Once a year, Stuyvesant  holds “Respect For All Week,”  during which Stuyvesant’s  SPARK program works to highlight  and build upon ongoing  diversity programs and  curriculum-based instruction.  Organized by the New York  City Department of Education  and by SPARK counselor Angel  Colon, the many SPARK groups,  including the Stuyvesant Anti-  Defamation League, ARISTA,  ASPIRA, the Gay Lesbian and  Straight Spectrum, Black Student  League, Cancer Society,  Indian Club, Muslim Students  Association, Peer Partnership,  and Red Cross, promoted unity  and diversity in the Stuyvesant  community from Monday, February  13 to Friday, February 17.  “I knew our goals entering  were to go hard in promoting,  recognizing, & respecting numerous  diversity, anti-bullying,  and gender initiatives,” Colon  said in an e-mail interview.  Several special events occurred  throughout the week to  promote these goals. On Thursday,  February 9 in the Stuyvesant  Library, a representative  from the Kings County District  Attorney presented the documentary  “Slavery and the Law,”  which records the creation of  a mural by two Brooklyn teenagers  while examining the legal  status of enslaved Africans  throughout American history.  In addition, multiple lectures  were given on a diverse  series of topics in Stuyvesant’s  Lecture Hall A during the  week, including “Understanding  Laws on Cyberbullying”  by guest speaker Manhattan  District Attorney Cyrus Vance,  Jr. “The lecture was effective  in giving students the realization  of what was occurring  around,” freshman Kumaran  Chanthrakumar said. “It’s up  to the students to act or not.”  Colon felt that this year’s  Respect For All Week was a particularly  important one. “[This  week was] a test and a measurement  of how far we’ve come together  as a school community,”  Colon said. “It was almost a  year ago that we had the racial  YouTube video incident and  all of its after-effects, negative  news press, questions on diversity  issues/support, parents, the  Anti-Defamation League, etc.”  Despite a successful week,  Colon felt that there is still work  to be done to create a better  school environment. “Diversity  events like Respect For All and/  or many of the past and still to  come diversity recognitions  have not been fully embraced  or, well, attended,” he said.  Though the events for Respect  For All Week were advertised  on the second and fifth  floors of Stuyvesant, some  students still felt they were  under-informed about the  events. “I personally didn’t  see any Respect For All week  ads anywhere,” freshman  Norman said.  “If it was advertised, it surely  did not catch my attention.”  In addition to Respect For All  Week and Black History Month,  which happened to occur at the  same time, the SPARK office is  planning additional events of  a similar nature in the future.  These include Women’s History  Month in March, Muslim Interscholastic  Tournament Week in  April, Earth Day “Yes! Respect  For Our Planet & Environment”  in April, Asian Heritage in May,  and Gay Pride Month in June.  Colon and the SPARK  members are optimistic about  the future of Respect For All.  However, they worry that the  student body is not actively  involved enough in the social  wellbeing of the school. “Only  time will tell moving forward  now,” Colon said. “With more  school involvement […] we  hope to see improvements and  break down the many negatives  and anti–social behaviors  that contribute to the bullying,  racial mindsets, and discrimination  that are still out there.”