The student news site of Minooka Community High School in Minooka, Illinois

Nook News
The student news site of Minooka Community High School in Minooka, Illinois

Nook News
The student news site of Minooka Community High School in Minooka, Illinois

Nook News

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief

All content by Cassady Cundari
Speech team qualifies 4 for sectionals

Speech team qualifies 4 for sectionals

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2019
Opinion: End government shutdown, let American workers work

Opinion: End government shutdown, let American workers work

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2019
Why thousands are part of the migrant caravan

Why thousands are part of the migrant caravan

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2018

[Video] Book club hosts annual poetry slam

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2018
Young people have plenty of reasons to vote

Young people have plenty of reasons to vote

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2018
The 1965-66 wrestling team include David Anthony DeCoste, located in the back right. He died in the war, and later a wrestling award at Minooka was named for him.

Vietnam’s legacy in Minooka

Cassady Cundari, Editor-In-Chief
October 24, 2018
Charles Warner Becker graduated from MCHS in 1968. This is his senior yearbook photo. After graduation, he served in Vietnam for a few months before dying from an accidental explosion of a claymore mine.

1969: MCHS graduate Becker dies in Vietnam

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
October 22, 2018
David Anthony DeCoste graduated from MCHS in 1966. This is his senior yearbook photo. He served in Vietnam and died in 1968. A wrestling award at MCHS was later named for him.

1968: MCHS wrestler DeCoste dies in Vietnam

Cassady Cundari, Editor-in-Chief
October 22, 2018
Abby Pettigrew and Megan Chiappetta eye up a shot at Heritage Bluffs on Aug. 23 when Minooka beat Plainfield East.

Girls golf undefeated to start season

Cassady Cundari, Editor-In-Chief
August 24, 2018
Heidi Bonde, sophomore, prepares to spike the ball against her opponents on Aug. 17 at Meet the Indians.

Volleyball team ‘reloading’ for upcoming season

Cassady Cundari, Editor-In-Chief
August 22, 2018
Farewell Tour: football, volleyball put Minooka on map

Farewell Tour: football, volleyball put Minooka on map

Cassady Cundari, Opinion Team Leader
November 20, 2017
Hailey Arlis holds up the Southwest Prairie League Conference Championship plaque while the MCHS girls soccer team celebrates their first conference championship in 36 years at home on Senior Night, May 9, 2017.

Soccer team hopes success continues in Regionals

Bella Alessio and Cassady Cundari
May 15, 2017
In the midst of a crowd of 310,000, several climate change activists hold up a sign to raise awareness and promote research on behalf of global climate action at the 2014 People's Climate March in New York. This event laid the foundation for the March for Science on Washington that will occur on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. "This will give the world a chance to be more open about scientific ideas and benefit not only the scientific community, but the world," said Aiden Cordon, sophomore.

Science March a strong stand for climate change

Cassady Cundari, Opinion Team Leader
February 3, 2017
Eleanor Roosevelt, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, holds a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

United Nations should focus more on human rights

Cassady Cundari, Opinion Team Leader
October 13, 2016
Seniors win rescheduled powderpuff

Seniors win rescheduled powderpuff

Cassady Cundari, Opinion Team Leader
October 5, 2016
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