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In Focus: Christopherson and his camera
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![The jester and wench, along with the members of the madrigal choir, lift their medieval tankards in a toast. Guests were offered a glass of wassail (apple cider) when entering the event to participate in the toast. Following the toast, the madrigal choir sang Gloucestershire Wassail and Wassail Song.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0925-900x600.jpg)
Madrigals returns in-person [photo gallery]
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![The court singers lined the walls of the dark auditorium, each with their own candle, while the madrigal singers performed Silent Night on stage.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_9718-900x600.jpg)
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![Kevin Nguyen (24) and Lily Mavros (24), members of the court singers, perform Russian Dance, an upbeat acapella choral.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0971-900x600.jpg)
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![Cora Winsor (25), Cole Luginbuhl (25) and Sophia Hartke (25), three freshman members of the court singers, perform Christmastime, an upbeat classical acapella choral.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0968-900x600.jpg)
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![The court singers performed Christmastime and Russian Dance following the Ye Olde Consumers Tome infomercial.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0966-900x600.jpg)
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![Sophia Hartke (25) and Maddie Chapman (25), joined by the jester and wench, entertained the audience with Ye Old Consumers Tome, a medieval infomercial between musical performances by the madrigal choir.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0959-900x600.jpg)
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![The madrigal singers perform a choreographed English madrigal adaptation of The Spice Girls Wannabe, prompting laughter from the audience.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0941-900x600.jpg)
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![The madrigal singers performed In These Delightful Pleasant Groves in a call-and-response manner, with singers split between two sets of risers at opposite ends of the stage.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0938-900x600.jpg)
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![The jester and wench, the events hosts, read the extensive list of rules that audience members must abide by, including that guests must take care as to not spill their drinks or thou shall have several years of bad luck, and guests must refrain from flirting with the wenches.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0916-900x600.jpg)
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![Schill and Speirer act out the partridge in a pear tree line as the choir sings The Twelve Days of Christmas. Select members of the madrigal choir were assigned solo parts for each line of the twelve days.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0905-900x600.jpg)
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![Schill holds up five fingers as the choir sings the five golden rings lyric in The Twelve Days of Christmas. Schill and Speirer, the madrigal wench, acted out each of the twelve days in a theatrical performance accompanied by the choir.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0902-900x600.jpg)
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![Ivy Goeckner (22) sings a solo during the madrigal choirs performance of The Twelve Days of Christmas.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0897-900x600.jpg)
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![Tim Schill (22) and Jackie Speirer (22) played the roles of the events jester and wench, entertaining the audience with humorous skits and speeches between songs.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0880-900x600.jpg)
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![Zach Bacon (22) starred as Man and Amelia Lau (22) as Woman in The Avant-Garde Play. This play follows a weird couple that finds a corpse in their hotel room.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ZachBacon_AmeliaLau-900x600.jpg)
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![Zach Bacon (22) starred as Man in The Avant-Garde Play. In this scene, Man listens to the couple on the other side of the invisible wall to try and discover if their hotel room also came with a corpse.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ZachBacon-900x600.jpg)
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![Tray Lund (24) starred as Clifford Gray and Megan Parent (22) as Emmaline Gray in The English Mystery. The mini-play takes place in the time period of World War I during a dinner party following Clifford Grays return home from battle. In this scene. Emmaline addresses Clifford, concerned about his deteriorating memory of home resulting from his time at battle.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TrayLund_MeganParent-900x600.jpg)
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![Tim Schill (22) starred as King Richard III, Dash Morgan (25) as Prince Edward, and Mia Lewis (24) as Duke of Buckingham in Shakespeares Richard III. During this play, King Richard III becomes increasingly frustrated with the audience that continues to zap him off stage due to his overly dramatic performance, and his frustration prompts him to angrily address the audience on multiple occasions.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TimSchill_DashMorgan_MiaLewis-900x601.jpg)
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![Nick Baca (23)s character Nikolai Volnikov jots down advice on farming in the Russian countryside given to him by Ani Abbina (24)s character Konstantin in The Russian Play.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NickBaca_AniAbbina-900x600.jpg)
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![Maddie Chapman (25) and Mimi Calmes (25), two actresses featured in The Southern Play, are joined on stage by The English Mystery actor Gibson Smith (23) before bows.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MaddieChapman_MimiCalmes_GibsonSmith-900x600.jpg)
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![Ivy Goeckner (22) played Marsha during The Performance Art Monologue. Marsha, Goeckners character, is the only character in this mini-play. Her abstract character directly addresses the audience in the form of multiple solo speeches, aiming to provide the audience with the truth about theatre.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IvyGoeckner-900x601.jpg)
