NEWS

Couches and Controversy - By Louis S.

The recent, controversial removal of three couches from H Courtyard has generated shock and outrage from much of the Class of ’07, but the administrators dealing with the matter are unlikely to cave in to the class’s pressure.

Paraprofessionals Get New Contract - By Jarrah O.

On Monday, October 2, the Ithaca City School District and the ICSD paraprofessionals union, the Education Support Professionals of Ithaca, announced that they had negotiated a new contract. The previous contract expired in June 2005. Both the Board of Education and the paraprofessional union have subsequently approved the contract.

Tripod Survey: Necessity? Frivolity? - By Ayla C. and Jarrah O.

Last May, students at Ithaca High School took the Tripod Survey. The survey sought to find out how to improve teacher/student relations and to help pinpoint student opinions on achievement gaps.

Correction

>In the October issue of The Tattler, the article “IHS Classes Overcrowded?” incorrectly cited the 1991 Project STAR study. The study dealt with the costs and benefits of class sizes in elementary school, not high school. Project STAR also found that classes of 16 students outperformed those of 25 students. The article claimed that classes of 20 students outperformed those of 25 students.

New Leadership Class Schools Students in Effective Governing - By Eva G.

Student Activities Director Emily Hess is the teacher of a new class, Leadership 101, offered during period zero (8:05-8:55 a.m.) every Tuesday and Thursday. The President and Vice President of each class are required to take the course, and although it is not limited to those in student government, student leaders get priority placement in the over-enrolled class.

News Briefs

AP Leaves IHS

Interview: Carol Warshawsky

The Tattler’s Lily C. sat down to chat with Carol Warshawsky who just this year started her term on the Board of Education.

Student Council to Shift Attention to Smaller Projects - By Nathan N.

This year, Student Council plans to focus on small but tangible goals that can benefit all of IHS, rather than on more sweeping endeavors whose effects might not be immediately noticed.

IHS Finally Settles Into New Start Time - By Eva G.

The 2006-2007 school year began with an array of schedule changes, some that are hated and others that are celebrated.

IHS Tobacco Smokers Move On - By Josh K.

Although there seem to be more and more regulations dictating how students spend their time, students can still choose where to smoke cigarettes before, during, and after school.

Recycling at IHS: The Low Down - By Rayleigh L.

In the USA alone, the average person uses 749 pounds of paper each year, according to Ecology.com. Current statistics indicate that this over-consumption will cause an area of forest equivalent to the Amazon Rainforest to disappear by around 2020.