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A shot from the halls outside of a classroom during passing periods.

Larger population as positive for students?

Some faculty members see the large student population as having a positive effect on students. With higher attendance numbers, students are provided with more social opportunities. The higher enrollment at Community can provide students with more opportunities to build peer relationships, to learn...

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Unsung Homecoming tradition

Unsung Homecoming tradition

Singing the school song
Kim Halm and Abby Kimball
Oct 9, 2018

Mr. Dave Feeney’s 3rd hour AP Literature and Composition students performed the school song on Friday, October 5. This tradition has occurred for the past 15 years in all of Feeney’s English classes as a way to get his students to display school spirit on the final day of Homecoming week. That...

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Mr. Matt Embersons Material Applications and Processes class learns how to do a Concrete Lab.

STEM stuck in bloom

High school STEM classes face a shortage in female students
Evie Snoeyink, Editor in Chief
Oct 5, 2018

All the students knew was these boxy new machines that monopolized desk space.  They knew the pixelated green text that would appear on the black screen. They knew the hum of the machine as it worked to read programs from floppy disks. If they even really knew anything about computers at all. They...

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The NCHS school mascot, Iron Ike, welcomes students into the 2018-19 school year.

2018-19 Back to school assembly

Will Dowell and Evie Snoeyink
Aug 23, 2018

Normal Community students were welcomed to the 2018-2019 school year with an all-school assembly on the first day of classes.

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Review: Echosmith track a miss

Review: Echosmith track a miss

Evie Snoeyink, Editor in Chief
May 22, 2018

The newly released Echosmith song “Over My Head” is one you will want to get out of your head. Hit songs are rare and difficult for artists to produce. Artists aren’t able to make every song a hit, and Echosmith is no exception. This release fails to recapture the successful pop sound Echosmith...

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9 best things about Bloomington/Normal

9 best things about Bloomington/Normal

Melissa Schill, Editor in Chief
May 14, 2018

With summer rapidly approaching, many students are looking forward to a summer spent in places, well, other than the cornfields of Bloomington/Normal. While true, Bloomington/Normal doesn’t offer the same landscapes and activities that destination spots across the country might, there are plenty of...

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NCHS After Prom - Mapped Out

NCHS After Prom – Mapped Out

"Bright Lights Big City" is this year's After Prom theme, presented by the Junior Class Board. It takes place at NCHS from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28 to 4:00 a.m. Sunday, April 29. A ticket costs $12.50, sold outside the cafeteria during lunch hours from April 18th - 19th and 23rd - 25th. Get informed on the whats and wheres of After Prom.
Emily Schlueter, Staff Reporter
Apr 17, 2018

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Spot the Difference: Student walkout

Spot the Difference: Student walkout

Can you spot the 14 differences between these two photos?
Aaron Knoll, Staff Reporter
Apr 17, 2018

  Check the answers here.

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Spot the Difference: Apple launch event

Spot the Difference: Apple launch event

Can you spot the six differences between these photos?
Taylor Kern, Staff Reporter
Apr 17, 2018

Check the answers here.

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Find your color season

Find your color season

Nate Brown, Staff Reporter
Apr 16, 2018

Use the flow chart to find your color season Find your season's color palette below   Rock your best color at prom

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Spot the difference: Big 12 Conference swimming & diving

Spot the difference: Big 12 Conference swimming & diving

Julia Oostman, Staff Reporter
Apr 16, 2018

Can you find the 5 differences?                   Answers here

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Prom dinner choice trivia

Prom dinner choice trivia

Take the quiz to discover some interesting trivia about popular dining destinations for prom night. 
Sumayyah Muhammad, Staff Reporter
Apr 16, 2018

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Spot the Difference

Apr 10, 2018

Can you find all the differences? Answers here

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Q&A: Tuxes or suits - Ironing out the details

Q&A: Tuxes or suits – Ironing out the details

Aaron Knoll, Staff Reporter
Apr 9, 2018

Prom is rapidly approaching,  your date has had her dresses for months and you still have no clue what you are wearing. The Inkspot is here to help you iron out your choice. 

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