It is time to protect undocumented workers
Taylor English, Copy Editor
January 14, 2020
Illegal immigration has been a longstanding controversial issue.The ways undocumented workers suffer have not been prevalent enough in this ongoing debate. After entering the states, these workers find jobs in a variety of sectors, including agricultural and beauty industries. The risk of deportation ...
PV students lack exposure to other walks of life
Nate Martell and Jackson Schou
January 12, 2020
Pleasant Valley students are blessed to have some of the finest academic programs and athletic opportunities throughout the state, but they are living their own pleasant life, far from that of the less fortunate. Students, parents and faculty live in their own little world. For many, they lack the co...
Modern sensitivity: a new society takes offense to seemingly everything
Jackson Schou, Copy Editor
January 9, 2020
As technology, communication and society have progressed, people have been able to share their ideas and views more easily, but it has also become increasingly difficult to maintain a good status with others in terms of political correctness. No one can please everyone. There is always someone who will opp...
Social media platforms explode about an unrealistic draft as a potential war looms on the horizon
Jack Donahue, Opinion Editor
January 9, 2020
Tensions between Iran and the United States have never been higher, and Americans have taken to social media platforms to express their thoughts, fears and jokes about a potential draft. President Donald Trump informed the world on Friday that the United States was successful in a targeted airstrike which a...
A day never forgotten
Maddy Licea, Editor in Chief
December 28, 2019
Seven years ago, on Dec. 14, the lives and futures of 20 innocent children were taken away within minutes, as a result of a school shooting. Their parents sent them to school that day not realizing it would be the last time they would make lunches and tie their child’s shoes. Twenty six lives we...
Grabbing attention: social media’s platform for women aids in social justice
Grace Halupnik, Lead Editor
December 20, 2019
Despite the leap the 2010s brought for women’s rights, all it takes is one slap to make a woman feel like she is still a second-class citizen. Alex Bozarjian was reporting at the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run when a male runner approached her and smacked her backside. Thousands of viewers watched ...
The real cost of impeachment: the relentless battle is coming to an end
Morgan McCartney, Business Manager
December 20, 2019
It has felt like years since news of impeachment came into society's mind and filled the media’s conversations. While Democrats are still pushing for this “radical” president to be booted out of office, the whole process has only crushed their 2020 election dreams. As articles of impeachment make their way th...
Money not buying happiness: required payment leaves tennis team with limited practice space
Sakshi Lawande, Copy Editor
December 20, 2019
As the spring sports season approaches, PV athletes are beginning their pre-season training. With the school providing access to training equipment, athletes are able to prepare for potential success in their upcoming season. However, as PV restricts the usage of the tennis courts due to a required paymen...
Self help vs. Self destruction
Ian Wilger, Photo Project Manager
December 19, 2019
As the school year trudges along, the will to do work for many high school students slowly fades away. With the lack of drive to succeed in school, states of unhappiness can creep into people’s lives and seem to overtake many students. According to Medicine.net, depression affects around 20% of teen...
Christmas as kids; finding the magic with the help of Santa Claus
Kate Stewart, Copy Editor
December 19, 2019
As children grow older, the magic of Christmas seeps away--the insomnia on Christmas Eve melts into an uninterrupted sleep much like those on any other night, and the dash in the morning to the tree turns into a leisurely trip downstairs. However, as children, magic surrounded Christmas. What allowed t...
How to Get Paid to Snitch
Darsh Balani, Technical Side Manager
December 17, 2019
With PV giving out financial rewards to students who give out information about events, such as the recent threat or last year’s graffiti incident, the school should pay students for evidence of students vaping on school property. The school has taken steps to help reduce vaping on school groun...
TIME defies democracy
Chris Cumberbatch, Photo Manager
December 16, 2019
In choosing the TIME person of the year, TIME created a reader poll to determine: “Which person or person/s had the greatest impact on the world for better or worse this year?” Although 96% of readers chose the Hong Kong protestors, Greta Thunberg, who placed fifth, received the cover. China ha...
