What are all those green bikes? Who put them there? How do they work? This interview, conducted on May 4, answers some of those questions.…
Posts published in “Byline: THEA CLARKBERG”
Editor’s Note: All names in this interview have been changed to preserve the anonymity of interviewees. Accepted student days are an opportunity to explore different…
A Walk in the Woods
By THEA CLARKBERG on May 2018
I felt like I was dreaming. There’s something timeless, intriguing, about the way that the woods are wild. In this world where we hold tight…
There are about four people at IHS who are aware of a very small, very pink room at the very end of the E-wing. This…
There are about four people at school who know of a very small, very pink room at the very end of E-building. This room is…
What’s Up with H-Courtyard? An Interview with Mr. Trumble
By THEA CLARKBERG on March 2018
Thea Clarkberg ’18: Why is H-Courtyard closed currently? Jason Trumble: Currently, we have a ceiling leak, and some tiles have fallen. That’s happened in the…
The Best: Thrift Store
By THEA CLARKBERG on February 2018
Only got $20 in your pocket? There are many great places to spend that money on high-quality used clothing in Ithaca. Whether you are in…
Give Up
By THEA CLARKBERG on February 2018
Give Up By THEA CLARKBERG Street lights bleed Road so smooth I’m floating, Slipping. Cold cars never touch and if they do It’s the touch…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By THEA CLARKBERG on December 2017
Read more online at https://tattlerarchive.wordpress.com/ Note: The current Tattler does not endorse the opinions published in historical Tattlers. June 14, 1918 “FOOD! FOOD!! FOOD!!!”…
Meet the Staff: Ms. Sgrecci
By THEA CLARKBERG on December 2017
Our school community is more than just teachers and students. There are hundreds of staff working to make the ICSD community function every day. Hopefully…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler issues of yesteryear
By THEA CLARKBERG on November 2017
Read more online at https://tattlerarchive.wordpress.com/ Note: The current Tattler does not endorse the opinions published in historical Tattlers. November 1919 The strikes of this…
New Visions News
By THEA CLARKBERG on November 2017
New Visions is a full-year program that offers seniors from around the region a non-traditional and academically challenging senior year. Students divide their week between…
And Then the Rain Came
By THEA CLARKBERG on November 2017
I drive too fast The motor whines like a police car And eyes glaze over. I walk past the empty room The wood stretches…
Fresh Food Comes to IHS
By THEA CLARKBERG on October 2017
School lunches are notorious for providing students with foods high in carbs and sugar, but a person cannot survive on Uncrustables and Pop-Tarts. The issue…
Only Just
By THEA CLARKBERG on September 2017
I wake up. Dim lights. As I fell asleep The house cracked And ached And echoed . . . Awake, now, Only just. Something…
Driving on the Highway
By THEA CLARKBERG on September 2017
Mild-mannered peach sunset over colorless fields of grain. Trees are stark in intricate black. Black birds detach and fly away. Low angled light casts reflections…
The Importance of Being Kind
By THEA CLARKBERG on June 2017
Sometimes there is a need for insults. Insults make people laugh. They challenge ideas, and they are the first line of defense. However, there is…
By THEA CLARKBERG October 1914 Biology: Now and Then By W. D. Funkhouser, Headmaster 5th and 6th Forms The Students of the Ithaca High School…
Excerpts from the Tattlers of Yesteryear
By THEA CLARKBERG on May 2017
December 1911 W.W.H. (in public speaking): “That won’t do, Mr. Howell, you must leave the platform on tiptoe.” Sid: “What’s that for?” W.W.H.: “Otherwise you…
From the Archives
By THEA CLARKBERG on April 2017
There are about four people in this building who are aware of a very small, very pink room at the very end of E-hallway. This…
The Problem
By THEA CLARKBERG on March 2017
“Life” is a problem set, a good-sized packet, spiral-bound with time. Question follows question, annoyingly repetitive, each asking, “How shall I live this day?” So…
Becoming a Social Butterfly
By THEA CLARKBERG on November 2016
This summer, I, a shy 16-year-old, went alone to Germany to live with strangers. As I waited to meet my first German hosts, I realized…