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Next year, the Michaels' will be on their own for the first time ever. Lauren (left) will be attending Illinois State University, Maggie will playing volleyball at University of Northern Iowa, Reese will be going to Missouri and Gavin playing baseball for Cincinnati. 
Photo Courtesy of: The Michaels Family

4 of a kind: Michaels quadruplets finish senior year together

Four siblings. Four sports. One PlayStation nobody wants to share
Yusuf Abbed, Staff Writer
May 20, 2026

The question was a simple one. Too simple. Who’s the best at ping pong? All four Michaels siblings answered at once, each building a case, citing specific matches and disputed outcomes that seemed to stretch back for years. They talked over each other, around each other, through each other—until...

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Mr. Brad Bovenkerk poses with a vintage trading card featuring his great-uncle, a former Chicago Bear.

Bovenkerk’s Bears connection fits in the palm of his hand

English teacher’s great-uncle earned All-Pro honors as a Bears lineman in the 1950s
Inkspot Staff
Jan 18, 2026

Mr. Brad Bovenkerk’s Chicago Bears connection is small enough to disappear in his palm. It’s a 1950 Bowman Gum football card—76 years old, “near mint” and still crisp—featuring Bovenkerk’s grand-uncle, Richard “Dick” Barwegen. The photo shows Barwegen in a Baltimore Colts uniform,...

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In retrospect

In retrospect

Junior Violet Kopsell explains why thrift stores, vinyl records, classic concerts keep pulling her back to the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s
Anna Chang, Staff Writer
Jan 12, 2026

Violet Kopsell is a time traveler of sorts, drawn more to the sounds and styles of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s than whatever is trending today. While most Ironmen see ’80s Day as just another spirit day, for Kopsell, almost every day is decades day—powered not by a DeLorean or the TARDIS, but by...

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Seniors "skipped" at the Senior Picnic, Armoni Conner spreading her lifelong love of jump rope.

Senior leads classmates in double dutch, sharing passion for jump roping [photo gallery]

Armoni Conner’s jump ropes turned a personal pastime into one of the senior picnic’s standout moments
Bella Green, Editor-in-Chief
May 16, 2025

Tick-tack-tick-tack-tick-tack-tick-tack. The hot concrete of Comlara park sparked with each strike of Armoni Conner’s make-shift clothesline rope, surrounded by the giggles of seniors as they skipped. When Conner heard the “picnic” in Senior Picnic, she knew what she was going to bring—her...

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Photo Courtesy of: HR Imaging // Used with permission

Beyond the Mock Awards: Senior Awards Night spotlights student impact

Bella Green, Editor-in-Chief
May 16, 2025

The May-hem is upon us—the inboxes are full. The college tees are out. The senior absences keep adding up. Senior season has arrived. As the countdown to graduation winds down, the spotlight often shines on spirit week polls, senior sunset movie picks and yearbook superlatives. But one of the...

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The six-member counseling team—Mrs. Addie Ince, Mr. Ryan Short, Ms. Carlie Newton, Mrs. Jenn Giermann, Mrs. Kristi Chase and Ms. Brooke Bollmann—helps guide over 2,000 Community students through academic planning, mental health support, peer and family conflict, standardized testing and post-secondary prep. The group's largely unsung role? Offering stability in moments of crisis and clarity in times of uncertainty.

The counselors who carry it all

Community counselors guide students through crisis, not just class schedules
Marcus Russell, Staff Writer
May 6, 2025
At Community, school counselors are doing far more than filling out forms—they’re filling the roles of therapists, mentors and lifelines for students who need more than just a schedule.
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BounceNet’s big break

BounceNet’s big break

What began as a spring break sketch became a reality—and deepened the bond between an inventive father and the daughter who supported the dream
Zachary Knox-Doyle, Sports Editor
May 1, 2025
When Jeff Mavros packed for his family’s annual spring break trip to Florida, he didn’t just stow sunscreen and swimsuits in his suitcase. The family’s luggage included something a little heavier than your average beach gear. Tagging along on the trip south was a suitcase crammed with pickleball paddles, baseball mitts, lacrosse sticks, Spikeball nets and whatever new game Jeff, the father of two Community students, had most recently added to the mix.
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Caden Correll’s historic run

Caden Correll’s historic run

Undefeated streak, redemption & Community’s first state finalist
Elijah Conda, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 19, 2025

The State Farm Center hummed with anticipation–under the bright lights of the IHSA 3A State Wrestling Semifinals, history waited to be written. A senior, unbeaten in 47 matches. A two-time state medalist. One final shot at a championship.  Across from him, a freshman phenom.  David versus...

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Photo Courtesy of: Mr. Jeff Christopherson

Jonah Roper’s next pitch

The starting pitcher’s next delivery after undergoing Tommy John surgery
Zachary Knox-Doyle, Sports Editor
Mar 16, 2025

The surgeon’s steady hand marks the incision. The scalpel glides across the skin, parting flesh to reveal the damaged ligament beneath. A tendon—healthy, unscarred—harvested from the wrist, severed from its home. The drill whirs to life, its bit biting deep into the ulna, then the humerus,...

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Basketball, Ironmen head coach Mr. Dave Feeney believes, isn't about basketball, its about the relationships and memories the athletes form that have nothing to do with the stat sheet or the scoreboard. 
Its the comraderie that continues to draw multisport athletes to the program despite the demands of the 30+ game season. 
Pictured: Community's senior class, left to right: Emma Harrison, Rayna Powers, Camry FIsher, Tatum Yokley, Marco Reynolds, Kenna Malinowski, Armoni Conner and A'meah Lester.

Photo Courtesy of: Charles Green //@cgmojo

One last run: Multi-sport seniors on the court for a final season together

A Division-I soccer commit. A shot-putter closing in on a 40-year-old record. A 16-time state swim qualifier. Basketball wasn’t their primary sport in high school—but it’s the one that brought them together. And for senior standouts Rayna Powers, Marco Reynolds and Kenna Malinowski, it’s the one they weren’t ready to leave behind ahead of their senior season.
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