Since 2009, Mecha, a Latinx club advised by Mr. Ballado, has hosted the event Mr. IHS annually at Irvington High School. During the show this year, 27 contestants competed to be crowned the next Mr. IHS....

“Now I’ll be talking about the statistics from the stress survey: 61% of students have shown moderate to severe symptoms of depression, and 86% have shown moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety,”...

To most Irvington High School students, Mr. Ben Thompson is the campus “book man,” dressed in his distinctive 18th century, hand-stitched clothing and not to mention his iconic hat. But, spend a lunch with him in his highly-organized, pseudo-library of textbooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers, and you’ll realize his job as Irvington’s supply clerk and lead custodian encompasses much more than “the book man” ever will.