Archive for June, 2011
Point and Counterpoint
Point: Since the 1999 season, the New York Yankees have had the highest payroll in baseball. and have also won three of 12 World Series, placing them first in their division. Spending more than $100 million per season on their payroll since 2001, and now almost breaking $200 million, the Yankees are the prime example [...]
Hirschowitz Wins PSAL-Wingate Award
Being a successful athlete is not exclusively determined by one’s level of talent or skill. Being able to perform, and do it well, comes down to dedication, leadership, and character. To be a respected and admired athlete, a certain level of graciousness and humility is required in your character. Every year, the Public School Athletics [...]
Renegades Can’t Connect in Playoff Loss
Four days of pouring rain delayed the girls’ varsity softball team, the Renegades, from playing in the first round of the playoffs against the Bushwick Campus High School Tigers. Anticipation and excitement ran high as the days slowly passed. At the time, the team matched last year’s regular season record, going 8-7. After last year’s [...]
Greyducks Finish Third at Boroughs
The Greyducks, Stuyvesant’s girls’ outdoor track team, ended its successful season by placing third in the Manhattan Borough Championships, held on Saturday, May 21. Several runners set personal records and placed among the top ten in their respective events. “We had some impressive performances, notably one of our freshmen, Lily Lee, who made it to [...]
Greyducks Fly High Above the Borough of Manhattan
Twelve years, 36 track seasons, 36 consecutive Manhattan Borough Championships. The Greyducks, Stuyvesant’s outdoor track team, has answered Kanye West’s famous question, “Can we get much higher?” with a resounding “yes.” On a typical humid New York City day in the middle of May, the Greyducks went out to Icahn Stadium and put down their [...]
Dragons End Season with Deep Run in Playoffs
The boys’ handball team, the Dragons, fell in the semifinals of the PSAL Boys Varsity A Division Playoffs to the Bayside High School Commodores, 4-1. Bayside was seeded first, while Stuyvesant was seeded fifth. The eventual City Champions were the Midwood High School Hornets, who upset the Commodores, 4-1. Despite this earlier than expected exit, [...]
Hitmen Get their Target with Successful Season
The Stuyvesant varsity baseball team, the Hitmen, began their season 2-5, and their 14 year playoff streak looked to be in jeopardy. However, following their annual trip to Florida for spring training, the Hitmen rallied back, winning eight of their last nine games to finish 10-6. Fueled by a core of 12 seniors, most of [...]
buildOn Brings 3-on-3 Tournament Back to Stuyvesant
The familiar sound of squeaky shoes, pounding basketballs, and an excited crowd resonated through the third floor atrium on Wednesday, June 8. However, the basketball season had long since ended, and upon entering the gymnasium, it was clear this was not a normal PSAL game. Clad in semi matching-attire, 16 teams of three were playing [...]
The Problem with Teacher Recommendations
Toward the end of every school year, juniors strive to fulfill an important part of the College Application process: teacher recommendations. Most colleges require applicants to submit two letters of recommendation from their schoolteachers in order to demonstrate the academic ability, work ethic, individuality, and personality of the pupils. The recommendation should be an aspect [...]
A Laboratory of Democracy, Not a Police State
You would be hard-pressed to find someone who would compare the hallways of Stuyvesant to the mean streets of New York City. It would be even more difficult to discover a person who would say that the Broken Windows Theory, which helped crash the crime wave of the 1980s, had any practical application in our [...]
