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It’s no inaccurate statement to say that films are indicative of the decade in which they originated. However, history alone doesn’t shape the feel of a film, but the generation of people who watch them. In the early twentieth century, censorship codes and the National Legion of Decency neutered films of bloodshed, sexuality, and [...]
Inspired by a need to contribute to his community, Derrek Chung took his radical idea of hosting concerts for charity and to donate profits to an as-of-yet undecided charity to his supportive circle of family and friends to assure his sanity and conclude as to whether his idea was plausible or not. Chung surrounded [...]
Most are nervous to speak in public on any subject, let alone showcasing their own writing. At Neuqua, a cast of sixty one students are doing just that in this year’s Monologue Show, the annual Black Box production where, for three nights, three different casts present their own written work, including poems, songs, monologues [...]
Five years ago on the day after the day of silence, a day which celebrates gay rights, a Neuqua Valley student wore a t shirt whose message read “My Day of Silence: Straight Pride”. This slogan, which clearly expresses the student’s opinions, was not the message which has been called in to question and [...]
Throughout the last two years, students within the age group of seven to ten year olds have been experiencing a drop in reading scores that were witnessed through the decline in standardized test scores of the state examination. Indian Prairie District 204 just recently had a meeting regarding scores of the state standardized test [...]
The month of February is normally associated with Valentine’s Day and the end of winter. However, something else incredibly important begins annually as well; teachers in District 204 begin to negotiate for contracts for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. Pay, benefits, and schedules are to be determined and by the end of the May, the [...]
There was a great atmosphere down by the Pool on March 2nd for the NEISO Aquatics meet. Neuqua hosted this competition for Special Olympics Illinois, a non-profit organization that operates on donations only and is present in all 50 states. The meet involved over 300 athletes competing in more than 90 races. Each race [...]
The wrestling team at Neuqua Valley has always been a highly-respected team across the state. This year, Neuqua won further acclaim when Senior Luke Pigott was named “Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Upstate 8”. Pigott, who has been wrestling for Neuqua since his freshman year, was awarded the Brandon Bringas Scholarship. Each year [...]
Each day, directly after the pledge, students will be given a period of 15 seconds for a moment of reflection. Four years ago, both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives vetoed the moment of silence act resulting in public schools statewide dropping the period of reflection from the curriculum. Just about mid year, [...]
For the class of 2014 and many years after, driver’s education will now be offered as an elective at Neuqua’s Gold Campus. This addition to the course selection at the gold building gives Freshman students the chance to take the class in school, instead of taking it in their own time after school, on the [...]
