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METEA MEDIA

Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

Gully, one of the therapy dogs that came to Metea, lies comfortably as the students exit the room.

Therapy dogs serve as stress relievers for students

Chloe Stables, Spotlight Reporter
December 2, 2022

Volunteers in the Metea community bring in therapy dogs on the first Thursday of every month. This past Thursday, students were able to spend time with the therapy dogs during their lunch period. As the...

The search for a replacement principal has taken place as Dr. Echols plans to retire.

The search for a new principal begins amid Echols’ last year

Chloe Stables, Spotlight Reporter
November 13, 2022

Darrell Echols has been the principal of Metea Valley high school for the past eight years and plans to retire at the end of this school year. Although Echols’s legacy is irreplaceable, the search to...

Students and adults from all across the community come together to monitor and judge elections.

Student election judge recounts experience at the polls

Tanay Pant, Spotlight Editor
November 10, 2022

While all my friends were sleeping during their mid-week vacation, I was shoveling cold eggs into my mouth at 4 a.m. Even so, I was late. As I entered the Nancy Young gymnasium, I saw my fellow election...

Junior Srivatsa Vokkarane enjoys chess and cricket.

Humans of Metea: Srivatsa Vokkarane

Tanay Pant, Spotlight Editor
November 6, 2022

Junior Srivatsa Vokkarane is a part of chess club, cricket club, and plays the violin. Keep reading to learn more about his experiences here at Metea.   What is chess club all about? Chess...

Cast members rehearse a scene from the play.

‘Radium Girls’ a historic play

Madison Moon
November 4, 2022

The 2022 Fall Production of Metea High School’s Theater Department is Radium Girls. The play is based on the true story of female factory workers who contracted radium poisoning starting in 1917 until...

Vishruth is involved with chess club, PLTW, and other Metea extra-curriculars.

Humans of Metea: Vishruth Gonur

Tanay Pant, Spotlight Editor
November 3, 2022

Junior Vishruth Gonur is involved with SkillsUSA, the Math Honor Society, and Chess Club. He is also involved in many sports including basketball, football, and volleyball. Keep reading to learn more about...

A student gets their blood drawn at a drive hosted by the Aspiring Health Professionals.

The Aspiring Health Professionals Club exceeds expectations for blood drive

Chloe Stables, Spotlight Reporter
November 3, 2022

The Aspiring Health Professionals Club is a hands-on club that inspires students to take initiative in exploring the medical field. The club works to prepare students who are interested in pursuing health...

The Grow Your Own Teacher program encourages students to pursue a career in teaching in District 204.

The grow your own teacher program inspires students to become educators

Chloe Stables, Spotlight Reporter
October 19, 2022

The grow-your-own-teacher program is a district-wide initiative aimed to encourage students to become educators. The program has only been around for two years and is district-led. Currently, the program...

Jack and the Magic Beans was the first childrens play Metea Valley has performed.

Performers and directors feel positive about Jack and the Magic Beans

Tanay Pant, Spotlight Editor
October 18, 2022

Metea Valley hosted Jack and the Magic Beans play from Oct. 7-9. Emotions and expectations were running rampant for everyone involved, as it was the first children’s play to be performed by Metea theater....

The Citizens of Metea held a candidate forum in the LMC on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

Citizens of Metea club hosts candidate forum

Chloe Stables and Isabelle Leofanti
October 13, 2022

This past week, students from the Citizens of Metea Valley, a non-partisan political action club encouraged Waubonsie and Metea students to attend the candidate fair on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Metea. The...

Dr. Darrell Echols, the principal of Metea Valley for the past eight years, will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Dr. Echols reflects on his time at Metea during his last year as principal

Chloe Stables, Spotlight Reporter
October 6, 2022

Darrell Echols has been the principal at Metea Valley high school since 2014 and plans to retire at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Echols believes that the past eight years working at Metea have...

Geocaches can be found anywhere, sometimes right under your nose.

The Joy of Geocaching

Tanay Pant, Spotlight Editor
October 6, 2022

The sticks and branches on the forest floor scratch at his legs as he claws through, but junior Ayush Jain ignores the pain. After all, if his phone’s GPS tells him to go forward, that’s where he will ...

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