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Stuyvesant’s Math Modeling Team Wins International Competition
Stuyvesant’s math modeling team wins regional awards in a competition about modeling real-world situations with math.
Stuy Faculty Reveal Their Hidden Talents On Stage at the Faculty Talent Show
By Brendan Tan, Daniel Sokolovsky , Ken Wakida, Mark Ionis
Stuyvesant faculty members showcased their talents in the SU’s Stuy Faculty’s Got Talent show.
Madeline Goodwin and Cayla Chew: Leaders of the 2024-2025 Student Union
By Eric Lam, Ilora Bhattacharyya, Lyla Storm, Rahul Kissoon
Junior Madeline Goodwin and Sophomore Cayla Chew discuss their plans as the leaders of the Student Union (SU) for the 2024-2025 school year.
A New Perspective on American History: A Look into David Hanna's New Book
History teacher David Hanna publishes his new book “History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States.”
Stuyvesant Students Evacuate to View a Solar Eclipse on April 8
By Amrit Das, Brendan Tan, Sanjeena Hossen, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant students gathered on April 8 to view a 90 percent totality solar eclipse.
Stuyvesant Experiences an Unforeseen Earthquake
The Stuyvesant community reacts and responds to the unexpected earthquake that occurred on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Stuyvesant Reality Check Holds a Vaping Debate Night
By Gavin Cheng, Jayden Kim, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant Reality Check holds a Vaping Debate Night for students to learn and discuss the effects of vaping.
SciOly and Robotics Collab for the First STEM Fair at Stuyvesant
SciOly, Robotics, and other clubs collaborate in order to host the first STEM fair at Stuyvesant in the cafeteria.
Teacher By Day, DJ By Night — Mr. Stephan Releases a New Animated Comic Series
By Brendan Tan, Mark Ionis, Stella Krajka
Mr. Stephan, music teacher at Stuyvesant, unveiled the first episode of his animated comic series.
The Intern, the Marmalade, and the Robbery
By Fiona Cai, Hifza Kaleem, Karen Xu, Lauren Yang, Yuna Lee
Coordinated by Rayen Zhou and produced by Dale Heller, Johnny Liu, and Adeline Sauberli, this year’s Junior SING! took on a museum theme, telling the story of a high school reunion and robbery gone wrong.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/6e4c39b0-10e1-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Caliper Hosts Poets House Open Mic
By Kara Yip, Sarah Diaz, Sharon Zhou
Caliper hosted an open mic at the NYC Poets House on April 17.
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Introducing the 2024-2025 Big Sib Chairs!
By Aditya Anand, Kara Yip, Sarah Diaz
The 2023-2024 Big Sib Chairs have announced the 2024-2025 Big Sib Chairs! Art/photo requests: photo of the new big sib chairs
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Senior Andrew Li’s Guest Essay on Canning Published in The New York Times
By Amrit Das, Anna Zheng, Daniel Sokolovsky , Ilora Bhattacharyya
Senior Andrew Li’s guest essay, titled “My Grandpa Redeemed Cans for Money. He Deserved A Raise.,” was published in The New York Times (NYT) on February 18.
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US Biology Olympiad Gets Rescheduled Last-Minute
By Gavin Cheng, Ilora Bhattacharyya, Jayden Kim, Mark Ionis
Technical issues with the administration of the USABO exam led to the exam being rescheduled 45 minutes after the planned start time.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/b8f033f0-cc25-11ee-8b12-99dc1edb67af.jpg)
Introducing StuySquad 2023-2024
StuySquad holds their annual dance for the 2023-2024 school year with performances from 11 crews, including the new crew, Afrobeat.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/c3fdd8f0-d06d-11ee-9816-39d5f2a77385.jpg)
Aiden Ackerman Receives the 2023-2024 Coca-Cola Scholarship
Senior Aiden Ackerman receives the title of Coca-Cola Scholar 2023-2024.
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Sheryl Xie Wins Holiday Card Competition
By Judy Namkoong, Maisha Thakur, Mary Lee
Sophomore Sheryl Xie wins annual Holiday Card Competition with painting of a winter forest.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/6490a450-a076-11ee-9efc-f1bf138536c2.jpg)
Introducing the 2024 SING! Coordinators
By Elaine Huang, Eugene Park, Sanjeena Hossen
Matthew Monge, Rayen Zhou, and Joanne Hwang, this year’s SING! coordinators, share about themselves and their expectations for this year’s annual original musical production.
SING! by the Numbers
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2024 productions.
SING! by the Numbers
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2024 productions.
Stuy Martial Arts Begins Practicing at Dojo Near Stuyvesant
Stuy Martial Arts finds a local dojo, the Krav Maga institute, where they began to train in early November.
Stuy AP Bio Classes Go To DNALC
By Ken Wakida, Madeline Goodwin, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant AP Bio students went to DNALC.
