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The Inkspot is the product Normal Community High School's journalism program.

The Purple Iron Cats face off against the Dunlap Eagles for the third time tonight to kick off postseason play. The winn...
05/21/2025

The Purple Iron Cats face off against the Dunlap Eagles for the third time tonight to kick off postseason play. The winner of tonight's rubber match moves on, loser goes home. Read the coverage at: https://bit.ly/3HiiaLC

Community’s bass fishing team made history May 8, sweeping team and individual titles at the inaugural Big 12 championsh...
05/20/2025

Community’s bass fishing team made history May 8, sweeping team and individual titles at the inaugural Big 12 championship. Read how the Ironmen reeled in victory at: https://bit.ly/43Ddhpa

New 9x16 LED video boards are coming to Community’s East Gym this summer—adding shot clocks, player stats, replay and mo...
05/20/2025

New 9x16 LED video boards are coming to Community’s East Gym this summer—adding shot clocks, player stats, replay and more. Read more: https://bit.ly/3S8Cx0a

Seniors skipped, laughed and learned the rhythm of double dutch—led by Armoni Conner and her improvised ropes. See how o...
05/16/2025

Seniors skipped, laughed and learned the rhythm of double dutch—led by Armoni Conner and her improvised ropes.
See how one student turned her childhood passion into a senior picnic moment.
Photo gallery and story at: https://bit.ly/43buvdn

A dangerous TikTok trend is encouraging students to insert graphite or paper clips into Chromebook ports to cause sparks...
05/16/2025

A dangerous TikTok trend is encouraging students to insert graphite or paper clips into Chromebook ports to cause sparks or smoke.
Unit 5 officials warn this behavior is not covered by device insurance, violates district policy and could lead to a hefty repair bill and disciplinary action.

Read the full story on The Inkspot: https://bit.ly/3YJEMuz

Senior Awards Night isn’t just about GPAs or class rankings. It’s about the students who show up, lift others and quietl...
05/16/2025

Senior Awards Night isn’t just about GPAs or class rankings. It’s about the students who show up, lift others and quietly lead. It's about celebrating student passion and overcoming adversity.

Meet three seniors whose impact earned themselves one of Community’s most meaningful honors: https://bit.ly/4jUZgZJ

Mister Rogers. Daniel Tiger. Wild Kratts. For generations, PBS Kids helped shape how children see the world—teaching emp...
05/12/2025

Mister Rogers. Daniel Tiger. Wild Kratts. For generations, PBS Kids helped shape how children see the world—teaching empathy, curiosity and kindness. Now, with federal funding cut, that future is in jeopardy.

See what Community students had to say about the network's impact: https://bit.ly/4ddCsSD

Today wraps up Teacher Appreciation Week.We asked Community students to reflect on the teachers who’ve inspired, challen...
05/09/2025

Today wraps up Teacher Appreciation Week.
We asked Community students to reflect on the teachers who’ve inspired, challenged and supported them.
Read their stories and see their favorites: https://bit.ly/4jP0s0U

Joann Fabrics is closing its retail stores—including Bloomington’s. From pajama pants to stage props, Community teachers...
05/09/2025

Joann Fabrics is closing its retail stores—including Bloomington’s. From pajama pants to stage props, Community teachers, students say the loss cuts a little deeper than craft supplies.

Read how the closure is impacting classrooms and creativity: https://bit.ly/3RZ63W2

Mr. Matt Chapman notched his 400th win as head coach of Iron girls soccer late last month. After 24 seasons and 15 regio...
05/09/2025

Mr. Matt Chapman notched his 400th win as head coach of Iron girls soccer late last month.
After 24 seasons and 15 regional titles, Chapman isn’t just building a résumé—he’s built a legacy: https://bit.ly/4iRshUL

The Ironmen have won 21 of their last 22, climbed to the top of the Big 12 and shut out nine opponents along the way. Me...
05/09/2025

The Ironmen have won 21 of their last 22, climbed to the top of the Big 12 and shut out nine opponents along the way.
Meet the junior class powering Community’s midseason surge—and the arms and bats driving the streak.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3RS7h5s

After decades behind the lens and in the lab, Mr. Christopherson is preparing to retire—but not before capturing a few m...
05/07/2025

After decades behind the lens and in the lab, Mr. Christopherson is preparing to retire—but not before capturing a few more moments of Community history.

From exploding pumpkins to Friday night lights, read how his focus has always been on the photography and capturing Community: https://bit.ly/3Pp5cfq

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The Inkspot is the student run multimodal publication of Normal Community High School. As a print publication, the Inkspot itself predates the founding of the Unit 5 school district. Today, the media organization publishes digitally at nchsinkspot.com, in print, and through its social media accounts - @nchsinkspot