Category: Features

How to: Vacation in Cancun

March 21, 2019

With an airport in town and three other major airports in a three-hour radius, with temperatures hitting -40, with round-trip flights for under $250 Cancun, Mexico is a popular vacation destination for...

Students share favorite albums of 2018

March 1, 2019

300 Words: Anticipation

February 19, 2019

July 2, 2018. A scream sounded from underneath the bathroom door, echoing out in a silent presence. She shook with happiness. With disbelief. Joy. But Mrs. Kristina Chase didn’t know how excited...

300 Words: Mackenzie Kraft’s passion for raising her own livestock

February 19, 2019

When most students go home to take care of their dogs and cats, Mackenzie Kraft goes home to take care of her goats and chickens, her horse and cow. For the senior, this is just her everyday life. Six years ago...

NCHS grad making original music, finds Spotify success

February 12, 2019

Cooper Smith has been hard at work since walking across the stage at Grossinger Arena, receiving his diploma in the spring of 2017. Since leaving Normal, Smith has set his sights on other stages - as he ...

InkSpotify Playlist: Mr. Kelly Keogh’s top 8 Springsteen songs

February 1, 2019

In the February Inkspot print edition, we profiled Mr. Kelly Keogh's love of Bruce Springsteen. Take a listen to Chapman's top 15 Pearl Jam songs. ...

Negative times negative = positive

February 1, 2019

The teacher stands in front of the class. The students in their desks. The teacher explains a proof on the similarities of triangles. It’s a typical Monday morning. The walls of the classroom are decorated...

Language of life

February 1, 2019

As she strolled through the streets of Paris, she could feel her time there growing shorter, coming to an end. The months changing to weeks, weeks changing to days. The sounds of a foreign language,...

InkSpotify Playlist: Mr. Matt Chapman’s top 15 Pearl Jam songs

January 30, 2019

In the February Inkspot print edition, we profiled Mr. Matt Chapman's love of Pearl Jam. Take a listen to Chapman's top 15 Pearl Jam songs. ...

300 Words: ‘Na wè pita’

January 8, 2019

Sweat streams down her face. The humidity so extreme that the only outfit she owns is glued to her body. She cringes as she steps with bare feet on a sharp rock. She stands in front of a stick hut that...

Obama’s ‘Becoming’ book tour

January 8, 2019

Positivity. Encouragement. Empowerment. These were the emotions in the air as a once in a lifetime event at the United Center was about to begin. Audience anticipation was high as former First Lady...

Ways to make winter fun

December 21, 2018

The Inkspot staff has put together some ways to make winter break enjoyable. If this doesn't help check out our winter dessert recipes and photo gallery walkthrough....

Watch ‘The Office’ Christmas episodes

December 21, 2018

Will Dowell ranks The Office Christmas movies just in time for the holiday season.

Easy to make winter desserts recipes

December 17, 2018

The Inkspot staff tried out some winter dessert recipes - here are the step-by-step instructions for our favorites. Our criteria for choosing recipes to test were that: a. the ingredients for each recipe...

FBLA returns with ‘Dancing with the Staff’ event

December 14, 2018

After being canceled last year, the Future Business Leaders of America returned to hosting its annual Dancing with the Staff event on Thursday, November 14, to raise money for their national business part...