Following the recent outbreak of a drug-resistant staph infection across the country, the Department of Education (DOE) and the Stuyvesant health and physical education department each informed the school about the possible danger and advised students to wash their hands and avoid sharing personal items.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes skin sores, marked by pus accumulation. [...]

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Three youths assaulted Stuyvesant freshmen Keiji Drysdale and Ming Li in Battery Park on Friday, October 26 at approximately 1:20 p.m.
Drysdale and Li were part of a group of freshmen who were playing basketball in Battery Park during parent-teacher conferences. They left their book bags on a nearby bench.
Freshman Brian Sou was standing near [...]

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One Regional Finalist and four Semifinalists of the 2007-08 Siemens Competition are Stuyvesant students, a significant increase from last year’s contest, in which no Stuyvesant students placed.
The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology is funded by the Siemens Foundation and administered by the College Board. It recognizes high school students across the nation for [...]

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Stuyvesant received an A under a new Department of Education (DOE) rating system for public schools. Stuyvesant was ranked in the 89 percentile among city schools according to the grades published Monday, November 5.
The DOE-conducted New York City Progress Report “measures student year-to-year progress, compares each school to peer schools, and rewards success in moving [...]

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The glass boxes located throughout the school will be photographed in a joint effort by artists Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel, photography teacher Jan Juracek and the Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association (SHSAA) to revive interest in the artists’ Mnemonics Project, which originally brought the boxes to Stuyvesant High School.
The Battery Park City Authority, [...]

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Reyna Ramirez
Stuyvesant (’06)
Dartmouth (’10)
“I like the fact that I have the freedom to take seven months off,” said Dartmouth University sophomore Reyna Ramirez, who has not been to a class in four months, and doesn’t plan to for another three.

She’s not cutting, though. Dartmouth allows students to take two consecutive quarters off. Currently, she is [...]

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As I approached the starting blocks to swim the 500-yard freestyle event at the Public Schools Athletic League’s Opens Swimming Championships during Veteran’s Day weekend, I had no desire to jump into the pool and complete the 20 long lengths ahead of me.
Stomach flipping and head pounding, I knew the expectations people had for [...]

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Following a 54-45 win against Tottenville High School in the quarterfinals, the Penguins, the girls’ swimming team, defeated Curtis, 55-43, in the semifinals of the city playoffs on Tuesday, November 6 at Long Island City High School.
Seeded second in the playoffs, the Penguins took the lead right from the start by placing first and second [...]

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Despite numerous scoring chances and a wind that blew in their favor during the second half, the Ballerz, the boys’ soccer team, lost to the Red Devils of Flushing High School, 3-0. The quarterfinal game was held at New Dorp High School in Staten Island on Tuesday, November 7.
Nine Stuyvesant players totaled 27 [...]

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After tenth period on Friday, November 9 in the third floor gymnasium, coach Phil Fisher and the Vixens, the girls’ varsity volleyball team, had put up the volleyball net, taken out the volleyballs and began practicing for their second round playoff match against Boys and Girls High School the following Sunday.
An hour and a [...]

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