Metea Valley’s student body isn’t just limited to high school students- but extends to a class of about 20 rowdy preschoolers as well. You may recognize the students from their Trick or Treating outing around Metea in the fall.

The preschoolers are from the district, which means that they are all future Mustangs, Warriors, or Wildcats. They come in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from periods 3-5. Metea students can interact with the preschoolers in the Preschool Course, where students get to teach the preschoolers. The only prerequisite for this semester long junior/senior class is taking Child Development 1, which is also a semester long course.
“About 40% of my high school students want to go into education of some sort, another 40% want to go into the medical field (therapist, nurse, doctors with a focus on pediatrics), and the rest of my students are undecided” Sally O’Rourke, the Mini Mustang teacher, said.

Name: Emmalyn
Age: 4
Favorite thing to do: Play barbies and play with her cat, Girdy
Dream Job: Horse Trainer
Role model: Her mom
Favorite thing to do at Metea: Play in the hallway

Name: Hayden
Age: 5
Favorite thing to do: Play with puppies
Favorite Movie: Pinocchio
Dream Job: Frog
Role model: Nithiya (A Metea student from the preschool course)
Favorite thing to do at Metea: Candyland

Name: Noah
Age: 4
Favorite thing to do: Play hockey
Favorite Movie: Cars 2
Dream Job: Truck driver
Role model: His dad
Favorite thing to do at Metea: Block building

Name: Brianna
Age: 4
Favorite thing to do: Play with her mom
Favorite Movie: Any Christmas movie
Role model: Her mom
Favorite thing to do at Metea: Art

Name: Lakshmanan (Lakshu)
Age: 4
Favorite thing to do: Play basketball
Favorite Movie: The Minions movie
Dream Job: Police officer
Role model: His dad
Favorite thing to do at Metea: Painting