The Selection Process Has Gone Off Course
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2026 |
Editorials
With the diversity of classes offered at IHS, high school should be a time of experimentation: a chance for students to explore distinctive academic interests...
On Wednesdays We Wear… Oh Wait, No Color Wars
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2026 |
Editorials
A myriad of musicals and early 2000s movies promised a high school experience full of spirited events: proms, homecomings, over-the-top pep rallies, and enough school...
Ithaca’s Afterschool System is Failing Elementary School Families
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on June 2026 |
Editorials
The ICSD elementary school day ends at 2:00 PM, nearly an hour earlier than surrounding districts’ dismissal times. For many ICSD families, this extremely early...
Strengthening Suicide Prevention Resources in ICSD Middle Schools
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on May 2025 |
Opinion
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 |
Features
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,...

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IHS’s Self Defense for Everybody and the Admin Games

By BOOT T. KICKEN on April 2026

It’s official IHS: starting April 1, 2026, all PE courses and electives offered at IHS will automatically merge into a single section: Self-Defense for Everybody.…