Besides being on a sports team, students at IHS contribute in various ways to the athletic community. One such way is refereeing a sport.…
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Sometimes
By REFLECTED GLORY on December 2018
Sometimes I dare to look up into Ebony pools of passion and sorrow to match my own Your gaze strikes a match in my throat…
Toxic Boy
By REFLECTED GLORY on December 2018
Every last drop of your honey-gold voice Intoxicates me I willingly drink from your poisoned goblet Let me draw the sweet venom from your…
You Are My Springtime
By REFLECTED GLORY on December 2018
Flowers and sunlight have nothing on you Daisies bloom only to have you recognize their petals The sun shines so I can see your face…
Petrichor
By SANKOFA MCLAURIN on December 2018
The first time I realized my connection with the Earth The rain fell fast as I held my breath and slowed as I…
Borders
By ELEANOR RANDL on December 2018
Their fractured stories Sprawl out Into constellations Shattered chairs And beds And bones Slivers In the black of night Dust to dust Stars…
Winter Snowflakes
By ZACHARY FOLEY on December 2018
Winter snowflakes sent adrift A cool wind gives them lift Like crystals, they glitter in the light Otherwise, they are all white Snowflakes create…
i found a face in a cardboard box
By ABIGAIL GLICKMAN on December 2018
i found a face in a cardboard box it was printed in grays and blacks and browns its mouth was [perhaps open] and its…
The ‘y’ is Silent
By VICKY LU on December 2018
My name is Vicky Lu Yes, that’s just five syllables The ‘y’ is silent
December Haiku Contest: Yacht Wars
By SAM SACHS on December 2018
I have sixteen yachts I create a mega yacht My yacht will beat yours
December Haiku Contest: British Invasion
By SAM SACHS on December 2018
We’re under attack The Brits are taking over Bloody hell we’re dead
December Haiku Contest: Golden Hour
By REFLECTED GLORY on December 2018
My boy is honey The sun wishes for his blaze He’s glowing embers
December Haiku Contest: Nothing Matters
By SAM SACHS on December 2018
I’m a speck of dust Nothing that I do matters It’s all a big lie
December Haiku Contest: What You Want
By VICKY LU on December 2018
Ask for opinions; Ideas, think it over Then do what you want
December Haiku Contest: Sad Fishy
By CADENCE HABICHT on December 2018
My fish won’t eat much Maybe he has depression Fish get sad like us
December Haiku Contest: First Snow
By EMILY HERMAN on December 2018
Final leaves fall down Snow glitters in the moonlight The stars twinkling
December Haiku Contest: Downpour
By ROWAN CATTERALL on December 2018
Cat watches the rain Pitter-patter on the roof Pondering its fall
December Haiku Contest: Winter is Coming
By YOONSUH KIM on December 2018
Ithaca winters Will there be snow days this year? We’ll wait and see then.
December Haiku Contest: Mistakes
By CADENCE HABICHT on December 2018
Haikus are pretty bad, oops I think I messed it up, I suck at these
December Haiku Contest: Before Dawn
By EVELYN SCHREINER on December 2018
Bright, endless starscape Against the inky backdrop The waning moon glows
December Haiku Contest: Snow
By KYESON BRADLEY on December 2018
Frosty wintertime A little dreamy snow falls Hitting the flower
December Haiku Contest: December Is Here
By ZACHARY FOLEY on December 2018
Chilly breeze in air Snowflakes clinging to my hair December is here
December Haiku Contest: This is a Senryu
By LELAND XU on December 2018
Eating animals Is unethical. We should Eat humans instead
Horoscopes: The Signs as the Twelve Days of Christmas
By SOPHIE WRAY on December 2018
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21): A Partridge in a Pear Tree Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19): Two Turtle Doves Aquarius (Jan 20 –…
The Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on December 2018
COOL Winter Break IHS Winter Concerts More snowdays Hot chocolate Snow Ice Eggnog 2 hour delays Shoveling College Deadlines UNCOOL
Editorial: Leveling the Student-Teacher Relationship
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2018
In our contemporary schooling system, there exist inherent hierarchies. When students walk into classrooms, they generally expect that there will be one authority figure: the…