Archive for May, 2012
Tribecca Film Festival
Tribecca Film Festival
Renegades Take Manhattan A Crown, 9th Seed in Playoffs
Stuyvesant Renegades 11, Hunter College High School Hawks 5 By Noah Hellermann On Friday, April 27, the Stuyvesant High School Renegades walked into Central Park looking for payback. With their only loss on the year to the Hunter College High School Hawks, the team was admittedly a little nervous that they would suffer a similar [...]
Girls’ Fencing Takes Second in PSAL Championship
“We’d be lucky to come in second,” girls’ fencing coach Joel Winston said, prior to the start of the season. Luck seems to have been on the team’s side during this year’s playoffs at Townsend Harris High School on Sunday, May 6. Stuyvesant came in second place, losing only to its long-time rivals: the Hunter [...]
Free Samples
The best way to cure a hangover at nine in the morning is with some good old-fashioned over-processed ice cream—vanilla or chocolate only. In Tribeca Film Festival’s highlighted feature narrative “Free Samples,” directed by festival newcomer and young artist Jay Gammil, a generic quirky comedic heartwarmer is enlivened by overbearing snarky wit and charm. When [...]
Dragons Complete Another Undefeated Season, Reach 2nd Round of Playoffs
The Dragons dominated in a 5-0 win against the Chelsea Lions on Monday, April 30. However, despite the win, the atmosphere in the 6th floor gym remained tense throughout the afternoon. As the game was going on, coach Robert Sandler held drills to work on the players’ explosiveness. After the meet, Sandler held scrimmages where [...]
Administrators Sack Senior Prom
Stuyvesant administration stoked the flames of the controversial dress code debate by recently mandating that students dress more puritanically. “We want a modest look for our kids, something like a classy burlap potato sack,” Principal Stanley Teitel said. “So that’s what we did. Everyone must now have sacks.” According to faculty, the potato sack mandate [...]
Dear Ms. Leading
Dear Ms. Leading, 1) I’ve been late to my English class every day this week. Do you have any advice on how I can wake up in the morning on time? Never use an alarm clock. Nor should you ask someone else to wake you. Rely entirely on yourself; you’re a Stuyvesant student. [...]
