Each year, Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday of May. People from around the world take time to celebrate the hard work and contributions…
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Letter to the Students
By AN ANONYMOUS IHS TEACHER on May 2025
Dear Students, I am speaking just for myself, but it is also a reflection of what I hear from other teachers every day. I want…
How can I be more sustainable? That is a question I have been asking myself a lot recently. It can be really paralysing trying to…
Local Impact of Government Grant Termination
By CORALLUS MEEKS on May 2025
Author’s Note: This article was written in mid-April, and may not reflect the most current political developments regarding federal spending cuts. As of March 14th,…
Nothing will tell you more about the past of IHS than the archives of The Tattler. Nestled into the back of E wing, in a…
For decades, Americans have been taught to be wary of the government. In 1986, then President Ronald Reagan stated his famous quote: “The nine most…
By now, you have probably heard of or seen this game! Among Korea’s many traditional games, Ddakji (딱지) stands out for being easily accessible and…
You know what they say—“April showers bring May flowers and AP exams.” These exams are the climax of most Advanced Placement (AP) classes and are…
The student representatives to the Board of Education (BoE) are a group of four students elected each year by the IHS student body to represent…
Since late March 2025, ICSD student Chromebooks have blocked certain Google tools—including YouTube, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Translate—because they lack signed data privacy agreements with…
This year, the Ithaca Teachers’ Association (ITA) entered contract negotiations for the first time since 2019. The union is advocating for increasing teacher compensation, among…
Tripp, Croyle, and Yearwood Running for Reelection to Board of Education This Month
By ACE DUFRESNE on May 2025
On Tuesday, May 20, Ithaca voters will be electing community members to fill four open seats on the ICSD Board of Education (BoE). All three…
IHS Teacher Kyle Erickson to Run for Tompkins County Legislature District 13
By ZADIE WANG on May 2025
IHS Social Studies teacher Kyle Erickson is running for a four-year seat on the Tompkins County Legislature. She seeks to represent the new District 13—formerly…
Strengthening Suicide Prevention Resources in ICSD Middle Schools
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on May 2025
Trigger Warning: The following content discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…
How ICSD Can Better Attract, Retain, and Support Teachers of Color
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on April 2025
In the United States, people of color are significantly underrepresented in teaching. With the federal government’s recent threats to public school funding and diversity, equity,…
Nothing will tell you more about the past of IHS than the archives of The Tattler. Nestled into the back of E wing, in a…
Controversial Takes: Senioritis At Its Prime
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, CLAIRE PARK on April 2025
By now, every high school senior knows this feeling. The college applications are in, no more SATs, and the mental countdown to graduation has begun.…
News Bite:Casino Night and Upcoming Senior Events
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on April 2025
The annual IHS senior casino night will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 9. In past years, games like blackjack and poker…
The Economic Blackout: Can a Single-Day Boycott Reshape Corporate Practices?
By BENJAMIN YOU on April 2025
Laura Hedlund protests in front of a Target store. AP Photo/Craig Lassig On February 28, 2025, the People’s Union USA unveiled a sweeping “economic blackout,”…
Cornell Student Assembly Passes Climate Action Plan Resolution
By BRUNYALEXIS ELOUNDOU MVOGO on April 2025
From raging wildfires and record-breaking heat waves to devastating floods, climate change is a crisis unfolding before our eyes. Urgency for change is growing and…
Hannah Shvets ’23 to Run For Common Council Ward 5
By ACE DUFRESNE on April 2025
Hannah Shvets, an IHS alum and candidate for Common Council Ward 5. Genevieve Rand Twenty-year-old IHS alum Hannah Shvets has recently announced her campaign for…
Sports as a Major
By KATE THOMAS on April 2025
College sports have shifted recently, with athletes now being able to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness. Now that some student-athletes can make…
Jannik Sinner’s Doping Scandal
By AIDEN XIE on April 2025
Jannik Sinner, the top men’s tennis player, has been banned from playing tournaments for three months. @janniksin on X Jannik Sinner’s doping scandal has sent…
A Nonchalant Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on April 2025
This playlist features tracks with the most laid-back vibes possible, hence the name of this mixtape. Tunes from past to present meld together in this…
STEM Feature of the Month: Woolly Mice and the Potential Return of the Woolly Mammoth
By LILY WANG on April 2025
When I think about woolly mammoths, Manny from the Ice Age movies is the first thing that comes to mind. I would never think of…
Dissolution
By CORALLUS MEEKS on April 2025
Come down and snap my dead branches Let summer greet me in my state of amateurity And fully embrace my rebirth Descend upon our wasteland…
Art
By ACE DUFRESNE on April 2025
The darkness spread slowly but surely. It enveloped every grocery store and shushed every dinner table. It blanketed the city, obscuring all notions of a…