On Tuesday, Nov. 4, California voters passed Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act, by a margin of 64%. The bill takes the power to redraw congressional districts away from an independent...
On Friday, Nov. 14, Poly’s Vocal Ensemble hosted its inaugural Miscast Cabaret in the Garland Black Box. The performance consisted of 18 solo and duet numbers, including a culminating ensemble number....
Poly sophomore Amira Shamsi and junior Sophie Converse are debuting an original play in Pasadena that reimagines Shakespeare through a modern high school lens. The pair wrote and directed the satire titled...
On Monday, Nov. 3, students and faculty filled the seats of Garland Theater to hear from Arn Chorn-Pond––musician, artist, survivor of the Cambodian genocide and founder of the arts organization Cambodian...
On Friday, Oct. 17, the Upper School came together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with speeches, performances and cultural booths organized by the Latines Unides affinity group. Hispanic Heritage...
From Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, the United States government experienced the longest-ever shutdown, lasting 43 days. The Senate was split on spending legislation until Monday, Nov. 10, when a stopgap spending...
On Nov. 23, 24 and 25, excitement filled the Black Box theatre as Poly students performed “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The musical, which follows a group of young students as they...
Upper School History teacher Samuel Anderson’s first book, “The French Médersa: Islamic Education and Empire in Northwest Africa,” is set to release on Jan. 15, 2026.
A revised version of Anderson’s...
Fourteen Poly seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, ranking among the top 1% of U.S. students for academic excellence. California produced 2,124 semifinalists out of roughly 16,000 nationwide,...
“Get a real alarm clock. Waking up and falling asleep on your phone is such an easy habit to fall into, but to me, that’s one of the number one things to change. If you can protect the last 30 minutes...
Following the departure of Upper School Mandarin teacher Cheyanne Yao last year, many students expected to welcome a new teacher into the Poly’s Mandarin program this year. However, after interviewing...
On Saturday, Sept. 27th, Poly hosted Spirit Day, an annual event geared towards promoting athletics within the community. The day featured games from all levels of fencing and girls volleyball as well...
