ICSD currently stands at a critical juncture on our path to a sustainable future. The adverse effects of the climate crisis are being felt more…
Posts tagged as “Editorial”
Being a World Language Student is Harder than You Think —So is Maintaining Participation
With course selection season in session, students will once again need to make choices on classes to take in the next school year. While “core…
This Year’s Cafeteria Food, Explained
If you eat the school lunch—or even if you don’t—you’re probably aware that this school year has come with some substantial changes to the IHS…
Supporting Students Means Supporting School Counselors
Whether it’s applying to jobs and postsecondary options, seeking scholarships, or navigating our academic and social lives, students have a lot on our plates. As…
ICSD Needs to Provide Support for Teachers Taking Parental Leave
As students, we frequently struggle with finding a balance between school and our personal lives, yet we’re not the only ones with this problem. The…
IHS Should Address the Worsening Opioid Crisis
Content Warning: Drugs, Overdose, Death In recent years, opioid overdoses have surpassed motor vehicle accidents and become the leading cause of accidental death in the…
ICSD Must Prioritize Student Nutrition
Content Warning: mentions of eating disorders and body dysmorphia We all know how it goes. You have a big test, and you don’t have time…
Many students are aware that the minimum grade teachers are allowed to administer has been in flux over the past few years at IHS. Before…
Bring Back Reading
It’s been weeks since you’ve picked up a book (not counting the Shakespeare play you’re reading for English class). There just doesn’t seem to be…
IHS is Literally Falling Apart
Maintenance issues have been piling up at IHS, inconveniencing students, teachers, and staff. Broken air conditioners and heaters, leaking pipes, and rodent infestations around the…
Why ICSD Should Leave the United States of America The innovation and progress of the ICSD has been stifled by federal and state restrictions for…
Without Accessible Childcare, School Breaks are Not Equitable
School breaks are widely celebrated as a time of relaxation and freedom from the monotony of school and homework, but for working families with young…
Why Students Should Try To Limit Their Time Spent on Social Media
Social media impacts all aspects of our life. From the way we view the world to the way we view ourselves, our use of social…
ICSD: If our teachers are leaving, where does that leave us?
For years, ICSD has been shedding teachers in droves. As these teachers depart, our district has opted for a rotating door policy of hiring inexperienced…
The Current Custodian Complications in ICSD
As students, we mostly pay attention to those we interactwith. Our minds are occupied with friends, parents,teachers—people whose actions are at the forefront of ourroutines.…
Period Products Should be Plentiful in Every Bathroom
Anyone who menstruates is familiar with the panic that comes with starting a period unexpectedly without tampons or pads at hand. Luckily for the IHS…
It’s Time to Reconsider the English Core Texts System
*Correction to the following editorial: There is no rigid core text “system” across grades, as implied in the editorial, and core texts are not chosen…
Students Need More Information About 504 Plans
It is the responsibility of ICSD to provide support for all students, including neurodivergent students and students with disabilities. The district primarily does this through…
IHS Needs to Learn to Prioritize Health
With a virulent cold, the flu, and Covid creating a perfect storm, classrooms are regularly filled with the familiar sounds of coughing and sniffling. However,…
The ENL Department Must Be a Priority for ICSD
ICSD provides an extremely valuable resource for students: the English as aNew Language (ENL) department. Many students come to the district withlimited English proficiency due…
Every year on a Thursday in early September, IHS comes back to life after a long ability to have more information in the form of their schedules…
IHS Needs Black Teachers
At Ithaca High School, a school with over 100 Black students in attendance, there are zero Black teachers. In a video testimonial addressed to ICSD…
Board of Education, Students’ Trust Requires Transparency
On November 22, 2020, Ms. Anjanette Brown, the ex-wife of superintendent Luvelle Brown, submitted more than 200 pages of emails, reports, and legal documents alleging…
Supporting Students Means Supporting Counselors
There are only eleven school counselors currently employed by the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), split between Ithaca High School, Boynton, DeWitt, and LACS. The…
Colleges, Pick the Right Answer: Go Test-Optional
“We are in this together. We hope to navigate these difficult times with you as you begin your college application journey,” Stanford University announced in…
Editorial: Pass/Fail Grading Gets an A
In the days leading up to June 5, 2020, hundreds of IHS students flooded SchoolTool to make an important choice that would reflect their academic…
Editorial: Teaching Black History at IHS Still Needs Work
This year our nation has faced a grand reckoning on the issue of racial inequality, and as a result, students from Ithaca City School District…