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Libby Price, Staff Writer

Libby Price is a senior at Normal Community High School and is involved in Speech Team. This is her first year working with the Inkspot, and she is a staff writer.

On the weekends I enjoy baking and crocheting.

My favorites subjects in school are English and Spanish.

I hope to become a teacher someday.

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Watch 10 Fast and Furious films, earn $1K

Watch 10 Fast and Furious films, earn $1K

Brayden Blackwell and Libby Price May 12, 2023

$55 an hour?  Without having to leave the comfort of your couch?  That summer job could be yours courtesy of Finance Buzz, a website that provides financial tips, advice and recommendations. With May 19’s release of “Fast X,” the newest installment in the blockbuster Fast and Furious...

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Sophia Feeney helped lead the Iron girls basketball team to a State Farm Holiday Classic Title this season. 
Now, she is being recognized as Holiday Classic Scholarship award winner for her on- and off-the-court excellence.

Iron basketball’s Sophia Feeney wins Holiday Classic Scholarship

Brayden Blackwell and Libby Price May 12, 2023

Sophia Feeney was announced as a 2023 Holiday Classic Scholarship award recipient on May 4. The scholarship, which recognizes seniors who participated in the 2022 State Farm Holiday Classic basketball tournament, awards Feeney $1,500 towards her college tuition next year.  The tournament, Feeney...

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The boys track and field team avenged its second place finish to the West Wildcats last season, defeating the defending champs by three points to claim Communitys first Intercity title in over a decade.

Intercity champs: Girls win third straight crosstown title; Boys secure first win in over a decade

Community’s boys and girls track and field teams can both boast the title “Intercity champs” after winning the annual crosstown competition at Bloomington High School on April 25.   Girls Track & Field The girls team, led by Ali Ince, defended their title for the third consecutive...

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Several Community seniors were eligible to vote for the first time in Aprils election, helping pass  the Unit 5 tax referendum.

Community seniors turn out in support of Unit 5 tax referendum

Libby Price and Brayden Blackwell May 1, 2023

The Unit 5 tax referendum drew several Community seniors to the polls on April 4, the second time the issue was on the ballot. More than 53% of voters rejected the referendum in November’s midterm elections when the majority of the Class of 2023 was ineligible to vote. In April, the referendum...

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Junior Mary Baker places her hand into a fistulated cow, a  cow surgically fitted with a cannula. The  cannula acts as a porthole-like device that allows access to the rumen of a cow, to perform research and analysis of the digestive system.

Teachers: Field trip funding cuts reduces essential aspect of student learning experience

Libby Price and Kate Johnson Apr 4, 2023

Unit 5 announced the district would no longer fund field trips beginning next school year in an effort to reduce the district’s budget deficit.  Field trips, several Community teachers said, are an essential part of the student learning experience.  Field trips are “invaluable” to the...

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Theatre alum returns to stage, shares directorial duties

Theatre alum returns to stage, shares directorial duties

Libby Price, Staff Writer Nov 28, 2022

Meg Keogh returns to Community’s stage as the former Community thespian replaced Mr. Tyler McWhorter as the Theatre department’s co-director at the start of the year. After seven years of co-directing with Ms. Kevin Yale Vernon, McWhorter decided to step down from his role with the program.  “This...

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Cross country teams take 2nd at Intercity

Cross country teams take 2nd at Intercity

For the second straight year, Community’s boys and girls varsity cross country teams finished 2nd at the Intercity meet at Maxwell Park, Thursday, Sep. 22.   Girls Varsity  Normal West won the girl’s race, with the Wildcats finishing 7 points ahead of Community. Four Community runners...

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Lady Iron cross country head into Intercity meet with 2 team wins

Lady Iron cross country head into Intercity meet with 2 team wins

Anna Dunne, Libby Price and Christian Hofmann Sep 21, 2022

The Lady Iron cross country team head into Thursday’s Intercity meet with two team victories in their first three meets of the season.  Community took 1st at the NCHS Co-Ed Open Sep. 2, beating Olympia by 21 points in the opening meet of the season.  Ali Ince (’24), Abigail Zeimer (’24)...

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