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Poly welcomes Giuseppe Verdi High School students

Poly welcomes Giuseppe Verdi High School students

Maddie Delbridge March 21, 2025

Polytechnic School hosted a visiting group of students from Giuseppe Verdi High School in Valdobbiadene, Italy, the week of Friday, Feb. 28 as part of a cultural exchange. Poly hosted 17 students...

Artist Dylan Townley-Smith unveils “Re-Present”

Lauren Poplock March 21, 2025

Poly’s Boswell Gallery buzzed with excitement on Friday, Feb. 28, as faculty, students and visitors gathered for the unveiling of Re-Present, an exhibition by this year’s visiting artist, Dylan Townley-Smith....

New Chemerinsky Book Club explores democracy

New Chemerinsky Book Club explores democracy

Annie Delbridge March 21, 2025

Recently, Upper School World Languages teacher Maite Bernath along with members of her AP Spanish Literature class formed a book club to read “No Democracy Lasts Forever,” written by Erwin Chemerinksy,...

Poly students attend SCaLE Conference

Poly students attend SCaLE Conference

Jujube Hutt March 21, 2025

Blue banners and penguin mascots decorated the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, Mar. 8, when Poly computer science students attended the 22nd annual Southern California Linux Expo. The event, also...

PolyGlobal hosts Anthony Arend on global affairs

PolyGlobal hosts Anthony Arend on global affairs

Robert Panossian March 21, 2025

In just the past week, the world has witnessed seismic shifts in alliances, diplomacy and global leadership, leaving individuals with pressing questions about the future of international relations. Where...

Junior Allison Zhang wins 9th annual Paws for Humanity competition

Naomi Trebi-Ollennu March 21, 2025

On Tuesday, Mar. 4, three of Poly’s community engagement clubs presented their projects before the student body and faculty to win the Paws For Humanity Grant, a $500 award from the Upper School Community...

Poly students experience “Macbeth” live at A Noise Within

Poly students experience “Macbeth” live at A Noise Within

Anya Matz March 21, 2025

Poly students were able to watch the famous soliloquies and climactic battle scenes of “Macbeth” thanks to two field trips to A Noise Within Theatre in Pasadena. The cast and crew of Poly’s production...

Ann Marano speaks at Poly on ethical college admissions

Kelly Zhang March 21, 2025

On Friday, Mar. 7th, Poly welcomed Ann Marano as the fourth speaker of the Heinz Ethics speaker series this year. Marano serves as the executive director of Colleges that Change Lives, a non-profit dedicated...

PolyGlobal hosts panel on “Truth in Society”

PolyGlobal hosts panel on “Truth in Society”

Jemma Yuan March 21, 2025

In an age where truth is under constant scrutiny, a panel discussion, titled, “Truth in Society,” brought together experts from various fields to examine the complexities of truth, fact and morality...

Media Studies class presents the Yester Tech Expo

Media Studies class presents the Yester Tech Expo

Anya Matz February 28, 2025

Beeps and hums filled the Upper School Library classroom from Thursday, Feb. 13 to Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Poly’s first Yester Tech Expo. Sponsored by the Upper School Media Studies class, the exposition...

Entrepreneurship Club hosts Rick Wetzel

Robert Panossian February 28, 2025

Wetzel’s Pretzels and Blaze Pizza share a key component: the same trail-blazing co-founder who scaled these companies to generate a combined total of $700 million in annual revenue. Crowding into Poly...

Mandarin department celebrates Lunar New Year

Mandarin department celebrates Lunar New Year

Ryan Kim and Aidan Shih February 28, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 7, Poly’s Mandarin department hosted the annual Lunar New Year Celebration in the Gamble Gym. The event, organized by World Languages teachers Lois Chung, Cheyanne Yao and Mimi Chiu,...

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