City
Tompkins County “I Voted” Sticker Contest Winner Announced
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Dakota Tseng won the Tompkins County Board of Elections “I voted” sticker contest with a design that features a cat in a field of flowers.
Columns
FRIEDMAN | Working Hard or Hardly Working
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I cannot say for certain how hard I worked to gain admission to Ithaca’s heights, but I can certainly say that I am working hard to develop and sharpen my personal and professional skills at Cornell. And I encourage you to do the same.
Columns
CHEN | Put Computer Science in the Common Core
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I could easily have gone through high school without writing a single line of code.
The one computer science course I did take was selected on a whim, a simple space-filler for my senior year schedule. Science and math were enjoyable enough, and tech seemed like the next unexplored realm. But I was also on the edge of taking a random biotechnology elective, zoology class or just leaving the space free to take extra naps. There was little to no initiative — or requirement — to learn about computing other than the fact that I found phone apps addictive and played around with Scratch when I was a kid. AP Computer Science had the same weight as my elective journalism or strings classes, not AP Chemistry or AP Language and Composition.
high school
‘Adopt a Senior’ Facebook Group Lifts Area High School Seniors’ Spirits
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As area high schools closed, seniors found their own ways to commemorate graduating, helped with support from community members.
Standardized Testing
Canceled Exams and Ungraded Classes: High School Juniors Respond to Cornell’s Suspended SAT, ACT Requirement
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Cornell’s announcement to temporarily suspend testing requirements for admissions has prompted both positive and negative reactions from current high school juniors and Cornell students.
Opinion
SULLIVAN BAKER | Visit Your Old High School, Because Nothing is Forever
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Next time you’re visiting home, stop into your high school, especially if you haven’t been back in a while.
marjory stoneman douglass
Parkland Activists David Hogg and Samantha Fuentes Are Coming to Cornell on Sept. 28
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On Sept. 28, student activists David Hogg and Samantha Fuentes, survivors of the shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will be giving a talk about the impact of engaged and empowered youth.
Summer College
For High School Students, Cornell Summer Programs Offer Window Into College Life
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When Bailey Landow ’21 first came to Cornell as a rising high school junior as part of the Cornell Summer College, she became certain of two things: That Cornell would be her first-choice college, but also that she was ready to work and live in an entirely new environment.
high school
Ithacans Stage High School Walkout, Say #ENOUGH to Gun Violence
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The high-schoolers joined their peers across the country as they marched out of their classrooms to protest Congress’ lack of action on gun control.
Uncategorized
New Principals Take the Helm at Ithaca and Lansing
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This school year is bringing more than just new freshmen to Ithaca and Lansing High Schools. Two new principals, Don Mills at Ithaca and Eric Hartz at Lansing, will join these new students in getting their bearings on the unfamiliar terrain.
“I’m in a community that cares very much about kids and academics,” Hartz said. The former Cortland State football player is more than familiar with the Lansing community; he has been part of it for 18 years, and says he originally moved to Lansing because of the secondary education.