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![Grayson Wills (25) starred as Reginald and Mimi Calmes (25) as Caroline in The Southern Play.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GraysonWills_MimiCalmes-900x600.jpg)
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![Cast members from each of the seven mini-plays collide on stage in the ending scene, resulting in clashing costumes and conflicts between characters.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FullCast-900x600.jpg)
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![Ethan Scott (22) as Sammy and Andrew Short (22) as Irv Weinstein in The Comedy. In this mini-play, Scotts character Sammy provides Shorts character Irv with advice on how to win over a once-colleague-turned- enemys wife.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EthanScott_AndrewShort-900x600.jpg)
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![Avrille Jorolan (22) played Audrey McPherson and Killian Boyd (23) played Luke. Jorolans character Audrey picks up a pile of clothes scattered across the stage, throwing them at Boyds character Luke as The Comedy and The Southern Play collide.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AvrilleJorola_KillianBoyd-900x601.jpg)
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![The cast of Zap! ran through their final dress rehearsal Thursday, Oct. 14 in preparation for their first show on the Community stage since February 2020.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/51590098622_4e62fa75d9_k-900x601.jpg)
Theatre program ‘Zaps’ back on stage
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![The king is dead](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Untitled-1-900x600.png)
The king is dead
NCHS eliminates Homecoming King, Queen titles; elects Homecoming Royalty
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[Photo] Juniors win powderpuff [photo gallery]
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Life Flight lands at NCHS [video]
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Army Adventure Trailer visits NCHS [video]
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The Inkspot’s Cutest Canine Contest
A photo gallery of the Inkspot's Cutest Canine Contest entries submitted by NCHS students in celebration of National Puppy Day
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![Two takes on One Direction](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Edits-900x579.jpg)
Two takes on One Direction
Charlotte Calmes is an O.G 1D fan; Kelsey Kern is a recent convert -- the two Inkspot staffers share their love of One Direction
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![While the Grammy Awards have been postponed, take a look at the Inkspots picks for the best albums of 2020](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/monumental-year-in-music-900x600.jpg)
![GOLF le FLEUR* collaboration expresses outward individuality](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Tyler-the-Creator-Feature-image-900x600.jpg)
![Fleetwood Mac vinyl records, including Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982) and Tango in the Night (1987), are now sold at Walmart in Normal.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG-3672-900x675.jpg)
[Photo] “Dreams” awakens new generation of Fleetwood Mac fans
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![Class of 1997 graduate Jarrett Johnson is nominated for Grammy award for a song release this summer.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NCHS-alum-Jarrett-Johnson-nominated-for-Grammy-900x600.jpg)
NCHS alum Jarrett Johnson nominated for Grammy
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![Joe Biden is a healer, a uniter, a tested, and steady hand. A person whose own experience of loss gives him a sense of purpose that will help us, as a nation, reclaim our own sense of purpose.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_2762-900x506.jpg)
Opinion: It’s a beautiful day in America
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New Faces of Normal
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![The Unit 5 District Office was closed Monday, August 31 for a deep cleaning before reopening on Tuesday.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Unit-5-District-Office-8-900x675.jpg)
Unit 5 Executive Cabinet member tests positive for COVID-19; District officials quarantined
Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle and members of her Executive Cabinet working remotely through Sept. 10
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![Taylor Swifts Folklore: new sound adds to artists lore [review]](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/T-swift.jpg)
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: new sound adds to artist’s lore [review]
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![Unit 5 announces Return to School plan](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_3116-1.jpg)
Unit 5 announces Return to School plan
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![Top 10 underrated Taylor Swift tracks](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/taylor-swift-lover.jpg)
Top 10 underrated Taylor Swift tracks
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Coronavirus Update: “Stay-at-Home” order [3/21 8:00 a.m.]
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![The limited selection of fresh meat products available at Walmart served as an inconvenience for many customers.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3-900x675.jpg)
Coronavirus impacts grocers shelves [photo gallery]
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![Harry Styles released his sophomore solo album through Columbia Records on December 13, 2019.](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Harry_Styles_-_Fine_Line.png)
Styles’ new album ‘Lights Up’ the music industry
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![Madrigals host 19th annual dinner performances](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mads-900x517.jpg)
Madrigals host 19th annual dinner performances
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![Reflecting on varsity volleyball season; looking at future goals](https://nchsinkspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_2418-900x600.jpg)
Reflecting on varsity volleyball season; looking at future goals
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