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Seniors Sara Hoskins and Peyton Weisbeck pose for a photo with their submission for the Bridge Building Contest in the high school engineering room. The contest was held in March 2019.

The more the better: CTE classes prove to be beneficial to students’ futures

Lena Ahrens, Social Media Manager February 24, 2020

Learning how to cook, doing finances, or learning how to care for a child are typically not life skills on the minds of most teens. But many schools are offering unique electives that are exposing students...

Sophomore Dana Johnson maneuvers around the new website layout.

Make the school website great again

Elise Johnson, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 24, 2020

For an educational facility, the new composure of the school website isn’t very smart. Recently, the PV School District changed the official website again, for likely the thousandth time now. Unlike...

Senior Amy Oberhart and her mother fly to New York on June 4th, 2018.

Do people really have the right to recline their plane seats?

Elise Johnson, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 24, 2020

People shouldn’t recline their seats on a plane; that’s just plane etiquette. With the release of a new viral plane incident, lots of questions are beginning to surface. Two of which being “Who...

A poster found in science and health classrooms. The need for updated material is exponential.

Sex Education- outdated and full of denial

Maddy Licea, Editor in Chief February 21, 2020

Let’s get uncomfortable. Sex ed, the dreaded requirement, is extremely outdated. Teaching abstinence is simply not enough when society has broadened. If schools do not educate students, they will turn...

The girls’ team celebrates a well-played point at the Bettendorf double-header.

The nature of playing the second game in double-headers

Brooke Goy, Copy Editor February 18, 2020

For years, the varsity boys basketball team has played second at double-header games. That means more students, fans, and support. However, for much of the time, the girls team has performed better than...

A tweet focused on singer Billie Eilish’s appearance at the 2020 Oscars on Feb. 9

Award shows: The shift in attention

Karleigh Nading, Opinion Editor February 17, 2020

Award shows recognize the hard work, dedication, and time put into creating music, movies, and more. However, award shows have quickly become vain. The basis now is often times put on spectacles created...

Student cars are parked in undesignated areas, stirring up conflict among classes and administration.

Parking Situation Challenges Seniors’ Privileges

Avery Welvaert, Copy Editor February 12, 2020

An ongoing parking situation at PVHS has created controversy, threatening concepts of fairness and seniority. With the lack of administration enforcement, conflict has been stirred up among classes. In...

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performing at the Super Bowl halftime show

Super Bowl halftime show: Too inappropriate for young viewers?

Ilah Perez-Johnson, Sports Section Editor February 12, 2020

The Super Bowl halftime show is always something everyone in America is nervous to see. This year it was definitely one that no one will forget. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira were the stars of the 2020 Super...

Senior Bradley Hamilton pauses to look at A Lot, which is widely considered to be the best student parking lot at PVHS.

Reserved senior parking is based on laziness and entitlement

Rece Vining, Lead Editor February 10, 2020

Among the seniors of PVHS, there is a growing movement to designate senior-only parking. Currently, 104 people have signed a petition to make select parking lots only available to upperclassmen, citing...

Kansas City celebrates their win in the Super Bowl

Taking a knee: Not good for the goose or the gander

Sunny Wolfe, Copy Editor February 4, 2020

In the recent Super Bowl, over 50 commercials aired. However, the ban of a PETA commercial created outrage and controversy.  PETA created a patriotic ad for the Super Bowl that was intended to send...

Seniors Amy Oberhart (left), Theo Dassie (middle) and Nolan Yoerger (right) caucus for the first time.

It’s time for the Iowa Caucuses to die

Jimmy Feeney, Multimedia Manager February 4, 2020

The Iowa Caucuses have long been a staple of the state of Iowa. However, the reign of Iowa being first in the nation needs to come to a close.  Iowa has long celebrated being first in the nation when...

Senior Kate Stewart (left) and Aabha Joshi (right) attend the Iowa Caucus on Feb. 3 in Bettendorf.

It’s (not) all politics

Carly Lundry, Editor in Chief February 4, 2020

The most pressing issues separating our country are being put into terms of left and right, creating an arrogant partisan divide. For many decades, a varying display of policy changes have affected...

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