In recent weeks there has been an outburst in boys, ranging in all grades and ages, who are dressing up “business casual” on Fridays with a boys home basketball game. Its name is Suit Friday.
What...
Meet Pleasant Valley freshman, Katie Larsen. School and gymnastics take up a lot of Larsen’s time, especially with her driving time to gymnastics, but when she has some free time she likes to relax and spend it with her friends.
For seniors, their first semester has been filled with studying for difficult classes, submitting college applications, and piecing together future life plans. Whether the applications were for dream schools...
An average of eight percent of people keep their New Year’s resolutions. Usually, these resolutions consist of dramatic, unsustainable life changes that shock individuals’ lifestyle and are unsustainable....
As the holiday season rounds the corner, Americans are expected to set record-breaking numbers when it comes to air travel with nearly seven million people flying.
The airport environment is unique....
Cups of hot chocolate, trays of holiday treats and houses decorated with Christmas lights indicate one thing: the holiday season is officially here. With its arrival, communities are beginning to celebrate...
Meet Pleasant Valley freshman, Alexa Schneider. As a student at PV, she participates with the choir. After winning the Choral Student Award in eighth grade, Schneider gained hope that hard work results in great success. Currently, she is a part of the Concert Choir, where she is able to display her passion for singing everyday.
Christmas is coming soon and the gift-giving season will be here with it. As shoppers browse the internet and meander around the aisles of our favorite retail stores, they often engage in this perpetual...
Darsh Balani, Technical Site Manager
• December 10, 2019
With over 1500 students eating lunch at school every day, food wastage increases at a high rate because many students are not actively trying to reduce their own wastage.
Because of Dietary Guidelines...
Though PV offered a record number of over 50 scholarships last year, Pleasant Valley students did not utilize this opportunity to apply for more scholarships.
While students across the US are able to...
Alyce Brown, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• December 9, 2019
The neighboring states of Iowa and Illinois have always been competitive, especially when it comes to academic performance. Recently, this has become an area of particular concern as students in struggling...
A forum discussing immigration was held by local Republicans on Monday Dec. 2 in Bettendorf, IA. The forum was intended to discuss policy change and honor “angel parents”, or parents whose children...
