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February 11, 2022February 11, 2022

Why Half Day Wednesdays Should Stay

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The removal of half day Wednesdays from the IACS 2022-2023 bell schedule was recently announced in the January 28 IACS Hawk newsletter by Head of School Greg Orpen, in disregard to the opinions and needs of many students and parents.

The elimination of the half day Wednesday is overall detrimental to IACS as a school, and poses no real benefits over the current schedule.

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Halloween at Innovation
October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Halloween at Innovation

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This Friday, the IACS community was invited to wear Halloween costumes to school. Students and teachers alike showed up in their best spooky (and silly) outfits!

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October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

Soup for Good

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

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October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

IACS’ New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director Shantelle Castle will work with students and staff school-wide as well as individually to find […]

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October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Meet the New IACS Student Government Leaders

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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.” 

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October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

COVID-19 Testing Program at IACS

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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.

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Mask Fashion at IACS
October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Mask Fashion at IACS

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Masks have become a part of our everyday life now, as they are still required at school when indoors, so […]

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September 24, 2021October 1, 2021

What Happened to Half of the Girls Bathroom?

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

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