Making our mark in any medium... the official student news of Normal Community High School

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Making our mark in any medium... the official student news of Normal Community High School

Inkspot

Making our mark in any medium... the official student news of Normal Community High School

Inkspot

Avani Rai, Kellie Chen, Abby Ruebush and Dylan Wehmeyer pose on stage at the IHSA State Journalism competition. The four were joined by Marielsie Iglesias in the annual State Final at Heartland Community College.

Journalism program brings home IHSA State medalists, earns IJEA recognition

Anna Dunne, Senior Staff Reporter May 12, 2023

Three students medaled at the IHSA Journalism State tournament on April 21 at Heartland Community College. The three individual top-six finishers matches the journalism program’s best State performance. At...

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Five members of the journalism program qualified to compete in the 2023 IHSA Journalism State Finals. Journalism II students Avani Rai (left) and Abby Ruebush (right) return to State for the second straight year. Marielsie Iglesias (second from left) failed to advance past Sectionals last season. Journalism III student Dylan Wehmeyer (second from right) qualified for State in two events in his first Sectional Competition. [Not Pictured: Kellie Chen]

Inkspot staff sends five to IHSA Journalism State Finals

Inkspot Staff Apr 7, 2023

When five Inkspot staff members competed in the IHSA Journalism Sectionals April 1, the student journalists went from reporting the news to making it themselves. Each of Community's five individual competitors...

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At the 82nd IHSA Speech Individual Events State Finals, Avani Rai earned 6th place.

Speech boasts best State showing in two decades, Avani Rai places sixth

Anna Dunne, Senior Staff Reporter Mar 24, 2023

Six members of the Community speech team competed at the IHSA State Speech Tournament on February 18, the program's largest number of State Qualifiers in a single season in over two decades. Senior...

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Communitys Speech team advanced 10 competitors in 11 events to the 2023 IHSA Sectional. 
Seniors Riya Prasade and Ciara Wallace look to repeat last seasons Sectional success and return to State.

Speech earns second at Regionals; send 10 to Sectional Competition

Inkspot Staff Feb 10, 2023

Community's Speech team proved their mettle at the IHSA Regional competition at Olympia High School on Feb. 4, taking second as team and sending 10 medalists to compete at this weekend's Sectional. Community...

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Community swim wins second straight Sectional, advances 7 to State

Community swim wins second straight Sectional, advances 7 to State

Inkspot Staff Nov 9, 2022

Seven members of Community's girls swimming and diving team will race in the IHSA State competition in Westmont after the team won the Normal West Sectional on Saturday, Nov. 5.   Community took...

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Community won Intercity for the second straight season. Five first-place finishes would help Community on the way to the Intercity title.

Girls swimming & diving secures second straight Intercity title

Inkspot Staff Oct 12, 2022

Community's girls swimming and diving team are Intercity champions for the second straight season in a meet decided by the competition's final race. After 11 events, Community held a 3-point advantage...

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News Briefs for Sep. 11 – Sep. 16

News Briefs for Sep. 11 – Sep. 16

Abby Ruebush, Editor-in-Chief Sep 17, 2022

Seniors enjoy sunrise on half-day Members of the Class of 2023 gathered outside before dawn at the Senior Class Board-sponsored “Senior Sunrise” on Tuesday, eating donuts and watching the sunrise....

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News briefs for March 26 – April 2

News briefs for March 26 – April 2

Nayonika Banerjee and Laynee Scheck Apr 2, 2022

FFA State: Four members place in top 5 Evan Kraft (’23) won first place at the Illinois FFA State Awards Day competition Saturday, March 26, competing in the Wildlife Production and Management event. Juliana...

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News Briefs: Week of March 7

News Briefs: Week of March 7

School Board cuts middle school foreign language The Unit 5 School Board voted to eliminate the 8th-grade foreign language program -- the result of a nearly $14 million budget deficit -- on Wednesday,...

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Community advanced three team members to the State Speech tournament at Feb. 12s Sectional hosted by University High School. Community took 5th as a team.

Speech qualifies three to State; Zeman steps down

Laynee Scheck, Print Editor Mar 7, 2022

The IHSA State Speech Competition “was just mind-blowing,” according to Junior Ciara Wallace, one of Community’s three State qualifiers. Wallace, who competed in Feb. 18’s Poetry Reading preliminary...

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The Lady Iron swimming and diving team finished 1st in the Intercity meet -- nine points ahead of Normal West.

Freshman Malinowski, Lady Iron make waves in Intercity swim meet

Malinowski places first in 3 events as Normal Community wins Intercity Title
Inkspot Staff Oct 14, 2021

Community won the Intercity swimming and diving meet, nine points ahead of the Normal West Wildcats, Thursday, Oct. 7 with a team score of 546 points. Freshman Kenna Malinowski was instrumental in the...

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