Embarking on their 18th year, New Roots Charter School is welcoming a growing middle school cohort, an expanded Career and Technical Education team, and a new Associate Principal, Delmer Padgett III.
At two Ithaca graduations, New Roots’ 100% graduating class and Ithaca High’s first full-class ceremony since 2019 urge seniors to choose lives of kindness and civic action.
On Thursday, June 25th, the New Roots Charter School Class of 2026 tossed up their graduation caps! This 15th graduating class marks two milestones for the charter school: 100% of our seniors are graduating, including 100% of our seniors of color.
New Roots Charter School in downtown Ithaca welcomes you to our campus in the historic Clinton House for an evening of art, music and poetry celebrating the Earth and exploring how humans live with the natural world.
New Roots Charter School in downtown Ithaca welcomes you to our campus in the historic Clinton House for an evening of art, music and poetry celebrating the Earth and exploring how humans live with the natural world.
On MLK Day 2026, New Roots Charter School senior, Ayden Githinji, received the honor of being chosen as this year’s (age 14-18) Kirby Edmunds ACTION Award for Social Justice recipient.