Mrs. Caitlan Peyton will be transferring to Evans Junior High School next year to teach P.E. and Health after 10 years at NCHS. Peyton thought she “needed to switch things up” because she was getting “too comfortable” as a teacher at NCHS - something that really scared her. “I need to...

Five NCHS students’ app prototype was chosen by a panel of judges as one of two winners in a State Farm sponsored programming competition the week of April 16. The group was one of three from NCHS competing against other local schools. Students from AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science...

Mr. Jason Ruyle could be seen wearing an over-sized gold backpack, passing out water bottles, Frisbees and t-shirts. The lunchroom appeared cleaner. Free popcorn coupons handed out to students and staff. It was all because of ‘Dude, be nice’ week. Student Council hosted ‘Dude, be nice’...

Bloomington-Normal students are continuing to take action against gun violence on a localized scale in a second March for Our Lives rally, a year after the first. 17 students were killed in a school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. This mass shooting...

Three new courses will be available for students, excluding freshman, during the 2019-2020 school year:  Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to Education, and Physical Science Applications in Agriculture (PSAA). “We have been looking to add more dual credit options for students,”  Mrs....

The Town of Normal has officially announced plans to demolish buildings in the Uptown Normal Circle at 104 E. Beaufort and 108 E. Beaufort as part of the continued Uptown Normal revitalization. 108 E. Beaufort is being torn down to provide “mid-block access” from Beaufort St. to the parking...

Mr. Michael Roller is leading the second stage of the recycling initiative at NCHS with the help of the Environmental club and the administration. Roller coordinated with the administration last year to get single stream recycling bins in 25 classrooms. Single stream recycling allows for all recyclable...

Vacant teaching positions go unfilled by substitutes every day in Unit 5. In a district with over 900 teachers, it has shown to be difficult to find a replacement for every teacher that needs one. In a district as large as Unit 5, consistently finding substitute teachers has become a growing problem. Mrs....

Girls Who Code, a national organization that aims to increase the number of women in computer science, was introduced at NCHS in September by Joshmita Chintella (12) and Vidya Kothakota (11). As faculty sponsor of the after school club, AP Computer Science teacher Mrs. Amy Feeney provides a learning...

Additional classes are being offered as blended classes for the 2019-2020 school year. This is the result of administration emailing staff, asking which courses seemed the best fit for this change. Several classes have been added to this year's pilot program which offers a new way of using class time. Blended...