The chess team placed eighth at the 52nd annual IHSA state tournament Feb. 14, the program's first top-10 finish in Community history. “This is not an accomplishment that we’ve done in Normal Community history,” team sponsor Ms. Megan Wright said. The historic finish surpassed the team's own...

What does the New Year taste like? Maybe the holiday calls to mind the smokiness of ham, the earthiness of black-eyed peas, the burst of sweetness from a grape—or, maybe, nothing in particular. With the Lunar New Year beginning Feb. 17 this year—celebrating the first day of the lunisolar Chinese...

In the third episode of “The Up-Beat,” Inkspot reporters Pranav Bhookya, Anna Chang and Coelton Harris share what’s been making them happy this week: the return of snow, a four-day weekend, progress on the winter play set and Illinois’ road upset over Purdue.

Senior Landyn Corbin placed third at the IHSA Boys Bowling Regional in Danville on Jan. 16, rolling a 1,231 series over six games with a high game of 289 to advance to next weekend’s sectional in Morris. The Inkspot caught up with the local legend of the lane to break down his approach to bowling,...

When Community opens the 2025–26 season Nov. 22 against Normal West at home, head coach Mr. Dave Feeney won’t measure the Iron against last year’s 27–7 team. He won’t measure them against the four straight Intercity titles either. What he wants instead is a reset. “I don’t want them...

With four Ironmen placing in the top 15, the boys cross country team took second at the Randy Sharer Intercity Meet, trailing U-High 24-55. Senior AJ Ince led Community, finishing second in 15:51.02—28.84 seconds behind the winner from U-High. The senior has led the Iron’s efforts this season,...