Four Stuyvesant Students Named Regional Winners in Toshiba Competition

Sophomores Angela Fan, Donna Lee, Mimi Yen and Michelle Zhang were named regional winners in the 2010 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards competition on Friday, February 26.

ExploraVision is an annual science competition that encourages teams of two to four students in grades ranging from kindergarten to twelfth to use science and creativity to formulate a …

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Bake Sales Banned Under New DOE Policy

The Department of Education (DOE) implemented a new Chancellor’s Regulation on Monday, June 29 that prohibits students from selling any items not approved by the DOE from the time school starts until six p.m.

According to Chancellor’s Regulation A-812, the purpose of the policy is to “conform to the Department of Education’s Wellness Policy and initiatives to improve the quality and …

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Senior Allen Granzberg Named Presidential Scholar

Senior Allen Granzberg was one of 141 American high school seniors named a 2009 Presidential Scholar.

The Presidential Scholars Program is a nonpartisan educational recognition program that was founded in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Each year, 121 American seniors were chosen based on academic achievements, character, leadership and service. Application for the program is by …

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Speech And Debate Team Results

… & Tom Sanford — Octofinalists

Junior Varsity

Aditya Vijay — Quarterfinalist

Amit Saha & Mathew Varghese — Octofinalists

Lea Beltrimino, Evan Schleifer-Katz, Carolyn Dean-Wolf — Double Octofinalists

Novice

Eric Han — Quarterfinalist

Loullyana Saney — Double Octofinalist

Policy Debate:

Varsity

Michelle Huang — Best Speaker & Semifinalist

Andrew Huang — 5th Best Speaker & Semifinalist

Sandesh Kataria & Paul Lee — Semifinalists …

Stuyvesant Chess Team Wins First Place at National Championship

Stuyvesant’s chess team placed first at this year’s National High School Championship at the Supernationals Tournament, defeating Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology of Alexandria, Virginia by 1.5 points, for a final score of 22 to 20.5 out of a possible 28. Hunter College High School came in third with 19 points.

The 2009 Supernationals, the most important …

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Beacon Theatre Chosen as Venue for Class of 2009 Graduation

The graduation ceremony for Stuyvesant’s class of ‘09 will be held at the Beacon Theatre. The ceremony had initially been planned to take place in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, Stuyvesant’s traditional graduation venue. Due to renovations, however, Avery Fisher Hall will not be available for use in time for the ‘09 graduation.

According to Principal Stanley Teitel, efforts are …

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Two Stuyvesant Students Are Named Intel Finalists

Stuyvesant seniors Anissa Mak and Adam Sealfon were named finalists in the 68th Intel Science Talent Search (STS) on Tuesday, January 27.

Mak and Sealfon are two of 40 national finalists who will travel to the Science Talent Institute in Washington, D.C., from Thursday, March 5 to Tuesday, March 10, to compete for 530,000 dollars in scholarship money. Each finalist receives a minimum of …

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Stuyvesant Facing $304,000 Cut

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) announced earlier this month that it will be enacting several budget cuts for the city’s public schools for the 2009 and 2010 fiscal school years. Stuyvesant students were notified of the upcoming budget cuts on Thursday, November 6 when a letter from the DOE was posted on the school website. The letter stated that the DOE would face $180 million …

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Freshmen Take First of Three Math Periodic Assessment Tests

Freshmen, who have not yet taken the Math Regents or whose Regents scores are not on file, were required to take the first of three Periodic Assessment Tests in late October. The results of the tests will determine how prepared students are for the new Integrated Algebra Regents curriculum, which will fully replace the current Math A and Math B Regents curriculum by June 2010.

The Department …

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Research Physics Canceled Despite No Budget Cuts

Despite the full restoration of Stuyvesant’s budget, Research Physics was canceled during the summer due to “budgetary constraints,” as stated on student program schedules distributed on Tuesday, September 2.

Research Physics is a yearlong course offered in place of Regents Physics to juniors who completed Regents Biology during their freshman year.

According to chemistry and physics …

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