A new cut policy, implemented during the second marking period, states that teachers who wish to give a 90 or higher average to students who cut classes more than five times in the marking period must first consult their departmental Assistant Principal. This policy does not prevent a student with five or more cuts from receiving an average higher than 90. However, “the teacher has to have a conversation with the Assistant Principal to explain why [he or she] would give a student such a high grade,” Principal Stanley Teitel said. The policy applies to all departments, although the Health and Physical Education Department had already been enforcing a policy where students who cut classes twice would fail the class.
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As part of “The Forgotten Film Reel”’s feature on Darren Aronofsky’s “Pi” (1998), The Spectator corresponded with the acclaimed director. If you enjoyed “Pi: An Irrational Film,” check out the full interview here. The Spectator: I assume there’s no straightforward answer to this, but do you yourself have “faith in chaos? Darren Aronofsky: I dont.
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The next time you’re wasting time at imdb.com (International Movie Database), search sophomore Miryam Coppersmith’s name. You’d be surprised at what comes up. Coppersmith started acting at the age of three, when she marched right up to producer Ed Koch (not to be confused with the mayor) while at dinner with her family. Koch told her mother that he would love to put her on Broadway and an eager Coppersmith soon had a manager and an acting coach.
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Last Sunday, the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) hosted its boys’ varsity football Cup Division championship game between Far Rockaway High School and George Washington High School at the Midwood Athletic Complex. Stuyvesant football competes in the Cup Division, the weakest of the three PSAL divisions. Although the Stuyvesant Peglegs ended their season with a 3-6 record and had failed to make the playoffs, senior captain Nicholas Goldin and senior starting wide receiver Nicholas Wheatley-Schaller were two of Stuyvesant’s players present at the championship game to receive personal accolades for leading their division in their respective categories. Along with six other leading athletes from other schools, Goldin and Wheatley-Schaller were commemorated for their achievements during a special halftime ceremony in which the players were lined up and awarded plaques.
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I don’t know who turned my life into High School Musical, but I’d like to thank them. Maybe take a picture with them under the new Penguins City Championship banner. In its shortest form, here’s how my high school athletic story goes: Freshman year, 2005-2006: The Penguins try-out what Coach Silvana Choy called the “fastest group of girls” she had seen at Stuy. A “rookie takeover” followed when Choy took 11 new swimmers, removing three seniors to make room.
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Amanzi Tea is a tea bar, and serves organic teas from around the world. It opened its first Manhattan location on Saturday, December 6. Amanzi Tea was founded in 2004 by a Zimbabwean family that fled the oppressive regime for a better life in America. The family opened a pushcart in Miami selling teas from their native Africa.
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