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Stuyvesant Sophomores Receive a Presentation on Early College Awareness
By Christina Wang, Judy Namkoong
Stuyvesant sophomores received an early college awareness presentation from the college counseling department.
Should Stuyvesant Continue to Distribute COVID-19 Test Kits?
Students and teachers reflect on the necessity of COVID-19 test distribution.
Stuyvesant Hosts a Google Panel for Computer Science Education Week
By Kevin Chan, Andy Lau, Seth Fenton
Stuyvesant’s computer science department recently hosted a Google panel, featuring four members of Google who shared aspects of their careers.
Stuyvesant Holds School Safety Workshop
By Sakura Yamanaka, Seth Fenton, Sofia Sen
The Stuyvesant administration recently held a school safety workshop and extended homeroom about safety, prompting questions about how effective these safety protocols are.
Stuyvesant Hosts 2022 Midterm Mock Election
By Juni Park, Aditya Anand, Rebecca Bao, Digit Kim, Talia Arcasoy, Andy Lau
Social studies teacher Linda Weissman organized the Stuyvesant 2022 Midterm Mock Election that took place on November 3, 2022.
Stuyvesant’s Thoughts on New York City and School Safety
Stuyvesant students express their thoughts on recent city safety incidents as well as Stuyvesant threats.
LGBTQ+ Influence On American Politics: Book Talk on James Kirchick’s Secret City
By Prapti Biswas, Elaine Huang
The author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington was invited by Mr. Hanna to speak about his book.
Author of Most Banned Book in America Alex Gino Speaks at Stuyvesant
By Matthew Huang, Daniel Chang, Xueming Li, Sadat Ahmed
Activist and author Alex Gino (’95) was invited to speak to English teacher Annie Thoms’s Writing to Make Change classes on genderqueer advocacy. Both Gino and the audience members reflect on the importance of LGBTQ+ activism, progress made in this area, and room for further change.
Author of Most Banned Book in America Alex Gino Speaks at Stuyvesant
By Matthew Huang, Daniel Chang, Xueming Li, Sadat Ahmed
Activist and author Alex Gino (’95) was invited to speak to English teacher Annie Thoms’s Writing to Make Change classes on genderqueer advocacy. Both Gino and the audience members reflect on the importance of LGBTQ+ activism, progress made in this area, and room for further change.
Mr. Sandler and Students Attend the 2022 National History Teacher of the Year Event
Robert Sandler and his students attend the Gilder Lehrman 2022 National History Teacher of the Year award ceremony held by the Harvard Club.
Murray Kahn Theater Light System Gets a Revamp
By Rorie Taylor, Aditya Anand, Nada Hameed, Sarah Huynh
The light system in the Murray Kahn Theater underwent renovations.
Introducing Cayla Chew and Vanna Lei as Freshman Caucus Co-Presidents
By Christina Wang, Abigail Cho, Margaret Sansone, Lauren Yang
Freshman Caucus Co-Presidents Cayla Chew and Vanna Lei share their plans for the 2022-2023 school year.
Poet Jason Koo Returns to Stuyvesant
By Christina Wang, Jady Chen, Mozen Kalefa, Craig Chen, Ian Kim, Jasmine Yuen
Lin Brothers Robotics Lab Unveiled
By Rorie Taylor, Ziying Jian, Anisha Singhal, Judy Namkoong
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lin Brothers Robotics Lab was held on December 8 to recognize its opening.

Senior Kathleen Zhang Named Scholar For Regeneron Science Talent Search
By Ziying Jian, Uma Sukhu, Andrew Liu, Judy Namkoong, Aarya Balakrishnan
Kathleen Zhang, a current senior, was named as one of 300 scholars for her project in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Stuyvesant Science Olympiad Team Wins Regionals Competition
By Madeline Goodwin, Sadat Ahmed
Stuyvesant’s Science Olympiad team places first in February 4’s regional competition.

Personal Finance: A Semester Later
By Juni Park, Allison Zhao, Sharon Zhou, Elaine Wong, Kevin Chan, Andy Lau
The Personal Finance elective has been annualized with many students continuing to provide positive feedback about the class.
Stuyvesant Students Interviewed on the TODAY Show
By Madeline Goodwin, Abigail Cho, Lauren Yang
Interviewees of the TODAY Show describe their experience being interviewed, and their reactions to the final footage.
Presenting StuySquad 2022-2023
By Aditya Anand, Andrew Liu, Judy Namkoong, Zoey Marcus
Stuyvesant hosted StuySquad 2022-2023, a showcase of Stuyvesant’s dance crews, in the Murray Khan theater on January 20.
Stuyvesant’s Counseling Department Launches New Connect Groups Initiative
By Ruiwen Tang, Mary Lee, Odysseas Cambanis
Providing an overview of the motivation behind Stuyvesant counseling’s new Connect Groups, as well as the interest and logistical issues that they’ve faced.
