Senior Keegan Henderson is this year's winner of The Voice of Democracy scholarship competition sponsored by our local VFW Post 7805.
Keegan's essay, along with his audio recording, will now be submitted to compete at the District 9 level next. Congratulations Keegan, and good luck advancing to the
next level!
Chemistry students had the opportunity to choose an element to complete some research on and present to their classmates before final exams. Here are some students showing their creativity with their element symbols for their Element Projects!
Mrs. Shankel's 7th grade math class started reviewing for their math exam today! They had a heated game of "Trashketball." Pictured are the "Spartans" who came out on top!
Congratulations to Ithaca FFA members Ivy Davenport & Makinna Foglesong in the State FFA Broiler Contest. Ivy Davenport received STATE WINNER and Makinna Foglesong received a STATE SILVER award. Congratulations to all FFA members who competed in this contest!
Ithaca Parliamentary Procedure Team wins National Silver and in the top 25 in the United States. ⭐️ The Ithaca Parliamentary Procedure team did an outstanding job competing on the National Stage this week.
Team members are: Blake Morris, Quinne McMurphy, Emmalee Shankel, Emalee Woodard, Brent DeSaegher, Emma Polash & alternate Austin Barancik.
Eighth grade students in Mrs. Jorae's 5th hour English class have been creating "WANTED" posters for characters from the novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton! Kids have been working hard, collaborating, and demonstrating productive creativity. IHS students are inspiring - watch out, bad guys!
Ithaca Parliamentary Procedure Team wins National Silver in the top 25 in the United States.
Congratulation to Ms. Siefka and all the team members that participated in Indianapolis last weekend. The Ithaca community is proud of all your hard work. Excellent job!!!!!
Mrs. VanDeWeghe planned another excellent round of mock interviews today. Our students behaved very professionally and are one step closer to success in the “real world”. Thank you to all the interviewers and congratulations to our senior interviewees.
On behalf of the Board of Education, I thank the Ithaca Public Schools’ voters for their support of the renewal of the sinking fund. Approval of the sinking fund will allow the school district to continue to update facilities, improve school security, upgrade technology, and purchase new buses and vans.
Again, I am grateful to the parents, staff, students, and other members of the community who helped us inform people about the sinking fund renewal.
Thank you for your continued support!
Steven Netzley
Superintendent
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 National Honors Society. A great group of kids that will represent IHS well.
Noah Risner was just one of many students and staff that donated blood today! Another great example of Ithaca High Schools commitment to our community!!!
Don't forget to vote! If you'd like more information on the 2023 Sinking Fund renewal, please visit www.ithacaschools.net/page/sinking-fund-renewal.
Picture retakes for the JR/SR High School are tomorrow, Nov. 7, in the morning.
Capture your HS memories forever by ordering a 2023-2024 yearbook. A lot of time and effort goes into producing this every year. Thank you Ms. Brown, Mrs. Pendell, and the entire yearbook staff for all your hard work!
Ithaca students competed at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana this week. Congratulations to Ms. Siefka and these fine young students. Another positive example of Ithaca H.S. students representing our community! They will find out the results for their Parliamentary Procedure at 5:00. Stay tuned!!
Students practice solving equations using teamwork with a partner. Fun competition is added when you earn points for your team by playing tape-ball basketball. Learning math skills and cooperation can be fun!
Robotics students collaborating to play clawbot soccer. Building relationships and community through coop-petition.
Seniors are applying to colleges, 7th grade started career exploration and EDPs and 11th grade had future and career planning. Many learning opportunities happening in October
The Law of Conservation of Mass! Our IHS chemistry students verify and observe the mass of a chemical reaction (between vinegar and baking soda), while trapping carbon dioxide gas in a balloon. This lab is one among many that students do each year in chemistry classes. Engaging opportunities at IHS inspire excellence! Go Jackets!
A great week had by all! Don't let the weather take away from everything going on tonight. Go Jackets!!!
