Alyssa Puccio is a senior who plans to enter the business of selling her artwork and designs, ranging from t-shirts to paintings. How long have you created your art? I've been creating art for as...

Rising football star junior Jayden Reed was recently offered collegiate opportunities by programs such as Western Michigan, Toledo, and Miami Ohio. He discusses his love for the game and for the people...

Senior Imiyah Weatherspoon is active in the Business Professionals of America and Metea community through DMMV. Whenever she's not in involved at school, she's running her own business. What did...

Brent Bloem is the media arts teacher and adviser for "The Mane". When he's not teaching, he takes up one unique hobby- medieval style martial arts. I didn’t know you fenced! Tell me about your fencing...

Mallory May is a senior, but more importantly, a Disney World fanatic. How many times have you been to Disney? 27 times (I’ve lived in Illinois my whole life). Every time we've gone to Disney, it's...

Katie Gonzales is currently a sophomore at Metea, but plans on going on a mission trip in Spain. Where are you moving? Possibly to Spain! I actually just got back from a trip there last night. Why...

Tony Khouri is currently a senior. While his mother, Tonia Khouri, ran for Congress this past November, they now are political activists surging a fight against religious persecution in Lebanon.  What...

What’s this company that you guys have started? The name of our company is “Kids Who Code.” We started it in September of last year. It’s a non-profit organization that teaches little kids how...

Abbey Malbon is a sophomore who recently became a finalist for a poetry contest. Although so far she has only won the first round, she is hopeful that her poem will make it all the way to the national...

Senior Charles Barnes is well known throughout the halls of Metea for his high spirit and large role at games and assemblies. He is a part of many clubs, and has made a big impact in his time here at Metea. What...

Kenneth Voytell, a sophomore at Metea, has his own tech repair company, and has been helping people with their broken electronic devices. What is your company, and what does it do? It’s called Tech...

Junior Riley Holmer recently competed in a pageant nearby that was closely connected to a generous charity. What was the pageant all about and why did you do it? This was the first time I’ve...

Senior Rachel Sheridan has been modeling for almost a year now. She can be seen modeling for the CG3 company, and has had shoots with many other freelance photographers. How did you get into the modeling...

Senior Julia Meyer has helped the family of English teacher Casey Solgos recently by raising funds through her projects ‘Change for Carter’ and ‘Cookies for Carter.’ She's hosting these projects...

As the beginning quarter of the school year comes to an end, and fall turns to winter, we  say goodbye to all the fall sports and events that have entertained and motivated us and transition into the...

Logan Merrihuw, a freshman, appeared in the first movie of the Divergent Series as an extra/stuntman in 2012 when he was just 11 years old. How did you get the part in the movie? I got the part as...

Lanie tries out for various fall sports at Metea in the hopes she'll finally make a team.

Recently, a video was taken of two students, featuring Jake Martin asking Emily DeAngelo to homecoming. The video has become very popular on social media, and has created a lot of buzz in the community....

Social media use has been constantly increasing with people posting photos, jokes, and information about their everyday life in a very public manner. However, recently there has been a rise in high school...

Lanie travels around school to ask Mustangs how their first week went.