This year, for the first time, the Tompkins County History Center put on a scavenger hunt as a fundraiser. It consisted of puzzles hidden throughout…
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The Ithaca Teachers Association’s September 18 Rally
By CORNELIA YE on October 2025
After school on Thursday, September 18, teachers from across ICSD gathered with community members at the IHS bus loop for an Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA)…
Revised Ithaca Climate Plan Emphasizes Resilience, Achievable Goals
By ELI WARSHOF on October 2025
Ithaca’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), at the heart of the City’s Green New Deal, is getting a makeover. Whereas previous iterations focused almost exclusively on…
Protagonist Books and Coffee Opens in Dryden
By ZADIE WANG on October 2025
On September 3, 2025, Protagonist Books and Coffee opened its doors to the downtown Dryden community. Owned and operated by married couple Amber and Sam…
Mysteries of E-Wing, Uncovered
By CHARLOTTE POLLAK on October 2025
Have you ever heard construction noises in the school during class and wondered what’s happening? The school is developing a new technology wing in E-Wing,…
bowline
By ZADIE WANG on October 2025
it was easy to lie for a whileto let wind tangle truth back into my throatlike fishing line and yetwhen my name was said as…
Your Thought and Prayers
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on October 2025
Content warning: blood, death, guns, school shooting Thank you for your thoughts and prayersI’ll take them to my grave But thoughts can’t stop your bulletsAnd…
Soot
By SOL JORDAN on October 2025
It’s a cool night in early August. Just soon enough in the season to shake off what we call reality and not late enough to…
Phobos/Deimos
By JULIA KLEINBERG on October 2025
i cannot will not put into words the words which pound through my own veins corrupting lungs intoxicating my very muscle fibers while my limbs…
Blank
By NAIMA DEGE on October 2025
Distilled in silenceThe eerie soundof empty spaceencompasses every aspect of life Total sense of reality is robbed when you pass soundlessly through the world Is…
A Light Leans In
By EDIX MARTAK on October 2025
Content warning: suicidal ideation There’s a silence that sings in the marrow of bones, A cold that clings where the warm wind once roamed. The mirror won’t…
The Eye of the Tempest
By DHILAN SETHUPATHY on October 2025
Poets of old have told of such tempests;Where lightning stabs at the earth and sea.Where there is no end, no pause and no respite — Where…
May your dreams fly
By CORALLUS MEEKS on October 2025
gold and amaranth clouds frame cornflower blue skiesin twilight but the sunset glows from between her ribsto illuminate the rarest soul wisdom without weightnever louder than the…
Tantrum
By ACE DUFRESNE on October 2025
His scream ripped the airHis lungs hollow and rawShards skidded on pavementThen came to a stop. The silence laughedAs he stomped his feet.He broke, thenPerhaps…
The Tattler Class of 2025: What Our Recent Grads Are Up To
By ZADIE WANG on October 2025
As I settle into this school year with the Tattler Editorial Board, I can’t help but miss the cheerful faces that graced room A106 not…
New School Year, New Start
By TAKUO KAWATE on October 2025
A new school year could mean different things for everyone. It could mean more stress, anxiety, new opportunities, and so much more. I would say…
Staff Picks: What is the Tattler Editorial Board’s Dream Superpower?
By OLIVIA HAO on October 2025
Zadie Wang ’26, Editor-in-ChiefSelective mind-reading. I’d want to know what any person thinks at any time, but not what every person thinks all the time.…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By COCO HAMILTON on October 2025
Nestled away at the very back of E-Wing are a dozen old, rusted filing cabinets. Within these cabinets are bundles upon bundles of bygone editions…
What Inclusion Looks Like at Ithaca High School and How We Can Keep Improving
By CAMPBELL WRIGHT on October 2025
On an autumn afternoon at IHS, you might see a Unified Soccer practice on Deebs Field—all types of students passing, dribbling, and celebrating together as…
Hall Monitor
By ASHLEY PARK on October 2025
“Phone Ban: Yay or Nay?” (Left to right) “Nay. I see the reasoning and ideology behind it. However, since it’s a statewide policy, I can also…
Fall Bucket List
By LUCIA PELLECER on October 2025
FALL LIST:
Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
By LIVIA AVGAR on October 2025
Fall is coming up soon, and it brings many exciting things like Halloween, pumpkins, and so much more! One of the most common things people…
Your Fall Activity, According to Your Star Sign
By FRIDA JEFFERIS on October 2025
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22):Your favorite fall activity is hitting up every Victorian building and going on ghost tours. You swear you have a…
FALL in Love with These Shows…
By MIA CHO on October 2025
Picture this: You’re on your living room couch sipping hot apple cider with a bowl full of your favorite dish and a candle that has…
Watchmen and the Modern Day
By GRIFFIN BRAHLER on October 2025
What do you think of when you think of comic books? Probably lots of action, colors, and a good guy triumphing over a bad guy.…
“Lapse”: IHS Film Club Debuts First Short Film
By ZADIE WANG on October 2025
After months of preparation, IHS Film Club’s first short film, “Lapse” premiered on YouTube early last month. The film follows a young girl who “wakes…
Rediscovering Music’s Hidden Gems: Mozart’s Serenade in C Major, K. 648
By ASHLEY PARK on October 2025
This summer, at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, I couldn’t help but wonder how many great pieces of music by early composers remain untouched. My…