What if one of the simplest ways schools could fight climate change is already in our hands? The average dry-erase marker lasts only about two weeks. In just 10 business days, a small, plastic object...
Everyone learns differently, and therefore, accommodations are necessary to give students with learning disabilities the same chance to succeed as their peers. Accommodations such as extra time for timed...
As students reach high school and classes get more challenging, many teens tend to quit the instruments they once played.
While young children are often encouraged to play music, this emphasis does...
For those who attended Poly in eighth grade, you likely remember the highly coveted “lower-school block.” To fill in those who didn’t, the lower-school block gave eighth-grade students the opportunity...
Through this comic, I wanted to express what I (and many teenagers) feel when reading the news or observing current events. Each day often brings more bad news: AI replacing jobs, heightened political...
While programs like PolyGlobal frequently push students to “think globally” our history curriculum doesn’t give us the education to do so. Currently, Perspectives on Modern World History, the sophomore...
I think I speak for everyone when I say the feeling when you sit down for a test – hand shaking and sweating, brain scattered, clock ticking – is one of the worst feelings. Test anxiety is a force...
Thirty years ago, high schoolers went to school, played sports, did their homework and went to sleep; this cycle repeated itself, and––for the most part––as long as you had good grades, were passionate...
At Poly, conversations about fashion often happen casually, whether someone is complimenting an outfit or discussing where they shop. Within those conversations, I have started to notice a pattern. Students...
It’s safe to say I speak for most people when I say that Halloween used to be one of the most magic-filled nights of the year. As I parse my October 31st memories, I am reminded of the thrill I used...
Everybody remembers writing a book report in 3rd grade.
You read a book of your choice, think about something to say and make a diorama or poster board. Later, the reports become more rigorous. In...
Arriving at school before 8:30, heading to one rigorous class after another, followed directly by another hour of community time and then another class—this year’s new schedule feels very different...
