Of Kobe Bryant and Tyson Gay, you probably know only one. Bryant is the nine-time All-Star, three-time NBA Champion, poster boy of American basketball. Bryant’s smooth jump shot has given him nationwide recognition and countless endorsement deals.
So who is Tyson Gay? That question is sure to stump even the smartest of Stuyvesant students. It isn’t [...]

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The term “student athlete” has become an oxymoron at Stuyvesant.
On an average afternoon, I, along with the rest of the Stuyvesant Penguins, the girls’ swim team, start practice by 3:15 p.m. We swim between a 4,000- and 5,000-yard workout before getting the lane lines out of the pool and hitting the showers—usually ending by [...]

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There are many inevitable downsides to being an athlete at Stuyvesant: the lack of a field, the tough commute to away games, balancing work and practice. But there is one thing that can be changed: school spirit.

School spirit is pride in your school and support for its teams. Stuyvesant already has a “Spirit Week” when [...]

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As proven by the New York Knicks’ downward spiral midway through the 2004-05 season, after Lenny Wilkens was replaced by Herb Williams as coach, teams normally don’t cope so well with mid-season coaching changes. However the Penguins, Stuyvesant’s varsity girls swimming team, seem to be coping just fine.

For the past six years, the Penguins had [...]

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After everyone on the Stuyvesant girls’ varsity bowling A team, the best and most competitive squad of the Pinheads, hit spares in the second frame, a complete rotation in which each bowler gets two bowls, they returned to the bench to receive a head nod and high-five from coach Peter Bologna. Rookie and junior Tiffany [...]

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At only five feet tall, senior and Vixens captain Laura Genes doesn’t seem to be an intimidating figure in a sport that often relies on height.
“When I go to these big tournaments, I’m always the shortest one on the team,” Genes said. “It’s true that anyone can play volleyball but to play the game [...]

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Football players, coaches, parents and alumni gathered in the Murray Kahn Theatre on Thursday, October 4 for the premiere of the documentary, “The Peglegs of Stuyvesant High,” which focuses on the 2006 season of the boys’ varsity football team.
Paulette Douglas, head of Red Paw Productions and mother of Stuyvesant alumna Hannah Freiman (’07), directed [...]

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With 11 consecutive Manhattan borough championship titles under coach Mark Mendes, the Stuyvesant boys’ cross-country team has a long tradition of excellence. The new season sees the return of now seniors and co-captains Ted Westling and Sam Frizell and sophomore Daniel Hyman-Cohen as well as the introduction of senior Joey Krutov to the team. 
On [...]

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Sitting on the train, on my way to my first college interview, I tried to write a list of questions that would help me figure out what the school was really all about. After being on so many college tours, it seemed like some questions were pointless to ask. Is the food good, are the [...]

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On his epic journey home, Odysseus passed through treacherous obstacles to reach his goal. Our daily commutes are probably also epic-worthy, since our school’s 3,000-plus students must catch subways, trains and, in some cases, ferries to get to their first period on time. While most of these students have the help of a student MetroCard, [...]

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