Lyra Townsend

Lyra Townsend, Staff Writer

Lyra Townsend is a sophomore at NCHS and this is her first year working with the Inkspot. Her current role is a staff writer.

My favorite movie is “Jaws.”

On the weekends I like to fly planes.

The slogan I live by is "Dream as if you'll live forever, fly as if it's your last flight."

Curtain call: Vernon restages ‘The Dining Room’ as final production

Diverse cast, decades of laughter in 'The Dining Room' culminate Mrs. Kevin Yale Vernon's two-decade theatrical career

Lyra Townsend, Aki Griffin and Kevon Ramsey • Nov 29, 2023

February's production of "The Dining Room" marks the final show of theater director Mrs. Kevin Yale Vernon's two-decade career. Vernon's final show caps a career that spans almost 21 years and brought...

Hauntcert 2023 brings silver screen classics to life

Inkspot Staff and Lyra Townsend • Oct 25, 2023

The Hauntcert, Community’s annual October orchestra concert, takes center stage with a cinematic theme, ‘Villains On Strike’ on Thursday, Oct. 26. While the Hauntcert isn’t exactly a Halloween-themed...

News Briefs for Sept. 22

Inkspot Staff • Sep 25, 2023

Want to know what's going on at Community? Check out this week's Spot shorts, as the Inkspot's Journalism I students publish their first news briefs.

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[Video] Ink ‘Spotlight’: A weekly rundown of Normal Community news

Marielsie Iglesias, Senior Staff Reporter • Sep 8, 2023

This week, Carter Hull and Lyra Townsend shine the light on five stories around NCHS.

Boys soccer takes second in 2023 Intercity tournament after narrow loss to U-High

Lucas Drengwitz, Charles (Charlie) Faulkner, Bayli Ferris, Pranathi Ganti, Bella Green, Ali Ince, Lyra Townsend and Abigail Ziemer • Sep 7, 2023

The boys soccer team finished second in the 2023 Intercity tournament, their lone loss coming in the tournament’s opening round to eventual Intercity champions U-High. Community fell 1-0 to the Pioneers...

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