Anna Thorne, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• May 5, 2021
With a high percentage of male dominance, it can be difficult for women to break into the science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields.
Despite a push from society for greater female...
Paris Fietsam, Social Media Manager
• April 27, 2021
Pleasant Valley (PV) students have used their creativity to their advantage and to step away from traditional jobs. An increasing number of students have been turning their hobbies into businesses.
For...
As many seniors are wrapping up their college admissions processes, another set of applications could be a part of their future.
Learning communities are an opportunity that students can take advantage...
With Advanced Placement (AP) exams coming in less than a month, students are split on how they feel over this year’s testing formats.
Earlier this school year, College Board -- the company that...
Anna Thorne, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• April 13, 2021
Education, for both students and teachers, comes with its challenges. Assignments, projects, tests and various other activities require lots of work and motivation. When the world is incapacitated by a...
The PTA Reflections is a program that allows grades pre-K through 12 to unleash their creativity and create a wide variety of original art in response to a student-selected theme.
The program was...
The bell rings, school is done for the day at Pleasant Valley High School. Senior Morgan Rinker has to race to her car to beat traffic in order to make it to work on time.
But for Rinker, her day...
The high school career for the class of 2021 in coming to an end. Seniors are experiencing their “lasts.” Last first day of practice. Last basketball game. Last prom. Last day of high school. But....
The fight against COVID-19 has prompted many locals of the Quad Cities to get vaccinated. With the opening of the new vaccination site in Milan, Illinois, many PV students and their families have gotten...
Paris Fietsam, Social Media Manager
• March 31, 2021
Since the beginning of COVID-19, spring break has been different than in the past. While many people plan huge trips way in advance, COVID-19 changed many people's plans. Some decided it was best to not...
Long after the final bell rings, one can often find senior Alyce Brown in room 167 working on “The Spartan Shield.”
Brown’s hours of dedication to her publication cumulated into her being named...
As the school year comes to an end, most seniors are eager to graduate and move onto college in the fall. Many students already have made their college plan, but some are still waiting for their college...
