A structurally sound gingerbread house. Fraiche Living Gingerbread houses are one of the best parts of the holiday season, with tons of colorful candy, sweet…
The Tattler
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By Phoebe Colvin on December 2024
Nothing will tell you more about the past of IHS than the archives of The Tattler. Nestled into the back of E wing, in a…
An Unorthodox Christmas Playlist
By JACK BONASSAR on December 2024
It’s (allegedly) the most wonderful time of the year. Cold weather and general stress brought by the season notwithstanding, Christmas can bring unrivaled levels of…
The NASCAR Playoff Debate: A Champion’s Hot Streak or Seasonal Strength?
By JACK PIERETTI on December 2024
Joey Logano celebrates after winning the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. Chris Graythen/Getty Images The NASCAR Cup Series Championship stands out from other motorsports…
Recapping the 2024 Swimming World Cup
By LILY WANG on December 2024
Leon Marchand and Kate Douglass celebrate their victories at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on November 1. Kevin Lim On October 18, the top…
Enduring Climb
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2024
The enduring climb is a fight to the death With ascendance comes loss of breath, billowing flames in the gullet of the mountain Yet with…
Lady of the Lake
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
The lake ghost had haunted the snow capped mountains long before the people came. Draped in a flowery flowing dress, torn ragged at its seams,…
Leviathan
By THEODORE DUFRESNE on December 2024
O, spread your arms like the plague – let me fallPulled down into your tentacle embraceI delve in – diluted: your ocean’s sprawlCold water soaks…
Untitled
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2024
When they marched the prisoners in, they told them to dance. No one did. They stood still as stone, too weak to move a muscle,…
Echoes
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2024
The jewelry had been sorted; the furniture, given away. Stripped of all that had once made it home, the house was a skeleton. There was…
COME TOGETHER: An Event on Voter Rights, Criminal Justice Rehabilitation, and Healthcare Access
By ZADIE WANG on December 2024
Taili Mugambee (second from the right), Director of the Office of Ultimate Reentry Opportunity, speaks on the COME TOGETHER panel about criminal justice rehabilitation. Zadie…
Student Representatives to the Board of Education Update
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
The student representatives to the Board of Education are a group of four students elected each year by the IHS populace to represent the student…
Youth-Organized Rally Calls for Continued Climate Action Post-Election
By VALENTINA LEBRET on December 2024
Sunrise Ithaca member and Cornell freshman Sam Poole addresses the crowd at a post-election climate rally downtown. Casey Martin/Ithaca Voice On Friday November 15, dozens…
Holiday Marketing Exploits Youth and Sparks Overspending
By BENJAMIN YOU on December 2024
Holiday-themed marketing on a computer. Gelato Marketing efforts become more aggressive during the holidays as businesses aim to boost sales. A notable shift in recent…
Honest Reviews: Different Types of People During the Holidays
By CONNIE ZHENG, MIA CHO on December 2024
Clinking glasses in a festive setting. Yaymaker After twelve long months, we are finally in the last stretch of 2024, gearing up for a month…
The Democratic Problem: Both Party and System
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on December 2024
Iam a proud American, born to bleed red, white, and blue. I will always be proud of the great American experiment. We are the first…
Music Con Amore: Bringing Music to All
By OLIVIA HAO on December 2024
Every Tuesday afternoon, in an IHS practice room, the sounds of music and laughter fill the air. Inside are fifteen to twenty student musicians playing…
Don’t Let It Be “Joever”: Strategies for Resistance
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2024
The 2024 presidential election was a slap in the face of our generation. Its outcomes are not only terrifying, but deadly: for Ukrainians, for Palestinians,…
Which Pre-Raphaelite Artist Matches Your Current Vibe?
By NATALIE PATRONE on December 2024
The Pre-Raphaelite art movement, formed in 1840s England, is well-known for its hyperrealism, symbology, and romanticism. Often drawing from classical mythology, literature, and folktale, Pre-Raphelite…
One of a Kind Player, One of a Kind Team: Shohei Ohtani and The Los Angeles Dodgers
By ANDREW GAO, OWEN KINNEY on December 2024
Shohei Ohtani after hitting a home run. Ashley Landis/AP Shohei Ohtani: Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese hitting and pitching sensation and the biggest name in Major…
The Experiment
By JULIA KLEINBERG on December 2024
Content Warning: Gore, death, suicide. He came to us suddenly, in a purple blaze of glory and with promises of salvation. He left just as…
Ithaca Teachers Association Pickets Outside Cornell’s Town Gown Awards Ceremony
By ACE DUFRESNE on December 2024
Principal Martha Hardesty signing the ITA’s petition on the way to the Town Gown Awards Ceremony. Ace Dufresne On the chilly Saturday morning of November…
ICSD Must Prioritize the Special Education Department
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2024
In the 2012 ICSD Continuous Improvement Plan for Special Education, one of two major goals outlined by the district was “students identified as Students with…
Coalition Hosts Youth Mental Health and Well-Being Town Hall
By ACE DUFRESNE on November 2024
Shawn Goodman presents his new book, How to Survive Your Parents. Josiah Brooks On October 5, about thirty community members gathered in the Tompkins County…
ICSD’s Quick Cuts: Substitutes Dismissed
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2024
Per-diem substitute: According to the 2024-2025 job posting for per-diem substitute teachers, those in this role “lead instruction in assigned classrooms in the absence of…
German Foreign Exchange Students Come to IHS
By JULIA KLEINBERG on November 2024
Leading up to October 10, classrooms and households prepared to welcome newcomers to Ithaca as excited chatter passed among IHS students: “The Germans are coming!”…
Inside the Calls for Reparations for Black Ithacans
By ADA IYER on November 2024
Calls for reparations for Black Ithacans have recently been circulating among the community and in the Common Council. These calls focus on righting the historical…