Cat watches the rain Pitter-patter on the roof Pondering its fall
The Tattler
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…
Editorial: PE in GPA
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on November 2018
When IHS Principal Jason Trumble announced at the September 25 Board of Education (BoE) meeting that PE classes would be counted in the calculation of…
Reed Campaign Comes to IHS
By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018
On October 22, the Republican candidate in the election for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, incumbent Representative Tom Reed, came to IHS to speak to…
Mitrano Campaign Comes to IHS
By JULIAN PERRY, VAYNU KADIYALI on November 2018
On October 15, Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano spoke to IHS seniors enrolled in Government and Economics about her life, civic engagement, and her…
IHS Teacher Receives Fulbright Grant
By ASHA DUHAN on November 2018
The Fulbright Fellowship is a cultural exchange program that emphasizes the importance of intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the United States and…
Why You Need to Chill Out
By FIONA BOTZ on November 2018
During the school year, as students, it often seems our lives revolve around high school. We play sports, we sing in choir, we study for…
The Best: Waterfalls
By ZACHARY FOLEY on November 2018
Ithaca is known for its waterfalls. Whenever a guest or family member comes to town, I always debate which waterfall to take them to. However,…
Japanese Students Visit Ithaca
By RYAN CUNNINGHAM on November 2018
Wouldn’t it be fun to go on a high school field trip to an entirely new country? In early October, a group of about 40…
From the Archives: Excerpts from the Tattler Issues of Yesteryear
By AURORA WULFF on November 2018
There are a small handful of people at IHS who know about a very small, very pink room at the very end of the…
Hall Monitor: Where do you see yourself in twenty years?
By TONY YANG, VALERIE CHEN on November 2018
LYNNE WALKER ‘19 “Obsessively searching for the loch ness monster in a decked out rowboat” CHRISTOPHER RACHLINSKI ‘19 “I hope I will be homeless…
Center Spread: The Best Planets Discovered By NASA
By ANNA WESTWIG on November 2018
Review: Cayuga Sound Festival Year 2
By IRENA ROSENBERG on November 2018
The second annual Cayuga Sound Festival, hosted and curated by the X Ambassadors, was held at Stewart Park on September 21 and 22. The festival…
In Classic Michael Moore Fashion, Fahrenheit 11/9 is Dismal but Inspiring
By CHLOE MOORE on November 2018
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore is not known for being subtle, so the fact that his new film, Fahrenheit 11/9, was shocking came as no…
Tin Can
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on November 2018
Will IHS Ever Have an Esports Club?
By RYAN CUNNINGHAM on November 2018
The official IHS esports Club has many students excitedly waiting on the edge of their seats, wondering whether this conceptual gaming club will, at last,…
New York NFL Teams: How Do They Rank?
By EWAN TODT-TUTCHENER on November 2018
New York has never been a powerhouse when it comes to producing Super Bowl winning teams. There have been some exceptions—the 1968 Jets and, more…
The Unparalleled Success of Ithaca Girls’ Swim and Dive: An Interview with Team Captains
By ASHA DUHAN on November 2018
The Girls’ Swim and Dive Team has enjoyed unprecedented success for numerous years. With an undefeated season this year and historically strong performances in…
Figure Skating Changes: Young Russian Girls’ Quads and New Rules
By KATIE LIN on November 2018
Figure skating is a stunning sport that maintains the perfect balance between artistry and hard-core athleticism. As a figure skater myself, I compete in singles…