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Ayah Alsheikha

Ayah Alsheikha, Lede Editor

Ayah Alsheikha is a junior at Pleasant Valley High School, and Lead Editor of the Online Spartan Shield, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the Print Spartan Shield. Ayah is passionate about the environment as president of Environmental Club, and as a member of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Ayah is a member of Spartan Assembly as well. In her free time, Ayah enjoys playing the guitar, piano, and violin, as well as singing. Ayah also enjoys reading, playing tennis, and painting.

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Consumers are paying over $600 for tattered-looking shoes during a new fashion trend called poverty chic. These Pleasant Valley student-owned Golden Goose shoes came with a price tag of $595.

Playing Poor: Designer brands are embracing ‘poverty chic’ in place of authenticity

Ayah Alsheikha
April 23, 2024
The modern prevalence of plastic surgery often leaves women with self-esteem issues.

Botched beauty: Plastic surgery robs women of money and self-esteem

Ayah Alsheikha, Print Editor in Chief
February 22, 2024

[Video] PV Celebrates 50 Years of Girls Basketball

Jae Jepsen and Ayah Alsheikha
January 8, 2024
As conflict persists between Israel and Palestine, people around the world have moved to taking sides against the opposing nation. Photo credit to StreetOnCamera.

Dead vs. killed: A divisive conflict provokes intense discord and media bias in Israel-Palestine war

Prerna Vanga and Ayah Alsheikha
January 3, 2024
There are many different ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint to protect natural environments from degradation and pollution. Photo credit to Rebecca Hahm.

5 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
January 3, 2024
As the gender war rages on, many question whether the two genders will ever find balance in education and the workforce.

It’s a girl’s world: Women are statistically outperforming men in the 21st century

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
January 3, 2024
Taylor Swift has performed at her Eras Tour throughout the year, using around 100 semi trucks to transport the sizable stage across the country. Photo credit to Dustin Miller

Eras Tour Wonderland: Not as innocent as it may seem

Ayah Alsheikha, Lede Editor
December 28, 2023
The COP once again prioritizes industries over the environment at COP28, ultimately putting every country, especially low-income ones, at risk.

Maybe next year: COP28 leaves activists underwhelmed by a lackluster conclusion

Ayah Alsheikha, Lede Editor
December 28, 2023
Over 190 countries will be represented at this year’s summit negotiating efforts to combat climate change and phase out the use of fossil fuels. This will be the COP’s 28th year since its conception in 1995.

COP28 climate summit in Dubai sparks controversy, many harbor low expectations

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
December 14, 2023
Living to Work, Working to Die: The Need for Pro-Connectivity Policies in the U.S.

Living to Work, Working to Die: The Need for Pro-Connectivity Policies in the U.S.

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
November 28, 2023
A water passage is pictured filled with garbage, particularly plastic, which is known to leave traces of PFAs after prolonged submersal. Photo credit to Nicolas Raymond.

First-world country, third-world water: The urgent crisis of America’s dilapidated water systems

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
November 28, 2023
Junior Becca Hahm celebrates Chinese New Year in the United States, blending American and Chinese traditions to uphold her heritage in a different country. Photo credit to Judy Hahm

American Amalgamation: The fluidity of culture in the 21st century

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
November 28, 2023
As states around the nation place bans on classroom subjects and discussion topics, the integrity of the American education system comes into question.

Shifting tides: Unveiling current controversies in modern education

November 27, 2023
The re-release of 1989 featured a new album cover, symbolic of the rebirth of Swift’s image and artistry. The cover features Swift surrounded by seagulls, which were previously contained to her shirt in the 2014 album cover.

A Nostalgic Reclamation: Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” brings back the fundamentals of pop

Ayah Alsheikha, Lede Editor
November 13, 2023
Spartan Assembly members are pictured outside of Hy-Vee collecting donations for the Hunger Drive. Photo credit to Kristi Carr.

Pleasant Valley takes on the Hunger Drive to tackle food disparity in the Quad Cities

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
October 23, 2023
Young Ayah Alsheikha dressed as beloved disney princess Snow White for Halloween.

[Photo] Hypersexualization of children in media reinforces perverse ideas in audiences

Muskan Mehta, Social Media Manager
October 18, 2023
The Mississippi River appears murky due to the pollution and natural disasters that continuously taint the water.

Environmental injustice: Minority communities face the brunt of pollution and degradation

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
October 9, 2023
Young Ayah Alsheikha dressed as beloved disney princess Snow White for Halloween.

[Photo] Oversensitized remake of Snow White pushes misleading messages to young girls

Muskan Mehta, Social Media Manager
October 10, 2023
What appears to be a humorous tip jar in one’s home highlights a key detriment to attending college: crippling student loans that are difficult to pay off upon graduation. Photo Credit to: Tad Hanna

The byproducts of wealth disparity in the education system

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
September 26, 2023
The side of a building is lit up with an environmentalist message, demonstrating the possibility of peaceful and mature protest.

Sticky and ridiculous: Are climate protesters making a mockery of the whole movement?

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
September 20, 2023
Library shelves are looking rather empty across the state as books are removed after being deemed inappropriate by the new law

New Iowa book ban: the changing landscape of education in public schools

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor
September 11, 2023
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