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A Fresh Scoop Of Education
When my friend and I, two high school students with no prior teaching experience, told the principal of a small government school in Bangalore, India that we would be teaching English to his fifth and sixth grade classes, which are combined due to lack of space and teachers, he hardly looked up from his book to nod us away. We walked into a classroom with no teacher in sight, where students were …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal
Tapping Some Integrity into the News
Every year on a given June morning, Stuyvesant students flock to the second-floor atrium and crane their necks to see the colorful displays that adorn the wall near the senior bar—a popular hangout for fourth-year students. The cause for the commotion: crush lists, a long-standing tradition whereby seniors list the crushes they’ve had since freshman year as their high-school experience comes …
Meta-data: Hannah O'Grady, Shilpa Agrawal
‘SUp, Candidates?
It’s almost the end of the school year, and while most students are getting ready for the summer and complaining about the lack of air conditioning, candidates for Student Union (SU) junior and senior caucuses and for SU president and vice president are campaigning. As is the scene every year, the walls are decked with posters coercing students to vote for different tickets. While the posters …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal,Bebe LeGardeur Sadie Bergen
An Offer They Can’t Refuse
The end of the year is quickly approaching, and with it comes the scramble of many seniors to land a prom date. This year, Stuyvesant seniors have gone far beyond the classic flowers-and-chocolate approach. Their creative displays have surfaced on the internet and even prompted The New York Post to write an article. Here are The Spectator’s top picks for prom proposals of the 2010 season.
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Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal & Hannah O'Grady
Debaters Discuss the State of American Political Dialogue
Four debaters, two clad in suits and ties, the other two in skirts and heels, filed onto the Regis High School stage to address the question of the night: is American political dialogue in trouble? On the affirmative side was Regis High School senior Joseph Eddy and journalist and author Mark Oppenheimer. On the negative side was senior and Stuyvesant Speech and Debate President Claire …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal,Maya Averbuch
Jerking Replaces Ballroom Dancing in Third Marking Period
The Physical Education (Gym) Department will be changing the curriculum for the Ballroom Dancing class (PD7) so that students will learn jerking during the third marking period of the spring term instead of doing their usual ballroom dancing presentations.
According to Assistant Principal Gym Larry Barth, Ballroom Dancing teacher Silvanna Choi brought the matter to his attention in the first …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch, Shilpa Agrawal
Young Genius
’Tis the season of college acceptances and, like many Stuyvesant seniors, Zachary Young received the results to his applications, yipped for joy and now has until May 1 to decide which college he wants to attend. But unlike other Stuyvesant students in the same position, Young is a sophomore.
Young has been admitted to Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal
Losing Days, Not Students
Learning from past mistakes? This year we’ve skipped over that lesson. When I walk through the halls of Stuyvesant, I see my peers involved in SING! stressed left and right. This stress is more than just the annual SING! stress, however. The tense students, the simpler costumes and the sloppy dances are all offshoots of the fact that this year, the period to work on SING! was shortened by two …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal
ED: Early Disappointment
December is one of the most dreaded months for high school seniors across the country. Not only are final projects being assigned and exams inching closer, but it is also the time when students receive acceptances, deferrals or rejections from the colleges to which they applied early. During the weeks of Sunday, December 6, and Sunday, December 13, seniors anxiously awaited their decisions, …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal
The College Craze
It is early on the morning of Tuesday, December 1, and senior Kelly Quinn is struggling to finish her college application. She hits the submit button and immediately receives a confirmation email from the school:
“Dear Mr. Kelly Quinn, you have successfully submitted your application.” MR . Kelly Quinn?
“It was 3:30 in the morning, and I was really aggravated and frustrated about it. …
Meta-data: Shilpa Agrawal
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