Stuyvesant Holds National History Day Celebration
Stuyvesant held an award ceremony for National History Day participants on January 18, and it had performances, presentations, and documentaries displayed related to this year’s theme of “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas” by students from history teachers Mordecai Moore and Robert Sandler’s classes.
Introducing the 2023 SING! Coordinators
By Rorie Taylor, Aditya Anand, Elaine Huang
Lianne Ohayon, Caroline Stansberry, and Rayen Zhou were recently chosen as coordinators for Stuyvesant SING! 2023.
Stuyvesant Spectrum Hosts Chosen Family Holiday Dinner
Stuyvesant Spectrum hosted its first Chosen Family holiday dinner, with speeches given by Principal Yu and former teacher K.M. DiColandrea that focused on self-acceptance and hope in the LGBTQ+ community.
Stuyvesant’s Badminton Team Receives First Place for Holiday Door Decorating Contest
By Prapti Biswas, Xueming Li, Judy Namkoong, Zoey Marcus
The Stuyvesant badminton team won the holiday door decorating contest hosted by the administration on December 23.
Stuyvesant Hosts Annual Blood Drive
By Vincent Wang, Bill Chan, Olivia Haven, Andrew Liu, Zoey Marcus
Stuyvesant High School partnered with the New York Blood Center to host its second blood drive after the pandemic in the first floor lobby. After the three-year closing of drives, the blood drive was extremely successful, with 67 students donating.
Streaming Service Now Available for Select Stuyvesant Sports
By Ruiwen Tang, Matthew Huang, David Lin
Stuyvesant launches a live-streaming service for athletic games. Art/Photo Request: Still from the sports streaming channel or photo of games being live streamed if possible
Stuyvesant Students Reach Semifinals in Yale Latin Certamen
By Prapti Biswas, Sharon Zhou, Olivia Haven
Stuyvesant Latin students participated in Yale Latin Certamen for the first time in almost a decade, with one group making it to the semifinals.
Stuyvesant Alters After-School Rule Due to Safety Concerns
By Allison Zhao, Mary Lee, Bill Chan, Fiona Shi, Evan Lin
Stuyvesant weighs in on the necessity and limitations of the recent security addition.
Freshman Caucus 2022: Solomon Binyaminov and Veronika Gulko
This year saw another enormous volume of Freshman Caucus tickets, with 16 pairs running for the position. The Spectator has chosen to endorse two of these tickets.
Stuyvesant Hosts its First Diwali Celebration
By Aditya Anand, Sarah Huynh, Pulindu Weerasekara, Khush Wadhwa
Stuyvesant’s first Diwali celebration featured authentic South Asian food and had successful turnout.
Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team Resumes In-Person Tournaments
By Jady Chen, Ziying Jian, Jasmine Yuen, Seth Fenton
Stuyvesant’s Speech and Debate (S&D) team kicks off the new school year with a return to in-person tournaments.
Stuyvesant’s First Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
By Juni Park, Digit Kim, Fiona Shi, Evan Lin
Stuyvesant’s first dinner celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month featured a variety of events and cultural elements both entertaining and educating attendants on Hispanic culture and history.
Stuyvesant Students Tackle Climate Change Through the BPA
By Eugene Yoo, Elaine Huang, Madeline Goodwin, Xueming Li
Stuyvesant students combat climate change as Blue Planet Alliance youth ambassadors.
Stuyvesant Students Tackle Climate Change Through the BPA
By Eugene Yoo, Elaine Huang, Madeline Goodwin, Xueming Li
Stuyvesant students combat climate change as Blue Planet Alliance youth ambassadors.
Stuyvesant Transit and Urbanism Association Unveils Transit Predictor Board
By Ruiwen Tang, Talia Arcasoy, Craig Chen, Ian Kim, Jasmine Yuen
The Stuyvesant Transit and Urbanism Association recently revealed their transit predictor board, located just outside of the exit to the Tribeca Bridge, after years of planning.
Seniors Have Lottery for Vacant Gym Lockers
By Christina Wang, Maggie Sansone, Sharon Zhou, Elaine Huang
A recent discovery of unused gym lockers in the girls’ locker room prompts the administration to use a lottery system to give the lockers to female seniors. Art/Photo Request: female senior standing in front of a gym locker

Drumming into Black History Month with its Annual Dinner
By Kevin Chan, Ivy Huang, Lenny Metlitsky
Stuyvesant hosted the annual Black History Month dinner on February 9.