Official Statement from The Spectator
The Spectator’s official response to criticism surrounding “Black and White: The Withheld History of Palestine and Israel.”
Two Stuyvesant Seniors Place Top 300 in Regeneron Talent Search
By Aeneas Merchant, Dinara Gargu
Aiden Ackerman and Samuel Li placed in the top 300 of the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
StuyQuantum Hosts Stuyvesant Alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07)
By Aditya Anand
StuyQuantum club organized a virtual guest speaker event on February 15th featuring Stuyvesant alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07).
Spectator Photo Contest Announcement
The Spectator Photo Department is announcing a schoolwide photo contest titled “Beauty Within the Beast”—and there are prizes!
StuyQuantum Hosts Stuyvesant Alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07)
By Aditya Anand
StuyQuantum club organized a virtual guest speaker event on February 15th featuring Stuyvesant alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07).
The Spectator Debuts Demographics Survey
The Spectator debuted its demographics survey website to collect more accurate information about the racial, ethnic, and ancestral makeup of the Stuyvesant student body. The survey can be found at https://survey.stuyspec.com.
School Librarians Discuss the Implications of AI at Media Literacy Day
The 2024 statewide Media Literacy Day held in Stuyvesant teaches school librarians about the usage of AI.
Stuyvesant Dominates DECA Regionals
By Ilora Bhattacharyya, Seth Fenton
Over half of Stuyvesant’s DECA team managed to earn a spot on the podium at the regional level competition.
Stuyvesant Hosts Celebrate Science Night
Stuyvesant Parent’s Association hosts Celebrate Science Night to showcase the recently completed independent research projects of Stuy seniors.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/38ec0110-2117-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Stuyvesant Muslim Student Association Wins First Place at MIST For Two Consecutive Years
By Dilasha Rawal, Hannah Moon, Hifza Kaleem, Maisha Thakur
Stuyvesant MSA wins first place at the Muslim Interscholastic Tournament for the second consecutive year.
Stuyvesant’s Math Modeling Team Wins International Competition
Stuyvesant’s math modeling team wins regional awards in a competition about modeling real-world situations with math.
Stuy Faculty Reveal Their Hidden Talents On Stage at the Faculty Talent Show
By Brendan Tan, Daniel Sokolovsky , Ken Wakida, Mark Ionis
Stuyvesant faculty members showcased their talents in the SU’s Stuy Faculty’s Got Talent show.
Madeline Goodwin and Cayla Chew: Leaders of the 2024-2025 Student Union
By Eric Lam, Ilora Bhattacharyya, Lyla Storm, Rahul Kissoon
Junior Madeline Goodwin and Sophomore Cayla Chew discuss their plans as the leaders of the Student Union (SU) for the 2024-2025 school year.
A New Perspective on American History: A Look into David Hanna's New Book
History teacher David Hanna publishes his new book “History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States.”
Stuyvesant Students Evacuate to View a Solar Eclipse on April 8
By Amrit Das, Brendan Tan, Sanjeena Hossen, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant students gathered on April 8 to view a 90 percent totality solar eclipse.
Stuyvesant Experiences an Unforeseen Earthquake
The Stuyvesant community reacts and responds to the unexpected earthquake that occurred on Friday, April 5, 2024.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/6e4c39b0-10e1-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Caliper Hosts Poets House Open Mic
By Kara Yip, Sarah Diaz, Sharon Zhou
Caliper hosted an open mic at the NYC Poets House on April 17.
Stuyvesant Reality Check Holds a Vaping Debate Night
By Gavin Cheng, Jayden Kim, Rahul Kissoon
Stuyvesant Reality Check holds a Vaping Debate Night for students to learn and discuss the effects of vaping.
SciOly and Robotics Collab for the First STEM Fair at Stuyvesant
SciOly, Robotics, and other clubs collaborate in order to host the first STEM fair at Stuyvesant in the cafeteria.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/c76b5bc0-ff5c-11ee-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Introducing the 2024-2025 Big Sib Chairs!
By Aditya Anand, Kara Yip, Sarah Diaz
The 2023-2024 Big Sib Chairs have announced the 2024-2025 Big Sib Chairs! Art/photo requests: photo of the new big sib chairs
Teacher By Day, DJ By Night — Mr. Stephan Releases a New Animated Comic Series
By Brendan Tan, Mark Ionis, Stella Krajka
Mr. Stephan, music teacher at Stuyvesant, unveiled the first episode of his animated comic series.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/f3891350-ec5b-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
Senior Andrew Li’s Guest Essay on Canning Published in The New York Times
By Amrit Das, Anna Zheng, Daniel Sokolovsky , Ilora Bhattacharyya
Senior Andrew Li’s guest essay, titled “My Grandpa Redeemed Cans for Money. He Deserved A Raise.,” was published in The New York Times (NYT) on February 18.
