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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Spartan Shield

The Giant of the South China Sea

Mukul Nair, Photo Manager March 26, 2018

For decades, China’s presence in the South China Sea has rattled neighboring countries and engaged nations in a territorial dispute. The dispute over the South China Sea has contributed to increased...

Why should I care about the passing of the last male northern white rhinoceros?

Cassie Huffman, Video Editor March 26, 2018

On Monday, Sudan, the last remaining male northern white rhinoceros, passed away. He was euthanized at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya after his health conditions fell rapidly. His passing was not a...

PV’s NRA grant stirs controversy

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor March 23, 2018

The NRA awarded more than $7.3 million in grants to U.S. schools and youth programs from 2010 to 2016. While that number has shocked countless citizens, local residents were more surprised to find out...

Proposed SNAP overhaul stirs up controversy

Veronica Henderson, Copy Editor March 20, 2018

In its 2019 budget proposal, the Trump administration put forth a bold new idea: the slashing of the SNAP program, better known as food stamps, to make way for the distribution of preprocessed nutrition...

Amazon checking accounts: Has Amazon gone too far?

Jacob Fuhrmeister, Staff Contributor March 19, 2018

There is no denying the fact that Amazon is growing in popularity, especially among millenials. The massive $700 billion dollar company already has multiple forms of offering products and entertainment,...

How businesses are celebrating Internaional Women’s Day

Taylor Levy, Opinion Editor March 19, 2018

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements, from political to social, while striving for gender equality. This day has been recognized since the early 1900s...

Muslim attacks in Sri Lanka spark national emergency

Justin English, Staff Contributor March 9, 2018

Mob attacks against Muslim minorities in Sri Lanka sparked the governed to declare a statewide emergency this past Tuesday. The unrest began on Sunday, as mobs attacked Muslin houses and buildings,...

Florida senate passes bill on gun control to stop another school shooting

Aman Manazir, Business Manager March 9, 2018

Recently, the Florida state senate passed new legislation concerning gun control in efforts to prevent another shooting such as the one occurring at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. This...

The possible denuclearization of North Korea

Mukul Nair, Photo Manager March 9, 2018

Since the Korean Armistice Agreement, which ended the Korean War in a stalemate in 1953, relations between North and South Korea have been heated due to political and ideological disagreements. Due to...

France raises age of consent to 15

Kelsie Foltz, Staff Contributor March 9, 2018

France's government has proposed setting a formal age of sexual consent at 15 years old after multiple high profile cases involving underage girls. Marlene Schiappa, France’s Equality Minister, said...

Robots enter the restaurant business

Emma Elceser, Social Media Manager March 8, 2018

Americans have recently developed a fear that robots will start to take all of their jobs, and a restaurant in Pasadena, California is slowly bringing this fear to life. Caliburger has a robot by the name...

Snow storms hit California

Cassie Huffman, Video Editor March 8, 2018

On Friday, California was impacted by a frigid storm travelling southeast from the Gulf of Alaska. It sent Southern California into a flurry as many people were evacuated due to mudslide and avalanche...

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