At Poly, like most schools, sports have long been a source of pride, with dedicated coaches and a history of competitive teams leading to winning seasons and other athletic achievements. However, in recent...

Talking about climate change can feel like listening to a broken record, except instead of a catchy tune, it’s just scientists yelling, “We're running out of time!” on repeat. Scientists hope to...

Whenever I spoke with my grandfather, he always asked me the same question: “Have you studied Iran in school?” Invariably, my answer was “no.” My grandfather, who immigrated from Iran to...

Success has never come easily for women. Every step of the way, they have had to navigate tough choices and overcome hurdles in places that were never designed with them in mind. Too often, when a woman...

Soon after his inauguration, President Trump wasted no time in setting the tone for his second term in office, resuming many of the policies that defined his presidency in 2016. He passed executive orders...

My love of books began before I could even read them. My dad read to me when I was younger––when I was still finding my footing in the phonetics and sound, intrigued by stories but unable to piece...

On an average but windy Tuesday on January 7, 2025, two major wildfires broke out. These fires spread rapidly, one blazing through the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, and the other torching Altadena. Surrounding...

Bodies fill the Poly gym for the first time in three days––conversation, laughs and “how have you been?” jumbling in the air. Around the gym’s perimeter, white fold-out tables overflow with toiletries,...

As we approach the start of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, the Poly community has expressed a range of reactions: some grieved, some celebrated and some simply shrugged off the results....

My morning routine takes me over an hour and a half. Every day, I wake up at 6:00 a.m., get out of bed, brush my teeth and spend 20 minutes choosing my outfit. However, it doesn’t end there. When I go...