Aimun Anwer
After careful reconsideration, District 204 chooses to switch over to complete online learning over the previous idea of both online and in-person learning options.
Madison Moon, Michelle Serna, and Ursula Sturgeon
August 18, 2020
Throughout the summer, the district expressed concerns on their website regarding the rising COVID-19 rates in DuPage County, causing a delay in the return to school on Sept. 3 and the continuance of online...
Yearbook photo by Sophie Shabaz
The Naperville Neighbors United will be hosting a youth forum tomorrow at 7 p.m. Those who are interested in registering can click the link at the end of the story.
Jessica Velazquez and Leland Pan
June 22, 2020
The murder of George Floyd on May 25 sparked global protests against racism and police violence, including protests in Naperville and Aurora. Weeks of ongoing protests stimulated conversations about racism...
May 24, 2020
The Mustangs Filled their locker banks with excitement when getting rid of the supplies in their lockers. However, the annual locker cleanouts are a little different this year, considering the inconvenience...
Apollo performs ‘Keep Your Head Up’ virtually to spread positivity
May 23, 2020
As COVID-19 reigns and students continue to search for some sense of normalcy, many clubs and organizations have been hard at work to ensure at least a few aspects of typical high school life are maintained....
School closing for the rest of the year creates changes for students and staff
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...
Small businesses face hardships due to coronavirus
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...
Metea’s warm line offers support to those who need it
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.”...
