Archive for May, 2009
Mimbas’ Second Half Rally Falls Short Against Rival Beacon
Spurred on by a two-goal performance from Beacon junior and forward Caroline Quigley, the Beacon High School Blue Demons defeated the Stuyvesant Mimbas 3-1 in a hard fought match between the Manhattan A-II Division’s top teams. Quigley took advantage of an uncharacteristically shaky Mimba defense to score a goal in each half, bringing her total [...]
Tribeca Film Festival
Red Carpet Coverage Hilary Duff and entourage were some of the last to walk the red carpet of Stay Cool where the bubbly blonde plays a high school seductress. A cast member of the original Saturday Night Live, funny man Chevy Chase brought his family along with him to the premiere of Stay Cool. The [...]
Wands Out, Phones Away
The administration has implemented a new policy in which students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams will be scanned with handheld metal detector wands prior to entering the testing room. This policy, which is meant to prevent students from using electronic devices to cheat during exams, will be in effect for the duration of the AP [...]
Junior Accosted by Undercover Police, Arrested
Junior Omar Akhand was accosted by undercover police officers in the early morning on Sunday, April 26. According to Akhand, he was arrested after trying to run from the officers, unaware of who they were. After a night of studying, Akhand walked outside his home in Queens at around 2 a.m. Sunday morning to make [...]
Teitel Proposes SING! Matinee
At the Student Leadership Team (SLT) meeting on Tuesday, April 21, Principal Stanley Teitel raised the possibility of next year’s Saturday performance of SING! being made into a matinee. “I proposed the idea after receiving an email from a parent of a freshman who was concerned about her child being out in the city late [...]
New Senior English Selective and Physics Elective Courses Offered
‘Books of a Lifetime,’ which will be taught by English teacher Kerry Garfinkel, and ‘Modern Physics,’ which will be taught by physics teacher Dr. Jamal Ali, are two new senior courses that will be available during the 2009-2010 school year. ‘Books of a Lifetime’ is a one-term English selective which can fulfill the English requirement [...]
A Stuyvesant Record of Thirteen Students Compete in USAMO
A Stuyvesant record number of thirteen students were invited to compete in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) on Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday April 29. The previous record, set last year, was ten. The USAMO is a two-day examination that lasts four and a half hours each day. There are a total [...]
Students Sell Snacks Illegally
Several clubs have been found violating the Student Union’s (SU) new snack policy, which states that students cannot sell snacks without first requesting permission from the SU. Those who have been granted permission are required to sell their candy in green SU-approved boxes. Many club members, such as those in Ultimate Frisbee, did not receive [...]
Proposal to Require Course Evaluations Rejected
Teachers and Principal Stanley Teitel rejected a proposal made by Student Union (SU) representatives to require course evaluations after each semester at the Student Leadership Team (SLT) meeting held on Tuesday, April 21. At the Student Leadership Team (SLT) meeting on Tuesday, April 21, teachers and Principal Stanley Teitel rejected a proposal made by Student [...]
Speech And Debate Team Results
Duo Interpretation of Literature: Rebecca Temkin & Xander Palmer — 3rd Declamation: Elizabeth Litvitskiy — 3rd Audrey Fleischner — 4th Mary Emily Ficarra — 6th Jaimie Meyers, Hyemin Yi, Abbie Kouzamanoff, Kristina Mani, Matteo Singer — Semifinalists Original Oratory: Kashyap Rajagopal — 1st Dramatic Interpretation of Literature: Chelsea Grant — 6th Humorous Interpretation of Literature: [...]
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