As the cast of the musical Shrek gets set to open their show, Kim Halm and the Inkspot staff took a look back at the musicals NCHS has put on over the years. Check out this InkSpotify playlist highlighting the Inkspot's favorite songs from those past performances.
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Standing in front of an elementary class, Jon Miskulin could be heard saying “You know everyone has a superpower and mine is music” before asking students “what is yours?”
Miskulin believed that “everyone has unique qualities and special abilities” just like the superheroes he grew up loving. He used this love of superheroes as the backbone of...
Through the music programs at NCHS, students have been given the opportunity to experience a wider world of music.
The beginning of summer started with a 14-hour bus ride for choir and orchestra students; every other year, the programs combine and take a trip at the end of the school year to perform and practice their crafts in different location...
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 residents of central Illinois.
Cancun is filled with culture and beauty. And warmth. And sun. And sand. The city stands at the southern tip of Mexico,...
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 she could truly be about her pregnancy. Only her best friend and husband knew that first day. It would stay quiet.
Chase for years dealt with ...
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, Kraft discovered her passion for raising livestock. After proving herself responsible to her parents, they let Kraft care for a few goats....
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 pursues his college degree and works to get his start in the music industry.
Smith attends Lincoln Christian University, where he is studying worship min...
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 with student tessellation projects and PI day tissue boxes. Most math classes at NCHS are the same. The same formulas. The same rules. The same...
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, its soft syllables, filled her ears.
The view of the Eiffel Tower captivated her eyes.
Now, the halls of Normal Community High School replace the...
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 looks as if it would collapse at the slightest breeze. Her son grasps her hand; holding on for dear life. She smiles ever so slightly, her lip quivering...
