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Hungry ghosts: Community’s Experimental Ensemble

An unconventional teacher attempts to satisfy his insatiable musical appetite with a new musical group: The Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble

Matthew Beigie, Staff Writer
May 12, 2022

Behind her instrument -- a harmonium -- the girl sits, her legs curled behind her. She shifts her weight in concert with her moving hands, pushing and pulling the instrument's bellows. Even before she rests her fingers on the keys, a soft, almost inaudible air emanates to open the song. NCHS...

Dropping dimes; lighting up the scoreboard

Ethan Scott, Staff Writer
May 5, 2022

A look back on the 2021-22 Ironmen basketball season conjures up images of Zach Cleveland dunks, Tyler Dwinial charges and Trey Redd’s clutch 3s... Those highlights helped the Ironmen tie the basketball program’s season win record, matching the 2014-15 team’s 33-win season. This season on...

Counseling: One with Mrs. Harden’s Heart

Victoria Wilson, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 20, 2022

Community’s counseling office often goes unnoticed, only visited for scheduling conflicts or when students receive the small, yellow slip of paper indicating a meeting with their counselor. But, the counseling office serves many purposes.

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Game Changer: Coach Witzig, after 28 years, scores a bid to the IBCA Hall of Fame

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 18, 2022

Strictly business: Cruse raises the bar

Senior Charles Cruse breaks school pole vault record, leaps to a number one ranking in Illinois

Eli Benson, Staff Reporter
Apr 13, 2022

For 33 years, Community’s boys track and field pole vault record stood at 15 feet, 6 3/4 inches, until Charles Cruse, then a junior, jumped 15 feet, 7 inches -- breaking the record by a quarter of an inch. That was nearly a year ago, and Cruse keeps jumping higher. In one of the first indoor...

Cinderella Stories

Teachers reminisce over their time on the high school stage -- featuring Ms. Meg Keogh

Nayonika Banerjee, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 8, 2022

In the Spring 2022 edition of the "Inkspot" magazine, four teachers shared their high school musical history, reflecting on their experience on stage. Watch as Ms. Meg Keogh goes in depth with her experience in "The Wizard of Oz."

Cinderella Stories

Teachers reminisce over their time on the high school stage -- featuring Ms. Stephanie Hedgespeth

Nayonika Banerjee, Senior Staff Reporter
Apr 6, 2022

In the Spring 2022 edition of the "Inkspot" magazine, four teachers shared their high school musical history, reflecting on their experience on stage. Watch as Ms. Stephanie Hedgespeth goes in depth with her experience in "Bonnie and Clyde."

Meet the court [photo gallery]

Avani Rai, Ethan Scott, Abigail Ruebush, Izzy Fader and Samantha Coleman
Sep 23, 2021

A Q & A with the 2021 Homecoming court

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New Faces of Normal

Charlotte Calmes, Colin Flack, Kelsey Kern, Hannah Kocar, Eli Schneider and Olivia Plangger
Sep 17, 2020

The New Faces of Normal Combine large, bold images with the beautifully crafted words of your story.

BACC culinary students roast the competition at SkillsUSA regional; COVID simmers State competition hopes

Olivia Plangger and Jessalyn Baer
Apr 25, 2020

Four Bloomington Area Career Center Culinary Arts students -- Emma Feit ('21), Madelyn Burton ('21), Kennedy Coe ('21), and Gavin Regnier ('20) -- qualified for the SkillsUSA State competition after participating in the Regional culinary competitions at Southwestern Illinois College in Granite City on...

Q & A: Seniors Speak Up

With Satya Garapati

Mantra Dave and Olivia Plangger
Apr 24, 2020

Q & A: Senior Athletes Speak Up

With Kailah Carter

Olivia Plangger and Mantra Dave
Apr 17, 2020

Tonight, Friday, April 17, NCHS would have hosted the 2020 Normal Community Co-Ed Track Invitational and recognized the senior athletes of the boys and girls track teams. However, like so many other events, that meet is canceled. Kailah Carter (‘20), a 2018 and 2019 State track and field qualifier,...

Sewing for safety: Coe family combats coronavirus

Olivia Plangger and Mantra Dave
Apr 12, 2020

The struggles of those combating COVID-19 have hit home for the family of Kennedy (‘21) and Piper (‘20) Coe. Utilizing their sewing skills and passion for helping others, the sisters started crafting homemade masks a month ago, distributing them to friends, family, health-care workers,...

Q & A: Seniors Speak Up

With Sheri Stewart

Mantra Dave and Olivia Plangger
Apr 12, 2020

School closures due to COVID-19 present unique challenges for all students. However, for senior athletes in their last semester at Normal Community, the experence is on a different level. Missing out on their senior season, and that final chance to make memories in Normal Community colors has led to seniors running the gamut of emotions. This is the second installment in a series of articles where seniors detail their experiences through the COVID-19 crisis, featuring soccer player Sheri Stewart.

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Q & A: Seniors Speak Up

With Sabrina Chang

Mantra Dave and Olivia Plangger
Apr 8, 2020

School closures due to COVID-19 present unique challenges for all students. However, for seniors in their last semester at Normal Community, the experence is on a different level. Possibly missing out on a variety of senior memories, and having to transition to E-learning has led to seniors running the gamut of emotions. This is the first installment in a series of articles where seniors detail their experiences through the COVID-19 crisis, featuring Sabrina Chang who spoke to the Inkspot during Spring Break.

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