Technology is impacting student’s learning
Eesha Lawande, Copy Editor
September 23, 2019
The rise in technology is initiating change among schools and among students’ abilities to learn. Technology is creating a larger presence online. Tests, such as the ACT, are being moved online along with a number of classroom resources. When students want to use a resource for their work they choose online resources over the teacher a majority of th...
Texas Instruments’ damaging monopoly
Will Sharis, Photo Manager
September 23, 2019
The curriculum at schools has allowed Texas Instruments to create a monopoly over the graphing calculator business that has hurt students’ wallets and innovation alike. The staple of every modern math classroom is the calculator. This staple, however, is owned and controlled by Texas Instruments. Se...
Textbooks for the future
Sam Rothbardt, Social Media Manager
September 23, 2019
Online textbooks are a way of the future and colleges should be making the switch. There are far more advantages to having online textbooks than ones in print. Online textbooks are far more accessible than print ones. According to the Pew Research Center, 95 percent of undergraduate college stude...
Overrated and overpriced: senior pictures
Ava Sorgenfry, Sports Editor
September 23, 2019
As senior year rolls around, there is a certain norm that comes with making it to this year. That norm is, senior pictures. Senior pictures are a seemingly popular tradition from seniors across the nation. Senior pictures are designed as a capsule of self portraits. These pictures, which are use...
The detrimental effects of helicopter parenting: a teenage epidemic
Maya Johnson, Feature Editor
September 23, 2019
With the development of the college admissions scandal, the nature of helicopter parenting is coming to the forefront. Celebrities like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin claim they lied and paid for their children to get ahead for their benefit, when in reality it is destroying their work ethic and ruins ...
Fashion police: PVHS edition
Caitlin Crome, Social Media Manager
September 17, 2019
Homecoming night in the Valley is always one of the most stressful yet exciting parts of the school year. With fashion trends always evolving, students dressed to the nines in this year's most popular looks. Freshman, Grace Tomlinson, was quick to jump on this year’s hottest trends. She w...
America’s inability to balance the arts and athletics is an injustice to students
Maria Vaaler, Student Life Editor
September 16, 2019
Involvement in a variety of extracurricular activities is crucial to the development of a well rounded and content individual, yet America’s emphasis on athletic excellence makes involvement in the arts and other extracurriculars difficult to manage for many students. The benefits of involvement in athletics are...
Democrats can’t have it all
Maddy Licea, Editor-in-chief
September 16, 2019
Democrats have been making calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. While looking for evidence to throw the president out of the office, Business Insider reported that impeaching Trump would hurt them in the next election. The Democrats should drop their mission to impeach Trump and focus instead on enc...
How to ask her out
Chris Cumberbatch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2019
Alright, admittedly that this article would be more “useful” if it had been published before homecoming; Nevertheless, these invaluable instructions can be applied in asking a girl out on a date, too prom, or even a movie. On a quest to find the best way to ask a girl to homecoming. Five guys wer...
Taking things day-by-day
Maddy Licea, Editor-in-chief
September 11, 2019
September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the “Healthy Children Clinic,” “suicide [is now] the second most common cause of death among young people between ages 10-24.” As school starts back up and stress piles up, it is important to keep an eye on friends and classmates. The pressure to be perfect, the messy life one leads after school, or the secrets one is struggling with-- one should still remember ...
The unrealistic extra costs of veganism
Maddy Licea, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2019
While going to Target to purchase a milk option, a customer is presented with many choices, including dairy free ones. When going to purchase a gallon Market Pantry milk, it costs $1.99, while buying an Almond Breeze milk a fourth of the size costs $1.99 as well. Veganism is a plant based diet where one doe...
The unrealistic expectations of the female dress code
Carly Lundry, News Editor
September 9, 2019
The dress code at Pleasant Valley has good intentions, but the school is handling it in an unfortunate manner. Many students are frustrated because their choice of apparel was deemed inappropriate by the school. There is no doubt that some clothing is inappropriate for a school environment; however,...