By Alliyah Brozkurt 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
By Zachary Boice A&E Editor In 2015, the IHS tech department received a grant from the West Irondequoit Foundation to purchase a laser-cutter. “[Students] use this machine daily,” says technology teacher Mr. Eric Schultz. But the laser-cutter was only the … Continue reading New CNC machine unifies tech department
By Sam Popnik Opinions Editor Throughout US history, the idea of peaceable coercion has been a long-living one. Popularized by Thomas Jefferson with his use of the Embargo during Europe’s Napoleonic Wars, the idea to further the country’s needs through purely peaceful, typically economic means, has been a humane response to other countries unfair trade deals, disagreeable foreign and domestic policies, and dictatorial actions. All of this takes place in sanctions, penalizing a country by raising the price to buy their resources or limiting the resources available to the country. Former President Trump did this with Iran, China, Venezuela, and … Continue reading The deadly toll of U.S. sanctions
By Maddie Verhagen Sports Editor Whether it be on the field, the court, or the lanes, IHS has produced some of the most gifted student-athletes. Senior Victoria Perez is no exception. Bowling for three years, Victoria has stepped into a … Continue reading Athlete Spotlight: Victoria Perez
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