As I walked into the gym for P.E. class, my freshman self was preparing for a day full of volleyball games. My friends and I were waiting to listen to the day’s instructions, and we started talking to...

Students pickup bags of their goods from their lockers.

Apollo members perform Keep Your Head Up virtually.

Small businesses in downtown Naperville have a hard time keeping business.

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...

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...

Due to COVID-19, the environment is healing and there is less pollution in the atmosphere.

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 prepare lessons for their students, while they are at home.

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...

Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) hosted a panel discussion on racial bias and discrimination in the community on Feb. 29. Foster and Underwood organized the discussion...

Indian Prairie School District 204 hired the new district superintendent, Adrian Talley, after the retirement of current district superintendent Karen Sullivan. Talley has been an educator for over thirty...

As 2019 comes to a close, many events reflect the past decade.

The Aurora Police Department arrested two Metea Valley students after they wrote shooting threats on bathroom walls. The students' names are not being released because they are juveniles.  Three threats...

Government students gathered in the Large Forum Room to watch the Democratic debate on Wednesday, when a racial slur, written backward, appeared on a Kahoot screen in front of the approximately 140 students....

As the lights dimmed in the auditorium and the stage lit up, Metea actors filled the theater with humor and passion as they expressed themselves through their roles and characters.  Through Metea's...

Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), along with an insightful panel, hosted a community listening session about vaping and the problems with it on Oct. 1. As vaping has become widespread and very...

Jordan Dullnigg is a senior at Metea Valley and is very involved in programs such as Special Olympics at Metea. She is on the board for the Special Olympics activation committee this year, which is part...

As the school year kicks off and the sports season starts up, students can support their classmates and also play an active role by going to events and checking in with the Superfan App. By checking into...

Saving the turtles is not only about recycling plastic straws. At Metea Valley, students and faculty throw away much more than just straws. The recycling bin is commonly used as another trash bin, which...

Students have been busy signing each other's yearbooks since they came on out May 14, but the Metea Valley yearbook staff is still working hard on the senior supplement, which will be mailed to seniors...

Metea Valley administrators restricted the use of gender neutral bathrooms that are attached to each of the class houses as of Monday, May 6. These bathrooms were previously open to any student, but were...

The Illinois General Assembly and Illinois Senate have created the SCH-CD Physical Education Bill HB-2234 that has been proposed to all school districts across the state, as of April 12, 2019. This bill...

s a part of World Language Week, Metea students put together a set of cultural performances to celebrate the beauties of cultures around the world. The Love Without Borders performance took place during...

District administrators put feminine hygiene products into girls bathrooms across all District 204 high schools as of last Tuesday, Feb 19. These products give girls the opportunity to have access to these...

After many victorious competitions, Sara Jordan is the first sophomore at Metea Valley to make it to the state competition for speech. Jordan became a member of the speech team last year when she was...

dministrators have decided to create a break in student’s schedules every Wednesday that is devoted to whatever resources they need. This time during the day is called Mustang 30 and will take place...

Students spoke out at the District 204 school board meeting on Monday about the availability of feminine hygiene products in school bathrooms. In front of administration and other board members, the students...

bbey Malbon, Spotlight Editor for The Stampede, was selected as a finalist for the Individual Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association. The Individual Award is given to students...

On Thursday, Sept. 20, Metea Valley High School students had the opportunity to experience what it was like to vote. The teachers of the American Government classes put together a mock election due to...

his year the Powderpuff intramural is starting off its season with a new rule: freshman and sophomores are allowed to play. Powderpuff is an annual activity for girls where they play flag football...

Amy Klimkowski How long have you been teaching? This will be my ninth year teaching. I worked at Eisenhower Cooperative before that in Eisenhower Illinois. What classes are you teaching? I...