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…
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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.…
The ICSD Budget (Re)Vote Explained
By RONAN CACI-KUKELKA on September 2024
In May 2024, voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposed ICSD budget for the upcoming school year. Voters also struck down proposals to buy electric school buses…
Latin and Mandarin Classes Cut from ICSD’s Course Offerings
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2024
In late May, members of the Board of Education had to rethink the ICSD budget, following the veto of the originally proposed budget in an…
Four Scientific Developments This Summer
By RUBY ZAWEL on September 2024
From the deep sea to biotechnology, the scientific world has seen many advances in the past months. Here are four very different but equally fascinating…
A Night of Queeriosity at the Museum of the Earth
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
For twenty-five years, June has been officially recognized as Pride Month, a month dedicated to celebrating and supporting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Since then,…
New York Appellate Court Rules Halftown’s Tribal Court Decisions Cannot Be Recognized
By ACE DUFRESNE on September 2024
On July 3, the New York State Appellate Court, Fourth Department, found that several rulings by the tribal courts of Clint Halftown’s Cayuga Nation could…
Local Labor Organizers Speak at May Day Rally
By WILLOW KISCHNICK on June 2024
One hundred and thirty-five years after its designation by a collective of unions and socialist groups in 1889, May 1 is still celebrated worldwide as…
The 2025 New York Budget Investments Explained
By TARAN KNUTSON on June 2024
On Monday, April 22, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul finally announced the 2025 fiscal year state budget. Released after three weeks of extensions, Hochul…
Tompkins County History Center Hosts First AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration
By ZADIE WANG on June 2024
Since 1990, May has been celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, an opportunity to honor and celebrate the AANHPI (Asian American, Native…
News Bite
By CLAIRE PARK on June 2024
News Bite IHS Boys’ Tennis Team’s Instagram Reel Hits 2.6 Million Views CLAIRE PARK On April 27, 2024, the IHS Boys’ Varsity Tennis Team played…
Ithaca Common Council Passes the Most Aggressive Climate Justice Policy in the Country
By ROSEMARY MEAD on June 2024
On May 1, 2024, the Ithaca Common Council unanimously passed Justice50, part of the ongoing implementation of the Ithaca Green New Deal, which passed in…
IHS Students Organize Third Climate Action Exposition
By MUKUND GAUR on June 2024
On Sunday, May 19, IHS hosted its third annual Climate Action Exposition. The exposition, organized by IHS students part of the Green Outdoor Adventure Team…
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Recapping the Ithaca Public Education Symposium
By CORNELIA YE on June 2024
On May 2, the Second Annual Ithaca Public Education Symposium brought together a panel of nine students from IHS, Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS), and…
Statement on the April Fools Issue
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on May 2024
The Tattler Editorial Board recognizes that some of the photoshopped images of Dr. Luvelle Brown published in the April issue have been interpreted as racist…
The April 2024 Eclipse
By LINNEA NIEMACK on May 2024
Over five thousand years ago, the first recorded solar eclipse took place in County Meath, Ireland. Since then, many astronomers have dedicated their lives to…
On Saturday, April 20, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and the City of Ithaca collaborated to host the 2024 Earth Day Festival on the Ithaca Commons.…
The student representatives to the Board of Education have somewhat less to report this issue. They have continued the recycling program, but have experienced difficulty…
News Bites
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, JUJU CRANE on March 2024
ICSD Second Semester Commendation Ceremony By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY IHS hosts two district commendations ceremonies throughout the year. The first, in January, has come and gone,…
New Delhi Pollution
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on March 2024
New Delhi, the capital city of India, is one of the most polluted urban areas in the world. At some times of the year, a…
Trump Emerges As Forerunner of Republican Primary
By MUKUND GAUR on March 2024
As the Republican primaries begin in states across the country, what appeared to be a wide field of challengers to former President Donald Trump has…