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2024
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December
Poly and Nirayama High School Celebrate 15 Years of Cross-Cultural Exchange
12/16/2024
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Poly Public Speaking Programs Support Intellectual Inquiry and Community Building
12/16/2024
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Reflections From OutdoorEd With Prose and Painting
12/16/2024
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PolyToday: Please Wait to Be Seated
12/16/2024
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Back to the Big Screen: Moneyball
12/2/2024
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Lois Chung Co-Hosts Workshop for Educators at the Huntington Chinese Garden
12/2/2024
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Middle and Upper School Vocal Night
12/2/2024
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Pasadena Water and Power Partners With Poly for First Hügelkultur School Site
12/2/2024
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November
"Through the Looking Glass" Unit Offers Students Joyful Respite
11/15/2024
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A Seasonal Reminder From the Health Office
11/15/2024
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Poly College Counseling Attends NACAC
11/15/2024
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The Upper School Library: Poly’s Intellectual Heart
11/15/2024
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Welcome Head of School John Bracker to Instagram!
11/15/2024
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Boston Symphony Orchestra Musician Visits Fourth-Grade Strings
11/15/2024
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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
11/12/2024
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"Epiphany" Dance Concert 2024
11/11/2024
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PolyToday: Tom Allard returns
11/6/2024
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Upper School Theatre Presents "The Sneeze"
11/4/2024
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Hügelkultur Landscaping Workshop Comes to Poly November 9
11/1/2024
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Panther Pods Reconvene for New Year
11/1/2024
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Pasadena Water & Power Recognizes Sustainability-Focused Student Art
11/1/2024
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Poly K-12 Community Celebrates Veterans Day
11/1/2024
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Poly Shares Election Resources
11/1/2024
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Reimagining Poly’s Book Fair as "Literacy Week"
11/1/2024
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October
Back to the Big Screen Presents "Coco" With Latines Unides and Estamos Unidos
10/24/2024
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PolyToday: Where the rosin meets the strings
10/18/2024
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Annual Huntington Hospital Blood Drive
10/15/2024
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Clarity Financial Aid Application Open Now!
10/15/2024
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Hispanic and Latinx/e Heritage Month at Poly
10/15/2024
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Sophie A. ’26 Presents Research on Gender Equality in Japan at Stanford University
10/15/2024
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Upper School Students Win National Scholastic Writing & Arts Awards
10/15/2024
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FOR POLY FACULTY AND STAFF: American Studies Book Club Embarks on Eighth Year
10/1/2024
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Francis Wass Legacy and Holiday Origin
10/1/2024
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Poly Celebrates the Jewish High Holy Days Across Campus
10/1/2024
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September
Poly’s Composting System Teaches Students Fundamentals of Chemistry
9/30/2024
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Bala Selvakumar Named Editor-in-Chief of Genomics Insights
9/16/2024
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College Counseling Visits University of Utah and More!
9/16/2024
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Community Engagement Clubs Blossom in Upper School
9/16/2024
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Deadline to register for Grandparents and Special Friends Day: November 14
9/16/2024
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Dig Pink Volleyball Game for Breast Cancer Research Returns
9/16/2024
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Estamos Unidos Invites You to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
9/16/2024
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Forthtopia: Sustainability, History, and California Architecture
9/16/2024
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Fall 2024 Voces Book Club
9/11/2024
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Debate Team Kicks Off in the Upper School
9/3/2024
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Looking Back and Ahead with the Lower School Service Learning Committee
9/3/2024
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Poly Flu Clinic 2024
9/3/2024
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Poly Research Initiative Students Publish Work in Tufts Database
9/3/2024
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August
Calling All Panther Families! K-12 Family Picnic
8/15/2024
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Greetings from 1030 East California Boulevard!
8/15/2024
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Important Dates 2024-2025
8/15/2024
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Moving Around and Moving In: New Faculty & Staff Bios 2024-2025
8/15/2024
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Parent Organization (PO) Newsletter Submission Form
8/15/2024
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School Picture Days 2024-2025
8/15/2024
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Welcome Back Weekend: September 20-21, 2024
8/15/2024
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July
Poly Alumni Association Board Welcomes New Members for 2024-2025!
7/13/2024
We are pleased to introduce our new board members
Melissa Culross ’88
,
Tshema Nash ’06
, and
Dave Raichlen ’94
.
