Archive for December, 2008
A Commercial Revolution
It all started when a surprisingly large amount of my Halloween candy was coated in red and green. Then Christmas carols started playing on the radio a full week before Thanksgiving. When I saw people rushing home with Christmas trees and shopping bags on Black Friday, I knew it had gone too far: Christmas has [...]
Lacking Experience, Spartans Still Put Up a Good Fight
Last year, the Spartans, Stuyvesant’s varsity wrestling team, finished with a winning record for the first time in their four season existence. Now in its fifth year, the team is struggling to overcome the loss of 14 seniors, including standout and co-captain Christopher Stair (’08), in order to once again attain a winning record. While [...]
Pirates Look to Regain Championship Title
The Pirates, Stuyvesant’s boys’ varsity swim team, ended last season with a 53-49 loss to Brooklyn Technical High School on Tuesday, February 5, in the City Championships. It was their first defeat in eight years. The year before that, the two schools tied in the championships 51-51. This year, however, Stuyvesant is determined to follow [...]
Pool Reopens After Two Months of Construction
After nearly two months of renovation, Stuyvesant’s swimming pool is back open and good as new. Principal Stanley Teitel closed the pool on Thursday, September 25, after learning that a 40-pound hanging acoustic tile had become partially detached from the ceiling. As a result of the closure, swimming physical education classes were displaced, and the [...]
Penguins Bring Home City Title
The Stuyvesant girls’ swimming team completed a perfect season on Tuesday, November 25, with their victory over Townsend Harris High School for the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) City Championship. In their first year, coaches Kristen Sabala and Kasia Sawicz led the Penguins to a title the team had not won since the 2000 season. [...]
Speech & Debate Team Wins Villiger
The Speech and Debate Team swept the prestigious Villiger Invitational Tournament, beating Regis High School for first place with a final score of 170 to 124. The Villiger Invitational is one of the team’s largest tournaments. Senior and president of the Speech and Debate Team Harlan Downs-Tepper said it is only “second to the state [...]
As More Students Attend Sessions, AIS Tutoring Feels Strain
This year, students in unprecedented numbers are attending the Academic Intervention Services (AIS) tutoring sessions, especially for help in math and science. According to the attendance sheets Assistant Principal Guidance Eleanor Archie collected, 233 students attended math tutoring, 304 students attended science tutoring and 61 students attended social studies tutoring in November 2008. In comparison, [...]
Metal Detector Request Denied
Principal Stanley Teitel’s request for metal detectors from the Department of Education (DOE) for finals week has been denied. Members of the administration believe that students have been using cell phones to cheat on their finals. “It’ll be less tempting to cheat because [students] won’t have the apparatus with them […] I understand students text [...]
Controversy Over Senior 90s Day
The first ever Senior 90s Day hosted by the senior caucus was held on Tuesday, November 25. Seniors walked around in jerseys, baggy clothes, fitted hats, hoop earrings and sunglasses. Seniors Christopher Zhao and Nicholas Rozar brought the idea of Senior Ghetto Fabulous Day, the original name of the senior spirit day, to Senior Caucus [...]
Changes Made in AP World History Selection Process
This school year, a new policy has been implemented for sophomores wishing to take Advanced Placement (AP) World History. This fall, all sophomores who had not registered for AP European History were automatically placed into AP World History, also known as Global Studies III. Sophomores must achieve at least a 91 overall average by the [...]
