NEWS

Cafeteria Cited for Health Code Violations - By Matt H.

In late November, an inspection of the Ithaca High School cafeteria discovered that it had failed to meet Health Department standards in several places. Inspectors found violations in the serving and refrigeration processes.

Central Quad Tree Vandalized - By Jarrah O.

During the night between January 6 and January 7, 2007, two people with chainsaws snuck into the high school quad. They quickly and accurately cut a large slice out of the Douglas Fir that dominated the courtyard. Then they left, their images caught on security cameras but their faces masked by the dark.

Bond for Facilities to go to Public Vote Soon - Rayleigh L. and Jarrah O.

Most Ithaca City School District (ICSD) schools last had major repairs, or were built, forty years ago. The Board of Education (BoE) hopes to raise $98.5 million through two bonds in order to renovate or expand ICSD schools. The public will vote on these propositions on March 6.

IHS Cited for Low Special Ed. Graduation Rates - By Eva G.

The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) has been placed under yellow-flag status by the state because of the low graduation rates of special-education students at IHS. Around 78 districts in New York State have been cited as needing special assistance to improve their Special Ed programs. Fifty-eight of those districts, including the ICSD, have been given the more urgent yellow-flag status. The special-ed graduation rates at IHS are a few percentage points lower than the target rate of New York State. As mandated by the state, the ICSD is currently undergoing a focus review process in hopes of improving graduation rates.

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Freshmen Socialize, Study at "Cocoa and Cram" - By Jacob E.

What’s fun, for freshmen, and rhymes with “thirst manual think dew loco sand clam?” Give up? It’s the “First Annual Link Crew Cocoa and Cram!” This event, hosted by the IHS Link Crew on Thursday, January 18 in the cafeteria after school, was designed to help freshmen study for midterms while having a good time.

AP Classes Undergo Audit - By Jarrah O.

By June, all Advanced Placement teachers will have to submit an audit to College Board. The audit includes a course syllabus, all homework assignments and their purposes, and, for science classes, all labs and their goals. Many teachers at IHS are uneasy about the burden of this documentation.