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Spartan ShieldOct 26, 2023
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Voices of the Valley episode 52 :Talking all things graduation
Senior Timothy Ku joins hosts Jaydon Kachappilly and Spencer Johnson to talk about college and the pressures of being a senior.
May 21, 202411:07
Culture over Coffee: Students working part-time jobs
Join Selah DeVore and Katelyn Morris in this episode but students working part time jobs.
May 10, 202408:33
Voices of the Valley episode #51: Controversy on College & Career Readiness Courses
Host Asritha Gunukula is joined with Katelyn Morris to discuss recent remarks toward CCR classes and how to improve them to more beneficial toward high schoolers.
Apr 07, 202409:07
Culture over Coffee: Previewing the NFL Draft
Hosts Spencer Johnson and Jaydon Kachappilly are joined by guest Ashwin Parab to talk about all things NFL draft.
Apr 03, 202414:22
Culture over Coffee, Episode#42: A new way of life
Abby Moroney interviews Kaleigh McGrath on old fashioned new way of life becoming popular among younger generations.
Apr 02, 202410:34
Voices of the Valley episode #49: The Rise of Badminton Club
Ameya Menon interviews Manu Mutyala on the recent rise in popularity of the Badminton Club
Apr 02, 202408:53
Culture Over Coffee episode #43: The ethics of childhood stardom
Alene Keppy is joined by Rupika Jai Ganesh to discuss the “Quiet On Set” documentary and the ethics of childhood stardom.
Apr 02, 202413:31
Voices of the Valley: Tuning into Band
Spencer Johnson and Jaydon Kachappilly joined by guest Timmy Ku talk about band and the Staten Ensemble Festival.
Apr 01, 202411:52
Culture over Coffee: Previewing the 2024 NFL Draft
Jaydon Kachappilly and Spencer Johnson are joined by guest Ashwin Parab to talk about the 2024 NFL draft.
Mar 28, 202414:55
Culture Over Coffee, Episode #42: The Culture of Coffee
Hosts Katelyn Morris and Selah DeVore are joined by guest Willa Samuelson to talk about the vast world of coffee surrounding PV High School.
Mar 27, 202414:23
Voices of the Valley, Episode #50: Editors-in-Chief in Conversation
Join Editors-in-Chief Jae Jepsen and Ayah Alsheikha for a conversation about leadership, journalistic integrity and everything else that comes along with leading a publication.
Jan 11, 202416:25
Voices of the Valley: Pleasant Valley Students Hit the Slopes This Winter
Justin Clemons and Luke Eckman interview Cole Halupnik about his skiing adventures.
Jan 05, 202408:47
Voices of the Valley: English Book Rankings
Henry Gannaway and guest Rajan Vaidya rank the top ten books from their English classes at the high school.
Jan 04, 202414:29
Culture Over Coffee - College Football Playoffs
Hosts Kyle Almgren and Luke Allaman are joined my Matt Pischke to talk about the bowl games to finish off the College football season.
Jan 04, 202411:23
Culture Over Coffee: New Years Celebrations
Jessie Clemons talks with Kasey Kane about different New Years celebrations.
Jan 03, 202409:29
Voices of the Valley: Guide to Heartbreak
Multimedia Manager, Gabi Ragins and guest Alaina Melchert share to the shield how to get over heartbreak.
Dec 19, 202312:13
Spartan Sheds Light: The PV media team
In this comprehensive episode, we take a dive into one of the newer clubs in PV: The media team. In the ten minutes, copy editors Aditya Narayan, Roger Weng, and guest Caden Lastine discuss a comprehensive overview of the club, talking about what it has to offer.
Dec 12, 202310:03
Voices of the Valley: Episode #39 All Things Christmas
Talk about Christmas with us
Dec 08, 202311:38
Voices of the Valley: The All State Experience
Pleasant Valley has had many students make the Iowa All State Choir, but many people do not know the hard work that goes into making it. Tune in to hear about PV students Estelle and Clare’s All State experience.
Dec 08, 202314:33
How film practices have affected modern movies
Featuring copy editors Aditya Narayan, Roger Weng, and Guest Robbie Curtis, this podcast focuses on raising awareness on modern film practices that has led to a noticeable drop in modern film’s quality and creativity.
Nov 03, 202312:60
Voices of the Valley: America's Changing Urban Landscape
Host, Ashwin Parab, speaks with Iowa Teacher of The Year Sara Russel over America's changing urban landscape.
Nov 01, 202321:55
Interview with PV School Board candidate, Peter Olsen
October 17, 2023
Interviewed by senior Jae Jepson, editor in chief of the Spartan Shield online.
Oct 26, 202347:31
Spartan Shield Spooky Special: The Legend of the Cafeteria Ghost
Following their adventures in “Eat With a Spartan: Halloween Special,” co-anchors Margil Sanchez Carmona and Priya Suresh provide contextual lore for the episode’s ghostly oddities in this ironic podcast featuring Junior Estelle Treiber.
Oct 26, 202309:21
Culture over Coffee, Soccer Expanding in US, Henry Gannaway
Henry Gannaway meets with Ezra Welch to discuss shifting value of soccer in the United States.
