those days Amazon only sold books, so few in fact that “a bell would ring in the office every time someone...

P3 campus implemented at Pleasant Valley schools

Jimmy Guest, Student Life Section Editor September 23, 2018

On Sept. 17 2018, PV students were introduced to the P3 Campus app. Made for Android and IOS, it allows students to anonymously report emergencies or problems directly to administration at a moment’s...

Typhoon Mangkhut: spartans help with aftermath of natural disasters

Divya Vashisht, Opinion Section Editor September 23, 2018

This year, the Philippines have experienced a disastrous storm. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has reached 81 and could increase significantly as searchers dig through a landslide...

Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017.  (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)

Insider of Trump organization in New York Times article

Joel Kachappilly, Staff Contributor September 19, 2018

Boris Pasternak once said, “Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” On September 5th, 2018, a top official from the Trump administration anonymously submitted an article chronicling...

Update on Justice Kavanaugh

Danielle Nauman, News Editor September 17, 2018

On Sept. 4, Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy, had a hearing. Kavanaugh answered questions presented by various members of Congress. This important event will impact...

Changes in schools across the nation

Changes in schools across the nation

Haleema Waheed, Copy Editor September 17, 2018

Education has been a hot debate topic these past few years, especially during Trump’s new presidency. Topics that are often discussed generally surround one main idea--funding. Public schooling is frequently...

Nike ad sparks controversy

Ruth Davidson, Copy Editor September 16, 2018

On September 5th, 2018, Nike released their “Dream On” ad featuring Colin Kaepernick that ignited the nation with controversy after Kaepernick became a controversy himself. Last year during a 49ers...

PV goes to cyber security conference

Shashank Inampudi, Photo Manager September 16, 2018

When many students think of the words “field trip,” they often think of going to a museum or a historical site for the day and messing around. The main purpose of the field trip (for students,...

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