Welcome back, ICSD! We hope you had a restorative winter recess and we’re so happy to see everyone again ❤️
Starting off 2024 with some great shots from the December 13 IHS Winter Orchestra concert 🎶 🎻
Don’t forget! Winter Recess begins tomorrow, December 22, and lasts through January 2. Wishing our ICSD community a safe and enjoyable break! ❄️
Steve Williams, Farm-to-Table teacher at DeWitt Middle School, is doing incredible work! 🚜 Read our newest article on how DeWitt’s students are growing food and growing community through local collaborations, community service, and a foundation in Black and Indigenous history, culture, and cuisine: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/article/1385493
Today’s spotlight shines on Christine Barley from Cayuga Heights Elementary! 💛
Christine enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, gardening, reading, and following her favorite sports teams. She grew up on a small farm in rural Central New York and she had many farm chores before school (including milking the cows!) Christine is inspired by young people - they demonstrate the capacity to love, learn and grow!
Ms. Grainger, CHES principal, said, “Chris is a caring and driven life-long learner and educator. She has a unique ability to get to know each student and their families to best support their academic, social, and emotional growth.”
Ithaca High School’s Winter Band Concert drew crowds in from the cold last week! ❄️The performance featured student chamber ensembles, the IHS Concert Band, and the IHS Wind Ensemble! 🎶
Cornell Performing & Media Arts commissioned a group of Ithaca High School’s emerging artists, Creatives of Color, to design and create a 16' x 8' hip-hop/graffiti-related mural to serve as the backdrop of a performance by legendary B-Girl Ana "Rockafella" Garcia and DJ Ha-MEEN; the performance was part of a series called “The Wild Gather: On the Floor, Off the Screen, and Through the Body.” The artwork was completed with the assistance of several art classes with leadership from the Creatives of Color members.
On Friday, December 1, the mural was unveiled at a Freestyle Cypher dance event at the Flex Theatre, followed by an artist talk led by Ana “Rockafella” Garcia and Ben Ortiz, curator of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection.
Congratulations IHS student artists on this fantastic collaboration and achievement, and thank you, Cornell Performing & Media Arts!
Reminder: Starting TOMORROW, December 1, all ICSD students will receive free breakfast and lunch for the remainder of the school year!
Learn more here: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/article/1337258
#LearningForwardICSD in action! South Hill Elementary is empowering students to be partners and leaders in their school with a newly created student council. Here are a few of the campaign signs that can be found in the halls of the school! #teamicsd
Did you check out our November e-Insider? Find the link here!
https://mailchi.mp/icsd/icsd-e-insider-november-2023-2
Reminder: No school November 22-24 for Thanksgiving Recess. School will resume on Monday, November 27. We hope you have a safe and restful break!
Congratulations to the IHS Drama Club cast and crew of Clue on a successful run this weekend!
Great news! Beginning on December 1, all students in the ICSD will be eligible to receive a free healthy breakfast and lunch at school.
This will continue throughout the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year. Read more here: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/article/1337258
In observance of Veterans Day, the ICSD will be closed on Friday, November 10.
On October 10, Girls Soccer hosted senior night! Congratulations, Class of 2024! ⚽️🥅
The Girls Volleyball team celebrated their seniors last month! Congratulations ❤️💛🏐
Everyone had a frightfully good time at DeWitt Middle School’s Halloween Orchestra Concert earlier this week! 🍁👻
A community message from the ICSD Board of Education and Superintendent is available now: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/article/1318822
What a fun week across the ICSD! South Hill Elementary held its Fall Fest and Enfield Elementary marched in a festive parade 🎃🍁
ICSD Transportation is revamping its safety training with hands-on workstations that include pre-trip inspections, wheelchair training including loading and unloading, tail swing, and mirror adjustments. We strive for the absolute safety of our students and staff and plan to keep working to make our training the best around!
Last week, over 300 student musicians gathered for the annual IHS Collage Concert! 🎶
