March falls between the cracks, people pass it by. February is romantic winter and April is dewdrop spring, but what is March? A leprechaun’s lament?…
Posts published in “Byline: STERLING WILLIAMS-CECI (Staff Writer)”
Capital Corner: A New Family Favorite
Recently, my family and I were craving some good Chinese food. After my parents’ favorite Chinese restaurant in Ithaca closed many years ago, we were…
Visiting the Met
Over Winter Break, I took a family outing to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. During the ride, we planned out what…
College Apocalypse
College apps are due Seniors mad stressed all the time The world is ending!
The Value of Adventure
You get up, you get dressed, you brush your teeth, you go to school, You play sports, you do clubs, you make art, you get…
The Hardest Year of High School
As a senior at IHS with all the typical worries and fantasies on my mind—college applications, Casino Night, graduation, etc.—I have realized that senior year…
Haiku of the Month
Winner Diving By STERLING WILLIAMS-CECI Diving Deeper down Crystals of water collapse Passing Poseidon Others Untitled By ALYSSA PAULO It’s watching you now. Pretend…
Student Feature: Joshua Ryan
When I first heard about a student named Joshua Ryan, who apparently hunted for his own food and used very little technology, I knew that…
The Art of Cybersleuthing
Cybersleuthing—stalking people online—is a true art. It takes a lot of different skills to do: one must have persistence, a knack for making inferences, and…
All the Buzz About PSATs
It is commonly said that junior year is the most stressful of all the years spent in high school, one of the most stressful aspects…
Opting Out of Standardized Testing: A Way to Put Off Learning What You Need to Learn
If you received your elementary and middle-school education in New York State, you will certainly remember the New York State English Language Arts (ELA) and…
Lexical Laboratory
Pulchritude: (n.) physical comeliness. Snow White is a classic example of pulchritude, admired by the prince and envied by the Queen.