News Briefs for the week of April 11

Nayonika Banerjee and Laynee Scheck • Apr 22, 2022

FFA Food Science team competes at State

FFA’s Food Science team placed 3rd in the State Food Science Career Development Event (CDE) hosted at Southern Illinois – Carbondale on April 9.

The team of Drexel Douglass (’22), Evan Alvarez (’24), Juliana Bernardi (’22), and Peter Metivier (’23) created and marketed a food product for retail.

In addition to the team’s success, Alvarez finished 4th as an individual.

Tree planting fundraiser raises $1300

A collaboration between FFA and Environmental club raised $1300. Proceeds from the “Putting Down Roots” fundraiser allow the planting of 262 trees in the community.

Cybersecurity team places 3rd

Team Iron placed third at the Central Illinois High School Cyber Defense Competition hosted by Illinois State on Friday, April 8.

FFA members win election

Peter Metivier (’23) won the presidential election for Section 9 of Illinois FFA for the 2022 – 2023 school year on Wednesday, April 20.

Lily Garcia (’24) will join him on the sectional officer team as Secretary.

NHS cleans up trail

National Honor Society, as part of their initiative, collected trash along sections of the Constitution Trail on Thursday, April 7, and Saturday, April 9.

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About the Contributors

Nayonika Banerjee, Senior Staff Reporter

Nayonika Banerjee is a senior at Normal Community High School and is involved in Speech Team, FBLA, and Lady Iron Soccer. This is their second year of working with the Inkspot. My favorite film is "Booksmart" (2019) directed by Olivia Wilde. A random fact about me is I am deathly afraid of sharks, but they also happen to be my all time favorite animal. A slogan to live by is “YOLO” which may be cringe, but honestly it’s pretty good advice.

Laynee Scheck, Print Editor

Laynee Scheck is a senior at Normal Community High School and is a co-founder of the NCHS Mental Health Club. This is her third year working with the Inkspot, and she is a Senior Staff Reporter. If I won a million dollars I would use the money to pay for college and then travel the world. What inspires me are people that stand up for what they believe in. On the weekend, I enjoy exploring new places with my friends.