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On October 18th, the two Literature of Terror classes were lucky enough to make the 45 minute trip to the […]

Mornings in the IACS library have chilled out with the addition of many new ways for students to relax.Each day […]

After last year’s departure of Dr. Arnold, IACS’ former principal of 7 years, a permanent replacement still has not been […]

IACS students arriving at school on Monday October 3 were met with a surprising sight: their fellow classmates evacuating the […]

On Thursday, May 26, following the school shooting in Uvalde Texas, IACS students walked out to recognize gun violence across […]

On Tuesday, May 10, high schoolers, middle schoolers, teachers, and plant enthusiasts alike were all lined up on the middle school patio as they visited and purchased from student-run plant sale booths.

On March 15, the mask mandate was lifted for IACS students and staff. Now, three weeks later, they provide their thoughts on the recent change. 

Friday, March 25 was Nation’s Day at IACS! This event was organized by the Students of Color Affinity group to celebrate the diverse backgrounds of the students at IACS. Flags were hung up in the auditorium hallway, with 100 countries represented. Students were encouraged to wear “anything from their country’s football jersey to party outfits,” to share their culture with other students at the school.

IACS is lifting its mask requirement at the school on March 14, two years after COVID first began affecting student life.

You may know that diabetes rates have been skyrocketing in the past two decades, but do you know why? 

The savory aroma of soup can be smelled while passing by the Garden and Cooking Club choice block on Fridays. […]

Student government co-presidents Drew Picard and Elea Zegdoun laid out their plans for the coming school year, focusing mainly on rebuilding our school community post pandemic, and taking on an active role in fostering a more diverse and inclusive IACS community.

As their first priority, the co-presidents shared that they wanted to rebuild the sense of community at IACS that was so severely harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a freshman, I knew every single highschooler,” Zegdoun commented. “[I knew] all of the seniors, all of the juniors, all of the sophomores, and all of my freshman class, but now as a senior, I don’t know any of the freshmen or any of the sophomores because we lost that sense of community so bad that year.” 

IACS students will soon be able to get COVID-19 tested at school through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s COVID-19 Testing Program. 

Three different types of testing will be provided: pool testing, symptomatic testing, and the “Test and Stay” program. Pool testing will occur once a week, where shallow nasal swab samples from multiple students are collected at school and put into a single tube for testing. Symptomatic testing will occur when individuals present symptoms at school (DESE notes that individuals should not go to school if experiencing symptoms while at home). The Test and Stay program is for close contact testing, where tests will be administered daily from the first day of exposure for at least five days, allowing close contacts to stay in school if their test results are negative for COVID-19.

The first floor girl’s bathroom has been split in half to accommodate a bathroom in the health office. Having a […]

After almost 3 months of implementing the hybrid model at Innovation, the students have adapted extremely well to this new […]

Teachers at Innovation Academy Charter School are preparing for students to return for five days a week starting April 26th. […]

As of Thursday, March 11, educators and school workers became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Recently, many IACS staff members […]

Despite the challenges brought up by COVID-19, the IACS Athletics Department has managed to run a majority of its usual […]

Many students new to IACS this year still have yet to set foot in the school building. IACS has been […]

On December 7, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a memo announcing that the Class of […]

On Monday, December 14, the IACS Board of Trustees voted with a 6-2 margin to move the date for the […]

On Friday afternoon, about 20 IACS seniors gathered on the middle school patio to paint and listen to music. Canvases, […]

Innovation’s protocol for snow days this winter is to figure it out as we go.  The Massachusetts Department of Elementary […]

On Monday, November 16, the IACS Board of Trustees voted almost unanimously to shift to a hybrid model on January […]

Throughout 2019, if you took a walk through the woods of IACS, you may have heard chainsaws roaring in the […]

The wifi is such a large part of IACS: we use Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Drive, and most importantly, e-hallpass. Occasionally, there are issues with the wifi.