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…
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ICSD Unveils 11th Annual Equity Report Card
By JULIAN PERRY on February 2019
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
By FIONA BOTZ on February 2019
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
By CHLOE MOORE on December 2018
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
By VAYNU KADIYALI on December 2018
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
By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018
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
By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018
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
By ASHA DUHAN on November 2018
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
By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2018
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
By JULIAN PERRY on October 2018
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
By VAYNU KADIYALI on October 2018
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
By VAYNU KADIYALI on September 2018
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
By JULIAN PERRY on September 2018
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…
TSA Finds Success at Nationals
By JOSEPH YOON, TILDEN CHAO on September 2018
IHS’s Technology Student Association (TSA) is a club of twenty-some members, and a chapter in a national organization of over 250,000 students interested in the…
Mental Health Awareness Makes Strides at IHS
By ASHA DUHAN, MEERA BAI SINGH on June 2018
On May 2, Student Council welcomed Liz Allen from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for a presentation on the ubiquitous topic of mental…
Youth Council Ambassadors Search for Input of Students, Administrators
By ASHA DUHAN, JOSHUA "J.T." STONE on June 2018
Youth Council Ambassadors (YCA) is an Ithaca Youth Bureau organization made up of teens and adult Youth Employment Service (YES) mentors. Its mission is…
ICSD Creates Race Workshops for Students and Administrators
By AURORA WULFF (Staff Writer), VAYNU KADIYALI on June 2018
In the aftermath of the controversy over casting in the IHS production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a series of discussions about race…
At 10:00 am, March 14, hundreds of students at IHS, Newfield High School, and high schools across the nation walked out of their school buildings…
Board of Education Race Becomes Competitive
By JULIAN PERRY on May 2018
For the first time since May 2015, the upcoming Board of Education election is expected to have more candidates on the ballot than spots available.…
Controversy over Student Disciplinary Issues at Enfield Elementary School
By ASHA DUHAN, MEERA BAI SINGH on April 2018
On Tuesday, March 13, the Board of Education (BoE) meeting’s public comment period served as a forum for a contentious debate over one issue: student…
Photos From the Walkout On March 14 At IHS
By THE TATTLER on April 2018
IHS Students Walk Out to Protest Gun Violence
By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2018
Significant winter weather on March 14 did not stop IHS students from standing in solidarity with an estimated 1 million students nationwide to remember the…
GreenStar, Ithaca’s well-known natural foods market, announced on February 14 their goal of relocating and expanding their West End store. GreenStar has three stores plus…
GreenStar to Stop Selling Firearms to Customers Under 21
By AN AR-15 on April 2018
In a show of support for the movement to end gun violence, local organic food co-op and firearms manufacturer GreenStar announced on March 14 that…
IHS Rocked by Violent Revolt
By COMRADE GUTMAN on April 2018
On March 6, 2018, IHS teacher Matthew Prokosch led an uprising against the school administration. The uprising started when armed janitors organized by Prokosch joined…
Mock Trial Files Lawsuit Against Fun Fact of the Day
By JUDGE JUDY on April 2018
Of all the divisive issues that plague our community, such as musical casting, gun control, and the like, there is perhaps no more hotly debated…