Congratulations to Metea Valley social studies department chair Don Pankuch, who was recently awarded the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award. #boardsalute @MeteaValley

Congratulations Metea Valley High School freshman Derin (Hazel) Dogru, who recently earned an honorable mention in the NPR Student Podcast Challenge. #boardsalute @MeteaValley

Congratulations to Metea Valley art teacher Karen Popovich for earning the President’s Choice Award from the Illinois Art Education Association. #boardsalute @meteavalley

Congratulations to IPSD 204 First Student transportation shop manager Jay Fiene and his team from the district’s three transportation dispatch centers for earning the Gold Shop Award and the National Institute for ASE's Blue Seal of Excellence. #boardsalute

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Dr. Keeley Schmid at Brookdale Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @keels226

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Clow Elementary's Interim Principal, Robin Bruebach! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @ClowCougars

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Jill Keller at Georgetown Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @Georgetown204

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Laurel Hillman at Fry Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @laurel_hillman

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Carlos Azcoitia at Cowlishaw Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @CowlishawKoalas

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Adrienne Morgan at Builta Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @Builta60490

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Carol Betzold at Brooks Elementary! Thank you for your leadership and everything you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate you! #PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankAPrincipal @brookstigers

Happy Principal Appreciation Week! Thank you to our amazing school principals! We appreciate your strong leadership and dedication to our students. #ThankAPrincipal #PrincipalAppreciationWeek

REMINDER: No School on Monday, October 12 In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day, there will be no school on Monday, October 12. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 13.

Niche released its 2027 rankings for best schools and school districts. Indian Prairie ranked #25 out of 10,449 school districts in the United States and #5 out of 406 in Illinois. Additionally, all three of our high schools ranked among the top 25 in the state: Neuqua Valley (#11), Metea Valley (#16), and Waubonsie Valley (#22). Achievements like these reflect the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of our students, staff, and district families. @NeuquaValley @meteavalley @WaubonsieValley

Congratulations to Still Middle School 7th graders Ishaan Menon & Adhrit Nagelli and White Eagle Elementary 4th grader Avi Nagelli for earning first place in the 2026 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Robo Mission elementary division! #boardsalute

Congratulations to the current and former students whose summer work will soon be highlighted in a documentary to be shown at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Turkey. #boardsalute

Congratulations 2023 @MeteaValley graduate Anabel Orchard on receiving an Illinois Education Association SCORE Grant to create a sensory garden within Metea Valley’s special education program. #boardsalute

Congratulations to the @NeuquaValley aerial robotics team for winning the UAS4STEM national championship in the beginner division of the drone engineering competition held this summer. #boardsalute