By Ethan Rhodes Several months ago, during a random fourth period in September and having sought to see something interesting, English teacher Mr. Kunz ventured from his second-floor classroom into the tech office, in which many of the tech teachers … Continue reading An insight into IHS’ Tech Department
By Aliyah Bozkurt On October 7th, 2023, Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) launched an attack on Israeli civilians, killing about 1,200 and taking 250 hostage. In response, Israel initiated weeks of airstrikes on Gaza before beginning a ground offensive, killing thousands of civilians. An estimated 25,000 Palestinians have died since these initial attacks, according to the Associated Press(1) As a result of international pressure, some hostages were released during a temporary ceasefire in November 2023. Of the roughly 250 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, more than 100 were released, and in exchange, dozens of Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons. … Continue reading The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Gabby Cannizzo December 2022 “Helllloo IHS, make today a good day!” Booms security guard Reggie Clark, who joined the IHS staff back in 2021. Whether it’s him greeting you in the morning or asking to see a pass in the … Continue reading Captain of IHS: Reggie
By Aliyah Bozkurt January 2022 Practice makes perfect, and a positive attitude makes the journey all the better. Just ask Nicole Em. Nicole is no stranger to the creative side of our school community. As a senior, she is taking … Continue reading Featured Artist: Nicole Em
By Gavin Murphy January 2022 It is increasingly common nowadays for people to go on social media to stand on a pedestal of their perceived moral superiority and spout their “beliefs” pertaining to a certain topic. This happens more than … Continue reading Your performative activism isn’t helping anyone
By Ella Missell January 2022 She’s a runner and a track star. She is Candace Tytler. The IHS senior has not always been a runner; in second grade up until eighth, Tytler swam competitively. However because of the encouragement of … Continue reading Tytler takes Section V by storm
By Abby Helfer January 2022 Just weeks before the start of summer, the students of IHS woke up to find their sleep buttons missing from their laptops’ power options after the most recent software update. This feature removal sent students into uproar and led to many confused teachers. “[When I first got my laptop] I didn’t really notice [the sleep function] until it was gone,” says senior Gabrie Zimmerman. “Once it was gone, I realized I would rather have it than not.” The battery life for many of the laptops is only about 4-5 hours. This leads to some students … Continue reading A roadblock to learning: the absence of the sleep button
By Crey Lenox As the lights dim on the stage; as the curtain draws; as the applause stops: one must wonder what goes through the mind of an actor. When Charlie gets up on a stage, and into character, one … Continue reading Feature Artist: Charlie Bohrer
By Nashali Laza High school is a time to prepare students for the real word, yet with Covid-19, students from around the world have been forced to learn online for the past year. This screen-to-screen communication every day has not only been detrimental to students’ learning and preparation, but it has restricted students from socializing and communicating like before. This lack of communication caused by online learning has affected students’ mental health and loneliness more than ever, and with the school year of 2021-2022 approaching, resolving this issue is crucial, as we don’t know yet whether we will be returning … Continue reading Online learning has ignored mental health needs
By Mark Harrington Some friends of mine were talking about clothes and cosmetics they wanted to buy. One of my friends chose something that I hated: fake rainbow teeth. The type of look your local SoundCloud rapper wears. I hated it and felt the need to lambaste them for their poor taste. Their response: “Who cares”? Such a simple, blunt, response. But it really made me think. Why do I care so much? Sure, I still find the teeth stupid, but why do I care what they spend their money on? Why do I feel the need to tell them … Continue reading Keyboard warriors ruin healthy discourse
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