Archive for November, 2008
Computer Crimes
We’ve all logged on to a computer at Stuyvesant to discover that someone has switched the keys of a keyboard or connected a mouse to the wrong computer. Some students even leave behind a web browser opened to a site spamming tons of pop up ads. While Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” is [...]
Smoke Signals
The ground shook in a Southern California courtroom. Cameras rolled. Everything went out live on television. Judge Judy fled the scene before announcing a verdict.
There was no set procedure during Judge Judy’s incident this past July. And like the people in that California courtroom, we don’t know for sure whether Stuyvesant students would do the [...]
The Art (and Science) of War
His legacy is seen everywhere in our school—from the large painting of him on the second floor, to the ironic name of our football team, and more obviously, the name of our school itself. He is Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Amsterdam up to the day it fell to the British. But if he’d been [...]
Staten Island: More than Just a Dump
At Stuyvesant, we have been asked many times which borough we live in. The response to our answer is usually along the lines of “Eww Staten Island? Isn’t that where the dump is?” Sometimes, we’ll get “Oh, Staten Island. So you ride the ferry to school every day?” and on special occasions, someone will reply [...]
A Troubled Site to See
Historians plan to call the early 2000s the Age of Technology. But these historians obviously haven’t been studying Stuyvesant High School’s Web site for the past six years.
Assistant Principal Technology Services Edward Wong added two new features to the Web site this past year: Language Translations and the Photo Gallery. However, these additions were only [...]
Obama Wins in Mock Election
Stuyvesant students voted in a high school national mock presidential election hosted by Voting Opportunities for Teenagers in Every State (V.O.T.E.S.) on Tuesday, October 28.
Democrat candidate and president-elect Barack Obama won 78.7 percent or 2,339 of the votes in Stuyvesant. Republican candidate John McCain received 10.6 percent or 315 votes. Independent candidate Ralph Nader and [...]
Freshmen Take First of Three Math Periodic Assessment Tests
Freshmen, who have not yet taken the Math Regents or whose Regents scores are not on file, were required to take the first of three Periodic Assessment Tests in late October. The results of the tests will determine how prepared students are for the new Integrated Algebra Regents curriculum, which will fully replace the current [...]
Metal Detectors To Be Implemented During Finals Week
In an attempt to prevent cheating on final and Regents examinations using their cellular phones, Principal Stanley Teitel announced at the Student Leadership Team meeting held on Tuesday, October 28 that metal detectors will be used during finals week from Monday, January 26 to Friday, January 30. If detected, cell phones and iPods will be [...]
Four Stuyvesant Students Recognized in Siemens Competition
The Siemens Foundation named senior Angi Guo a Regional Finalist and seniors Gabrielle Flamm, Alexandra Larsen and Tiffany Yau Semifinalists in the 2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. The results were announced Friday, October 24.
The annual competition recognizes high school students across the nation for science research projects. It is funded by the [...]
Club/Pub Fair Reorganized
The presidents of clubs and publications who attended this year’s Club/Pub Fair, on Monday, November 3 in the student cafeteria after 10th period, found several changes in the organization of the event. All communication was done through Facebook and e-mail, and, instead of being assigned to specific tables, club and pub presidents chose their own tables [...]
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