The Spectator (Stuyvesant High School)
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| Type | Biweekly student newspaper |
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| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Independent |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Headquarters | Stuyvesant High School in New York City |
| Circulation | 4,500 |
| OCLC number | 48552566 |
| Website | stuyspec.com |
The Spectator is a high school newspaper published every other week by students of New York City's Stuyvesant High School. It contains 12 departments: news, features, opinions, arts & entertainment, humor, sports, photography, art, layout, copy, business, and web.
The paper, founded in 1915, is one of Stuyvesant's oldest publications. It has a long-standing connection with its older namesake, Columbia University's Columbia Daily Spectator, and it has been recognized by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's Columbia Scholastic Press Association on several occasions.The Spectator′s original reporting has been cited by The New York Times and the Associated Press.
Departments are headed by two or three editors, all of whom encompass the editorial board of the paper. The editorial board meets daily in the Spectator journalism class and is headed by the two Editors in Chief (EICs). At the start of their term, the EICs select three or four editors to be members of the Managing Board, a group that advises the EICs on matters relating to the paper. The current Editors in Chief are Anne George and Matteo Wong.
The Spectator is not-for-profit and financially independent from the school, but remains a prime news source for students, teachers, and administrators. The Spectator distributes 3,000 copies to the Stuyvesant community and surrounding neighborhoods free of charge.
There are over 250 total staff members who help to produce the bi-weekly publication. At the beginning of the fall and spring terms, there are recruitments, but interested students may join at any time. Recruitments usually include some type of application followed by a writing portion. These applications are read by the editors and reviewed by the editorial board before choices are made. New recruits are notified by email, and are trained respectively.
Each department is headed by one to three editors. The editors, as a group, are known as the Editorial Board, and work on the paper daily in a class informally known as "Spec Class." Editors edit and compile the newspaper for its biweekly distribution. Before the current editors graduate, they choose Editors in Training (EITs) to take their place. The EITs are trained for up to a year before taking on the full role as an editor.
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