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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Spartan Shield

The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

Spartan Shield

A Santa-themed ornament hangs from a Christmas tree.

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...

Junior Porter Groves encounters a vaping poster after going to the bathroom.

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...

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...

Various food items that could be donated to worthy causes such as the Student Hunger Drive with a “homework coupon” used as a reward for this service.

Reward culture: How a Student Hunger Drive epidemic will lead to an unfulfilling future

Carly Lundry, Editor in Chief December 16, 2019

PV’s Spartan Assembly broke the news on Nov. 5 that the school had earned first place in this year’s Hunger Drive. Though this was no small achievement, many of these donations would have been absent...

Senior Peggy Klingler shows off her tattoo that she got with her mom.

Demonizing Ink: Why the tattoo taboo is a restriction of freedom of expression

Maria Vaaler, Student Life Editor December 16, 2019

Getting inked is a form of permanent personal expression like no other and with it comes its fair share of controversy. But as the number of American adults with tattoos inches closer and closer to 50...

Mr. Spangenberg teaching AP Physics to his class a month before their AP test.

The inconsistency of AP class grading

Will Sharis, Photo Manager December 16, 2019

All AP (Advanced Placement) classes should adjust final overall grades depending on the students’ scores on the AP test at the end of the year. In AP Physics one and two, teacher Ian Spangenberg changes...

Protecting the right of self-defense: controversial gun case of the decade is cause for debate

Morgan McCartney, Business Manager December 9, 2019

Gun violence in our country has been steadily increasing, with gun related deaths 16% higher from 2014 to 2017. While many Americans have pushed for more gun laws, the U.S. Supreme court heard their first...

Students at lunch fill up with their trays on Thursday with chicken sandwiches from the popular fast food chain: Chick-fil-A.

Chick-fil-A: Noninclusive and a waste of money

Carly Lundry, Assistant Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2019

Following the exceptional success of the Student Hunger Drive efforts, PV decided to reward its students by bringing Chick-fil-A to the lunchroom, further emphasizing that any selfless deed should be followed...

Don’t you dare use subtitles

Jackson Schou, Copy Editor December 9, 2019

Subtitles do nothing but ruin user experience between video entertainment and enjoyment by distracting the viewer, destroying suspense, and blemishing great cinematography.  One of the greatest disadvantages...

Subtitles: the abnormal norm

Jack Donahue, Opinion Editor December 9, 2019

The use of subtitles when watching shows or movies has become a common debate amongst social media platforms.  On Twitter, @lostattsea created a funny tweet emphasizing their support of the use of...

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