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The Perks of Being a Zamansky
After leaving for school in the morning, most students won’t be seeing their parents again for seven or more hours. However, sophomore Natan Zamansky and senior Batya Zamansky [...]
A Parent’s Perspective: Stuyvesant as an Environmental Leader
Last week my family attended College Night. All in all, we visited about 20 different colleges, each of which had interesting reasons as to why students should attend their college. The Colby College Admissions representative, however, told us something that the others could not match: they have just achieved carbon neutral status. It is clear [...]
Boston Strong: The Wrong City to Mess With
There are three Bostons. The first belongs to the citizens who are born there, who take on the distinct “Bawstun” accent and proudly wear the vibrant red of the Boston Red Sox wherever they go. Second, there is the Boston of people passing through the city’s gates, searching to fulfill their dreams. This Boston is [...]
Prestigious Scholastic Awards Given to Eight Student Writers, Poets, and Artists
Despite Stuyvesant’s reputation as a school for math and the sciences, eight students recently won awards in the arts and humanities as part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The recipients included seniors Adam Schorin, Nadra Rahman, and Saru Nanda, juniors Jane Argodale, Lindsay Bu, Shannon Daniels, and Alexa Swarez, and sophomore Lucy Wainger. [...]
Behind the Drop: Stuyvesant on Top Public High School Rankings
TheBestSchools, a popular blog that ranks schools of different categories, released a list of what they deemed to be the top 50 public schools in the country on Sunday, March 31. The Bronx High School of Science, one of New York City’s nine Specialized High Schools, placed first on this list. However, Stuyvesant, which has [...]
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By SARA KREVOY
None of us can forget our first day of high school: those initial, nervous steps across the Tribeca Bridge; the awkward hellos exchanged with fellow freshmen; and the intimidating feeling of entering our first classes. It was an overwhelming surge of anxiety and excitement. Even more daunting is undergoing that same experience when the majority [...]
By TERESA CHEN AND HUWON KIM
Animal dissections mark a distinctive week for the biology department: a week during which the lab rooms reek of formaldehyde and of curious chemicals and students rush to their next classes with aprons flapping about their ankles and goggle marks circling their eyes. These dissections distinguish the brave (who jump to their feet with a [...]
By ARIELLE GERBER AND ISABELLE MAHNKE
Each year, the unique selection of electives offered to Stuyvesant students presents fascinating classroom experiences not found at any other school. Students pray for years to be put in these classes. Though underclassmen are not typically given priority, they are free to scroll the list of available electives and find the ones that interest them [...]
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- The Second Civil Rights Movement
By NICOLE SANCHEZ
“11 million immigrants work hard and demand reform.” This was the sign I carried during an April 10th rally in Washington D.C. It was one in a series urging the government to support a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Millions of people from a number of backgrounds—Asians, whites, Hispanics, [...] (More...) - A Double Take on the New Policies
By REBECCA CHANG AND DAVID MASCIO
Over the past two months, new policies have been initiated to more carefully monitor student movement into crowded student centers within the school. Scanners were added at the front of the cafeteria for students to swipe in, and students are prohibited from entering the library after the first 15 minutes of every period. Because many [...] (More...) - Spanish Class Celebrates Literary Work of Federico García Lorca
By ANDREW WALLACE
Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), a widely acclaimed and influential Spanish poet, playwright, and songwriter, is being recognized this year in “Lorca in NY: A Celebration,” a three-month citywide event for commemorating his life and works that will last from April 5 through July 21. In the spirit of the festival, Stuyvesant Spanish teacher Milton Diaz [...] (More...) - 207 to 103: Damesek Moves to Archie’s Old Office
By DAVID CAHN
This article is based on interviews with Principal Jie Zhang, Assistant Principal of Organization Randi Damesek, Assistant Principal of Security and Student Affairs Brian Moran, 12 teachers, and more than 25 students. Due to the nature of its content, all of the teachers quoted have requested anonymity. When Principal Jie Zhang announced to her cabinet [...] (More...) - Cultural Events Showcase Stuyvesant’s Diversity
By COBY GOLDBERG AND ANDREW WALLACE
Two separate cross-cultural celebrations were held on Thursday, April 18, lending Stuyvesant a reflection of its cultural diversity for one afternoon and evening. The 38th annual International Food Festival and the fifth annual Culture Fest were both held after school. The Food Festival is run by the foreign language department, while the Culture Fest is [...] (More...)
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