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Ask a Senior: Narrowing Down Your College Search

Ask a Senior: Narrowing Down Your College Search

Lilly Hall, Campus & Features Editor May 6, 2025

*All students interviewed for this story are seniors at Valley. With nearly 6,000 colleges in the U.S, over 80 in Virginia alone, narrowing down a list of colleges can feel incredibly daunting and near...

Welcome banner at the class-wide senior lunch on Decision Day, May 2.

Decision Day for the Class of 2025

Enaya Bokhari and Ash Woerner May 5, 2025

While National Decision Day resides on the first of May, Valley tends to have the senior oriented day fall between the first or second depending on which works best for the given school year.  For...

Entrance to the work room for teachers

Why Teach?

Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter April 3, 2025

Teachers shape the minds of the next generation and prepare them for future occupations that they might plan to pursue. A student's education, grades and excitement for a class can depend largely on the...

"The Gunslinger" is a new musical written, composed and directed by Ben Demase, set to be performed May 23 and 24. (Above design created by Ben Demase.)

Behind the Curtain of Ben Demase’s Original Musical, “The Gunslinger”

Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor March 28, 2025

The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service. Nearly every senior chooses to do a CAS project, many seeing...

Students doom scrolling while surrounded by fully stocked bookshelves.

Decreased Literacy Rates: Students’ Disenchantment With Reading

Enaya Bokhari, News Editor March 28, 2025

Reading in the digital age: an activity that’s expanded to online spaces with e-books and sites such as AO3 — has simultaneously caused a widespread disenchantment with reading for k-12 students.  A...

Sophomore Will Ruscitella displays his queer identity with colorful face paint, Mar. 25

Will Ruscitella Loves Being Different

Claire O’Connor, Editor March 27, 2025

Growing up, Will Ruscitella was always told he was gay. He has a high voice? Gay. He presents feminine? Gay. His friend group consisted mostly of girls? Gay. Before he could discover himself, classmates...

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Morgans Message: Mental Health is Critical for Athletes

Ellie Heinle, Staff Reporter March 19, 2025

Junior Kate Weller knows how injuries can impact any athlete.  “I think a lot of people see themselves just as an athlete, and when they get hurt they struggle to find things that bring them joy,”...

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Bristol Hetherington Takes Care of Business

Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor February 14, 2025

When sophomore-year Bristol Hetherington first saw a presentation about DECA in her business and marketing class, she couldn’t find the time to fit it in her schedule. Now, in her senior year and second...

Planner for the new year

New Years tradition

Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter January 24, 2025

As 2025 begins, many students look back on three main things about the previous year’s final month. One of those things is Christmas, while the other two are New Years Eve and New Years Day. These two...

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Ella Sutton Strives for New Heights

Ash Woerner, Opinion Editor December 18, 2024

At the end of her first year on DECA, senior Ella Sutton made a decision to take things up a notch. She decided to fill out an application to become a DECA officer.  After her application and subsequent...

How Do Counselors Prepare Students For The Future?

How Do Counselors Prepare Students For The Future?

Lilly Hall, Campus & Features Editor December 17, 2024

*The interview responses were generated by Valley’s senior counselors Candala Grim, Shelli Cook and Joseph Neidrick.*  As college applications are wrapping up for seniors, and juniors are narrowing...

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