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District 204 will continue to implement the mask mandate despite downstate judges ruling.

District 204 will continue to implement mask mandate

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
February 7, 2022

Judge Raylene Grischow, a downstate Illinois judge, ruled against the Illinois' school mandate, requiring students and teachers to wear masks to school. The ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by parents...

The upcoming themes for spirit week.

Upcoming spirit week themes

Allison Davids, Headlines reporter
February 7, 2022

Spirit week is back again but with new themes like Country vs Country Club, and Groutfit! The student government and emcees are who come up with the theme ideas for each day during their meetings. Spirit...

Junior Melissa Kim is about to perform the hex bar deadlift during MPT class to find her training max.

MPT classes drop Train Heroic

Allison Davids, Headlines Reporter
February 3, 2022

With the new semester rolling in, Metea performance training (MPT) classes are changing. Last semester, MPT classes used Train Heroic, an app for students to perform a certain workout. The app has been...

Seniors walking in from fifth period lunch off campus to arrive to a walkway covered in snow.

District 204 remains open despite snow storm

News Department
February 2, 2022

District 204 schools stayed open today despite the severe weather. With the snowstorm continuing, all after school sports and clubs are canceled. It was announced that the eighth grade open house has been...

Students are worried about if school will remain in-person or return back to remote learning.

District 204 pursues in-person learning despite rising cases in COVID-19

Allison Davids, Headlines Reporter
January 24, 2022

The country has seen a massive spike in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. Before District 204 students returned from winter break, District Superintendent Adrian Talley sent out an e-newsletter...

District 204 boundary committee has officially decided on new boundary plans

District 204 boundary committee has officially decided on new boundary plans

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
January 20, 2022

A final consensus came to light regarding the ongoing topic of District 204 boundary adjustments at the board of education meeting on Jan. 10, 2022. Boundaries have been in discussion since April 2021....

The day of service was canceled because of the rising dangers of the new COVID-19 variant.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service was canceled this year due to the rising risks of COVID-19

Tanmayi Sharat, Headlines Reporter
January 20, 2022

Due to the surge of the new variant of COVID-19 affecting our school and local area, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, held every year on Jan. 17, was canceled. The day of service is an opportunity...

All Illinois schools have adopted new CDC guidance which now shortens the quarantine period to five days instead of 14.

CDC shortens COVID-19 quarantine period to five days for all Illinois schools

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
January 14, 2022

In an e-newsletter sent out by District 204 Superintendent Adrian Talley stated that “Staff and students who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status should isolate for five days...

New mental health resources are put into place for students to utilize.

District launches new mental health website

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
December 14, 2021

District 204 has created a new webpage with information about mental health resources, citing losses and mental health concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the statement, the district said that...

District 204 introduces two new boundary plans to the community.

School board leaders finalize two possible concepts for new boundaries for Indian Prairie School District 204

Tanmayi Sharat, Headlines Reporter
December 3, 2021

There has been much concern over the student capacity in District 204 high schools. The large capacity is affecting daily schedules and because of COVID-19, the crowding is very dangerous to students and...

The board discusses summer bridge programs, the new boundaries plan, and student mental health

The Board of Education holds their second meeting of the month

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
November 19, 2021

The school board held their second board meeting of the month last Monday evening. With schools being back in person, the meeting was able to be held at the Crouse Education Center with regular attendees...

The threat assessment team was created to assess and treat threats made against individual schools, students, and staff.

Threat assessment team is created to protect staff and students

Sydney Burleyson, Headlines Editor
November 16, 2021

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law that states all schools must identify staff for a threat assessment team and have a set threat assessment procedure in place as of Feb. 2020. The purpose of these...

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