On Tuesday, March 12, the monthly Board of Education (BoE) voting meeting was especially exciting due to a half-hour long presentation by the new principal…
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Horoscopes: The Signs as Different Ways to Cook a Potato
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Mash it up, baby. Throw some butter in there! Some salt! Some pepper too, why not! Taurus (Apr 20…
Last week, IHS students were shaken by a sudden proclamation from the principal. “Attention, students,” Mr. Trumble’s voice said over the announcements. “It is with…
Enemies of the Library Book Sale Returns to Ithaca
For the third year in a row, Ithaca will host the Enemies of the Library Book Sale. The Book Sale, which will occur this April,…
Industry Giants Taken Down By #MeToo Win Big At Oscars
The 91st Annual Academy Awards had some surprises when it came to winners. The Best Soundtrack winner, an audio clip published by the New Yorker…
Leftist Infighting
This week, IHS’s political clubs experienced an unexpected realignment. The Communalist Center Party (CCP), a club founded two years ago with the goal of spreading…
Maoist Boe
With the fight against raising teachers’ salaries in full swing, Dr. Luvelle Brown and ICSD’s Central Administration decided to innovate their tactics. After a long…
Luvelle Brown Sues the Louvre
On February 29, 2019, ICSD staff and students learned that Superintendent Luvelle Brown, better known as “Big Luve,” would be using the district’s legal team…
H-Courtyard Quarantined After Latest Senioritis Outbreak
Throughout March, thirteen members of the class of 2019 were hospitalized after showing symptoms for the serious medical condition known as “senioritis.” After it was…
Traffic Lights and Turn Signals in School: IHS’s Hallway Traffic Revolution
You find yourself walking at what most would consider a normal pace (~1.5 steps/sec) between the cafeteria and G-building to get to your next class…
Board Meeting—Enfield Update and LACS Initiative
The Board of Education (BoE) meetings in late January and February were a time of reflection upon successes in the district over the past…
ICSD Moves Forward Addressing Lead in Water
February 2019 marked the third anniversary of ICSD shutting off drinking water in district buildings. Three years without drinking fountains. Three years of water coolers.…
For some students, learning in school is about more than just getting a good grade or test score. For the IHS Brain Team, knowledge across…
January 15 Board Meeting Recap
The January 15 Board of Education (BoE) meeting was one of the most wide-ranging in recent memory, with topics discussed ranging from childhood nutrition to…
ICSD Unveils 11th Annual Equity Report Card
In December, ICSD hosted several “conversations” around the community to discuss the latest edition of the ICSD Equity Report Card. The Equity Report Card measures…
ICSD’s $120 Million Plan
As more students, faculty, and staff continue to enter the ICSD community, a $120 million dollar proposal will be used in an attempt to address…
At Ithaca High School, and in the Ithaca School District as a whole, we love our teachers. Any student can easily produce a list of…
What Happened? The Midterms Debriefed
November 6 marked the end of single-party control in Washington, with Democrats gaining a net 40 seats in the House of Representatives. The Democratic Congress-elect…
Contention and Change at November Board Meeting
The ICSD Board of Education (BoE) meetings in November were some of the most intense and significant of the school year, with a sizeable…
Reed Campaign Comes to IHS
On October 22, the Republican candidate in the election for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, incumbent Representative Tom Reed, came to IHS to speak to…
Mitrano Campaign Comes to IHS
On October 15, Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano spoke to IHS seniors enrolled in Government and Economics about her life, civic engagement, and her…
IHS Teacher Receives Fulbright Grant
The Fulbright Fellowship is a cultural exchange program that emphasizes the importance of intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the United States and…
IHS Will Count PE in GPA
PE teachers at IHS started off the year by announcing a major change—that PE would now count towards student GPAs. This news caught students by…
Local Elections Move Forward After Primaries
On Thursday September 13, New York held primaries for its upcoming state elections, the last primaries in any state for the 2018 election cycle. New…
Drastic Changes Coming to AP World History
In July, the College Board shocked high school educators and administrators around the country when it announced sweeping changes to its Advanced Placement World History…
An Interview With New Associate Principal Corey Mitchell
At the final Board of Education (BoE) meeting of the 2017-18 school year, Superintendent Luvelle Brown announced several administrative changes at IHS. Along with the…
Mitrano to Take on Reed in November
Going into June’s congressional primary election, local Democrats had a decision to make. For the first time since 2012, the Democratic nomination in New York’s…


