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Students, staff spotlight their favorite cinematic duos [video]

Dylan Wehmeyer, Senior Staff Reporter
Sep 14, 2021

Buzz Lightyear and Woody from "Toy Story", Doc Brown and Marty McFly from the "Back to the Future" franchise, and Marlin and Dory from "Finding Nemo". These on-screen pairs are all classic cinematic duos. Whether providing comedic relief while looking for a lost fish, enjoying adventures in the past,...

Spilling the beans on Bloomington-Normal’s coffee shops

Emma Conover and Lauren Cutler
Aug 25, 2021

Emma Conover and Lauren Cutler traveled around Bloomington Normal, in search of the best local coffee shop. Take a look at the five local shops they reviewed to see what makes them unique and what they have to offer in the video below. At each stop, Conover and Cutler putting the shop's brews...

Iron dance team’s IDTA success [video]

Lily Wells, Staff Writer
May 25, 2021

The Lady Iron Dance team won the IDTA State titles for their lyrical and hip-hop routines in the AAA division in March 2021. With only nine days before the team's first competition of the year to choreograph, rehearse, and perform their lyrical routine, and with even less time to learn their hip-hop...

Life Flight lands at NCHS [video]

Charlotte Calmes and Laynee Scheck
May 18, 2021

OSF Medical Group provided Mr. Justin Steve and student teacher Mr. Brad Smith's third-hour Bio-engineering students with an overview of the Life Flight program, which involved a helicopter landing on the NCHS football practice field.

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Muggles on the street: Students, staff share their connection to the Harry Potter series [video]

Kelsey Kern, Senior Staff Reporter
May 15, 2021

Big Macs for Big Decisions: Counselors host Decision Day 2021 [video]

Laynee Scheck and Charlotte Calmes
May 10, 2021

Counselors hosted a drive-thru Decision Day April 30 for all seniors -- remote and in-person -- to declare their post-secondary plans.

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‘Spot on the lot: Students, staff on the cars that get them revved up [video]

Keyshawn Byers, Staff Writer
May 8, 2021

Q & A with the Lady Iron basketball seniors [video]

Olivia Plangger, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Apr 30, 2021

The five graduating Lady Iron basketball seniors reflect on their basketball careers at NCHS in this Q & A

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Army Adventure Trailer visits NCHS [video]

Charlotte Calmes, Laynee Scheck and Zach Holliday
Apr 30, 2021

The College and Career Center hosted the U.S Army's Adventure Trailer where students experienced a variety of digital simulations.

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The Inkspot’s Cutest Canine Contest

A photo gallery of the Inkspot's Cutest Canine Contest entries submitted by NCHS students in celebration of National Puppy Day

Charlotte Calmes, Editor-in-Chief
Apr 5, 2021

Students, staff react to 4-day in-person plan [VIDEO]

Laynee Scheck, Print Editor
Mar 12, 2021

With the news of Normal Community adopting four-day in-person learning beginning on Monday, April 5, students and staff shared their opinions on the shift from the two-day hybrid plan. "I feel like the students at Normal Community have done a really good job of keeping socially distant and keeping...

Students, staff share their opinions on safety of 4 day in-person learning plan

Kelsey Kern, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 1, 2021

Students on plans to attend NCHS 4 days after in-person learning announcement

Kelsey Kern, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 1, 2021

Mr. Dave Feeney shares opinions on 4 day in-person learning

Laynee Scheck, Print Editor
Mar 1, 2021

Lady Iron basketball upperclassmen [gallery]

Olivia Plangger, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Feb 15, 2021

After the Lady Iron basketball team finished 14-16 last season (marking the first sub .500 finish in five years), Coach Dave Feeney was optimistic heading into the abbreviated '20-'21 season. The reason for Feeney's optimistic outlook, he said, was that the “core of our varsity” was returning from last season. Take a look at the Lady Iron upperclassmen who have helped lead the team to a 3-0 start.

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