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Drake Hanson

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager

Drake Hanson, the Photo Manager for the Spartan Shield, is a Senior at Pleasant Valley High School. Drake has been playing ice hockey for the Quad City Ice Eagles for the past 6 years. He is now the captain of the U18 team. Drake is headed to Iowa State University next year pursuing a mechanical engineering degree. Drake spends his summers working at Davenport Country Club as a groundskeeper. In his free time, Drake has been doing a lot of photography and videography. He also skis and spends lots of time with his friends and family. Drake has two pugs, Winston and Tank. Drake is excited to contribute to the Spartan Shield this year!

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Austin Bullock (#8) punts the ball in pregame warmups before the Liberty high school vs. Pleasant valley high school game.

[Photo] The advancements of college recruiting in high school sports

September 21, 2023
David Gorsline and Tate Lyon playing against Cedar Rapids Kennedy at the Spartan Stadium.

[Photo] High school sports injuries damage student-athlete college aspirations

September 11, 2023

“69ers” face off against the “other guys”

Ike Swanson, Drake Hanson, and Alex Banerjee
May 22, 2023

GPA Interveiws

Drake Hanson, Ike Swanson, and Alex Banerjee
May 22, 2023
Just down the street from the PV High School is Bettendorf Christian Church, one of the Quad Citys largest Christian churches.

An anti-christian society

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
May 21, 2023

Voices of the Valley, Episode #31: Senior Assassin

Drake Hanson and Ike Swanson
May 19, 2023
Senior Rachel Vonderhaar waits for her target Payten Rascher to assassinate.

Forging a New Senior Legacy

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
May 10, 2023
Senior Luke Knepp prepares mentally on the starting line just before the start of the 4x8 event, March 30, 2023.

Athlete of the week: Luke Knepp

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
May 1, 2023
President Joe Biden, with a gaming headset photoshopped on his head, is one of the most recognizable images from the recent TikTok trend of big political figures and celebrities having funny AI-generated conversations.

Echoes of Deception: The Dangers of AI-Generated Voices

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
April 24, 2023
Fans of the new Super Mario Bros. movie come from a wide variety of Mario franchise video games.

REVIEW: “Super Mario Bros.”

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
April 17, 2023
NASA hopes to set up camp on the Moons surface, given that all of the Artemis missions go as planned. (Moon rendering credit via NASA, Wikipedia)

A guide to Artemis: NASA’s lunar landing program

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
April 10, 2023
The Pleasant Valley Spartans boys soccer team poses in front of the scoreboard after defeating Waukee Northwest in the 3A state championship.

Girls and boys soccer preseason expectations

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
April 4, 2023
Although some seniors chose not to return, spring sports are in full force once again.

[Photo] Senior athletes choose rest over records: Why some Spartans quit spring sports

March 31, 2023

Can PV students and faculty pass the US citizenship test?

Drake Hanson and Ike Swanson
March 28, 2023

Voices of the Valley, Episode #28:

Ike Swanson and Drake Hanson
March 27, 2023
Junior Caden Rubel of the Pleasant Valley Spartans gets open for a pass in the quarter-final game against the #1 seeded Kennedy Cougars, March 8, 2023.

Athlete of the week: Caden Rubel

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
March 27, 2023
Seniors Tommy Jeffries (76), Rusty VanWetzinga (8), Blayne Farmer (72), and Nate Cox (63) embrace each other on the field after their final games as Pleasant Valley Spartan football players.

Photo Story: Pleasant Valley falls to West Des Moines Valley in the first round of the 5A state playoffs

November 3, 2022
Senior Connor Borbeck (23) waves goodbye to the Lancer’s student section, after a long game of trash talk. The Spartans defeated the Lancers, 59-56 on Jan 31. 2023.

Photo Story: Spartans defeat the Lancers in overtime

February 5, 2023
Senior Connor Borbeck (23) expresses his emotions after defeating the #1 seeded Kennedy Cougars, March 8, 2023.

Photo Story: PV boys basketball at the 4A state playoffs

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
March 24, 2023
Senior Rusty VanWetzinga (8) of the Pleasant Valley Spartans runs his route through the Iowa City West Trojans defensive line, Oct. 21, 2022. VanWetzinga carried for 93 yards and ran for 3 touchdowns, leading them to a 35-14 win in the final game of the season.

[Photo] Seniors running sports at PV

November 8, 2022
Senior Chloe Cline (14) of the Pleasant Valley Spartans celebrates a kill with her teammates during the State volleyball championship vs Iowa City Liberty on Nov. 3, 2022.

[Photo] Season recap- All Pleasant Valley Volleyball has accomplished in the 2022 season

November 4, 2022
Senior Omaha Biliew (0) of the Waukee Warriors dunks on the Ames Little Cyclones during the 4A state playoffs, March 8, 2023.

Photo Story: Best of 4A state playoffs

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
March 22, 2023
Cocaine Bear has grossed $69 million worldwide since its release date on Feb. 22, 2023.

REVIEW: “Cocaine Bear”

Drake Hanson, Photo manager
March 18, 2023
Chicago Bears fans, PV graduate Parker Hanson and Bettendorf graduate Lexi Wentink, pose for a picture at Soldier Field on Jan. 2, 2022.

Lightfoot fumbles reelection: How she did it

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
March 7, 2023
Noah Streeter, pictured on farthest to the right, at an SAE chartering ceremony. Streeter received the award, Order of the Phoenix for his outstanding commitment, loyalty and service for the SAE fraternity.

Noah Streeter – Campus Capture

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
February 28, 2023
Joey VanWetzinga (50) and Rusty VanWetzinga (8) are pictured above in their game against West Des Moines Valley on Oct. 28th, 2022.

Brother and sister bonds throughout sports

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
February 21, 2023
One of the major problems among electric vehicles involves the ability to be powered. Tesla chargers are known to be the only reliable chargers among the rest.

EV’s are a dumpster fire.

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
February 14, 2023
Anyone of the age of 18 can use the app Fliff to participate in sports betting, as shown above.

Young Adults Are Betting Their Futures Away

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
February 6, 2023
CPR is one of the simplest life saving techniques that any one person can learn.

CPR. It’s Easy To Do. It Saves Lives.

Drake Hanson, Photo Manager
January 30, 2023
Senior Luke Knepp leads a pack of runners during the 2022 MAC Conference meet on Oct. 13 at Crow Creek Park.

[Photo] A long journey to the top

November 8, 2022
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