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New faces of Normal: Meet the new staff

New faces of Normal: Meet the new staff

James Broach, Sports Editor
Sep 4, 2018

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Preview: Orchestra performs spring concert May 15

Preview: Orchestra performs spring concert May 15

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2018

An orchestra concert will be held on Tuesday, May 15 at the NCHS auditorium. The event will feature NCHS’s orchestras and will be directed by NCHS' Melissa Siebenthal and Bradley University Student Teacher Lindsay Kozlowski. The concert will begin at 7 pm and requires no admission cost for viewers...

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Students discuss consent after Consent is Tea video

Ironmen learn about consent

Katie Fata, Staff Reporter
May 9, 2018

NCHS’s monthly Lunch and Learn, an event held in the IMC during lunch hours that educates students on various topics that they may not get to learn about in the classroom, hosted YWCA Stepping Stones this Thursday, April 26. YWCA Stepping Stones is a sexual assault program in Bloomington Normal...

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Dancing with the Staff postponed until the fall

Dancing with the Staff postponed until the fall

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter
Mar 21, 2018

The canceling of the Dancing with the Staff event was announced on Tuesday. The event, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 22 from 7-9 p.m., will be rescheduled during the fall of the 2018-2019 school year. After having a series of complications with participants,  the decision to...

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Former Varsity Offensive Coordinator and quarterbacks position coach was named as replacement to Mr. Wes Temples.

Head football coach replacement announced

Ashleigh Brady, Managing Editor
Mar 13, 2018

Mr. Jason Drengwitz has been selected to replace Wes Temples as the head of the Ironmen football program, pending approval at the Board of Education meeting March 14. Drengwitz, a business teacher at NCHS, has been Community’s offensive coordinator for the last ten seasons. In his nineteen seasons...

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‘Steel Magnolias’ continues run

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter
Mar 6, 2018

The spring production of Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling, continues its two-weekend run, playing on March 8,9 and 10 at 7 p.m. in the NCHS auditorium. Steel Magnolias follows the story of a group of southern women living in the 1980s who often congregating at the local hair salon. The...

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Board appoints new Athletic Director

Board appoints new Athletic Director

Ashleigh Brady, Managing Editor
Mar 1, 2018

The hiring of Mr. Nicolas Kearfott as NCHS’ Athletic Director for the 2018-2019 school year was confirmed during the February 28 school board meeting. Kearfott, the current Athletic Director at Dekalb High School in Dekalb, Illinois, will take over for Mr. Mike Clark after Clark’s retirement...

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Shumaker: New assistant principal

Shumaker: New assistant principal

Melissa Schill, Editor in Chief
Feb 1, 2018

Mrs. Natalie Shumaker took over Mr. Joshua Fabish’s role as assistant principal after he left for a job opportunity in Florida. Shumaker began working with the NCHS administrative team as an intern this fall, then was hired as Fabish's replacement at the school board meeting on December 3 - officially...

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The 300 word series is inspired by Brady Denniss St. Petersburg Times column.

300 Words: An average student

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter
Jan 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...

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Students experience cadaver lab, prepare for future

Ellie Sauder, Social Media Editor
Nov 10, 2017

Select AP Biology students are being chosen to participate in a cutting edge program: a human cadaver dissection lab. The students are hopeful that the lab will prepare them for careers in the medical field. Mr. Nick Sutherland, AP Biology teacher, is currently asking select students to submit an...

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2016 marked the last year that NCHS Winter Guard would perform, the Guard merged with Normal Community West to field a more competitive team for the 2017 season.

Winter Guard finds a new home

NCHS Winter Guard to combing with, move to Normal West
Katie Fata, Staff Reporter
Nov 8, 2017

The Winter Guard is taking on a new name: The Normal Guard. The NCHS Winter Guard will merge with the NCWHS Winter Guard- and the teams aren’t just changing their names. They’re changing everything. The NCHS Winter Guard coaches made the decision in October to merge with Normal West’s Winter...

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Ms. Jeanne Urbance will retire at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Take a look at Urbance through the years (and through yearbook photos). Clockwise from upper left: 1984; 1993; 1999: 2000; 2009; 2017.

Teacher tribute

Urbance’s years as a teacher come to a close as she will retire at the end of the school year
Evie Snoeyink, Editor in Chief
Nov 7, 2017

Ms. Jeanne Urbance of the English Department and sponsor of the Thespian club will retire after 34 years of service to Unit 5 students and to Normal Community High School.    Urbance’s teaching career could have taken her in a direction that never brought her to NCHS at all. Originally, Urbance...

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¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!

Members of the Spanish Club decorate skulls in celebration of Day of the Dead
Nate Brown, Staff Reporter
Nov 6, 2017

The Spanish Club at Normal Community High School gathered on Monday, October 30 in the Senior Cafeteria to decorate Calaveras, or skulls, to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos. Students of all backgrounds and nationalities joined to honor the holiday and share in the tradition. Día de Los Muertos, or the...

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Actors, directors prepare for The Miracle Worker

Actors, directors prepare for ‘The Miracle Worker’

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter
Nov 3, 2017

Student actors finalizing learning their roles as The Miracle Worker is set to open on November 3 in the NCHS auditorium, memorizing lines and choreography to the extent that each individual role requires. Since the first auditions on September 6, actors have been preparing for the fall play, The...

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NCHS 2017 Orchestra Hauntcert

Normal Community’s “Spooktacular” annual Hauntcert aimed to entertain and get the community in the Halloween spirit. With kids dressed in costumes, traditional spooky tunes, and refreshments awaiting you at the end, the Ironmen orchestra made it an event to remember.
Keyairah Sinclair, Associate Editor
Nov 1, 2017

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