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Student Council hosts blood drive amid blood crisis

Student Council hosts blood drive amid blood crisis

Avani Rai, Editor-in-Chief
Mar 14, 2022

As the American Red Cross battles its first-ever blood crisis, experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade, Student Council hosted its second blood drive of the year Feb. 25.   Students, staff and community members donated a combined 75 units of blood, enough to save 225 lives.  The...

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News Briefs: Week of March 7

News Briefs: Week of March 7

School Board cuts middle school foreign language The Unit 5 School Board voted to eliminate the 8th-grade foreign language program -- the result of a nearly $14 million budget deficit -- on Wednesday, March 9.  The Board removed the district’s 5th-grade instrumental music program from the list...

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Students share why they continue mask-wearing after revised CDC guidelines [video]

Victoria Wilson, Senior Staff Reporter
Mar 8, 2022

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommending universal indoor mask-wearing in K-12 schools and early education settings in low or medium COVID-19 Community Level areas, the Inkspot asked students why they opt to continue masking.

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Community advanced three team members to the State Speech tournament at Feb. 12s Sectional hosted by University High School. Community took 5th as a team.

Speech qualifies three to State; Zeman steps down

Laynee Scheck, Print Editor
Mar 7, 2022

The IHSA State Speech Competition “was just mind-blowing,” according to Junior Ciara Wallace, one of Community’s three State qualifiers. Wallace, who competed in Feb. 18’s Poetry Reading preliminary round, described the State experience as “extremely competitive.” The competition at...

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News Briefs: Week of Feb. 28

News Briefs: Week of Feb. 28

Student Council collects 75 units of blood during spring blood drive In partnership with the American Red Cross, Student Council collected 75 units of blood during the annual spring blood drive on Feb. 25. Community’s most successful blood drive collected 99 units in 2019. This year’s drive...

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Community pilots possible SMART Board replacement [video]

Nayonika Banerjee, Senior Staff Reporter
Feb 24, 2022

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FFA and Diversity Committee members Lanah Collins and Drexel Douglass accepted Community’s Three Star Chapter award at the FFA National Convention.

Despite exciting week, Oct.’s National FFA Convention was not without controversy

Victoria Moore
Jan 5, 2022

Community's FFA chapter was honored as a Three Star National Chapter at the organization's National Convention & Expo on Oct. 28.  The award recognizes the group's activities last year, naming Community among the top 3% of the country's 8,817 chapters. Community, co-advised by Mrs. Liz Harris...

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Leslie Burton and Aubrey  Simpson served dinner to the audience of the 2019 Madrigals Dinner performances, the last year the show was able to provide food service.

Madrigals temporarily deserts dinner service, offering lowest ticket prices in two decades

Inkspot Staff
Dec 3, 2021

The most affordable Madrigals holiday performance in 20 years takes the stage this weekend. As a result of COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting food service, ticket prices dropped from a past average of $20 to $5 for the Chamber Choir and Madrigal singers' Christmas concert. While the local restaurant...

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While Bloomington Normal has shown economic growth, Unit 5 struggles to fill vacant positions in the food service and custodial departments and is in need of substitute teachers, teaching assistants, and bus drivers.

Community feels impact of staffing shortages

Avani Rai, Editor-in-Chief
Nov 17, 2021

Staffing shortages, said Superintendent Kristin Weikle at the Oct. 17 School Board meeting, are “one of the biggest challenges [the district] is facing” this school year. Unit 5’s struggles to staff vacant positions in the food service and custodial departments, and the lack of substitute teachers...

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Governor Pritzker’s high school mental health legislation goes into effect in January - Community students and staff share their thoughts and reactions.

Students, staff react to new mental health law

Abby Ruebush, Editor-in-Chief
Nov 16, 2021

Illinois students may take five excused “mental health days” under a law effective in January, prompting conflicting reactions at Community. In August, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1577, allowing students ages seven to 17 to “make up any school work missed” during their five mental-...

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With its student made ornaments and decorations, the Technology department expects its tree to stand out at the Festival of Trees --  We have wooded trees... We made a whole bunch of homemade gifts that were going to fill  two crates [with]. Theres well over 250 items that are on the tree, Mr. Don Whitman said.

Technology department collaborates on community service project

Over 300 students from 17 classes worked to design, construct decorations for a Christmas tree to be auctioned off at the Baby Fold's Festival of Trees

The Technology department collaborated on a one-of-a-kind holiday display for auction at the Baby Fold's 28th annual Festival of Trees. Supported by a $5000 grant, over 300 Technology students designed ornaments to decorate a "rustic-theme[d]" Christmas tree to help support the local children's agency....

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The American Red Cross has declared an emergency shortage with CODID-19 impacting donations and high demand. Pictured: The blood bank supply at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn.

Student Council hosts blood drive during emergency blood shortage

During a national blood supply shortage, Student Council will host a blood drive Friday, Nov. 19. Students 16 and older are eligible to participate, with donors receiving a t-shirt and a $10 Amazon e-gift card provided by the American Red Cross.  With the American Red Cross' blood supply at its...

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Bringing disc golf to Community has been a passion of Mr. Marcus Manns for years. Construction of the Flying Iron Disc Golf Course will make that dream a reality.

Community gives disc golf a ‘shot’; Permanent course to be installed on school’s west side

Jonah Kramer, Sports Editor
Nov 2, 2021

Cancelations. Postponements. Rescheduling.  Disc golf was one of only a few activities immune to COVID-19 restrictions. The sport experienced a 33% increase in games played from 2019 to 2020, according to UDisc data, a disc golf scoring app.   The number of disc golf courses increased as well,...

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Pickett (left) seen grilling A-Trains signature pork chops at Communitys opening playoff game vs. Blue Island Eisenhower on Friday, Oct. 29.

“A-Train” on track in IHSA Pork and Pigskin competition

Eli Schneider, Senior Staff Reporter
Nov 1, 2021

The A-Train, Community’s pork chop sandwich concession at Friday night football games, advanced to the IHSA’s inaugural Pork and Pigskin Final Four.  The 79 school competition, a partnership between the IHSA and the Illinois Pork Producers Association, will award the state’s concession stand...

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Mrs. Melissa Siebenthals 3rd hour orchestra class rehearses for the Hauntcerts 26th performance.

‘Hauntcert’ has senior performers feeling ‘spirited’

Victoria Wilson, Senior Staff Reporter
Oct 28, 2021

The Hauntcert, Community's annual Halloween orchestra performance, returns on Thursday, Oct. 28, to the NCHS auditorium after COVID-19 forced the show's cancellation last year. This year's program, "Escape!," features the Chamber, Intermezzo, and Sinfonia orchestras performing animal-themed songs...

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