The Intern, the Marmalade, and the Robbery
By Fiona Cai, Hifza Kaleem, Karen Xu, Lauren Yang, Yuna Lee
Coordinated by Rayen Zhou and produced by Dale Heller, Johnny Liu, and Adeline Sauberli, this year’s Junior SING! took on a museum theme, telling the story of a high school reunion and robbery gone wrong.
Sailing to the Summit
By Ankita Saha, Emily Ryu, Geoffrey Huang, Khush Wadhwa, Talia Arcasoy
The Pirates of Senior SING! rode their U.S.S. ARRGH all the way to the class of 2024’s first SING! victory.
Wildin’ Out in the Wild West
By Duncan Park, Evan Wong, Lenny Metlitsky, Santino Suarez
The Spectator’s review of SophFrosh SING!
SING! by the Numbers
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2024 productions.
SING! by the Numbers
The Spectator’s News Department provides the budget breakdown for the SING! 2024 productions.
Stuy Martial Arts Begins Practicing at Dojo Near Stuyvesant
Stuy Martial Arts finds a local dojo, the Krav Maga institute, where they began to train in early November.
Stuy AP Bio Classes Go To DNALC
By Ken Wakida, Madeline Goodwin, Stella Krajka
Stuyvesant AP Bio students went to DNALC.
Official Statement from The Spectator
The Spectator’s official response to criticism surrounding “Black and White: The Withheld History of Palestine and Israel.”
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/ab8137b0-e46b-11ee-9408-a37e0bb14778.jpg)
US Biology Olympiad Gets Rescheduled Last-Minute
By Gavin Cheng, Ilora Bhattacharyya, Jayden Kim, Mark Ionis
Technical issues with the administration of the USABO exam led to the exam being rescheduled 45 minutes after the planned start time.
Two Stuyvesant Seniors Place Top 300 in Regeneron Talent Search
By Aeneas Merchant, Dinara Gargu
Aiden Ackerman and Samuel Li placed in the top 300 of the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
StuyQuantum Hosts Stuyvesant Alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07)
By Aditya Anand
StuyQuantum club organized a virtual guest speaker event on February 15th featuring Stuyvesant alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07).
Spectator Photo Contest Announcement
The Spectator Photo Department is announcing a schoolwide photo contest titled “Beauty Within the Beast”—and there are prizes!
StuyQuantum Hosts Stuyvesant Alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07)
By Aditya Anand
StuyQuantum club organized a virtual guest speaker event on February 15th featuring Stuyvesant alumnus Kenneth Wang (‘07).
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/b8f033f0-cc25-11ee-8b12-99dc1edb67af.jpg)
Introducing StuySquad 2023-2024
StuySquad holds their annual dance for the 2023-2024 school year with performances from 11 crews, including the new crew, Afrobeat.
The Spectator Debuts Demographics Survey
The Spectator debuted its demographics survey website to collect more accurate information about the racial, ethnic, and ancestral makeup of the Stuyvesant student body. The survey can be found at https://survey.stuyspec.com.
School Librarians Discuss the Implications of AI at Media Literacy Day
The 2024 statewide Media Literacy Day held in Stuyvesant teaches school librarians about the usage of AI.
Stuyvesant Dominates DECA Regionals
By Ilora Bhattacharyya, Seth Fenton
Over half of Stuyvesant’s DECA team managed to earn a spot on the podium at the regional level competition.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/c3fdd8f0-d06d-11ee-9816-39d5f2a77385.jpg)
Aiden Ackerman Receives the 2023-2024 Coca-Cola Scholarship
Senior Aiden Ackerman receives the title of Coca-Cola Scholar 2023-2024.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/675a6090-bb2e-11ee-add6-230356b9fc5b.jpg)
Sheryl Xie Wins Holiday Card Competition
By Judy Namkoong, Maisha Thakur, Mary Lee
Sophomore Sheryl Xie wins annual Holiday Card Competition with painting of a winter forest.
Stuyvesant Hosts Celebrate Science Night
Stuyvesant Parent’s Association hosts Celebrate Science Night to showcase the recently completed independent research projects of Stuy seniors.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/6490a450-a076-11ee-9efc-f1bf138536c2.jpg)
Introducing the 2024 SING! Coordinators
By Elaine Huang, Eugene Park, Sanjeena Hossen
Matthew Monge, Rayen Zhou, and Joanne Hwang, this year’s SING! coordinators, share about themselves and their expectations for this year’s annual original musical production.
Writers Adeeba Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) Visit Stuyvesant English Classes
By Lenny Metlitsky, Maisha Thakur, Mary Lee
Stuy alumni Adeeba Shahid Talukder (‘05) and Tiffany Troy (‘14) visit Stuyvesant to present poetry readings and share their experiences as writers.
Stuyvesant Certamen Team Places First at Stony Brook University’s Classics Day Event
By Brendan Tan, Gavin Cheng, Ryan Park, Saerom Kim
Recently, Stuyvesant’s certamen team participated in an event at Stony Brook University, where they placed first in all three divisions.