Most read stories of 2017

It is December 27 and you've done it all... made the trip to Peoria for the Festival of Lights, saw The Miracle on 34th Street at the Normal Theater, binge-watched so much Netflix that you are muttering theme songs in your sleep. So what now? With just a little bit of holiday money left - you have some options to beat the break boredom. Here are 9 things to get you out of the house and enj...

Ms. Jeanne Urbance of the English Department and sponsor of the Thespian club will retire after 34 years of service to Unit 5 students and to Normal Community High School.    Urbance’s teaching career could have taken her in a direction that never brought her to NCHS at all. Originally, Urbance had wanted to become an elementary school teacher but decided to change her focus in college when she “...

The kneeling of NFL players during the national anthem has sparked controversy across the country and this act of protest has spread beyond the National Football League. This once localized form of protest has spread from NFL teams, to other major sports, with regular Americans  joining the cause. During this time the act of kneeling during the anthem has caught the attention of President ...

A new road is being constructed between Normal Community High School and Eastview Christian Church. The construction began in early October and is scheduled to be completed by November 5. Eastview initially proposed the idea of building the road and has funded the project. The church uses NCHS’s student parking lot for additional parking during their Sunday morning services. The road will m...

Mr. Trevor Chapman plans on making modifications to how NCHS operates as a first year administrator at Normal Community High School, but Chapman intends balance. While he will implement changes to some of the processes and procedures around the building, Chapman wants to preserve aspects of the old administration throughout the following school year. A new principal means new changes to the sch...

After 13 years of service at NCHS, both as a teacher and assistant principal, Mr. Fabish is leaving Unit 5 to work in Florida. This summer, Fabish accepted a job at Ligonier Ministries, a nonprofit organization that equips churches with materials such as books, podcasts, and teaching series. For the past 15 years, Fabish has led worship at a local church, so working in ministry has “always be...

A vehicle, driven by Joshua Brewster, crashed into a utility pole at the corner of Airport Road and College Avenue this past Monday, April 10 around 5:00 PM. Brewster’s wife, Melonie, along with their three children, ages 4, 3, and 2, were also in the car. Although the accident was not fatal, it was not without its consequences as some of passengers of Brewster's vehicle required hospitalization. The ...

A monotone bell rings, echoing across the empty halls. Suddenly, doors fling open, and the decibel level rises as students pour from every door. Yells between students rise like fog over a bay in the morning, each one trying to overpower the other. They pierce the madness like a foghorn, telling of how badly someone failed a test, or how much PE sucked today. The sea of students sits at high tide. ...

Blue paint in the shape of a semicolon intentionally stains the cement brick wall in the corner of room 22 followed by two sentences: “It represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to. You are the author; the sentence is your life.” ~S.L.B Making an impact while earning a grade, Kennedy Savage sells suicide awareness wristbands, and Sophia Baietto paints a mural metaphorically...