eans clarified the attendance policy that applies to students attending Prom. The policy posted on the Metea webpage states that students must attend four academic classes before they can leave school. “Every...

Boys’ bathrooms across the school have been alternatingly closed over the past few weeks in response to various issues and altercations. “We’ve had an increase in some vandalism, physical aggression...

Band, choir, and orchestra students from across the district attended the annual Organizational festival at Neuqua Valley High School on Monday. Students performed pieces and were able to work on their...

emind issued a release stating they would no longer offer text messaging services for devices using Verizon Wireless. Remind is a popular notification service which allows teachers to send texts to their...

Metea Valley hosted its annual Veterans Day Assembly on Friday. The assembly was attended by the entire student body and staff. Key events were musical performances by Chamber Strings, Wind Ensemble, and...

he Naperville Police Department did not find any threat at Neuqua Valley High School following a bomb threat this afternoon. Police found no evidence of dangerous or explosive materials. “Naperville...

he episode of The Mane that aired yesterday was one story shorter than planned. The Metea Valley administrative team censored a segment about a local family restaurant over concerns about footage containing...

he League of Women Voters of Naperville is Metea today to register students as voters before the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Today is National Voter Registration Day. Students who are turning 18 before Nov....

A screenshot from a Naperville Central High School student’s private Instagram story went viral on social media on Tuesday. The screenshot contained xenophobic and Islamophobic statements and focused...

Principal Dr. Darrell Echols sent an email out to Metea families about the implementation of a canine search program on Monday. The program is in partnership with the company Interquest Detection Canines...

Principal Dr. Darrell Echols sent out an email to Metea families on Monday regarding implementation of a search program of campus and parking lots by trained dogs. The program is in partnership with Interquest...

District 204 teachers took part in an active shooter training session at Neuqua Valley High School last Friday. Nationwide concern about school safety has increased over the past few years, culminating...

The marching band is beginning its tenth season with a Disney themed program and two new Drum Majors. Marching Mustangs director Glen Schneider is in charge of choosing the topic. “Every year I ask...

t’s been a rough few years for comedy. As general audiences begin to move away from easy jokes, comics have claimed that it’s hard to be funny in such a sensitive time. The rebuttal lies in the stand-up...

The Metea Theater program opened its spring show 'Our Town' last night to a sold out audience. 'Our Town', a Pulitzer prize winning drama considered to be a classic, follows the stories of the fictional...

eniors must return Chromebooks and textbooks before the end of the year in order to graduate. Senior checkout days are in the LMC on May 21 and 22, during senior finals. Seniors will need to turn in...

Principal Dr. Darrell Echols sent a message to parents and students to alert them of an incident that occurred earlier in the day last Friday, April 6. A student was investigated after it was brought to...

Students across the nation raised their voices in national student-led walkouts on Wed. March 14 as a sign of support for the victims of the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...

Teachers received directions from administration last Thursday not to purchase T-shirts for the student walkout or to endorse the activity.   Students are selling T-shirts during lunch periods in the...

A variety of activities will take place in the Commons for students to participate in to accompany the student walkout occurring on Wed, March. 14.  The student walkout is a student-led demonstration...

Parents and teachers from across the district attended the monthly Engage204 session at Still Middle School on Monday night. This month, participants discussed #FutureReady204 and what that means for schools...

The National Art Honors Society is painting a mural for local community service organization Loaves and Fishes. “One of our members volunteers at Loaves and Fishes, and in working there she was approached...

The 2018-2019 school year is right around the corner, and with a new school year comes course selection. A variety of new courses are being introduced this year. Among these changes are more blended...

On Monday, January 15, over 200 students from a variety of clubs and sports gathered to spend their morning off serving the community. The annual Martin Luther King Day of Service kicked off with breakfast...

On Friday, Metea Business Professionals of America went to Oakbrook for the Fall Leadership Conference. There, schools sent in their top two candidates for election for a position on the state board. Members...

n Veterans Day, we honor the sacrifices of thousands of Americans. We thank them for their bravery and honor, and pay our respects to the fallen. We hold large assemblies to appreciate them, but we don’t...

n Friday morning, Epsilon Lambda Alpha, Metea’s chapter of the National English Honors Society held elections for its executive board. Students ran for the role of president, vice president, historian,...

Graphic by: Kennedy Homan This year marks the 525th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering (read: commandeering) the New World. Historically, Columbus has been celebrated as a pioneer and a...

Photo by: Aimee Leal With a new school year comes the flurry of fliers and posters for all sorts of clubs and activities. This year, something new is popping up on the walls. The 2017-2018 school year...

Photo by Maddie Crabtree On the first day of school during every lunch period, staff announced new lunch period expectations. These included remaining seated throughout the period, not leaving the lunchroom...

Dr. Echols provided an enthusiastic welcome to a new school year during Metea Valley’s inaugural readiness days last week to prepare the entire student body for the 2017-18 school year. The days included...