Archive for February, 2008
11 Stuyvesant Students Are Named Intel Finalists and Semifinalists; At Four, Stuyvesant Has Most Finalists in Nation
Intel Science Talent Search – a science research competition – has long been part of Stuyvesant’s history. In the past nine years, the school has produced two finalists in the top 10, Jessie Keith Anttila Hughs (‘99) and Nikita Rozenblyum (‘02). This year, Stuyvesant saw a significant surge in Intel winners. With seven semifinalists and [...]
The Steroid Question
Limits are tough to accept. There are the limits that the world creates, like the idea that there is always someone smart or more successful than you are. Then there are the natural limits-we can’t fly, we can’t read minds, we can’t breathe underwater. Yet some people believe they can beat the unbeatable, and defy [...]
Teacher Feature: It Takes the Right Chemistry
She’s flown around the world teaching chemical-agent detection to members of the United States military. She’s played college basketball, received two degrees in chemistry and has worked as a personal trainer. Growing up in Syracuse, New York, chemistry teacher Kristyn Pluchino told herself that the one thing she’d never do was teach high school. “I [...]
Administration Drafting New Cut Policy
The administration of Stuyvesant High School is looking to introduce an official cut policy. Principal Stanley Teitel proposed the idea during the faculty meeting on January 29.
Teitel thought of the new policy while looking over first term attendance records. “The concern is that students have a lot of cuts and still get good grades. The [...]
Stuyvesant Graduate Accused of Plagiarism
A recent Stuyvesant graduate has been accused of plagiarizing her winning submissions to three writing contests.
The alumna also published the poem under her name in the 2007 spring issue of Caliper, the Stuyvesant literary magazine. She was an editor of that publication.
Pudding House, the publisher of 18-year-old Eva Della Lana’s poem “Menarche in Rural Ohio,” [...]
DOE to Change Math Curriculum in 2009
The Department of Education (DOE) will soon revert to using an older high school math curriculum, consisting of three one-year courses with a Regents exam at the end of each course. The change will be implemented during the 2008-2009 school year and the first Algebra Regents test will be administered in 2008.
Currently, New York [...]
College Office Advisor Resigns
College advisor Kate Oliver resigned on February 8, 2008 after working for one-and-a-half years at Stuyvesant.
She stepped down to work closer to her home. “I have a two hour commute [to Stuyvesant],” Oliver said.
“Basically, [Oliver] had a group of students she did college applications for,” college advisor Gregg Walkins said. “She did a [...]
Stomach Illness Spreads on College Trip, in School
Seven students became physically ill on the junior southern college trip over the weekend of February 1. One student was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and three were picked up by their parents.
The stomach illness, marked by stomach pain and vomiting, was not limited to the trip, as students who remained in school [...]
City Council Bill Permits Students to Carry Phones To and From School
A New York City Council bill to relax the cell phone ban in New York City public schools took effect on Wednesday, January 2.
The bill allows students to carry their cell phones to and from school. Passed on July 25, 2007, the bill was vetoed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but the City Council overrode [...]
RE: College Office-SU Switch
Dear Students,
The administration claims there is not enough room in the College Office to accommodate all the students, and as a result, not enough privacy. The proposed solution, suggested by the Parents’ Association (PA), aims to switch the Student Union (SU) offices with the College Office, affecting not only the Student Union but also The [...]
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