The Rankings Are In...
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Stuyvesant HS News & Views - May 2013
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We cannot list every award won by Stuyvesant students (there simply is not enough space) but here are some highlights from the past month.
Journalism:
- Reporters and editors from the Spectator participated in the recent Harvard Crimson Journalism Conference. Students received eight awards for stories, features, and photography, along with the distinction of being named the top high school newspaper for overall excellence.
Math:
- With ten Stuyvesant students advancing to the final round of the USA Mathematics Olympiad examination, the school is tied for first place in the nation.
- The New York City Math Team won first, second, third, ninth, tenth and twelfth place in the recent New York State Math League competition. Forty of the ninety members of the team, which consisted of the top math problem-solvers in New York City, were from Stuyvesant.
Speech
- Five Stuy students won best speaker awards at the Regional Junior State of America Spring conference in Connecticut. A student was elected Lieutenant Governor of the Northeast JSA Region - a first for Stuyvesant.
Writing
- Students excelled in the National Scholastic Writing Awards winning five gold, two silver and one American Voices medal. Genres ranged from poetry to personal memoir, with scholarships of up to $10,000.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:39
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2013 College Scholarship Competition
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2013 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION INFORMATION
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5:00 PM MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
Please submit your completed application to the Alumni Office, Room 301-B.
SPECIAL NOTE: FINALISTS must be available for a brief EVENING interview on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
More than $70,000 in College Scholarships will be awarded to more than 30 seniors, thanks to the generosity of alumni and other members of the Stuyvesant community. The scholarships include two awards of $12,500 each, six awards of $2,500 each, eight awards of $2,000 each, and many $1,000 awards. All seniors are encouraged to apply. The various scholarships are based on various selection criteria including personal essays and recommendations, and one or more of the following: academic achievement; financial need; educational interests and goals; extracurricular interests and activities; and other considerations.
The 2013 competition also includes a number of MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS which are not based on financial need: Arts Grants of $1,000 each for seniors who excel in Art, or Dance, or Music (CLICK HERE to download the separate Arts Grants application); Daniel Bergstein ’80 Memorial Scholarship for a senior who will attend Barnard or CUNY or Columbia (CLICK HERE to download the separate Bergstein application); Roberto González '95 Scholarship for Haverford College for a senior who will attend Haverford; South Florida Alumni Association of Stuyvesant High School Award for a senior who will attend college in Florida.
PLEASE EMAIL THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE BARNARD, CUNY, COLUMBIA, FLORIDA OR HAVERFORD MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 09:42
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