Shae Simmons

[Video] Passion for pickleball fueling Feeney’s competitive spirit

Jeffery Woodard, Senior Staff Reporter • Apr 1, 2023

The Feeney family has a history of presiding over courts. Sisters Sophia (’23) and Madison (’21) reigned over Community’s basketball and volleyball courts, tallying up All-Conference honors...

Deodorant for men vs. deodorant for women: Which is better? [video]

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Mar 10, 2020

Three female high school students address the gendered marketing of deodorant as either "for men" or "for women" - attempting to determine what deodorant actually is best.

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[Video] Girls basketball: Creasey voted team MVP

Reid Watkins, Sports Editor • Mar 4, 2020

Sophomore guard Karleigh Creasey was announced as the winner of team MVP voting at the Lady Iron basketball banquet on Tuesday, March 3. Voting for the MVP title was done by players on the varsity level...

[Photo] Postseason preview: Lady Iron are set to play Normal West, again

Feb 14, 2020

The Lady Iron varsity basketball team huddles before their annual Pink Game versus Normal West. The Wildcats won 45-26.

Spoiler Alert: I’m Watching You

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Feb 12, 2020

Traits of the ideal partner: attractive, kind, funny, compassionate. Notice what's not on that list: stalkerish, possessive, clingy…. In a day and age where social media users strive to build...

Fresh off the Press: Episode Two – Teacher shortage crisis [podcast]

Shae Simmons and Evie Snoeyink sit down with Mrs. Jennifer Renchen from the ISU college of Arts and Sciences to discuss the recent teacher shortage crisis.

Shae Simmons and Evie Snoeyink • Jan 30, 2020

Shae Simmons and Evie Snoeyink sit down with Mrs. Jennifer Renchen from the ISU college of Arts and Sciences to discuss the recent teacher shortage crisis.

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[Photo] Schneringer out for season after ACL injury

Dec 28, 2019

Schneringer aided by NCHS athletic trainer and Coach Mann after injuring her knee versus Danville.

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Fresh off the Press: Episode 1 – Hong Kong protests [podcast]

Shae Simmons and Evie Snoeyink • Dec 18, 2019

Shae Simmons and Evie Snoeyink meet with Mr. Kelly Keogh, NCHS social studies teacher, to discuss the events happening in Kong Kong.

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Peace and Justice club’s 2019-2020 focus [video]

Normal Community's Peace and Justice club focuses it's 2019-20 goals on localizing activism

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Dec 11, 2019

Shae Simmons sat down with the Peace and Justice club to preview the organization's goals for the 2019-20 school year.

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New Faces of Normal: Meet the new hires

Evie Snoeyink and Shae Simmons • Aug 30, 2019

Unspoken etiquette of NCHS

There are common rules of etiquette students of NCHS should take into consideration on a daily basis; however, some fail to follow these basic manners and mannerisms - Here are 20 rules NCHS students should follow

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • May 17, 2019

[Video] Pickleball opens NCHS to community

Shae Simmons and Reid Watkins • May 16, 2019

Prom Probs: The ultimate list of prom stressors

Evie Snoeyink and Shae Simmons • Apr 25, 2019

Josh Delgadillo reflects on his high school wrestling career

Reid Watkins and Shae Simmons • Mar 15, 2019

Video: Students, educators and community members share their thoughts on the rise in teen depression

Shae Simmons, Evie Snoeyink and Reid Watkins • Mar 3, 2019

300 Words: Anticipation

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Feb 19, 2019

July 2, 2018. A scream sounded from underneath the bathroom door, echoing out in a silent presence. She shook with happiness. With disbelief. Joy. But Mrs. Kristina Chase didn’t know how...

[Video] Video: Staff reacts to district-wide internet outage

Feb 11, 2019

[Video] Lady Iron “steal” win over Champaign Centennial

Reid Watkins, Sports Editor • Nov 30, 2018

Female interest sparks new club

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Nov 27, 2018

Girls Who Code, a national organization that aims to increase the number of women in computer science, was introduced at NCHS in September by Joshmita Chintella (12) and Vidya Kothakota (11). As faculty...

[Video] Lady Iron earn share of Intercity title

Inkspot Staff • Nov 20, 2018

Before the 2018-2019 Lady Iron basketball team even took the court, they defined their team goals for the season; tonight, the team will be able to check off one of those boxes. Intercity champions. "I...

Larger population as positive for students?

Tommy Olsson, Shae Simmons, Reid Watkins and Caitlin Wonsowski • Oct 17, 2018

Some faculty members see the large student population as having a positive effect on students. With higher attendance numbers, students are provided with more social opportunities. The higher enrollment...

[Video] Video: Stem Capstone hosts carnival

Shae Simmons, Multimedia Editor • Oct 7, 2018