A closeup of the vicious Aedes aegypti mosquito. James Gathany The deadliest animal on Earth isn’t the vampire bat or king cobra—it’s the female mosquito,…
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The Syrian Civil War: Local Insights
By MILES HALL on February 2025
From March 15, 2011 to the COVID-19 lockdown, the pro-democracy movements of the First Arab Spring swept through Assad-led Syria violently, causing a long, excruciating…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on February 2025
The student representatives to the Board of Education (BoE) are a group of four students elected each year by the IHS student body to represent…
High School Robotics Team Kicks Off Build Season
By CARLY HARE on February 2025
Code Red Robotics, IHS’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team has begun its twenty-fifth season! On Saturday, January 4, the…
The Results of the 2023 CLYDE Survey
By CORNELIA YE on February 2025
Every other year, students throughout the ICSD participate in Catalyst Insight’s Community-Level Youth Development Evaluation (CLYDE) Survey. The CLYDE Survey is anonymous and collects self-reported…
College Campuses Post-Affirmative Action
By CORALLUS MEEKS on February 2025
Affirmative action is an approach to university admissions that favors historically underrepresented groups, and has been in use since the early 1970s. The goal of…
The Annual Rutabaga Curl: A Chilly Tradition Perseveres
By ISAAC ALBRECHT on February 2025
The twenty-eighth annual International Rutabaga Curling Championship started behind schedule last month, as the Rutabaga God, needed to light the Rutabaga Torch held by the…
COME TOGETHER: An Event on Voter Rights, Criminal Justice Rehabilitation, and Healthcare Access
By ZADIE WANG on December 2024
Taili Mugambee (second from the right), Director of the Office of Ultimate Reentry Opportunity, speaks on the COME TOGETHER panel about criminal justice rehabilitation. Zadie…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
The student representatives to the Board of Education are a group of four students elected each year by the IHS populace to represent the student…
Youth-Organized Rally Calls for Continued Climate Action Post-Election
By VALENTINA LEBRET on December 2024
Sunrise Ithaca member and Cornell freshman Sam Poole addresses the crowd at a post-election climate rally downtown. Casey Martin/Ithaca Voice On Friday November 15, dozens…
Ithaca Teachers Association Pickets Outside Cornell’s Town Gown Awards Ceremony
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2024
Principal Martha Hardesty signing the ITA’s petition on the way to the Town Gown Awards Ceremony. Ace Dufresne On the chilly Saturday morning of November…
Coalition Hosts Youth Mental Health and Well-Being Town Hall
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
Shawn Goodman presents his new book, How to Survive Your Parents. Josiah Brooks On October 5, about thirty community members gathered in the Tompkins County…
German Foreign Exchange Students Come to IHS
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2024
Leading up to October 10, classrooms and households prepared to welcome newcomers to Ithaca as excited chatter passed among IHS students: “The Germans are coming!”…
Inside the Calls for Reparations for Black Ithacans
By ADA IYER on November 2024
Calls for reparations for Black Ithacans have recently been circulating among the community and in the Common Council. These calls focus on righting the historical…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on November 2024
Now several months into the school year, the student representatives to the Board of Education are working on several investigative and policy-related projects, both at…
Teachers and Community Members Rally for Ten-Million-Dollar Donation from Cornell
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
Crowd watches panel discussion. Kathryn Drake On October 16, about one hundred community members rallied at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons to demand…
News BiteNew Cooking and Baking Club at IHS
By BRUNYALEXIS ELOUNDOU MVOGO on November 2024
This school year, a new club has come to IHS: the Cooking and Baking Club. The club welcomes anyone interested, whether they’re a seasoned chef…
The Sophie Fund Hosts Ninth Annual Ithaca Cupcake Baking Contest
By ZADIE WANG on November 2024
First Place Awardee Sadie Hays and with Baking Contest Emcees. The Sophie Fund n October 19, The Sophie Fund hosted its ninth Annual Ithaca Cupcake…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on October 2024
The IHS student representatives to the Board of Education (BOE) attended their first official meeting on September 11. They spoke about the impact of recent…
The Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
By ALEXANDRA ALLMON on October 2024
On September 10, the US presidential debate occurred between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. The two debated each other with no…
New Satirical Short Film Holds Cornell’s “Feet to the Fire” on Climate Change
By ACE DUFRESNE on October 2024
On September 7, around fifty people gathered at Cinemapolis for the first screening of Cornell on Fire’s satirical short film, “Cornell Commits to Confronting Climate…
News Bite Ithaca Parade To Decarbonize
By TARAN KNUTSON on October 2024
The Ithaca Festival Board of Directors recently held their annual public meeting on September 6, 2024. Following a petition by a local twelve-year-old named Leo,…
The Budget Cut’s Effects Explained
By RONAN CACI-KUKELKA on October 2024
In the past month, IHS has seen many changes following the district’s budget cuts. Latin, Mandarin, and AVID have been cut, and over thirty long-term…
Losing the IHS AVID Program
By COCO HAMILTON, KATE THOMAS on October 2024
AVID, or Advancement via Individual Determination, is a program that helps students prepare for college by teaching them organizational and academic skills. This year, when…
Recapping Sunrise Ithaca’s Climate Justice Circle at the First Unitarian
By CORNELIA YE on October 2024
On September 8, Sunrise Ithaca, a local youth climate justice organization, hosted a discussion circle on climate justice and intergenerational solidarity at the First Unitarian…
The Word on E Wing
By ELLIOTT PURSER on October 2024
Students and staff have all felt the effects of the construction in E Wing that began last spring, which has resulted in the movement of…
News Bites
By FREYJA HILL, TARAN KNUTSON on September 2024
Ithaca Children’s Garden Celebrates International Mud Day FREYJA HILL On June 29, the Ithaca Children’s Garden hosted its thirteenth annual celebration of International Mud Day.…