Aidan Smiser

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter

Aidan Smiser is a senior at Normal Community High School, Aidan enjoys running cross country as well as taking English and Social Studies courses. Aidan Smiser is joining as a new staff reporter for the Inkspot. I like anime, Magic the Gathering, comics, video games, and animated television shows with good voice acting. If I won a million dollars I would attempt to move to Japan.

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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...

Gremlins after midnight

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter • May 2, 2018

At the beginning of April, chemical attacks were reported in the Syrian town of Douma. The event in question led to the creation of a faction of western states: The United States, The United Kingdoms, France, and Canada, and another faction of Syria, Iran, and Russia. The first faction accused the...

Spot the difference: Car show

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter • Apr 5, 2018

Can you spot the difference between these two photos? Check the answers here

Spot the difference: Car show answers

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter • Apr 5, 2018

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...

‘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...

Who’s psyched for prom?

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter • Mar 1, 2018

A forest of learning

Speaker presents on agriculture in IMC

Aidan Smiser, Staff Reporter • Jan 20, 2018

A student picks a raspberry from the bush and takes a bite. The fruit is sweet and the flavor of it washes over the student’s mouth. As the sensation ends, the student continues his walk through the Refugee Food Forest that he first learned about from his school’s Lunch and Learn program. A program...

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...

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...

New principal, new changes

Trevor Chapman takes on role of principal; NCHS reacts to new leadership

Taylor Kern, Mackenzie Kraft, Evie Snoeyink and Aidan Smiser • Oct 19, 2017

Mr. Trevor Chapman plans on making modifications to how NCHS operates as a first year administrator at Normal Community High School, but Chapman intends balance. While he will implement changes to some of the processes and procedures around the building, Chapman wants to preserve aspects of the old administration...

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