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What's in your bag?

What’s in your bag?

Mackenzie Reid, Student contributor April 24, 2026

The contents of a backpack–or tote, or purse, or knapsack–can reveal as much about a person as any average conversation. At Poly, the items students and teachers carry around demonstrate not just their...

The NeeDoh phenomenon

The NeeDoh phenomenon

Eleanor Yohalem, Assistant life editor April 24, 2026

If you look around the halls, classrooms, or lunch tables as of late, you might notice something colorful and squishy in students’ hands. Small, stretchy stress balls known as NeeDohs have seemed to...

AOTI: Theatrical technician Charlie Bryant

AOTI: Theatrical technician Charlie Bryant

Jemma Yuan, Assistant life editor April 24, 2026

While audiences follow actors across the stage, senior theatrical technician Charlie Bryant focuses on what they don’t notice: the timing of cues and adjustments that make a production look effortless....

59 questions with Jack Prater

59 questions with Jack Prater

Leela Wahl, Student contributor April 24, 2026

Inspired by Vogue’s popular YouTube series entitled “73 Questions,” the Life section challenged Upper School Math Teacher Jack Prater to answer 59 rapid fire questions about his daily routines and...

AOTI: Musician and visual artist Diego Scholze

AOTI: Musician and visual artist Diego Scholze

Ginny Cheung, Life Editor March 20, 2026

If you’ve heard of senior Diego Scholze, you probably recognize his name from Poly basketball announcements or Athletics Instagram posts, but Scholze’s artistic talents deserve just as much recognition....

Satire: The situationship epidemic

Satire: The situationship epidemic

Eleanor Yohalem and Lily Pak February 27, 2026

In 2026, the hallways are no longer divided between couples holding hands at center stage and singles sobbing into corners of the internet. Instead, a far more terrifying force reigns supreme: the situationship....

Is 2026 the new 2016?

Is 2026 the new 2016?

Abbey Wong February 27, 2026

Comments such as “2026 is gonna be the new 2016” and “Is 2026 the new 2016?” have been circulating everywhere, from social media to news channels, with headlines such as “Why 2016 is taking over...

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