Senior Kathleen Zhang Named Scholar For Regeneron Science Talent Search
By Ziying Jian, Uma Sukhu, Andrew Liu, Judy Namkoong, Aarya Balakrishnan
Kathleen Zhang, a current senior, was named as one of 300 scholars for her project in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
Stuyvesant Sophomores Receive a Presentation on Early College Awareness
By Christina Wang, Judy Namkoong
Stuyvesant sophomores received an early college awareness presentation from the college counseling department.
Should Stuyvesant Continue to Distribute COVID-19 Test Kits?
Students and teachers reflect on the necessity of COVID-19 test distribution.

Stuyvesant Science Olympiad Team Wins Regionals Competition
By Madeline Goodwin, Sadat Ahmed
Stuyvesant’s Science Olympiad team places first in February 4’s regional competition.

Personal Finance: A Semester Later
By Juni Park, Allison Zhao, Sharon Zhou, Elaine Wong, Kevin Chan, Andy Lau
The Personal Finance elective has been annualized with many students continuing to provide positive feedback about the class.
Stuyvesant Students Interviewed on the TODAY Show
By Madeline Goodwin, Abigail Cho, Lauren Yang
Interviewees of the TODAY Show describe their experience being interviewed, and their reactions to the final footage.
Presenting StuySquad 2022-2023
By Aditya Anand, Andrew Liu, Judy Namkoong, Zoey Marcus
Stuyvesant hosted StuySquad 2022-2023, a showcase of Stuyvesant’s dance crews, in the Murray Khan theater on January 20.
Stuyvesant’s Counseling Department Launches New Connect Groups Initiative
By Ruiwen Tang, Mary Lee, Odysseas Cambanis
Providing an overview of the motivation behind Stuyvesant counseling’s new Connect Groups, as well as the interest and logistical issues that they’ve faced.
Stuyvesant Holds National History Day Celebration
Stuyvesant held an award ceremony for National History Day participants on January 18, and it had performances, presentations, and documentaries displayed related to this year’s theme of “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas” by students from history teachers Mordecai Moore and Robert Sandler’s classes.
Introducing the 2023 SING! Coordinators
By Rorie Taylor, Aditya Anand, Elaine Huang
Lianne Ohayon, Caroline Stansberry, and Rayen Zhou were recently chosen as coordinators for Stuyvesant SING! 2023.
Stuyvesant Spectrum Hosts Chosen Family Holiday Dinner
Stuyvesant Spectrum hosted its first Chosen Family holiday dinner, with speeches given by Principal Yu and former teacher K.M. DiColandrea that focused on self-acceptance and hope in the LGBTQ+ community.
Stuyvesant’s Badminton Team Receives First Place for Holiday Door Decorating Contest
By Prapti Biswas, Xueming Li, Judy Namkoong, Zoey Marcus
The Stuyvesant badminton team won the holiday door decorating contest hosted by the administration on December 23.
Stuyvesant Hosts a Google Panel for Computer Science Education Week
By Kevin Chan, Andy Lau, Seth Fenton
Stuyvesant’s computer science department recently hosted a Google panel, featuring four members of Google who shared aspects of their careers.
Stuyvesant Hosts Annual Blood Drive
By Vincent Wang, Bill Chan, Olivia Haven, Andrew Liu, Zoey Marcus
Stuyvesant High School partnered with the New York Blood Center to host its second blood drive after the pandemic in the first floor lobby. After the three-year closing of drives, the blood drive was extremely successful, with 67 students donating.
Introducing Cayla Chew and Vanna Lei as Freshman Caucus Co-Presidents
By Christina Wang, Abigail Cho, Margaret Sansone, Lauren Yang
Freshman Caucus Co-Presidents Cayla Chew and Vanna Lei share their plans for the 2022-2023 school year.
Stuyvesant Holds School Safety Workshop
By Sakura Yamanaka, Seth Fenton, Sofia Sen
The Stuyvesant administration recently held a school safety workshop and extended homeroom about safety, prompting questions about how effective these safety protocols are.
Poet Jason Koo Returns to Stuyvesant
By Christina Wang, Jady Chen, Mozen Kalefa, Craig Chen, Ian Kim, Jasmine Yuen
Lin Brothers Robotics Lab Unveiled
By Rorie Taylor, Ziying Jian, Anisha Singhal, Judy Namkoong
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lin Brothers Robotics Lab was held on December 8 to recognize its opening.
Stuyvesant Hosts 2022 Midterm Mock Election
By Juni Park, Aditya Anand, Rebecca Bao, Digit Kim, Talia Arcasoy, Andy Lau
Social studies teacher Linda Weissman organized the Stuyvesant 2022 Midterm Mock Election that took place on November 3, 2022.
Stuyvesant’s Thoughts on New York City and School Safety
Stuyvesant students express their thoughts on recent city safety incidents as well as Stuyvesant threats.
