The IHS Brain Team attended Nittany Lion Novice, its first tournament of the year, earlier this month. Four members of the team offered us their…
Posts published in “Features”
History of Thanksgiving in the United States
By LELAND XU on November 2019
There is a certain dialectic between how American students have perceived Thanksgiving over the course of their education. In elementary school, Thanksgiving is taught as…
Microsoft’s Office: A Trip to Redmond Campus
By RYAN CUNNINGHAM on October 2019
In a nearby suburb of Seattle, Washington, lies a city within a town. Its name? Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond (called “the campus” by employees). This summer,…
Space Age
By ANNA WESTWIG on October 2019
Today, space exploration is hurtling forward at maybe a little less than light-speed. A dozen men have been on the moon. There exists space probes…
The People Who Make the School Run: The Chefs of IHS
By FRANCES KLEMM on October 2019
Every morning at 6:30 A.M.,the IHS chefs come in, unlock their equipment, prep their stations, and begin the work of cooking for 1,500 high schoolers.…
Seasonal Affective Disorder
By GRACE LIM on October 2019
Falling leaves and shorter days remind us that winter is quickly approaching. If you’ve been depressed because of the coming winter, you may have Seasonal…
Hall Monitor
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2019
“If you could transform into anything for a day, what would it be?” “A pet rock, so someone will finally love me.” “A Renaissance…
Recipe Review: Apple Cider Cupcakes by Tasty
By MJ STUELKE on October 2019
Yields 12 cupcakes Ingredients: Cupcakes: ⅔ cups brown sugar, packed ⅓ cup granulated sugar ½ tsp. kosher salt ½ cup butter, melted 1…
Student Feature: Ella Maines
By KATIE LIN on September 2019
Ella Maines, a sophomore at IHS, is an incredibly gifted artist. During the summer, she attended an animation program at Alfred State, and I was…
A Limited Perspective: Advice for Freshmen
By JINHO PARK on September 2019
When I entered my freshman year, I remember being flustered and nervous, just like most of the other freshmen. I had so many questions, most…
Student-Organized Concert At Kulp Will Support Advocacy Center
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN on September 2019
On the evening of September 20, a concert will take place at Kulp Auditorium to support the Advocacy Center. Unlike most performances at Kulp, though,…
Restaurant Review: Zocalo
By KATIE LIN on June 2019
Right next to the Subway in the Shops at Ithaca Mall sits Zocalo, a Mexican restaurant that has been quickly gaining popularity amidst a declining…
June Holidays
By MJ STUELKE on June 2019
There are many things that we students like about June. It’s the month when the weather warms up, we’re let out of school, and we…
Our Spring Trip to Morocco
By SANKOFA MCLAURIN on June 2019
On the Friday marking the beginning of Spring Break, twenty-four IHS students and five chaperones began their trip across the Atlantic; our destination was Morocco,…
Hall Monitor: What was the last piece of music played on your phone?
By JEFFERSON SHENG on June 2019
Adam Saar ‘22: “Gorgeous” by Kanye West Raquel Martorell ‘21 and Ulyssa Presley 22’: “Next Song” by DaBaby Elias Stroock ‘21: “Vivaldi Recorder…
IHS Bathrooms Review: The Complete Analysis
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on May 2019
The bathrooms at IHS have long been a subject of discussion. However, the fact remains that no matter how tirelessly the dedicated custodial staff work…
Introduction by JACOB YOON The New York City trip is an annual excursion where students and teachers in the band, orchestra, and chorus classes…
IHS Students Create Civic Debate Forum
By CHLOE MOORE on May 2019
This year, Fun Fact of the Day founders JT Stone ‘20 and Dyshawn Lawton ‘20 founded a radio show, “Youth Voices,” as a segment on…
Why You Should Try Bullet Journaling
By KATIE LIN on May 2019
Journaling can be a burden. There is a constant obligation to write in-depth about every single thing that happened, and to fill up pages and…
There are a small handful of people at IHS who know about a very small, very pink room at the very end of the E-wing.…
A History of April Fools’
By ASHA DUHAN on April 2019
April 1—a date notorious for tricks and jokes, as well as eerily-believable pranks by large companies such as Google and Apple. On this day, newspapers,…
Club Feature: The Tattler
By JULIAN PERRY on April 2019
The Tattler is IHS’s student newspaper. You, reading these words in a copy you probably picked up on the floor of some hallway around…
Restaurant Review: Pasta Vitto
By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2019
If you’ve driven on Aurora Street past the Marriott hotel in recent weeks, chances are that you noticed an oversized, colorful chalk sign on…
IHS Students Create Anti-Gun Violence Organization
By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2019
Since the Parkland, Florida school shooting of 2018, high schoolers around the country have advocated for gun control legislation through their participation in March…
“The shelter-in-place has now been lifted. Thank you for your cooperation; classes can now resume as normal.” IHS students have heard this announcement over the…
Restaurant Review: Shahi Pakwan
By VAYNU KADIYALI on March 2019
Having been a loyal customer of Mehak for nearly the past decade, I was hesitant to change my ways by trying Ithaca’s newest Indian…
Luna Incognita…Cognita?
By ANNA WESTWIG on February 2019
Contrary to popular belief and Pink Floyd, the dark side of the moon isn’t, well, dark. It’s bathed in the same amount of the sun’s…