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News-in-Brief: All Student Lockers Assigned
This school year, all lockers were assigned to students by the administration. It is the first time in three years that neither juniors nor sophomores have been able to choose their lockers.
According to Principal Stanley Teitel, the administration decided to do so in the spring of last year at the suggestion of Technology Coordinator Edward Wong, because the system …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch Nicole Zhao, Chester Dubov
SU in Review: Vivacity Dwindles Alongside Budget
When senior and then-Student Union (SU) President Paul Lee won the general election last June, he promised a breath of fresh air in the SU. He promised that students who were initially outside observers would be given top positions to inject the student government with innovative ideas. One year later, at the end of his term, several members admitted that they had done nothing.
“It was sort …
Meta-data: Gavin Huang, Maya Averbuch Gavin Huang, Maya Averbuch
Stuyvesant Through the Ages
Every day, students roam through Stuyvesant’s shiny, new hallways, oblivious to the wealth of history buried beneath the surface. The kids who have passed through its doors have lived through wars, protested against the government and rebelled against the administration, all while maintaining their reputation as some of the most ingenious minds in the city.
1904 – The Manual Training …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch
Speech and Debate Team Performs Well in Omaha
The Stuyvesant Speech and Debate team had numerous finalists at the Catholic Forensic League (CFL) Grand National Tournament, which took place in Omaha, Nebraska during the weekend of Saturday, May 29.
According to Speech and Debate team President Claire Littlefield, the team was one of the strongest at the competition. “We have strong entries across the board, as oppose to some teams …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch Maya Averbuch
Invisible Children Uncovered: Students Learn of the Perils of Ugandan Child Soldiers
“For ten years, my day has started and ended the same way, I walk rain or shine. I will keep walking until there is peace. Like thousands of children, I am not free to sleep at home. We fear being abducted by the rebel army,” said Ofonyo Innocent, a former Ugandan child soldier featured in the organization Invisible Children’s “White is for Innocent” video.
Innocent and other members …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch Cameron Fei Sun
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
FDA Ban Prevents Men Who Have Had Sex With Men From Donating Blood
When senior Joseph Puma attempted to donate blood at the blood drive held in Stuyvesant’s first floor atrium on Tuesday, March 23, the New York Blood Center nurse reviewing the information form he had filled out informed him that he was not eligible because he had had intercourse with another man. Under the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy, a man who has had sex with another …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch Nicole Zhao, Chester Dubov
Science Olympiad Team Places Fourteenth at State Competition
The Stuyvesant Science Olympiad team placed 14th at the New York State Science Olympiad Division C Championship, held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. The competition took place on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20, and pitted 54 teams from across the state against one another in a desperate struggle for scientific supremacy. The top two teams from the state …
Meta-data: Chester Dubov, Maya Averbuch
Blood Drive Does Not Break Records Despite High Turnout
Stuyvesant High School held its second blood drive of the year on Tuesday, March 23, in the first floor atrium. Students 16 years and older were asked to participate in the drive, which ran from 4th period to 4:45 p.m. Students who were 16 years old needed a parental consent form in order to donate, while those who were 17 and older did not. Donated blood was collected by the New York City …
Meta-data: Maya Averbuch, Chester Dubov
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