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The monologue show is made up of fifty four students performing pieces they have written including monologues, poems, songs, or anything written. The purpose of the monologue show is to see students talk and be celebrated; words matter to people. Neuqua students performing in the monologue show now have the opportunity to go [...]
Most Neuqua students are unaware of the Race to the Top sweepstakes. It was a $3.3 billion jackpot offered to states by the federal government as an education reform initiative that occurred several months ago. However, Illinois failed to receive the grant, and instead the money went to nine other states that include Florida, [...]
Toni Keller, 2010 Neuqua Valley graduate, went missing on October 14th. Keller was enrolled in Northern Illinois University, and was visiting the DeKalb Prairie Park when she went missing. When charred human remains were found in the same park, DeKalb police forces took suspect William Kurl into custody for the murder of Toni Keller. [...]
This year Neuqua Valley has undergone many changes throughout the school. With budget cuts, new option rules, and now with the discussion of removing class rank, students are learning to make adjustments. Administrators came together on November 1st to discuss the topic of eliminating class rank designations on transcripts. The proposal came from [...]
Neuqua is most recognized for its athletic and academic strength, but the health habits of students lack discussion. Most students at Neuqua can be seen buying and eating an assortment of unhealthy foods. These actions are not uncommon for schools in America due to the fact that America is characterized by its unhealthy eating [...]
Following two platinum albums, Taylor Swift has recently released her next album titled “Speak Now”. This 14 track CD, with five bonus songs available on the target CD, is comprised of a variety of slow and fast songs, and songs that, as critics will be relieved to hear, are not only about teenage love. [...]
The Neuqua Valley Boys Volleyball program has found a way to remember and celebrate Kyle Zuleg, who recently passed and was on the junior varsity team this past season. The program is selling rubber wristbands which read, “KYLE ADAM ZULEG #17”. The idea of bracelets was thought up during a meeting the Wednesday after [...]
The summer of 2010 marked one of Pakistan’s deadliest flood disasters that the population has faced since the existence of the nation. A variety of non-profit organizations, such as the American Red Cross and UNICEF, are responding to the national cry for aid and support. Recent counts show that over twenty one million victims [...]
With the publicity of Phoebe Prince’s suicide in January of this year, the recent suicide of college freshman Tyler Clementi, and the role the internet played in both, the destructive nature of cyber-bullying is evident in this day and age. Prince was bullied both in school as well as online through her Facebook and [...]
Mayor Pradel has a new challenger at his hands. City Councilmen Kenn Miller announced his candidacy for mayor on September 1st. Councilman Miller has served for five and a half years on the Naperville city council, and is a small business owner himself. He feels that with his past experience in the private sector [...]
