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Round Three Update: NCHS’ Favorite Teacher - March Madness

Round Three Update: NCHS’ Favorite Teacher – March Madness

Inkspot Staff
Mar 20, 2020

When round two of the inaugural NCHS' Favorite Teacher competition closed, the pool was again cut in half - leaving only 4 teachers from each of the core departments standing. The matchup between Social Studies' Mr. Dave Witzig and Mr. Kevin Shackley ended in a tie. Round one votes were added...

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Round Two Update: NCHS’ Favorite Teacher - March Madness

Round Two Update: NCHS’ Favorite Teacher – March Madness

Inkspot Staff
Mar 17, 2020

Round one of the inaugural NCHS' Favorite Teacher competition closed Monday at 5 p.m. When the digital-dust settled, half of the pool was eliminated, narrowing the field to 32 teachers. Five matchups were decided by a single vote, propelling Ms. Kaitlyn Baez, Ms. Christine Konopasek, Ms. Heather...

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NCHS Favorite Teacher: March Madness

NCHS’ Favorite Teacher: March Madness

Mantra Dave and Olivia Plangger
Mar 13, 2020

Updated: 4/1/2020 With the cancelation of the NCAA March Madness tournament, fans should not be prevented from fulfilling their bracket-filling fix. While basketball might not be airing on CBS, the Inkspot’s Teachers of NCHS: March Madness bracket attempts to fill the void, pitting 64 teachers...

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Irons Got Talent: recap

Iron’s Got Talent: recap

Kelsey Kern and Hannah Kocar
Mar 11, 2020

Thirteen students took the auditorium stage at the annual Iron's Got Talent variety show on Tuesday, February 25 - hoping to be selected as the audience's favorite act. After auditioning for the Junior Class Board, 10 acts, including singers, dancers, comedians and impersonators were selected to perform. Ultimately,...

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Shae Simmons interviews three subjects on the topic of the differences between deodorant for men and deodorant for women.

Deodorant for men vs. deodorant for women: Which is better? [video]

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor
Mar 10, 2020
Three female high school students address the gendered marketing of deodorant as either "for men" or "for women" - attempting to determine what deodorant actually is best.
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Student Council and the American Red Cross hope to exceed the 99 units collected at the November 22 Blood Drive. 
The years second Blood Drive is being held Friday, February 28.

Blood Drive: What to expect

Tommy Olsson, Senior Staff Writer
Feb 28, 2020

After a record turnout in November, Student Council and the American Red Cross will host the second blood drive of the year Friday, Feb. 28 in the multipurpose room from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For those interested in donating, walk-ins are welcome any hour on Friday. Before Donation Preparation  ...

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Teachers in Training: Making a Mart-in the classroom

Teachers in Training: Making a Mart-in the classroom

Mantra Dave sits down with Mr. Michael Martin
Mantra Dave, Staff Writer
Feb 26, 2020
This is the fourth in a line of columns that looks at the student teachers that are an integral part of the Ironmen experience.
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Big screen board games

Big screen board games

Adaptations - a Hollywood monopoly; rolling the dice with board games to get a piece of the action
Tommy Olsson, Senior Staff Writer
Feb 15, 2020

With the film version of Battleship (2012) and the Theatre department performing an on-stage adaptation of the movie Clue (1985), based on the popular board game, I couldn't help but wonder what other board games were deserving of coming to life on the silver screen. Hollywood continues to move away...

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Nikhil Samayam prepares to examine internal tissue after making incisions into his groups cadaver.

Insightful incisions: peering into the Cadaver Lab

Mantra Dave, Staff Writer
Feb 14, 2020

35 bodies crowd into the back room of a LeRoy law office for their weekly Saturday morning meeting. Holding sharpened knives and bone saws, each person has a wide grin, eager to splatter their shiny new tools with blood and cartilage. Only 32 will leave the room alive. Well, technically, only 32 entered...

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Classics for Couples: Best board games for two players

Classics for Couples: Best board games for two players

Hailey Caplinger, Derek Gaines
Feb 14, 2020
When couples get bored with going out to the movies or grabbing ice cream, why not just stay home and relax. The easiest way a couple can still have fun without spending money is board games. Chances are you have these lying around your house somewhere. Which games are the best picks though? The Inkspot staff has compiled a list of the five best board games for two players. If a couple is “board” of the same old routine - these games offer competitive play, aren’t over complicated, and you probably already own them.
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Movie Guide: How to spend your Valentines Day

Movie Guide: How to spend your Valentine’s Day

Olivia Plangger and Mantra Dave
Feb 12, 2020
Celebrate the day of love by spending the night watching a romance, by yourself, with your significant other, or with friends and family.
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An up close look at Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley).

Spoiler Alert: I’m Watching You

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor
Feb 12, 2020

Traits of the ideal partner: attractive, kind, funny, compassionate. Notice what's not on that list: stalkerish, possessive, clingy….  In a day and age where social media users strive to build their followers, they don't expect to gain literal followers, watching them through their windows.  At...

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Igor is Tyler the Creators sixth studio album, written and produced in such a way that pushes the album beyond hip hops usual boundaries.

Quality over popularity: 2019’s most notable albums

Aidan Beigie, Staff Writer
Feb 10, 2020

At 18-years-old, pop artist Billie Eilish was awarded five Grammy awards, including Best Album and Best New Artist.  While  Eilish is deserving of recognition, it is important to remember that When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? was not the artist's first album. Three years ago, Eilish released...

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In the February print edition of the Inkspot, Kelsey Kern provided her picks for the Academy Awards major categories.
Here are some of the highlights from that story.

And the Winner is… Supposed to be…

Kelsey Kern, Senior Staff Reporter
Feb 9, 2020

When the 92nd Academy Awards air Sunday, February 9, the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognize cinematic excellence. At 7 p.m. on ABC, 32 movies, nominated across 25 categories, will compete for the top award in film - the Oscar. In 2018, Hollywood produced...

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Crave Chronicles: Episode One – Dunkin’ Donuts v. Krispy Kreme [video]

In the premiere episode of Crave Chronicles, Jessalyn Baer, Jaxon Creasey, and Olivia Plangger compare Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts chocolate glazed donuts.
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