On the morning of Oct. 31, Althea Rose was asked to step outside for a moment during her lesson. As she stood waiting, she watched as IHS principal, Alan Waligura, and the rest of the admin team walked...
The festival of lights, Diwali, is celebrated around the world. On Diwali, families come together to pray, light diyas (small clay lamps) and enjoy fireworks to symbolize good over evil, and light over...
A record for the largest simultaneous Hindu text recital has been set in the Guinness Book of World Records. Two IHS Juniors, Maanya Mahesh and Aishwarya Adepu, participated in the Gita Sahasra Gala event,...
For her, no distance is too great to cross. Not even if the desired location is 8,704 miles.
Laura Newell is a second grade teacher at Norris Elementary, and she plans to use a great portion of her...
At Independence High School (IHS), a small business known as LOVE & FLOUR is admired by many teachers and students as the go-to place for bakery items.
IHS sophomore Tanvi Muppala officially launched...
Many students around the world work tirelessly to get into an Ivy League school throughout their high school careers, hoping they are one of the estimated 9% of applicants around the world who get in.
One...
If you walk into room B232 at Independence High school (IHS) you’ll see Kathryn McDowell, one of the most admired teachers at IHS. Last year, during my freshman year at IHS, I had McDowell as my teacher...
When I took my first step into the Hanuman Temple; seeing all the colors and people, I was able to experience a wave of joy, love, and positive energy; I couldn’t believe that such a beautiful festival...
Beginning in the second half of the eighteenth century, African American men and women began to illustrate and publish works of literature, commonly emphasizing the statement, “all men are created equal,”...