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June
Poly Students Present on Contemporary Japan
6/28/2024
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End-of-Year Events Livestream
6/3/2024
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Hernán Serruya’s Spanish Gameshow Brings Fun to Language Learning
6/3/2024
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Honor Retiring Faculty and Staff
6/3/2024
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Luciana P. ’25 and Akira B. ’25 Named RISE Scholars
6/3/2024
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Poly Hosts More Than 50 Regional College Counselors
6/3/2024
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Sophomores Earn Top Honors for New York Times Competition
6/3/2024
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May
Middle School Block Takes on Single-Use Plastics
5/15/2024
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North Campus Front Gate Changes
5/15/2024
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Poly Swimmers Compete at CIF State Finals
5/15/2024
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Poly Wins NCTE, Green Feather, and Scholastic Awards in English
5/15/2024
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Shakespeare Connects Sixth-Graders and Seniors
5/15/2024
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Poly Film Fest May 10
5/6/2024
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Global Scholars Dialogue: US Foreign Policy and the November Elections featuring Dr. Anthony Arend
5/2/2024
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Back to the Big Screen & Poly Asian Affinity Group: "A Great Divide"
5/1/2024
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Biological Researchers of Poly Research Initiative Publish Work
5/1/2024
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College Counselor Samantha Schreiber Tours Boston Schools
5/1/2024
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Green Commute to School Day May 8
5/1/2024
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Introducing Hazel Diaz, Poly's Next Director of Health Services
5/1/2024
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Poly's Moot Court Team Ranked Seventh in the Nation
5/1/2024
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Terrapalooza 2024 Celebrated Earth Day in the Upper School Library
5/1/2024
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Upper Schooler Mentors Middle School Dance Ensemble
5/1/2024
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April
PolyGlobal Event featuring Time Magazine's Climate Journalist Justin Worland '10
4/26/2024
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GIP Event: Impact of Climate Change on Public Health Featuring Dr. Sayeed Sadath
4/19/2024
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60+ Students Enjoy PEP Spring Break Camp
4/15/2024
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Annual Jewish Family Affinity Group Seder April 28
4/15/2024
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Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Visits Poly
4/15/2024
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Panther Pods Celebrate Women’s History
4/15/2024
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Poly Students Shine in Performing Arts
4/15/2024
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Raising a Healthy Generation in a Digital World with Lori Getz
4/15/2024
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Voces Spring 2024 Book Club Event
4/15/2024
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Back to the Big Screen with the Armenian Club Present: Amerikatsi
4/1/2024
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March
Clifford S. Heinz '34 Ethics in Education Speaker Series: Canvas and Code: An Exploration of Ethics in Art and AI with Jesse Damiani
3/15/2024
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Four Poly Seniors Present at Literature Conference
3/15/2024
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Poly Giving Day: April 17, 2024
3/15/2024
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Poly Takes Home Two Prep League Championships
3/15/2024
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Three Poly Juniors Named Distinguished Young Women of Los Angeles
3/15/2024
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Upper School Performing Arts Presents Rodgers + Hammerstein's "Cinderella"
3/15/2024
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Voces Field Trip to Pasadena Playhouse
3/15/2024
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107th annual Poly Pet and Hobby Show on Friday, April 26, from 12-3 p.m.
3/8/2024
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Middle School Mathletes Excel at MATHCOUNTS Competition
3/1/2024
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Student Video Captures Energy of Lunar New Year
3/1/2024
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February
Critical Conversations with Author Richard Louv
2/29/2024
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PolyToday: Happy Leap Day!
2/29/2024
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Poly Basketball Coach Brad Hall Celebrates 700 Wins
2/15/2024
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Professional Development Transforms Faculty and Staff Learning
2/15/2024
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Clifford S. Heinz '34 Ethics in Education Speaker Series Larry Livingston
2/14/2024
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International Women’s Day Event: Women Without Borders featuring Jennifer Hall Lee
2/13/2024
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Back to the Big Screen Special Event: Gridiron Grind
2/12/2024
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GIP Event: "Lost World" by Kalyanee Mam Screening
2/7/2024
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Valentine's Day Blood Drive
2/7/2024
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Poly Celebrates Black History Month
2/1/2024
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Poly Pickleball Tournament 2024
2/1/2024
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Poly's Asian Affinity Group Presents Lunar New Year
2/1/2024
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Voces Book Club February 2024
2/1/2024
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January
Back to the Big Screen Presents: "The Truman Show"
1/29/2024
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The Poly Black Family Alliance Invites All To Celebrate The 3rd Annual Black History Month Celebration
1/23/2024
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GIP Event: Screening and Discussion of “A Step Without Feet”
1/22/2024
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Back to the Big Screen: "Legend of the Black Scorpion"
1/12/2024
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Critical Conversations: Zaretta Hammond on Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
1/12/2024
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Poly Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/12/2024
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Poly Research Initiative Presents Data at Caltech
1/12/2024
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PolyToday: Throwback Thursday: The big snow
1/11/2024
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Poly Bids Farewell to Girls' Tennis Program Head Mark Pfau
1/8/2024
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PolyToday: Poly's Own Rose Parade
1/3/2024
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