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September 2026 Events
By OREN MILDER on September 2026
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Each Sign’s Goals For the School Year
By CHRISTOPHER ERRICHELLO on September 2026
Virgo (August 23 – September 22): Never mind what you’re interested in; it’s time to start looking at what colleges like to see. They like…
What’s Wrong With US Soccer?
By JACK PIERETTI on September 2026
Every four years, the same article is written. The men’s national team is knocked out of the World Cup earlier than expected, and the reason…
MLB’s Looming Salary Cap
By SAM PIERETTI on September 2026
In the 2025 season the Los Angeles Dodgers had the highest payroll of any Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the league’s history. Last year,…
“Go Ahead and Cry!”: The New York Knicks First NBA Championship Title Since 1973
By ELI ASH on September 2026
“It’s over! It’s over! Knick fans, this is not a dream! Your long, long wait has ended! Go ahead and cry! After fifty-three years, the…
September Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
By SOPHIE TEMPLIER on September 2026
What better way is there to start off the new school year than with the book that started the dark academia genre? Donna Tartt’s debut…
Shai’s Page Turning Picks
By SHAI HAGAI on September 2026
The Spiral Key by Kelsey Day The Spiral Key is a young adult (YA) techno-thriller that explores themes of bullying, popularity, friendship and AI. The…
Pachinko: A Review
By WILL KLEINBERG on September 2026
In a sense, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a bildungsroman (“formation novel”); a term for a book that charts the course of a character’s…
Not Just For Notes: Love for Connection at NYO2
By ASHLEY PARK on September 2026
By the end of our rehearsal on the Carnegie Hall stage, I found myself wishing I could hold on to the moment just a little…
Book Banning and “The Perks of Being A Wallflower”
By DHILAN SETHUPATHY on September 2026
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is in my top five favorite books of all time. At slightly over sixty thousand words, it is a…
Strength in 100 Words
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on September 2026
I apologize every time I feel remorse. But sorry is supposed to mean something more than an inkling of shame; I’m just not sure what.…
Blackmere
By LILA JABLONSKI on September 2026
Content warning: blood, death, gore Nestled between two mountains, the small town of Blackmere sits on the side of a shallow lake, one too small…
Something in the Water
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2026
The pearlescent water of the Lethe ebbed and flowed. It was a Sunday, and so Dahlia and Lilac went to the river, Dahlia with her…
King of the Trash Bins
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2026
Content warning: suicide. In order to become trash, you must first believe that you are completely and utterly worthless. These days, it’s not hard to…
Estate Sale of the Unclaimed House
By JULIA KLEINBERG on September 2026
Content warning: addiction, human trafficking. These are the eccentric belongings of an unknown family, found in a house which fell from the sky. Inspectors found…
let me be bad at things god, please let me struggle let me try let me splatter paint on the walls for a shape that…
Once upon a time there was a little dude named Jennifer. He was a great guy, but he was bullied in school because all the…
rupture
By CORALLUS MEEKS on September 2026
on ground that’s sworn to hold me in all its ancient permanence fear gripped me in stillness I stood or the earth would split swallow…
STEM Feature of the Month: Lucky Clover Genetics
By AIDEN XIE on September 2026
Recently, I came across a YouTube video by Rabbit Hole, a creator that focuses on anomalies in our daily lives. One of her recent videos…
Ornithology Feature: Bird Banding
By SUSANNE GUIMBRETIERE on September 2026
It’s 5:30 AM, and the vast majority of human society is fast asleep, yet beyond walls of concrete and rebar, the world of birds comes…
MINDLIGHTS: Shining Light on Suicide Prevention
By AIDEN XIE, ASHLEY PARK on September 2026
As we return to a new school year, September brings with it an important reminder: it is Suicide Prevention Month. This is a sensitive topic…
Guide to Freshman Year
By TAKUO KAWATE on September 2026
Freshman year has arrived! The first year of high school, crazy right? Many emotions might be running through your head, maybe excitement, maybe some worry.…
Pura Vida
By CORALLUS MEEKS on September 2026
Pineapples, palm trees, and pura vida. This summer took me across the ocean and landed me in Costa Rica. I spent two weeks in a…
Seneca Lake Summer Campers Bond After 3-Day Bike Trip
By ELI WARSHOF on September 2026
Author’s Note: Over the summer, I returned for my fifth year at Camp Seneca Lake in Penn Yan, New York, a summer camp for Jewish…
Student Gallery – September 2026
By ADELLE RICKARD, ALIN WEGKAMP, CHARLOTTE POLLAK, CLARA WOOD, EMMA SHAFFER, FRANCES SCHILL, ISAAC KALTMAN, ISABELLA VORHIS, JULIANA NIEMACK, LUTÈCE MORGAN-KNAPP, MATÉA FEY, ZADIE WELLS on September 2026
Why IHS Needs a More Effective Discipline System
By ASHLEY PARK on September 2026
At IHS, simply taking out your phone can earn you a lunch detention. However, mocking a teacher in front of an entire class can sometimes…