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September 14West's 'WIP' program brings major improvements to the building
September 13West's lone 2026 retiree set to be longtime beloved nurse
September 12Normal West 'raises the curtain' on 2025 Broadway-themed homecoming week
September 12West's 2025 powderpuff game ends in tie [PHOTO GALLERY]
May 15NBA draft lottery: real or rigged?
May 14Postcards from Europe: a winter 2024 West grad’s column on her European adventures
May 14Normal West gets set for new cell phone plan for 2025-2026 school year
May 9Senioritis: the 'plague' taking over high school hallways across the globe
May 8Senior awarded 2025 'Amazon Future Engineer' scholarship and internship
May 7Normal West literary magazine to be newest student-publication

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Raising Canes, a chicken franchise, is set to open up in the shopping Center of College Hills in late 2025. Construction for the new restaurant is currently underway.

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The Illinois High School Sports Association has been in existence since 1900 and prides itself in the opportunities it provides to student athletes across Illinois sports. The IHSA is a private organization that creates its own bylaws; however, two recent laws are in the process of creating laws that could directly impact Illinois sports.

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"People look at students as people who don't have opinions-- as these vessels who are meant to work and create. But I think it's important as students especially to get out here and show our opinion because our opinions are important, our opinions are powerful, our time is valuable, and all of these things are important-- It's important to show what we care about," Organizer and Normal West Sophomore, Oriah Matich, explains.

Normal West students lead protest in uptown circle • 1030 Views

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Mr. Jeffrey Breuning, or more commonly known as JB, is a beloved Normal West teacher who has become a recognizable face even outside of the walls of Normal West. In fact, the Tik Tok channel titled "Sippin' with JB" is at over 2400 followers and has at least one video that is considered viral with over 240,000 views.

High school math teacher turned TikTok sensation creates new way of motivating students in and out of the classroom • 755 Views

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Mr. Darren Hess will end his public school teaching career at the conclusion of this school year. Although he is continuing to teach at Bloomington Central Catholic High School and will still coach football here at West, the students and staff will definitely miss his sense of humor and positive energy throughout the halls.

Normal West legend heads in different but familiar direction in retirement • 653 Views

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