Category: NCHS

Photo Gallery: What seniors hope to accomplish within their last semester

January 20, 2017

Photo Gallery: NCHS students on the best gifts they gave over the holidays

January 20, 2017

Photo Gallery: Students respond to “Which class are you looking forward to the most this semester?”

January 19, 2017

Photo Gallery: How students spent winter break

January 19, 2017

A new day, a new club

Hayley Metz, Staff Reporter

January 12, 2017

The alarm clock goes off. She stretches out her arm, desperate to regain silence. It’s Monday morning and she thinks ahead to her day: a math test third hour, a Spanish quiz fifth hour, and that boring...

Being brown is freaking awesome

Mackenzie Christian, Senior Reporter

January 12, 2017

Bloomington, Normal is home to an array of diversity and inhabits a multitude of ethnicities. Among these, the Indian Community is notable not only for its abundant population, but also for its unique characteristics and lifestyles. So often we are able to see only from one lens - that of our own culture, our own lifestyle. It is difficult to understand and empathize with someone from a different culture, due solely to the...

Thanksgiving traditions kick off holiday season

Corinne Monroe, Managing Editor

December 15, 2016

It’s the holiday season, Thanksgiving has come to an end, while Christmas is around the corner, and New Year's is on the horizon. Christmas is the time of the year some families come together to celebrate the the birth of Jesus. However, Christmas has become much more than just the celebration of the Christian holiday. It brings the community together to celebrate one another. Similarly, Thanksgiving has grown from Pilgr...

Theatre takes politics head-on

Keyairah Sinclair, Associate Editor

October 24, 2016

The 2016-2017 fall show for theatre takes on a touchy subject, showcasing the acting ability throughout the club. Theatre’s fall performance will showcase different social perspectives which speak to the upcoming election in November. In contrast to last fall’s show, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, a light and happy comedy, Scenes From American Life is heavy and has a very serious theme. The play follows the New England Prote...

“This school has a Film club?”: Movie making club revitalized

Payton Heinold, Staff Reporter

October 5, 2016

The production of student films is on the rise this year as Film club is expanding. In the past, Film club had been an organization where members would focus on watching movies, but has transformed into a place where members go to produce, film, and edit their own video projects. “When I took [film club] over, I made it more about making movies, not watching them,” said current Film club sponsor, Mrs....