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Women’s March on Ithaca
An estimated 10,000 Ithacans came together on January 21 for the Women’s March on Ithaca, which was held in solidarity with the Women’s March on…
Women March for Rights and Respect
Down every side street, women and men clad in pink “pussyhats” shuffled forward to join the already overflowing mass of people marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.…
Code Red Robotics Build Season Begins
Code Red Robotics’ Build Season has officially begun! Code Red Robotics is a student-run club at IHS and one of 3,000+ teams that compete in…
Cuomo Proposes Free SUNY Tuition
A college education is one of the most expensive financial endeavors of people’s lives. People pay thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars just for…
Opinions on the College and Career Services at IHS
As many students are aware, applying to college can be nerve-wracking. Upperclassmen look for guidance from parents, college tutors, and SAT prep courses. However, IHS…
IHS Food Drive: A Success
Link Crew’s annual food drive has come to a close, and it was definitely a success. Mrs. Bergman, an IHS teacher who assisted in the…
Documenting Mentorship at IHS
Teachers perform a great deal of supplementary work for which they are not compensated. For example, the time that teachers spend grading homework or making…
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… No, Wait, It’s Shenzhou!
“Sān … èr… yī … diǎn huǒ!” crackles the voice of ground control as two space-bound men salute in preparation for liftoff. Their rocket then…
2016 U.S. General Election Results
The momentous 2016 election had a huge number of tightly contested races for seats in State Legislatures, both houses of the United States Congress, and…
Luci: Free Spirit, Weirdo, and Friend to All
Luciano “Luci” Servetto died very unexpectedly and at a very young age in a one-vehicle car crash shortly after midnight on Thursday, October 13, 2016,…
Report on the Board of Education
Changes in the athletic program Under our new athletic director, David Hanna, we have started to see many changes to the athletic program at IHS.…
IHS Teachers Weigh In On Common Core Revamp
Back in September, the New York State Education Department (SED) released a draft of the state’s new math and English learning standards and opened comments…
German Exchange Program Returns to IHS
Every other October, the halls of IHS are graced by the presence of about 25 German exchange students for three weeks. Since the 1980s, IHS…
BoE Updates
Audit Report Over the past few years, ICSD has had a significant budget deficit due to cuts in state funding and local tax caps. The…
Despite its Name, Student Power has None
Every year, IHS holds elections to select students as representatives to the Board of Education (BoE), Student Council members, and class officers in our system…
Creating Healthy Relationships: A Possible New Course at IHS
Maintaining healthy relationships with others is an invaluable skill in high school and beyond. However, despite its importance, mental and emotional well-being is frequently overlooked…
The Fate of New Roots
A public hearing was held on September 13 to address the concerns of Ithaca residents about the New Roots Charter School. While it is not…
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of NYS Club Funds Were Not Accounted For
On June 17, 2016, Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, released an audit called “Extra-Classroom Activities,” which disclosed how ineffectively officials (school principals,…
Music Department Takes on Fresh Look
The IHS Music Department is beginning the school year with new faces and a dramatic change in class structure. William Makin was hired as the…
Behind the Creation and Changing of School Schedules
School schedules are a complicated animal to pin down. The nature of course requests ensures that some students will inevitably be dissatisfied with the schedule…
The New Teachers’ Contract is More Complicated than You Thought
Adam Piasecki is the president of the Ithaca Teacher’s Association (ITA), which recently came to a long-awaited settlement with the Ithaca Board of Education (BoE).…
Noah Sorensen’s Ride for Hunger
This summer, IHS student Noah Sorensen ’17 took on quite the daunting task. With only his Bianchi Volpe bike and a few essential supplies, he…
The 2016 National Technology Student Association Conference
On the night of June 26, 2016, 19 students departed from IHS on a 13-hour bus ride to the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee,…
Discussion in IPD about Banning Jaywalking; IHS Students Divided on the Issue
On July 19, the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) announced that there would be an increase in the enforcement of jaywalking laws. In a media release…
The Future of Chromebooks
As the school year winds down, it seems that teachers and students alike have adapted quite well to Chromebooks. Despite initial skepticism, as well as…
On May 12, the IHS CubeSat Club was announced as one of the winners of the CubeSat Design Competition, which was held in The Museum…