May 14, 2020
Since Indian Prairie School District announced the extension of remote learning and closing of schools for the rest of the 2019-20 academic year, students and teachers have been flooded with emotions. The...
May 11, 2020
Whether it be the president of the United States or the neighbors dog, everyone is currently being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. What started as a mere virus, comparable to the common cold, has turned...
May 8, 2020
Metea created a warm line to offer emotional support, recovery education, and self-advocacy support to anyone. The warmline is a form that students can complete if they are not ready to seek out someone...
Standardized test cancellations create changes for students
April 23, 2020
The Collegeboard has recently announced that the SAT and SAT subject tests up through June have been cancelled. The ACT has cancelled their tests through June as well. Public health officials have made...
Illinois schools to suspend in-person instruction for the 2019-2020 school year
April 17, 2020
Governor Pritzker announced on Friday that all Illinois schools would suspend in-person learning for the remainder for the 2019-2020 school year. Remote learning will be in place for IPSD students until...
COVID-19 creates a positive environmental impact
April 15, 2020
With the recent nationwide closures, most people are understandably looking for some good news. The country seems to be standing on edge, hugging the media and waiting for any sort of information that...
Governor Pritzker extends stay at home order until April 30
March 28, 2020
At a press conference on Tuesday, Governor Pritzker announched that the stay at home order for Illinois residents will remain in place until April 30, keeping schools closed until then. The Illinois...
Teachers use technology to adapt to e-learning
March 25, 2020
Students are adjusting to the new environment of learning at home with technology and little face-to-face interaction with peers. As much as a change that it has been towards students, it also has been...
COVID-19 school update: e-learning
March 18, 2020
The Illinois State Board of Education issued a written statement regarding this time: “An Act of God Day is a day that is used for a condition beyond the control of the district that poses a hazardous...
IPSD 204 provides resources to families during e-learning days
March 17, 2020
All IPSD schools will be implementing e-learning from March 18 to March 30 to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus following an announcement by IPSD Superintendent Karen Sullivan on Friday. Spring...
Student sets fire to mens’ restroom
March 15, 2020
A student set off a smoke bomb in the boy’s bathroom located in the Spirit House during the school day on March 10. Students and staff discovered the smoke bomb and followed safety precautions that would...
Online learning to start March 18
March 13, 2020
Superintendent Karen Sullivan announced that District 204 is closing all schools and implementing online learning starting March 18. While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the district, Sullivan said she was acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi challenges the ideas of racism and encourages people to become anti-racist.
March 13, 2020
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds collaborated on a book titled “Stamped,” which helps teenagers grasp the concept of racism. It was inspiration from Dr. Kendi’s original book, How to be an “Antiracist.”...
Women’s Month celebrates the accomplishments of women for decades
March 12, 2020
Women have made significant strides in the past century, yet it was not until 1981 when March became a national celebration for women. It began as Women’s History Week and it was not until 1995 that...
District 204 administrators begin precautions as COVID-19 becomes a pandemic
March 12, 2020
The University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Illinois State University, and Wheaton College have all canceled in-person classes in reaction to the spreading COVID-19 virus. Four Chicago area schools...
Me to We shines the light on impoverished villages with their Watts of Love initiative
March 11, 2020
Me to We created the Watts of Love campaign to turn off the lights and give someone in a less developed country access to renewable energy. Watts of Love is an organization that raises money to give solar...
Breaking News: School evacuated following fire in Spirit House restroom
March 10, 2020
Metea Valley students and staff went into a hold-in-place at 9:46 a.m., while juniors completed the ISBE Illinois Science Assessment in the gymnasium. The boys’ bathroom in the Spirit House contained...
