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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

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The Trump Administration prepares to implement new student loan collection plans that may send the economy into a downward spiral.

Trump Administration furthers the risk of an economic recession with student loan collection plans

Mackenzie Fah
May 5, 2025
Despite nearly a century of tradition and better health, many conspiracy theorists are attempting to remove fluoride from water for unknown reasons. Graphic made by Estelle Treiber with Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore.

RFK Jr. sparks fear and conspiracy while attempting to remove fluoride from public water supply

Clark Lechtenberg, Multimedia Manager
April 25, 2025
As tensions rise in the United States from detainments and deportations due to protests, immigrants are more fearful of traveling and risking their path to becoming permanent US citizens.

Permanent residents afraid to travel and protest in fear of detainment

Swetha Narmeta, Feature Editor
April 3, 2025
Astronauts returned from the ISS after a long nine months. The astronauts listed were Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunav and Butch Wilmore.

NASA astronauts’ delayed return from space brings new scientific advancements in various fields

Raina Mishra, Copy Editor
April 1, 2025
Harvard University is one of several elite universities where test scores will now be required for admission.

What the Ivy League isn’t saying with their new application policy

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief
April 25, 2024
The injunction of SF 496 is allowing books like Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," to return to classroom after previously being removed from curriculum.

An Iowa plot twist: Senate File 496 faces legal hurdles

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief
February 2, 2024
A Pleasant Valley student attempts to access AEA's online resources, but is unable.

In the crosshairs: AEA services at risk amid Iowa educational reform bill

Jae Jepsen, Editor-in-Chief
January 28, 2024
The increasing unmoderated prevalence of bots on Social Media Accounts has caused a massive surge in misinformation and cyber threats.

Unraveling the Bot Pandemic: How Malware and Manipulation Threaten Social Media Discourse and Cybersecurity

Aditya Narayan, Copy Editor
January 8, 2024
Windows 10 is the most popular operating system right now, but thanks to a discontinuation, in less than two years it will be open season for hackers.

The loss of Windows 10 support looms over millions of computers

Troy Tomson, Site Manager
January 7, 2024
Austrian railway service OBB Trains stops at a railway station in the city of Stainach-Irdning, Austria. Photo credit to Achinteya Jayaram.

Biden Administration unveils new high-speed rail infrastructure plan

Ashwin Parab, News Editor
January 4, 2024
As America struggles to solve its demographic situation, immigration offers a viable alternative that can keep the population stable and sustainable for a long period of time. Photo by Metin Ozer via Unsplash, Creative Commons

The importance of immigration in America

Aditya Narayan, Copy Editor
January 3, 2024
Often coined "Zombieland", the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has become the city's prominent example of America's drug epidemic.

Kensington’s opioid nightmare: The lethal rise of the ‘Zombie Drug’ exposes the depths of America’s drug epidemic

Armaan Bhagwat, Photo Manager
January 3, 2024
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