Oct 23, 202310:30
Voices of the Valley: College Tips for Juniors
Are you a junior in high school and stressed about college admissions? In this episode of Voices of the Valley, juniors give advice on the college admissions process, and talk about all things college with my interviewee Katelyn.
Oct 23, 202313:54
Voices of the Valley, Episode #46, New teacher feature with Angela Staber
Laura Chen talks with new teacher Angela Staber
Oct 23, 202310:18
Culture Over Coffee: Micro-Trends and the Aesthetic Phenomenon
Ayah Alsheikha and guest-host Katie Haas talk about the internet’s obsession with aesthetics and micro-trends, and how both contribute to over consumption, overproduction, and waste.
Oct 23, 202313:12
Voices of the Valley: The Importance of Taking Personal Finance
Jessie and Justin Clemons talk with Caitlin Quinn about the Personal Finance class offered at PV.
Oct 23, 202308:42
Voices of the Valley: Quinn Vice
We talked with PV star basketball player, Quinn Vice, about this upcoming basketball season.
Oct 23, 202310:46
Voices of the Valley, Episode #51: The Start of the 2023-2024 FIRST Tech Challenge
Shivam Patel and Reetham Gubba are joined by guest star Vrayas Pila to discuss the upcoming robotics season
Oct 23, 202309:42
Culture over Coffee:Bullying
What is bully and how does it change people with Shelby Brown and Macey Sawvell.
Oct 23, 202308:22
Voices of The Valley Episode #49: Differing definitions on what constitutes a sport
Owen and Tim, joined by David Todd discuss the definition of a sport as well as some examples, nonexamples and big picture relevance
Oct 23, 202311:44
Voices of the Valley, Episode #48 - Hydration
Tyler Nels and Luke Eckman sit down with Matt Pischke, president of Hydration Club, and talk about all things water.
Oct 23, 202309:41
Voices of the Valley Episode #47 - Differences Between ACT or SAT
Today, Nikhil Namshamgari asks Srujan Nuthula and Reetham Gubba about their experiences with the ACT and SAT.
Oct 23, 202310:02
Voices of the Valley episode #43: Max Sorgenfry’s cross country season
With the cross country season nearing it’s end, we talked to Max Sorgenfry about the recent MAC meet, future goals for the team, and the cross country team culture with hosts Cole Halupnik, Luke Allaman, and Luke Eckman.
Oct 23, 202309:07
Voices of the Valley, Episode #42: Finance Career Path
Johnny Ziegelbein and Cole Halupnik discuss the career path of finance with Nathan Musal.
Oct 23, 202311:17
Voices of the Valley: Episode #45- Highs and Lows of Being a Female Athlete
Hannah McVey and Ellie Samec discuss with guest stars Josie Case and Sophia Foad the mental and physical hardships of being a female athlete.
Oct 22, 202313:34
Voices of the Valley, Episode 44, Everything Movies
Hosts Muskan and Armaan discuss all thing movies -especially horror- in this episode. They are joined by guests Owen Chiles and Sofie Hansen
Oct 22, 202314:19
Culture Over Coffee Episode #40: Music for Thought
Alex Blunk and guest star Rese Bailey dig into what the culture of music has truly come to and recap some of their listening trends from this year.
Oct 20, 202314:50
Voices of the Valley Episode #41- Halloween season movies
In this episode we discuss the top movies for the Halloween season with movie aficionado Tate Skahill.
Oct 20, 202309:13
Voices of the Valley, Episode #40: PV Football Team
Kyle Almgren, Alex Lokenvitz, and Mason Breen
Oct 20, 202309:59
Voices of the Valley, Episode #39: Long Distance Relationships
Cassi Paustian
Oct 19, 202314:15
Forced Diversity and Misrepresentation of Marginalized Communities
Today multimedia manager, Gabi Ragins had an in depth analysis into the harmful effects of forced diversity.
Oct 13, 202321:30
Voices of the Valley, Episode #38: ✅Nailed it Failed it❌- reviewing “random videos in random places”
We recount the production behind our craziest video to date with special guest Ethan Cline.
Oct 05, 202314:06
Voices of the Valley, Episode #31: Senior Assassin
PV seniors discuss senior assassin game.
May 19, 202309:49
Culture Over Coffee, Episode #37: Prom: Keep Calm and Dance On
Host Josh Thomas and Guest Ryan Stender talk about going with the flow during prom.
May 17, 202314:31
Culture over Coffee, Episode #36: Diverse approaches to food culture abroad
In this episode, Elyanna Toulou and Anna Skoropad share their experiences with the American diet and differences in food culture in their home countries.
Apr 03, 202309:19
Culture over Coffee: The Oscars, Letterboxd and how Gen-Z interacts with films
Today we’re joined by Pranav Suresh, and talk about the recent awards season, and some of the biggest and most surprising films of 2022.
Mar 28, 202314:05
Voices of the Valley Episode #1, Grace and Brooklyn
Mar 28, 202308:13
Voices of the Valley: Episode #2: Are AP classes worth it?
On this episode of Voices of the Valley, we explore the AP classes at PV and how they can impact students’ schedules, stress, and mental health.
Mar 24, 202311:22