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Looking at TV reboots Ironmen want to watch

NCHS students were polled on which TV reboots they would be most interested in watching.

March 14, 2018

Will and Grace. Fear Factor. The Magic School Bus. Total Request Live!. Sitcoms, reality, and kids shows are being revisited with previous casts and relaunched with new actors. Over 15 spinoffs and reboots premiered in 2017, with more scheduled for 2018 and 2019. Here is a look at the two blasts from the past the NCHS student body is most interest...

Q&A with past Prom King and Queen

March 2, 2018

Who’s psyched for prom?

March 1, 2018

Blooming Corsages

February 16, 2018

Breaking Down the Walls: Looking at Ms. Baker’s classroom

February 14, 2018

Seven Green Room essentials: A look at the Green Room

February 12, 2018

What Makes a Lunch?

February 9, 2018

Shedding light on the Dark Room

February 8, 2018

All Around the World: NCHS teachers travel far from Normal

January 31, 2018

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Quiz: Test your prom dress knowledge

January 29, 2018

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The 300 word series is inspired by Brady Dennis's St. Petersburg Times column.

300 Words: Escape

January 27, 2018

He made sacrifices for his children and later for their children. He survived so they could be happy. He wanted a better life. He was trapped and wanted out. He escaped North Korea. When he was 16 he lived in North Korea with his parents and siblings in the year 1950 during the Korean War. He found the perfect opportunity to escape; becaus...

300 Words: The game of chill-seekers

January 23, 2018

Finding time to relax during finals amidst the constant last-minute cramming and studying of subjects is difficult. Every student has or will experience some version of this struggle with stress at some point during their four years of high school - whether they like to admit it or not. The pleasure of cooling off after a long day of work or school i...

Painting by Numbers: Explaining the hallway mural

January 22, 2018

300 Words: An average student

January 17, 2018

It was Youtube that inspired her to learn English so that she wouldn't have to read the subtitles for her favorite British YouTubers. Learn English, or continue to read Russian subtitles. The choice was easy. But Olya Zherebkina didn't imagine the opportunities and experiences she would gain as a result. Today, having been selected as an excha...

Street musician plays for Ward while selling his art

NCHS students find a focus

January 12, 2018

She walks down the streets of Downtown Bloomington, camera dutifully strapped around her neck. It’s a quiet day- but she never misses the opportunity for a picture. Eventually, she stumbles across what just might be the perfect shot. A street musician sits across from her, quietly strumming his ukulele in front of an art gallery, scattered portrait...