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 the...
Miki Chan, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 21, 2025
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...
Allison Zhang, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 21, 2025
Whenever I finish my first draft and read it, I think, Wow! I cannot believe my writing has gotten this bad. I compare it to other people’s work and wonder how I could have forgotten how to write. How...
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...
Polytechnic School’s Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), adopted 2020, reads: “Diversity of ideas, experiences, and identities within the school enriches the experience of everyone...
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...
Ashlyn Motley, Student contributor
• February 28, 2025
In the 2024 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 49.8% of the vote and Democrat Kamala Harris received 48.3%, with Independent Jill Stein receiving 2.13%. Under our American electoral...
Late starts and two-hour lunches: the best parts about Block Days. In previous years, Block Days started with a two-hour block at 9:00 a.m., followed by a two-hour lunch, and then another two-hour block,...
Allison Zhang, Assistant Opinion Editor
• January 31, 2025
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,...
