Daylight saving time reignites controversy over observance

March 11, 2020

As morning arises on the second Sunday of March, people stutter at their clocks realizing they may be an hour late to start their day. This widely adopted practice of moving...

Girl Talk: Putting an end to the stigma of menstruation

March 9, 2020

There is shame and guilt in talking about our periods. People with periods hold their tongues when talking about their experiences or any help they need. Over around 500 cycles...

Hollywood has misrepresented Hispanic culture in American films/ Hollywood no puede representar los latinos con pura violencia

February 26, 2020

Project Revolution fosters student advocacy in politics

February 18, 2020

The anxious high schoolers awaited their elected officials to begin the Power of Politics Political Forum on Feb. 16. After an internship with State Senator Ram Villivalam,...

One Year Later

February 14, 2020

Within a few days of the mass shooting at the Henry Pratt warehouse in Aurora one year ago, most people across the country added Aurora to their mental list of shootings. For the people of Aurora, however, the shock of a mass shooting at home remained.

Chicago Public Schools make strides in their inclusion efforts.

February 12, 2020

 Eunice Kennedy Shriver is a staple icon within Special Olympics. She started Camp Shriver which was a camp for young people with intellectual disabilities that started in...

Metea recognizes academic excellence without class ranking

February 6, 2020

Metea, along with other schools in District 203 and 204, does not do class ranking in its system. Class ranking is something that puts the students in numerical order of GPA...

Month in review: January

February 4, 2020

Australia fires  2020 started out with upward of 11 million hectares of Australian land destroyed by bush fires. How the fires started varies from case to case, but the...

Missouri House Bill resurfaces ideas about literary censorship

January 29, 2020

The Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act entered the Missouri House of Representatives on Jan. 8 as part of Missouri House Bill 2044. The Bill pushed for the creation...

PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE: IPSD introduces measures to bring clarity to the purpose of education

January 27, 2020

There are 1,420 minutes in a day. The National Science Foundation states that humans can have up to 60,000 thoughts each day. A decent fraction of those thoughts typically...

The male mental health crisis requires attention and a complex solution

January 16, 2020

Imagine being at the cusp of drowning. Imagine feeling the currents of water pulling you down as your body flails for a gasp of breath. Imagine being unable to scream for...

Como la ayuda financiera es un visto para estudiantes yendo para la universidad

January 13, 2020

La conversación de qué universidad es mejor para cada estudiante es algo que es determinado con muchos factores. Uno de esos factores siendo el costo y cuánta ayuda financiera...

Metea Robotics empowers girls looking toward a STEM career

December 17, 2019

Mustang Voltage electrified District 204's robotics scene when it made its way to VEX Worlds, the highest level of competition in high school robotics. Powered in part by...

Debate over Life360 app rules it both an invasion of privacy and a necessary safeguard

December 12, 2019

Doodoodoo! Mom arrived at home. Doodoodoo! Angela left Bryan’s house. By the end of 2018, approximately 18 million users were receiving alerts like these each month on the...