Stuyvesant Model United Nations Returns To Collegiate Tournaments
By Daniel Chang, Craig Chen, Ian Kim, Seth Fenton
Stuyvesant Model UN (MUN) is returning to the pre-pandemic practice of attending big collegiates.
Stricter Compliance with DOE Fundraising Guidelines Enforced
By Kara Yip, Maggie Sansone, Sakura Yamanaka, Sarah Huynh
There is stricter adherence to DOE fundraising guidelines that may affect many clubs and student organizations.
Streaming Service Now Available for Select Stuyvesant Sports
By Ruiwen Tang, Matthew Huang, David Lin
Stuyvesant launches a live-streaming service for athletic games. Art/Photo Request: Still from the sports streaming channel or photo of games being live streamed if possible
Stuyvesant Students Reach Semifinals in Yale Latin Certamen
By Prapti Biswas, Sharon Zhou, Olivia Haven
Stuyvesant Latin students participated in Yale Latin Certamen for the first time in almost a decade, with one group making it to the semifinals.
Stuyvesant Alters After-School Rule Due to Safety Concerns
By Allison Zhao, Mary Lee, Bill Chan, Fiona Shi, Evan Lin
Stuyvesant weighs in on the necessity and limitations of the recent security addition.
LGBTQ+ Influence On American Politics: Book Talk on James Kirchick’s Secret City
By Prapti Biswas, Elaine Huang
The author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington was invited by Mr. Hanna to speak about his book.
Freshman Caucus 2022: Solomon Binyaminov and Veronika Gulko
This year saw another enormous volume of Freshman Caucus tickets, with 16 pairs running for the position. The Spectator has chosen to endorse two of these tickets.
Author of Most Banned Book in America Alex Gino Speaks at Stuyvesant
By Matthew Huang, Daniel Chang, Xueming Li, Sadat Ahmed
Activist and author Alex Gino (’95) was invited to speak to English teacher Annie Thoms’s Writing to Make Change classes on genderqueer advocacy. Both Gino and the audience members reflect on the importance of LGBTQ+ activism, progress made in this area, and room for further change.
Author of Most Banned Book in America Alex Gino Speaks at Stuyvesant
By Matthew Huang, Daniel Chang, Xueming Li, Sadat Ahmed
Activist and author Alex Gino (’95) was invited to speak to English teacher Annie Thoms’s Writing to Make Change classes on genderqueer advocacy. Both Gino and the audience members reflect on the importance of LGBTQ+ activism, progress made in this area, and room for further change.
Mr. Sandler and Students Attend the 2022 National History Teacher of the Year Event
Robert Sandler and his students attend the Gilder Lehrman 2022 National History Teacher of the Year award ceremony held by the Harvard Club.
Stuyvesant Hosts its First Diwali Celebration
By Aditya Anand, Sarah Huynh, Pulindu Weerasekara, Khush Wadhwa
Stuyvesant’s first Diwali celebration featured authentic South Asian food and had successful turnout.
Stuyvesant Speech and Debate Team Resumes In-Person Tournaments
By Jady Chen, Ziying Jian, Jasmine Yuen, Seth Fenton
Stuyvesant’s Speech and Debate (S&D) team kicks off the new school year with a return to in-person tournaments.
Stuyvesant’s First Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner
By Juni Park, Digit Kim, Fiona Shi, Evan Lin
Stuyvesant’s first dinner celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month featured a variety of events and cultural elements both entertaining and educating attendants on Hispanic culture and history.
Murray Kahn Theater Light System Gets a Revamp
By Rorie Taylor, Aditya Anand, Nada Hameed, Sarah Huynh
The light system in the Murray Kahn Theater underwent renovations.
Stuyvesant Students Tackle Climate Change Through the BPA
By Eugene Yoo, Elaine Huang, Madeline Goodwin, Xueming Li
Stuyvesant students combat climate change as Blue Planet Alliance youth ambassadors.
Stuyvesant Students Tackle Climate Change Through the BPA
By Eugene Yoo, Elaine Huang, Madeline Goodwin, Xueming Li
Stuyvesant students combat climate change as Blue Planet Alliance youth ambassadors.
Stuyvesant Transit and Urbanism Association Unveils Transit Predictor Board
By Ruiwen Tang, Talia Arcasoy, Craig Chen, Ian Kim, Jasmine Yuen
The Stuyvesant Transit and Urbanism Association recently revealed their transit predictor board, located just outside of the exit to the Tribeca Bridge, after years of planning.
Seniors Have Lottery for Vacant Gym Lockers
By Christina Wang, Maggie Sansone, Sharon Zhou, Elaine Huang
A recent discovery of unused gym lockers in the girls’ locker room prompts the administration to use a lottery system to give the lockers to female seniors. Art/Photo Request: female senior standing in front of a gym locker