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Audra Wolf

Audra Wolf, Senior Staff Reporter

Audra Wolf is a senior at Community who runs in cross country and track and is involved in bike club. This is her second year on the Inkspot where she a senior staff reporter.

A quote I live by is from Taylor Swift’s song “Daylight”: “I want to be defined by the things that I love.”

The farthest I’ve been from home is Athens, Greece.

 

 

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Unit 5 scaled back the blanket "silent and away" policy at the high school level, allowing students to use phones during non-instructional time and with teacher permission.

Unit 5 continues “silent and away” phone policy, opts out of Yondr pouches

Audra Wolf and Beatrix Alvarez
Oct 1, 2025

Unit 5 will continue enforcing its “silent and away during the day” phone policy this school year after evaluating and rejecting the use of Yondr pouches, Superintendent Dr. Kristin Weikle said. The policy, first enacted last year, limits student phone and device use during the school day. Entering...

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Fall flicks: From cozy comforts to chilling thrills

Fall flicks: From cozy comforts to chilling thrills

Inkspot staffers share their go-to movies for sweater weather season
Sep 23, 2025

As the September slips away, summer fades—along with sunburns, sandals and the scent of sunscreen. In its place: hoodie weather, falling leaves and the unmistakable aroma of bonfires and pumpkin spice. With fall comes a shift in more than just the weather. Our watchlists change too—ditching summer...

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Community's tennis courts were resurfaced and repainted as part of the district's summer maitenance work. 

Photo Courtesy of: Community Athletic Department

Community undergoes heating, cooling, facility repairs in Unit 5 summer overhaul

Beatrix Alvarez and Audra Wolf
Sep 16, 2025

Community underwent critical infrastructure repairs and updates this summer as Unit 5 completed more than 140 maintenance and construction projects across the district—funded in part by a newly implemented school facility sales tax. The school received critical heating and cooling system upgrades...

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Students reflect on childhood programming as PBS faces major funding cuts

Students reflect on childhood programming as PBS faces major funding cuts

The screen flickers on, and the opening notes of a timeless tune fill the room. A door swings open, and a familiar figure begins a quiet ritual: sweater zipped, sneakers laced. Whether it’s animated or filmed, the gestures are the same—deliberate, comforting. A signal that it’s time to slow...

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Cell phone ban in schools? Community responds to proposed legislation [video]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has proposed legislation to ban cell phones in schools. Community students and staff weigh in on the controversial proposal and its impact on learning and school culture.
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Ironmen spring sports update: April 9 [video]

Baseball dominates, track stars shine at Top Times, boys lax gets a W
In this week’s sports update, Community baseball extends its win streak with a dominant series against Danville, girls soccer bounces back after falling to West and five Iron athletes place top-3 at Illinois Top Times.
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Proposed 1% sales tax would fund Unit 5 repairs, relieve property taxes

Proposed 1% sales tax would fund Unit 5 repairs, relieve property taxes

With over $52 million in facility repairs projected over the next five years, Unit 5 schools face mounting infrastructure needs—from roof replacements to outdated HVAC systems, according to Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle. Normal Community alone accounts for nearly $18 million of those needs,...

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Officer Flood was named "Officer of the Year" in February for his life-saving actions last spring.

Officer Jeremy Flood named Normal PD’s “Officer of the Year” after saving two lives

After saving two lives in separate incidents last spring, Officer Jeremy Flood, Community’s School Resource Officer, was named Normal Police Department’s “Officer of the Year” in February. Despite the honor, Flood credits his role at Community as the most rewarding part of his 20-year law...

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Marine Band rocks the stage: San Diego unit brings high-energy set to Community music students [photo gallery]

Marine Band rocks the stage: San Diego unit brings high-energy set to Community music students [photo gallery]

San Diego’s Marine Band took the Kevin Yale Vernon stage on March 6, performing a rock-heavy setlist for Community music students. Choir, band and orchestra members were excused from their eighth-hour classes to watch “America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization”...

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Scottberg and Mrs. Jessica Murphy have made some changes to the nursing office, updating the space to make it more warm and welcoming.

New nurse, familiar face: Scottberg steps into Community role with connections, care

The nursing vacancy has been filled with the hiring of Mrs. Melissa Scottberg. Although Scottberg, who started on Jan. 27, is a new hire, she’s no stranger to the school. With two daughters—a sophomore and a junior—attending Community and a role mentoring senior girls through a local church,...

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Junior midfielder Believe Avida led Community's offense during the Ironmen's regular season. He was the only player to reach double digits in both goals and assists. 
Photo Courtesy of: Mr. Jeff Christopherson

Soccer begins playoff push against Minooka Indians

The third-seeded Ironmen are set to open the postseason Oct. 22, hosting the seventh-seeded Minooka Indians at 6:30 p.m. The Iron ended their regular season 13-6-5 and 7-1-2 in conference play, good for second behind Peoria Notre Dame in the Big 12.   Minooka enters the postseason with a record...

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