Anyone who menstruates is familiar with the panic that comes with starting a period unexpectedly without tampons or pads at hand. Luckily for the IHS…
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It’s Time to Reconsider the English Core Texts System
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2022
*Correction to the following editorial: There is no rigid core text “system” across grades, as implied in the editorial, and core texts are not chosen…
The 10/25 and 11/15 Board Meetings
By MUKUND GAUR on December 2022
This month, the Board of Education met on October 25th and November 15th. BoE meetings begin with a public comment session, where any community member…
Why Does Math Proficiency Keep Declining?
By LILY WANG on December 2022
A national assessment of math proficiency shows the lowest results in a decade, but in Ithaca, it’s even worse. In late October the National Assessment…
Recap of the 2/25 and 3/10 Board of Education Meetings
By ALEXANDER YOO on April 2020
The February 25 and March 10 Board of Education meetings contained several important topics. The February meeting had one public comment, but with little content,…
Interview With Margaux Deverin on the Ithaca High School Spring Musical, High School Musical
By VICKY LU on April 2020
Ithaca High School’s production of High School Musical was set to run on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of April; 7:00 pm on the 3rd…
Future AP Classes
By TOTALLY REAL COLLEGE BOARD on April 2020
Disclaimer: This is a satirical piece for the Tattler’s April Fools’ issue The following message has been sent from the Totally Real College Board…
Notorious Denim Cobras Strike Again
By O. RATS on April 2020
Disclaimer: This is a satirical piece for the Tattler’s April Fools’ issue A second infestation has struck at the very heart of our fair…
IHS To Replace Staircases with Slides
By THE JASON TRUMBLE FAN CLUB on April 2020
Disclaimer: This is a satirical piece for the Tattler’s April Fools’ issue In a survey the Ithaca High School (IHS) Student Council sent out…
The 1/28 and 2/11 Board Meetings
By ALEXANDER YOO on March 2020
The 1/28 and 2/11 Board of Education meetings had a few interesting moments. As always, some of the more intriguing topics came up during the…
Unified Bowling
By CAROLINE SINE on March 2020
Many sports teams in numerous high schools are very homogenous: full of young men and women with similar physical endowments. This restricts their ability to…
The 11/26, 12/10, and 1/14 Board of Education Meetings
By ALEX YOO on February 2020
During the 11/26, 12/10, and 1/14 Board of Education meetings, there were a few interesting topics and situations brought up. On the 11/26 meeting, an…
An Interview With New Orchestra Director Jonathan Fleischman
By GRACE LIM on February 2020
This school year, the IHS orchestra has had two temporary orchestra teachers. That’s quite a lot, considering we are only halfway through the year. Recently,…
Editorial: Mental Health: Not Just Somebody Else’s Problem
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2019
“At times I think I’m no good at all,” is what 42 percent of ICSD students believe according to a survey conducted by the Tompkins…
Recap of the November 12 Board of Education Meeting
By ALEXANDER YOO, SEOJIN LEE on December 2019
The November 12 Board of Education meeting had by far the largest number of public participants of any meeting so far this year. The meeting…
Spurious Statistics Under Scrutiny
By HEEWON AHN on December 2019
In the last issue of The Tattler, many readers were concerned (if not surprised) by the alarming statistics regarding the state of students’ mental health…
Teacher Feature: Suzanne Nussbaum (Part 2)
By ANNA WESTWIG on December 2019
Last month, I interviewed Latin teacher Suzanne Nussbaum with a series of questions centered around her early life and how she came to be a…
I Am a Mental Health Warrior
By MELANIE WIRTZ on December 2019
Content warning: This story mentions self-harm and suicide. Active Minds Club is a place for students to meet and talk freely and safely about mental…
Teacher Feature: Suzanne Nussbaum (Part One)
By ANNA WESTWIG on November 2019
Suzanne Nussbaum, the only Latin teacher at IHS, is one of the school’s little wonders. Her office, hidden in the confines of K-Building, is stocked…
A Statistical Look at Stress in IHS
By FRANCES KLEMM on November 2019
National Stress Awareness Day falls on November 6 this year. This important day isn’t a holiday, but a gentle reminder to people worldwide that stress…
Editorial: Is Test Taking the New Sport? The Written Assessments in Physical Education
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on October 2019
Integrity, tenacity, ownership, and compassion: the four core values every student at IHS knows by heart because they are principles IHS strongly believes their students…
The People Who Make the School Run: The Chefs of IHS
By FRANCES KLEMM on October 2019
Every morning at 6:30 A.M.,the IHS chefs come in, unlock their equipment, prep their stations, and begin the work of cooking for 1,500 high schoolers.…
Editorial: Before Subtracting Tracking, ICSD Should Consider Their Order of Operations
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2019
This fall, ICSD is beginning the process of detracking middle school math, meaning that in 2020, all students in sixth and seventh grade will be…
ICSD Implements Changes in Middle-School Math
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN on September 2019
Starting this school year, ICSD is phasing in changes to middle school math curricula. Starting in the 2019-2020 academic year, only one sixth-grade math course…
Student Feature: Ella Maines
By KATIE LIN on September 2019
Ella Maines, a sophomore at IHS, is an incredibly gifted artist. During the summer, she attended an animation program at Alfred State, and I was…
A Limited Perspective: Advice for Freshmen
By JINHO PARK on September 2019
When I entered my freshman year, I remember being flustered and nervous, just like most of the other freshmen. I had so many questions, most…
Many members of the IHS community have seen social media posts that criticize and/or satirize members of IHS staff. But recently, the students responsible for…