Born and raised in the Ithaca area, Kaleb J. Reeves, professionally known as KJR, is a TC3 student, basketball player, and rapper. Inspired by Eminem…
The Tattler
Behind the 2005 Tattler Controversy: A Conversation with Former Editor-in-Chief Robert Ochshorn
By VALENTINA LEBRET on October 2024
In 2005, after incidents of censorship by the IHS administration, The Tattler was banned on school campus. Publication of the newspaper went underground, and copies…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By Phoebe Colvin on October 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…
My Grounding Era
By CORALLUS MEEKS on October 2024
In my mind, I’ve deemed this past summer as my “Grounding Era” after escaping my hometown and embarking on an off-the-grid adventure. Last January, my…
STEM Feature of the Month: Xenotransplantation
By LILY WANG on October 2024
Seventeen people in the United States die every day waiting for an organ transplant. The demand for human organs to help patients of organ failure…
Honest Reviews: Which Candies Should You Indulge in This Halloween?
By CONNIE ZHENG, MIA CHO on October 2024
One year ago, we wrote our first “Honest Reviews” on our opinions of different types of candies. To celebrate this anniversary, we’re going back to…
Controversial Takes: Should U.S.-Trained Athletes Represent Other Countries?
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, CLAIRE PARK on October 2024
Every four years, the most talented athletes from every corner of the world gather together to compete at the Summer Olympics. There are few moments…
ICSD Budget Woes: How the District Can Manage this Year’s Challenges More Effectively
By LIONEL MARGOLIN on October 2024
A large majority vote toppled the Board of Education’s budget proposal last spring, leaving over 5.9 million dollars in cuts from the planned budget. This…
The Government’s Role in Climate Change
By BENJAMIN YOU on October 2024
Climate change’s effects are now immediate concerns affecting communities everywhere, not just far-off dangers. To effectively solve this global catastrophe, the government must step up.…
New Satirical Short Film Holds Cornell’s “Feet to the Fire” on Climate Change
By ACE DUFRESNE on October 2024
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Student Gallery
By RUBY ZAWEL on September 2024
Dunebird
By CORALLUS MEEKS on September 2024
Did you will the ray of rainbow on the wall? I saw the source dancing in the window, thought of the possibility it held in…
Venus
By THEODORE DUFRESNE on September 2024
You showed me your world, a garden of rose. Its doors would open each time I kissed you. Those doors slammed closed, my heart was…
Trees full of beautiful leaves resting still, thousands of leaves rest on the ground undisturbed. Once the wind trickles in and tree branches begin to…
Dreams of the Dead
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on September 2024
And then it stopped. The mind slowly fading, The heart not palpitating. And then he went. His body destroyed, His fall from grace was his…
The Waiting Room
By ACE DUFRESNE on September 2024
Ting-a-ling. The room smells like a hospital–like the desperate attempt to cover up birth, death, and all the pain in between with cleaning supplies. A…
mother tongue
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
i felt a burning in my throat when i cut out my mother tongue. i let the blood pool in my gums before i spit…
Summer
By COCO HAMILTON on September 2024
A blanket of green sweeps over the dull brown world good morning, it says. From the red hot sunto the cool and silver moon still,…
big far away
By TARAN KNUTSON on September 2024
the stars in the sky don’t know we admire them; but they would appreciate our centuries our generations of pointing up and saying look, look,…
The Station
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2024
Allison didn’t like this place. The tiles were strewn roughly beneath her feet, almost parallel with each other but not quite. She didn’t like the…
Haikus
By RUBY ZAWEL on September 2024
Summer came and soon it will leave us in its dust But the water stays Waves gently lapping One difference now exists forty-three hour drive…
What’s Your Next Big Accomplishment, According to Your Sign?
By ZADIE WANG on September 2024
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22): All of that practice in the kitchen will pay off soon–you’ll be able to cook an entire breakfast, lunch,…