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The Student News Site of Neuqua Valley High School

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Primary Elections - March 19th

Primary Elections – March 19th

Viraj Desai, Guest Writer
March 11, 2024
Alliance for the Children

Alliance for the Children

Viraj Desai, Guest Writer
December 18, 2023
Trees during the fall period

Activities to do this Fall in Naperville

Viraj Desai, Guest Writer
October 23, 2023
A clip from the trailer of "Barbie" (2023)

“Barbie,” An exciting re-imagination of the lovable series

Ava Nelson, Viraj Desai, and Leah Dennison
April 21, 2023
The Echo Magazine 25.2

The Echo Magazine 25.2

Ben LeGrand, Sanchali Pandey, Lily Ha, Leah Dennison, Patricia Novak, Jake Panek, Emma Vorasorn, Viraj Desai, Logan Brown, and Ava Nelson
March 23, 2023
St. Patrick's day is celebrated on March 17 of every year, many choosing to dress in green outfits or even as leprechaun

Celebrate this St. Patrick’s day with luck

Camila Reyes and Viraj Desai
March 17, 2023
Shrek (2001)

Why Shrek is the best movie of all time

Viraj Desai and Lily Ha
February 15, 2023
A sneak peek of Dove Cameron's music video, "Breakfast"

Dove Cameron’s newest music video is an authentic work of activism

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
December 6, 2022
In the November 2022 edition of The Echo Recommends, The Echo shares their Thanksgiving Break recommendations!

The Echo Recommends- November

Ben LeGrand, Lily Ha, Charlie Wallin, Patricia Novak, Emma Vorasorn, Leah Dennison, Sobia Shamim, Jack RS, Camila Reyes, Ava Nelson, Ayel Kikama, Adam Hristov, Sanchali Pandey, Viraj Desai, Logan Brown, and Zahra Ladak
November 27, 2022
The weather’s warming up, so here’s some recommendations to warm you up.

The Echo Recommends- October

Ben LeGrand, Lily Ha, Logan Brown, Leah Dennison, Viraj Desai, Ayel Kikama, Zahra Ladak, Ava Nelson, Patricia Novak, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Camila Reyes, Jack RS, Sobia Shamim, Emma Vorasorn, Charlie Wallin, Sean Kirchner, and Adam Hristov
October 29, 2022
The Echo has returned with their monthly column. New staff, new recommendations.

The Echo Recommends – September 2022

Ben LeGrand, Lily Ha, Emma Vorasorn, Charlie Wallin, Patricia Novak, Ryder Stejskal, Leah Dennison, Mahima Shankar, Sobia Shamim, Jack RS, Camila Reyes, Jake Panek, Ava Nelson, Ayel Kikama, Adam Hristov, Sanchali Pandey, Viraj Desai, Logan Brown, Sean Kirchner, and Zahra Ladak
September 13, 2022
Students in Ms. Schneider's Creative Writing class smile at the camera.

Masks in school: what has changed?

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
September 12, 2022
Downtown Naperville is a notable destination for many summer activities

Activities to do this summer in Naperville

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
May 26, 2022
These signs are up in every bathroom, introducing students to the gender neutral bathrooms and giving counselors' information

Neuqua’s gender neutral bathrooms are helping students feel more comfortable in their gender identity

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
May 17, 2022
Young Adam Reed (Walker Scobell) interacting with his future self (Ryan Reynolds)

Why “The Adam Project” is deserving of its praise

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
April 19, 2022
The poster for the Monologue Show coming up this weekend

This year’s Monologue Show is going to be one of the most extraordinary performances yet

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
March 9, 2022
This semester, The Echo Recommends has given up on themes. Please enjoy these January recommends.

The Echo Recommends – January 2022

Aarti Gupta, Sachin Fong, Ben LeGrand, Peter Wujek, Abby Apeland, Jason Appel, Lucas Lombana Arias, Jaclyn Bobbe, Logan Brown, Noah Burrell, Viraj Desai, Olivia Durcan, Mahika Gupta, Lily Ha, Adam Hristov, Udhay Nallapati, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Ingrid Marques Reginato, Sabrina Sabatin, Mahima Shankar, Ryder Stejskal, Gabby Dziekan, and Jack RS
January 24, 2022
Some of the most popular movies released in 2021

2021: a year of vast entertainment

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
January 16, 2022
Baljeet, the token Indian character from the popular children's animated series "Phineas and Ferb" pictured profusely studying.

