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A mockup of the video scoreboards being installed in the East Gym over the summer.

Image Courtesy of: Community Athletics department // Used with Permission

New digital scoreboards to be installed in East Gym

Inkspot Staff and Bailey Kozlen
May 19, 2025

Community will install new digital scoreboards in the East Gym this summer, replacing outdated equipment first installed when the building opened in 2004. The upgrade comes in response to the Illinois High School Association’s mandate requiring shot clocks in boys and girls varsity basketball games...

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Community’s bass fishing team poses after winning the inaugural Big 12 championship. Coach Derrick Schonauer said the sport is rapidly growing, adding a conference and regional tournament this season. 

Photo Courtesy of: Mr. Derrick Schonauer // Used with Permission

Community wins Big 12 bass fishing title, falls short at regional

Carter Hull, Staff Reporter
May 19, 2025

Community’s bass fishing team captured the inaugural Big 12 Conference championship on May 8 at Banner Marsh, sweeping both team and individual titles.  Johnny Thomas, Nick Rosenlund and Will Newbold led the Big 12 performance, reeling in five fish totaling over 18 pounds. Their haul included a...

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Photo Illustration // Mr. Brad Bovenkerk

TikTok trend promotes Chromebook vandalism, raises fire safety concerns

Lyra Townsend, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2025

A dangerous TikTok trend encouraging students to vandalize school-issued Chromebooks has prompted a districtwide warning from Unit 5’s IT Department. Known online as the “Chromebook Challenge,” the trend instructs students to insert pencil lead, staples, paper clips or other conductive materials...

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During an interactive presentation at Community, music students explored how certified music therapists use rhythm and melody to support clients in settings ranging from hospitals to schools to hospice care.

Image Courtesy of: Illinois State University

Music therapy presentation introduces students to new career path

Lyra Townsend, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2025

Ten music students gathered in the choir room before school on April 24 for an interactive presentation introducing music therapy, a growing field that blends music and healthcare. Led by Madison Larson, a graduate student in Illinois State University’s music therapy program, the session featured...

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Bryce Hickman earned Community's third-ever State Journalism title. The senior took first in Review Writing after failing to qualify in the event the year before.

Senior wins state title in IHSA Journalism Finals

Zachary Knox-Doyle, Sports Editor
Apr 28, 2025

Senior Bryce Hickman made history at the IHSA State Journalism Finals on April 25, becoming just the second Ironman to win a Journalism state championship. Hickman earned first place in Review Writing at the event, held at Heartland Community College, following in the footsteps of 2018 graduate Katie...

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FFA members like freshman Michaela Byrd collected donations to fund tree planting during lunch hours.
 
After making a donation, Byrd said, students wrote their names on a tree leaf and received a sticker.

FFA tree drive takes root in Earth Month effort

In celebration of Earth Month and in partnership with the Ecology Action Center, Community’s FFA chapter surpassed its fundraising goal this spring, collecting $615—enough to plant 123 trees across Bloomington-Normal. The drive, held March 31 through April 4 at a booth in the atrium, supports...

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Meet the 2025 Prom Court

Meet the 2025 Prom Court

Arwen Georgas and Armeen Chatha
Apr 24, 2025

Eight juniors were named to the 2025 Prom Court, nominated by their peers ahead of Saturday’s dance at the Marriott in Uptown Normal. This year’s event—set to a “Great Gatsby” theme—will culminate with the crowning of Prom Royalty, a term NCHS adopted in 2021 to replace traditional gendered...

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For more than a decade, each week before spring break Community showcases its music offerings with lunchtime concerts.

Jazz Ensemble, acapella celebrate Music In Our Schools Month with atrium performances

Community’s student musicians brought live performances to the atrium ahead of spring break, as part of an annual lunchtime concert series celebrating Music In Our Schools Month, a music education awareness event now in its 40th year nationwide. Jazz Ensemble, Voicemale and Key of She rotated performances...

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FBLA qualified 10 more students for Nationals than last season, marking their most successful state competition to date.

Community FBLA earns top state honors, qualifies record 65 students for nationals

Community’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter was named the top chapter in Illinois, earning the Outstanding Chapter Award at the annual State Leadership Conference in March. At the two-day event, the school set a program record with 65 students qualifying for this summer’s National...

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HOSA chapter sets records at state conference

HOSA chapter sets records at state conference

Community’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter set multiple school records at the State Leadership Conference held March 20-22 in Springfield, including the chapter’s highest number of state officer candidates and International Leadership Conference qualifiers. Three Community...

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11 Inkspot staff members competed in one of seven IHSA Journalism Sectionals statewide, facing 11 schools from across Central Illinois and the southwest suburbs. 
The top six finishers in each event earned team points, with the top three advancing to the IHSA State Finals.

7 Inkspot journalists qualify for IHSA State Finals, led by Sectional Champs in TV News

Inkspot Staff
Apr 15, 2025

Seven Inkspot staff members qualified for the IHSA State Journalism Finals, set for April 25 at Heartland Community College. At the April 5 Sectional competition, Bryce Hickman, Carter Hull, Arwen Georgas, Beatrix Alvarez and the team of Bella Green, Leon Castaneda and Audra Wolf earned top-three...

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Over 50 of Community's staff members and a handful of retired educators gathered in the fishbowl on March 19 in solidarity, showing support for the Department of Education.
Photo Courtesy of: Mr. Tyler McWhorter

Teachers hold morning walk-in at Community in support of Dept. of Education

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Inkspot Staff and Lyra Townsend
Apr 7, 2025

Members of the Unit Five Education Association teachers union gathered in the fishbowl atrium on March 19 as part of a nationwide “Walk-In” demonstration to advocate for public education funding. Wearing red and carrying signs, UFEA members joined thousands of educators nationwide in the National...

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Community honors standout student success at Spring Walk of Champions

Community honors standout student success at Spring Walk of Champions

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Inkspot Staff and Leon Castañeda
Mar 21, 2025

Community recognized student accomplishments across athletics, academics and the arts during the Spring Walk of Champions on Friday, March 14, a tradition that began during the 2023-24 school year.  

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Officer Flood was named "Officer of the Year" in February for his life-saving actions last spring.

Officer Jeremy Flood named Normal PD’s “Officer of the Year” after saving two lives

After saving two lives in separate incidents last spring, Officer Jeremy Flood, Community’s School Resource Officer, was named Normal Police Department’s “Officer of the Year” in February. Despite the honor, Flood credits his role at Community as the most rewarding part of his 20-year law...

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Marine Band rocks the stage: San Diego unit brings high-energy set to Community music students [photo gallery]

Marine Band rocks the stage: San Diego unit brings high-energy set to Community music students [photo gallery]

San Diego’s Marine Band took the Kevin Yale Vernon stage on March 6, performing a rock-heavy setlist for Community music students. Choir, band and orchestra members were excused from their eighth-hour classes to watch “America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization”...

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