This past summer, about twenty IHS German students spent three weeks in the city of Tuttlingen in southwest Germany, studying the language while completely immersing…
Posts published in “Features”
The Injustices Behind Your Farm Fresh Foods
In our increasingly mechanized world, sustainable, equitable, and humane agriculture is a growing issue. I was born and raised on a small family farm in…
On the Superiority of Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hopefully everyone has had a chocolate chip cookie before, and if you haven’t, it’s a cookie with chocolate chips in it. Big shocker. The superiority…
How Students Sell Themselves to Colleges Through “Trauma Essays”
Throughout high school, American students are taught to write essays reflecting and analyzing the content they are learning. Essay-writing often intends to develop a thesis…
Ithaca’s Bookstores: A Comprehensive Guide
When it comes to book-buying, it sometimes feels like you don’t choose the book; rather, the book chooses you. In Ithaca, with a large selection…
Foreign School Systems That IHS Should Implement
From the oldest school in China (established in 194 AD) to one that requires a zipline in a secluded part of Colombia, schools come in…
A Full Day of Downtown Grub
It’s no secret that the Ithaca Commons has some of the best places to eat in town. After living just a few blocks from the…
How to Survive Your First Year of High School
Making the switch from middle school to high school can seem like a daunting task for many students—myself included. I can recall with clarity the…
STEM Feature of the Month: New Technology to Combat Climate Change
Wildfires are spreading at rapid rates around the world. Many states, including New York, experienced poor air quality in June, when smoke from the raging…
From the Archives: Excerpts from The Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
Though the four cabinets holding bundles of old Tattler issues (and other random objects) have never quite kept a distinct location, their history remains the…
Hall Monitor: Graduates Edition
“What is something you did in the past four years of high school that could have gotten you in trouble but didn’t?”
Restaurant Review: The Coal Yard Cafe
In the middle of nowhere, somewhere in the no-man’s land between Belle Sherman and Cornell, lies what is probably the cutest brunch spot in the…
Craic and Countryside: A Trip to Ireland
I had the incredible opportunity to travel to the Republic of Ireland this summer, where I was dumbstruck by the natural beauty and community of…
Restaurant Feature: Kingston’s Cuisine
Kingston’s Cuisine is a Jamaican restaurant located at 15 Catherwood Road in the K-House Karaoke Bar near Ithaca Mall. They are open on Thursdays from…
Though the four cabinets holding bundles of old Tattler issues (and other random objects) have never quite kept a distinct location, their history remains the…
To Our Departing Members: Live Long and Prosper!
Dear Maggie, It’s hard to believe that it is already June and I’m one step closer to having to say goodbye. This is incredibly sad…
Reflecting on Universal Lunch with IHS’s School Lunch Manager
Universal Lunch (UL) has been a substantial adjustment to many this past school year. It’s clear that UL has its pros and cons, but one…
The Good Parts of Ithaca
I’ve lived in Ithaca for seven years now and have resigned myself to being here for another four. Part of me dreads this, but I’ve…
STEM Feature of the Month: CRISPR
As the lines between science fiction and reality continue to blur, one revolutionary development is blazing the way: CRISPR. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced…
The History and Future of Speech Synthesis
Manipulating the soft palate, hard palate, larynx, and tongue are just a few of the different ways humans can craft sound. Because of these organs’…
Tattler Advisor Ms. Lynn’s Exit Interview
This issue of The Tattler is my final issue as Editor-in-Chief (EiC) and our beloved advisor’s final issue after serving The Tattler for fifteen full…
zi’ve been a long-time enjoyer of history, and working in the archives lets me see anew the storied halls of IHS straight from the students…
Ella Avgar, Student Correspondent, ’24, and Addie Hitz, Copy Editor, ’23: All’s Well by Mona Awad “Read this book for beautiful writing, a nail-biting plot,…
Hall Monitor
“If I gave you a dollar right now, what would you do with it?”
Who’s Running For President in 2024?
Disclaimer: This article was written in early April 2023 and may be outdated by the time of publication (May 2023). Amidst a raging pandemic, voters…
Chat GPT and a Culture of Moral Decadence
Cheating has always been a problem in American high schools, and IHS is no exception. Students can start to feel overwhelmed by schoolwork and see…
Recipe for a Spring Day
Ingredients – me – you Instructions 1. start with cherry blossoms on the tree, lapping up the breeze with their soft pink tongues 2. add…