Richard Realmuto teaches Principals of Technology: Energy Systems and Principals of Technology: Mechanisms, otherwise known as woodworking. In his energy systems class, he engages the students in cool projects such as seeing how much weight can be held using a ring made out of a sheet of paper. First, he has the class make [...]
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The Real Richard Realmuto
Features- October 11th, 2008 · By EMMA ZIEGELLAUB EICHLER
The Cleaner Side of Fun
Features- October 11th, 2008 · By KERYCE HENRY and ASHA BALOBASHA
A Friday night at Stuyvesant High School after the last of the students have petered out is usually quite uneventful. However, at the Big Sib Little Sib Dance on Friday, September 19, the lobby was filled with a throng of excited students moving to the hip hop music that pulsed through the atmosphere. The [...]
Introducing the New Faces of Stuy’s Faculty
Features · Frontpage- September 22nd, 2008 · By JUDY CHEN and AVA WOYCHUK-MLINAC
It’s always tough coming into a new a community. Being in the spotlight while trying to fit in is not easy. Fortunately, at Stuyvesant, new teachers are surrounded by fellow department members, who help ease the process of adjustment. Along with the new freshmen, these five teachers have joined the diverse mix [...]
Club Showcase
Features- September 22nd, 2008 · By LEA BELTRAMINO, SARAH KAPLAN, CASSIE MOY and AVA WOYCHUK-MLINAC
Stuyvesant students have many choices. Options can range from where to eat for lunch or which electives to take. With over 200 student clubs, choosing how to spend your precious after-school time may be the hardest decision of all. Here are just a few of Stuyvesant’s new and thriving clubs that should be considered.
SUPER SMASH [...]
The Eatery Directory
Features- September 4th, 2008 · By ABBY SCHAEFFER
The Cheap Student’s Guide to Lunch
What you’ve been waiting for has finally come—lunch time. Stomach grumbling, you desperately try to think of where to eat within your mere 45 minutes of freedom. You consider going for the relatively good food in the cafeteria for an easy fee of $1.50, but brush it off quickly. Today, [...]
1-10: Building Tour in Brief
Features- September 4th, 2008 · By DANIELLE OBERDIER
Welcome to Stuyvesant High School, where students study, make friends and barely sleep. The transition from middle school to Stuyvesant is for most students disorienting on many fronts. From trying to stand out amongst a crowd of 3200 to managing an unfamiliar load of work, adjusting can prove stressful. However, knowing your way around can [...]
Year in Review
Features- June 2nd, 2008 · By DANIELLE OBERDIER and ABBY SCHAEFFER
STUYWATCH
In September of 2007, two anonymous Stuyvesant students under the pseudonyms of Hiro and Chase founded the Web site stuywatch.com, in order to unite the student body against what they believed to be the unfair policies of the administration at the time. The Web site gained popularity in the following weeks as supporters hung posters [...]
Oh, Baby!
Features- June 2nd, 2008 · By HANNAH O’GRADY and EMMA ZIEGELLAUB EICHLER
During the school day they teach classes, patrol the hallways, meet with department heads and mark papers. But for many Stuyvesant teachers, the day is far from over when the bell signals the end of their last period. History teacher Josina Dunkel, English teacher Mark Henderson, biology teacher Jerry Citron and math teacher Gary Rubinstein, [...]
Double Mission: Life of a LaGuardia Student
Features- June 2nd, 2008 · By ANTARA AFRIN and DANIELLE OBERDIER
When thinking about specialized high schools, certain names may pop into our heads: Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech, traditional math and science schools. However, on the other side of the spectrum, there’s one specialized high school that focuses on something other than brains—artistic talent.
Whether they major in art, dance, vocal and instrumental music, theater [...]
College Postponed
Features- June 2nd, 2008 · By SHIVANI MITTAL and DANIELLE OBERDIER
Stressed Stuyvesant students eagerly await the summer after senior year, when AP tests and SATIIs are memories in their college-geared minds. But, for some, those two months are not enough. Instead, these students consider taking a year off before college. During that time, they can engage in activities that their busy high school schedules could [...]
