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The annual March Madness tournament is a great time for High school students to research colleges.

March Madness provides a stepping ground into the college search

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
March 23, 2022

The annual March Madness NCAA tournament started March 13. March Madness is an annual three week college basketball tournament. 68 Division 1 colleges will be competing against each other in one on one...

Aurora fire department shows up after the fire alarm goes off during third period.

A smoking toaster set off fire alarm during third period

Sarah Holzman, Headlines Reporter
March 22, 2022

A smoking toaster in the Merit House set off the fire alarm today at 9:20, prompting students and staff to evacuate the building for approximately 12 minutes.  Three fire trucks arrived at the scene...

Gas prices per gallon rise as a result of the recent sanctions against Russia to limit the import of oil to the U.S.

United States gas prices reach highest rate in 14 years

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
March 21, 2022

The war between Russia and Ukraine has put a hike in United States gas prices leaving people paying up to $4.26 per gallon at the pump. Although depending on the state, and regional factors, prices have...

OLAS club is selling tickets for their cultural experience dance happening on March 18th.

OLAS organizes a Latino dance in hope of sharing their culture

Tanmayi Sharat, Headlines reporter
March 16, 2022

The Organization of Latin America Students (or OLAS) is hosting a Latino dance program on March 18. This is a program to display the diverse culture that the Latino community has to offer. The variety...

English teacher Ann Cluxton set up prom dresses in a variety of sizes at Graham Elementary School for high school students to choose from.

The Valley Runway gives District 204 high school students an opportunity to find the right prom dress for them

Sarah Holzman, Headlines Reporter
March 8, 2022

Every school year, the teacher and the sponsor for the women’s empowerment club, Elevate, Ann Cluxton holds an annual prom dress drive called the Valley Runway. This year, the event took place at Graham...

Students are seen walking to class during passing period just days after Illinois mask guidelines became optional.

CDC announces new updates for COVID-19 mitigations strategies in Illinois

Sarah Holzman and Allison Davids
March 7, 2022

With masks optional now, the policy affects businesses, schools, and other indoor areas. This leaves managers, superintendents, and other authorities to decide if they want to have their staff and customers...

The new mask update will allow students to decide if they want to wear mask or not

Students and staff navigate new choices with the mask mandate

Tanmayi Sharat, Headlines Reporter
March 2, 2022

Masks have gone from required to recommended for District 204 staff and students as of Feb, 22. There has been a lot of debate on the necessity of masks due to rising vaccination rates and decreasing COVID-19...

Starting February 22nd masks will become optional for staff and students.

Mask recommendation strategy makes masks optional

Allison Davids, Headlines Reporter
February 17, 2022

District 204 Superintendent Adrian Talley sent out a  message to the community about the new mask mitigation updates, this past Sunday. The district has looked over the data and will start using the mask...

A student is seen throwing away their mask as mandates are lifted throughout the district.

Students protest school mask mandate

Katrina Viloria, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2022

District 204 will transition from mask required to mask recommended starting Tuesday, Feb. 22. This follows the ruling by Sangamon County judge Raylene Grichow granting a temporary restraining order (or...

The number of COVID-19 cases has increased, but the overall average positivity rate and new cases per one hundred thousand people has decreased.

COVID-19 cases falling as district changes mitigation strategies

Sarah Holzman, Headlines reporter
February 14, 2022

The updated COVID-19 dashboard, located on the Indian Prairie School District 204 website, reads that there have been four confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the week leading up to Feb. 7. This number...

The Board meeting was supposed to be a discussion about improving the district, however some parents decided to not wear their masks leaving the board members to adjourn the meeting.

Parents unwilling to wear masks force board meeting to adjourn

Tanmayi Sharat, Headlines Reporter
February 11, 2022

District 204 held a board meeting to discuss topics, such as new roofing for certain schools, a change in the elementary level social studies curriculum, new policies on suicide and depression prevention...

Local shooting causes families in the nearby area to shelter in place.

Students unable to return home following Friday’s local shooting

Allison Davids, Headlines Reporter
February 10, 2022

Approximately 30 Metea Valley students were unable to return home after school this past Friday. Naperville Police officers responded to the fatal shooting of a man at 8:30 a.m in an apartment located...

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