Normal Community High School

Normal Community, Normal West and Bloomington High School play in a co-op for girls lacrosse. A new IHSA rule makes it ineligible for playoffs starting in 2027.

Unit 5 was accepted for the News Literacy District Fellowship to provide $30,000 in grant funding over the next three years, beginning in the fall.

Students and staff at Normal Community High School feel that a regional Teacher of the Year award is well deserved for one of their own.

The Illinois State Board of Education selects one teacher from each region for the recognition. Don Whitman is among 14 teachers statewide eligible for Illinois Teacher of the Year.

For the first time at Normal Community High School, students will have the chance to participate in presentations on technology, entertainment or design—better known as a TED Talk.

What happens when your toughest coach is also your dad? Illinois State defensive coordinator Travis Niekamp is pushing sons Tye and Dexter — and the Redbirds — to the brink of the national championship game.

At least eight community members spoke in support of Matt Chapman, a Normal Community High School civics teacher and girls soccer coach.

District 87 changed its policy for Bloomington High School that bans cell phones throughout the school day. Unit 5 refreshed its policy to keep student phones away during class in all but a few circumstances.

A senior at Normal Community High School learned about federal policymaking at Girls Nation this month.

WGLT talked with students and teachers from Bloomington Career Academy about competing in the SkillsUSA Championships — the largest workforce development event in the country.