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).…
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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…
The Ups and Downs of Taking an AP as a Freshman
During this academic school year, IHS freshmen were given the opportunity to take AP World History, one of the most challenging of all social-studies AP…
People are most likely accustomed to the drone of cicadas during sweltering summer nights. These are annual cicadas, as opposed to periodical cicadas, which only…
Trends in Education Policy in Ithaca and Beyond
What will the future hold for some of the most controversial new developments in education policy? A number of issues are poised to shape K–12…
Chain Works District to Succeed Emerson Power Plant
An ambitious plan to wake a “sleeping giant” is well underway on the 95-acre site once occupied by the Emerson Power Transmission Plant. The plant,…
IHS Music Eyes Drastic Curriculum Changes
The Band just can’t fit in the room, with its 114 players nearing the room’s maximum capacity under the fire code. There are literally 15…
Last December, the United Nations held its 21st annual conference on climate change in Paris: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The conference…
Why the School is Trying to Kill Us
The school has become a monster house with lead-contaminated water, asbestos-filled walls, floors falling out from under desks.
Tattler Introduces New Line of Cosmetics
The blusher comes in one tone: Trumble Rouge.
On Senioritis
(sorry for doing this so close to the deadline, it should be completed by March 31!) As we start to wind down the school…
Diversity Sought in Affirmative Action Policy
Despite continuing attempts to continue to attempt to grow its pool of editor applications, the Tattler has met with little success in altering its classically…
Department Head: Fun, Games No Longer Part of Curriculum
Recently, during a candid staff meeting held deep within ICSD, a department head declared that fun and games are not, in fact, supposed to be…
Why This Year is IHS’s Most Dangerous Yet
As our dedicated readers may have noticed, this year has been extraordinarily eventful for IHS (and we haven’t even exited the Death March to spring…
Copy Editor No More
The position of Copy Editor has had a rich and varied history with the Tattler since the newspaper’s birth in 1892. Most Tattler issues display…
Hall Monitor
What has it been like growing up in Ithaca as a person of color? How has the Ithaca community shaped your ethnic identity? Doug…
How to be Edgy. A Guide.
“This black leather jacket would look great on me. Unfriended was such a good movie! Why don’t my parents/friends/therapists understand me?” If you’ve had any…
My Adventure in Upper K-building
We find our intrepid hero lost in the bowels of the dark halls of upper K-building, having used a special program on his magic Chromebook…
Wound-Up: High School Years
Although Park’s Wind-Up series saw great popularity upon the first release in early September, critics were quick to note the overall deterioration in quality of…
Code Red Robotics Prepares for Competitions
Code Red Robotics, IHS’s robotics team of 56 students, officially finished and bagged its robot on February 23—the date on which all FIRST (For Inspiration…
The IHS Student Council is a student-run organization that coordinates and unifies the entire IHS student body. Every two weeks, approximately 60 student representatives meet…
Combined Class Suffers at Hands of AP Class
Ms. Lauren Mellander, an English teacher at IHS, has crafted and taught one of the most highly demanded and richly interdisciplinary classes offered at IHS.…
What’s Going on With China
Chinese stock markets took a plunge early this year, falling by 11.6 percent in one week alone. The market has since stabilized, but the event…













