Normal West High School

The revenue from the countywide sales tax will help to pay the debt off, but that will not roll in before the summer when repairs are most needed.

A food distribution that serves hundreds of Bloomington-Normal residents each month is ending.

Now, after a decade with the Illinois State Archives, Bloomington-Normal native Catherine Popovitch is at the helm of the office tasked with the safekeeping of more than 200 million records.

At 23, Justin Endsley might be the country’s youngest Director of Operations in Division I basketball. And get this: he is in his second year of handling the full-time position at Southern Illinois.

The district is adding new language regarding mandatory reporting of incidents, in compliance with state requirements.

In the past year, April Schermann has been honored with two national awards for her work as a math and computer science teacher at Normal West. On the softball field, she recently earned her 500th victory as West’s head coach.

The Bloomington-Normal Asahikawa Sister Cities Committee hosted junior ambassadors from Asahikawa, Japan this past week for the first time since the pandemic.

Normal West teacher April Schermann won Computer Science Teacher of the Year from Project Lead the Way, a national organization supporting STEM educators. Normal West staff and students celebrated with an award presentation and hallway parade.

In partnership with the national competitive gaming league Generation Esports, students from Unit 5 esports were given the opportunity to have hands-on experience building gaming computers for their team in the district’s esports computer lab at Normal West High School.

The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission recognized the top athletes and teams from Bloomington-Normal and surrounding area during its annual banquet.