Archive for January, 2008
Video Reporting: The Rebels 1/14/08 and 1/16/08
Stuyvesant Rebels vs. A.P. Randolph High School, 1/14/08 After giving up a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Runnin’ Rebels, the boys’ varsity basketball team, were able to tie the game with 1.2 seconds left when junior Nolan Becker scored on a layup. Following a timeout by A.P. Randolph, senior Fredrick Carrero made the [...]
Locker Policy Showing Results
The administration’s locker policy has proven successful in protecting students’ belongings as it approaches the end of its first term in effect. Only three locker-related thefts have been reported this year, all of which occurred because students voluntarily chose to share lockers, according to Principal Stanley Teitel. The administration advises against unofficially sharing lockers, though [...]
First Culture Festival Produces Mixed Opinions
The large student body of Stuyvesant comes from several diverse cultures and backgrounds. Therefore, it is surprising that Stuyvesant’s first combined Culture Festival, held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, sold only 250 tickets. The Culture Festival was initially created because of conflicting views about individual culture nights. Last year, after the Diwali-Eid festival and Korean [...]
Cheerleaders Show Spirit in Winter
Stuyvesant’s cheerleaders can often be spotted at Battery Park in early summer or at Pier 40 cheering on the Peglegs, the varsity football team in the fall. This year, for the first time in school history, they may also be found in the third floor gym cheering on the Runnin’ Rebels, the boys’ varsity basketball [...]
A Primary Experience
I recently had the opportunity to view politics up close, and what I learned could not have come from a textbook. Like many Stuyvesant seniors, I am taking a United States government course. The class never seemed more important than now, with a monumental presidential election coming up and many seniors eligible to vote. As [...]
Members of Girls’ Track Team Injured in Car Accident
Eight race-walkers and their coach were in a car accident on Saturday, January 12, as they headed for the Dartmouth Relays. The crash seriously injured three and sent all nine girls to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Six of the students are from Stuyvesant. At around 3:30 p.m., Assistant Coach Erin Taylor was driving the rented [...]
The Final Countdown
Almost all Stuyvesant students have a common concern: grades. As finals week approaches and students have a last opportunity to pull up their grades, they begin to question their mastery of curricula. Department-wide finals are especially nerve-wracking for students whose classes have not covered the entire syllabus. Across the New York City public school system, [...]
Departments Gathering Data for Standardizing Grades and Exams
Assistant Principals (AP) have been reviewing data to help standardize the teaching and grading policies among classes. Coordinating classes within a course can ensure that students are not placed at a disadvantage because of their teacher, in terms of both learning the curriculum and the grade they are given. Without a standard grading rubric, grades [...]
A Bloody Lesson
Stuyvesant High School has been hosting blood drives for three years now. Stuy has a tradition of receiving tickets to baseball games because we donate one of the largest quantities of blood of any high school in New York City. But this past blood drive, on December 17, 2007, did not live up to those [...]
The Life of Basketball Referees
When Stuyvesant fans attend a basketball game, there is usually at least one person on the court who receives little applause or attention. Yet, this person is perhaps the most important figure on the court: the referee. Fans often forget about the referee when they attend games. They may yell at them occasionally for bad [...]
