According to my screen time, I am on my phone for five hours and 50 minutes. With those five hours and 50 minutes, I have seen videos of people reflecting on their social media cleanse and the benefits...

Students compete to finish first.

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

District 204's mask optional policy went into effect on Feb. 22. This allowed students and staff to choose whether or not they wear a mask in the school building. Recently, the state of Illinois ended...

Adult expectations tend to shift away from the childhood expectations at the age of eighteen.

Metea Valley hosted the winter pep assembly on Feb. 11. The pep assembly was divided into two: underclassmen and upperclassmen. The underclassmen attended first and hosted blind musical chairs. The upperclassmen...

Chess team members play a speed round to practice for their upcoming tournament.

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

Junior Alyse Haddad and freshman Sarah Madden are acting in their dramatic play ‘Lockdown’.

Students study diligently in class in preparation for finals week.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has made a comeback with the release of a new comic adapted movie named “Eternals.” This new movie is a fresh look for Marvel because of its diverse and well known...

This song is for everyone who has ever cared about someone who really never felt the same about you. The musician, Palmertrees, usually writes about falling in love and how complicated it can be, so it...

Snoh Aalegra’s 2017 album “FEELS,” proved that soulful R&B is still alive and popular on the music scene. When listening to “Fool For You,” you can hear the influences of R&B legends...

Kacey Musgraves proved to be able to bring a popular song in the latin community and mainstream it. The original song, sung by Mercedes Sosa, is both nostalgic and loved by an entire community, so when...

Middle hitters Jessical Williams (#4) and Nicole Amrhein (#13) go in for a block against a hit made by Waubonsie.

Students gather in a dance circle to celebrate the first outdoor homecoming at MVHS.

Before the game, Metea Valley varsity team was found warming up and getting into game headspace.

Mrs. Honeysett strives to reconnect with the students in her classes. Students are finding difficultly transitioning into past classroom norms.

Freshman sit in a circle a connect with their upperclassman as they tell stories of their freshman year.

With a wave of uncertainty over which COVID guidelines should still be followed, comes the debate over masks and their necessity in the classroom.

Here is the link to the photos that were taken at graduation! https://photos.app.goo.gl/y6o1qjoYbY5H8Ama8

Brooks Elementary school is known in the district to have a lower number of yearly enrollments.

From the very second this song starts, it hooks you in. “Dancing in the Moonlight,” has its own magical power to make every listener light up with joy. Being released in 1973, this song has brought...

Inhaler, an indie rock band from Dublin, has so many songs that should genuinely be hits. In the song “Ice Cream Sundae,” the band managed to bring together a perfect mix of classic rock instruments...

Jim Croce takes all the attributes of classic rock and makes them into a beautiful love ballad about wanting to hold on to certain moments. The mood of the electric bass gives the song a double meaning-...

Ever since the negative feedback that critics and audiences gave to the film adaptation of “The Prom,” Netflix made an interesting choice by releasing another musical, but this time they aimed at Christan...

Autumn 0:00 Hi my name is Autumn and I'm here with Christina 0:03 Christina. Autumn 0:04 And we're gonna be talking about the woman experience in a high school setting. Christina 0:12 So the first...

Warning: Spoilers ahead. The “Trial of the Chicago 7” was a huge turning point in history because it dealt with racism and police brutality, much like the events in today’s society. The movie...

Olivia Gaziano 0:00 Hi everyone, and welcome to another podcast. My name is Olivia Gaziano, and I am a junior in the photography and media editor, and we are all here to talk about Valentine's Day. Autumn...

Olivia Gaziano 0:00 It was just announced that we are for sure heading back to school. On January, 26, but students have the options to either go to the hybrid option or also stay remote. We are here...

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Metea student are rolled out of bed and joined his first class, only to fall back to sleep on zoom.

Olivia Gaziano :  As we all know, Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Now it may look different for us this year, but we just wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we're thankful for and how we...

The mix of Ruel and Cautious Clays melodic voices make this song feel almost ethereal. This song is about maturing and moving on with life. Ruel sang a story of maturing and realizing that he had to let...

The Lynch brothers released this song because they felt like people really needed a feel-good song during these tough times. Fade tells the story of the ups and downs of life and how you just need to keep...

“Going Out” is a song that shines a light on the kids who are okay with staying home on Friday nights, the kids that may find comfort in being by themselves. I love this song because as much as I want...

Mustang comedy keeps spirits up with a virtual improve show. Speaker Jake Zeitner shares how happy he is to be able to preform despite not being in person.

District board members discus what going back to school during the presents of Covid-19 would look, an issue that they have been working on since early August.

Marching band joyful performs for the cars going by.

As the SAT approaches, students are cramming in last minute study sessions and practice tests.