The portrayal of South Asians in western cinema: the good and the bad

Sanchali Pandey and Viraj Desai
December 19, 2021
In the December 2021 edition of The Echo Recommends, we share some suggestions of how to relieve your finals stress and winter break boredom.

The Echo Recommends – December 2021

Aarti Gupta, Ben LeGrand, Peter Wujek, Abby Apeland, Jason Appel, Lucas Lombana Arias, Jaclyn Bobbe, Logan Brown, Viraj Desai, Olivia Durcan, Mahika Gupta, Lily Ha, Adam Hristov, Udhay Nallapati, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Ingrid Marques Reginato, Sabrina Sabatin, Mahima Shankar, and Ryder Stejskal
December 15, 2021
Senior Helena Haralambopoulos poses for a photo in a creative outfit.

Student perspectives of Neuqua fashion

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
December 3, 2021
The Echo Magazine 24.1

The Echo Magazine 24.1

Aarti Gupta, Sachin Fong, Lily Ha, Ryder Stejskal, Mahima Shankar, Sanchali Pandey, Ben LeGrand, Viraj Desai, and Logan Brown
December 3, 2021
In the November 2021 edition of The Echo Recommends, The Echo shares their Thanksgiving Break recommendations!

The Echo Recommends – November 2021

Aarti Gupta, Sachin Fong, Ben LeGrand, Peter Wujek, Abby Apeland, Jason Appel, Lucas Lombana Arias, Jaclyn Bobbe, Logan Brown, Noah Burrell, Viraj Desai, Olivia Durcan, Mahika Gupta, Lily Ha, Adam Hristov, Udhay Nallapati, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Ingrid Marques Reginato, Sabrina Sabatin, Mahima Shankar, Ryder Stejskal, and Amerie Zaininger
November 19, 2021
Jocelyn Vannoy, a junior at Neuqua, scrolls through Instagram on her phone

How does social media affect teenagers?

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
November 18, 2021
The school lockers on the first floor at Neuqua Valley.

Why were lockers not being offered at the start of the school year?

Lily Ha and Viraj Desai
November 2, 2021
The weather’s warming up, so here’s some recommendations to warm you up.

The Echo Recommends – October 2021

Aarti Gupta, Sachin Fong, Ben LeGrand, Maya Stone, Peter Wujek, Abby Apeland, Jason Appel, Lucas Lombana Arias, Jaclyn Bobbe, Logan Brown, Noah Burrell, Viraj Desai, Olivia Durcan, Mahika Gupta, Lily Ha, Adam Hristov, Udhay Nallapati, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Ingrid Marques Reginato, Sabrina Sabatin, Mahima Shankar, Ryder Stejskal, and Amerie Zaininger
October 25, 2021
The Build Crew diligently works on the set for Tinker Bell.

Behind the Scenes of Tinker Bell

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
October 8, 2021
The Echo has returned with their monthly column. New staff, new recommendations.

The Echo Recommends – September 2021

Aarti Gupta, Sachin Fong, Ben LeGrand, Maya Stone, Peter Wujek, Abby Apeland, Jason Appel, Lucas Lombana Arias, Jaclyn Bobbe, Logan Brown, Noah Burrell, Viraj Desai, Olivia Durcan, Mahika Gupta, Lily Ha, Adam Hristov, Udhay Nallapati, Sanchali Pandey, Jake Panek, Ingrid Marques Reginato, Sabrina Sabatin, Mahima Shankar, Ryder Stejskal, and Amerie Zaininger
September 17, 2021
Students involved in Gold Rush kick off Neuqua's fall activities and sports season with their support.

Upcoming fall activities at Neuqua

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
September 8, 2021
A scene of Lorde’s “Solar Power” music video released on June 10, 20201

Why Lorde’s “Solar Power” is a revolutionary success

Viraj Desai, Staff Writer
August 30, 2021
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