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Lily Williams

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor

My name is Lily Williams and I am a junior at Pleasant Valley High School. I am a staff contributor for the Spartan Shield. I swim for the high school but in my free time I enjoy reading, listening to music and hanging out with friends. After high school, I plan to double major in communications and political science.

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As the U.S. went from the 15th to 23rd happiest country in the world, this quick decline clearly began around the pandemic, with the rise of online learning and loss of in-person social interactions.

[Photo] Unhappy America: Exploring the factors behind the decline in national happiness throughout the U.S.

Asritha Gunukula, Multimedia Manager
April 16, 2024

High school haze

Lily Williams, Staff contributor
March 5, 2019
Juuling and electronic cigarette use has become an epidemic among American teens.

E-cig enslavement

Lily Williams, Staff contributor
March 5, 2019
Senior Azariah Courtney attached to several forms of technology.

[Photo] Unplugging the addiction

Grace Halupnik, Staff contributor
March 5, 2019
Research has suggested exposure to guns, video games and pornography all have effects on a boy's mental wellness.

Toxic Masculinity: Why boys are becoming more violent

Lily Williams, Staff contributor
January 11, 2019
An anonymous Pleasant Valley boy poses with his toy gun.

[Photo] The roots of violence

Grace Halupnik, Staff contributor
January 11, 2019
An anonymous Pleasant Valley boy poses with his toy gun.

[Photo] Broken boys

Spartan Shield Editorial Board
January 11, 2019
The new logo for the GLI club made by Lily Williams.

[Photo] GLI hopes for another great year

Danielle Nauman, News Editor
September 6, 2018

PV’s NRA grant stirs controversy

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
March 23, 2018
Arctic temperatures impact the US

Arctic temperatures impact the US

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
January 5, 2018

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Mr. Fry

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
January 3, 2018
Overhauling the tax code: GOP victory

Overhauling the tax code: GOP victory

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
December 22, 2017
Terror in the New York subway

Terror in the New York subway

Lily Williams, Staff
December 18, 2017

“The Silence Breakers”: Time’s Person of the Year

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
December 7, 2017
Free-Photos via Pixabay

Finding winter motivation

Lily Williams, Staff Contributer
December 5, 2017
Why should I care about Trump's tape denial?

Why should I care about Trump’s tape denial?

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
December 5, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Carter Duwa

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 27, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Cassidy Kilcoin

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 20, 2017
Walt Disney Co. versus the LA Times: the right of free speech

Walt Disney Co. versus the LA Times: the right of free speech

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 20, 2017

Kick-off to a promising NCAA men’s basketball season

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 20, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Payton Krueger

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 8, 2017

Sense of community over personal benefit

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 6, 2017
Spartan swimmers succeed at State Swimming and Diving meet

Spartan swimmers succeed at State Swimming and Diving meet

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
November 6, 2017
End Zone Divas and That's What She Set take the win

End Zone Divas and That’s What She Set take the win

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 31, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Keshav Wagle

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 27, 2017

Educating and fighting for human rights

Lily Williams, Staff Contributer
October 24, 2017
Breaking the silence: the #MeToo movement

Breaking the silence: the #MeToo movement

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 23, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Ellie Spelhaug

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 16, 2017
Why should I care about California wildfires?

Why should I care about California wildfires?

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 16, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Anthony Pena

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 13, 2017
The body schedule: an organism’s clockwork

The body schedule: an organism’s clockwork

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 9, 2017

Spartify: What’s on your playlist? Emma Horsfield

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 3, 2017

Oh the places they’ll go!

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 3, 2017
Why should I care about St. Louis riots?

Why should I care about St. Louis riots?

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
October 2, 2017
Spartify: What's on your playlist?

Spartify: What’s on your playlist?

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
September 28, 2017
Spartify: What's on Your Playlist?

Spartify: What’s on Your Playlist?

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
September 19, 2017

Cornucopia of Service Opportunities This Fall

Lily Williams, Staff Contributer
September 13, 2017
Future leaders at PV

Future leaders at PV

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
September 11, 2017
PVGSD: New Coach, New Opportunities

PVGSD: New Coach, New Opportunities

Lily Williams, Staff Contributor
September 11, 2017
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