While chocolate milk was a staple of many childhoods, today’s youth might not have the opportunity to choose flavored milk as a part of their school lunches.  Beginning in 2023, the U.S. Department...

Even though controversial current events and world conflicts often accompany the rapid advancements of the 21st century, students hesitate to discuss these topics with their peers and teachers. While...

While a little competition never hurt anyone, the constant presence of competition amongst youth has begun ruining childhoods. Unlike a few decades ago, current children have started to read and write...

With less than a week until seniors graduate, many classes have shifted their focus towards finals week, although many teachers have undertaken a project based format as opposed to the traditional summative...

Typical college student life varies wildly between students. Some experience increased freedom while others find complicated class schedules to be more constricting. Some find themselves studying on a...

With the ever inflating price of college tuition, room and board, students rely increasingly on their parents and scholarships rather than working a part time job and saving their own money. This increases...

Iowa State University recently hosted their annual highschool Cyber Defense Competition (CDC) on April 20 at Coover Hall.  These competitions, lasting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., are complex, but Pleasant...

The Snowflake Soirée or the Spring Semi-Formal, previously known as Turnabout, is largely considered at PV as just another dance, but that could not be further from the truth. The Prom afterparty,...

Portion sizes across the Pleasant Valley school district reveal a discrepancy in student diets. In elementary and high school cafeterias at PV, certain meals test the idea of an acceptably-sized lunch. There...

March is often associated with the beginning of spring and St. Patrick’s day, but to high school theater students it also provides an opportunity to host festivals, dress up days, and other events to...

Pleasant Valley Seniors Luke Allaman, Justin Clemons and Kyle Almgren were recognized at the girls state quarterfinal game for winning the Sportsmanship award due to their innovative broadcasting of Pleasant...

Pleasant Valley’s local Solo Festival provides members of the band the opportunity to play individually for guest adjudicators and receive feedback on how to improve as musicians, bolstering PV’s music...