On Saturday, Aug. 22, Pasadena’s annual alternative and indie-rock festival Just Like Heaven (JLH) returned to the Rose Bowl. Headlined by major names like The Strokes, TV Girl and LCD Soundsystem,...

This school year, Poly expanded cell phone restrictions from the Lower and Middle Schools to the Upper School campus. Students are no longer allowed to use cell phones, smartwatches or AI-enabled glasses...

The theatre lights dim, and a voice breaks through the silence. Senior Maddie Delbridge steps onto the stage, her performance coming as naturally to her as walking. Delbridge was introduced to singing...

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....

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...

If a 10-year secret relationship isn’t enough to draw you in, we’re not sure what is. “Heated Rivalry” is both an action-packed and slow-burning romance series that keeps viewers hooked episode...

After four crucial years of high school, students gain a greater sense of independence and hopefully graduate as freethinking young adults. However, while many teens are familiar with basic historical...

We all know you’re going to be gumless and lungless if you keep doing Zyns and vapes, but aside from health consequences, nicotine’s social and academic implications seem to be a major benefit for...

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....

The music industry’s largest event returned this year with class and controversy, leaving many people stunned. Created in 1958, the Grammy Awards are offered yearly by the Recording Academy to recognize...

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) honors alumni whose lives and careers reflect Poly’s commitment to intellect, integrity, service to others and respect for the world beyond. It is the school’s...

Since late September, anyone driving along California Boulevard near Huntington Hospital has likely noticed a line of people standing under a nondescript sign of a croissant with a bow on top. The culprit...