News

Arts

Competitive “Speechies” Succeed in Virtual Events

Winter Concert 2020

Arts

With New Technology & Resilience the Winter Concert Will Go On!

Anti-Racist Read-Aloud book collage

Academics

Lower School Anti-Racist Read-Aloud Initiative

Student Letters of Intent collage

Athletics

Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent 2020

Time for Kids collage of covers

Academics

There Is Always ‘TIME for Kids’ in Grade 3

Poet Allison Hutchcraft

Academics

Writers’ Block Presents Poet Allison Hutchcraft

Upper School science Urban Food Systems soil lab outdoors

Academics

Heard on Campus: Urban Food Systems

Diwali artwork

Community

HUGs API Hosts Lower School Celebration of Diwali

Alumni

Poly Arts Debuts Alumni-in-Film Series

Love, Shakespeare cover art

Arts

How Love, Shakespeare Conquers All Obstacles

Melanie Macleod

Academics

Poetry Meets Technology

COVID health and safety sign

Community

COVID-19 Health & Safety at Poly: Behind the Scenes of Outdoor Learning

Jabari Brisport ’05

Alumni

Jabari Brisport ’05 Is Elected to New York Senate

Student Forum Election 2020

Academics

Election 2020 Student Forums Foster Discourse

Matt Durando '96, P'30

Alumni

2020 Spirit Award Presented to Alumnus and Teacher Matt Durando ’96, P’30

Leo's Grade 5 Solar System

Academics

Heard on Campus: Science

Andre Aciman

Academics

Creative Writing Master Class with Novelist André Aciman

Ghost Story play key art

Arts

Prepare for a Scare: “Ghost Story,” the Grades 9/10 Play Debuts

Erica Corbin Professional Development

Academics

Responding in the Moment: Professional Development Training

LS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Academics

Lower School Celebrates Latinx Heritage

Geometry Class Measure Shadow

Academics

Heard on Campus: Geometry

Poly Conservatory Marisa Triola '24

Arts

Poly Conservatory Is Part of Vision of Poly as a Cultural Center

How I Got Here Speaker Series

Alumni

Class of 1988 Alumnae Share Career Stories & Advice

Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar and her book Never Caught

Academics

Social Historian Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar Is Context Speaker

History Politics and Media Project 2020

Academics

Students Launch Poly Media + Politics Project Website

Boys studying under tent by Josiah Bartholomew23

Arts

Photography Class Documents Outdoor Poly

Lower School Ally Week 2020

Community

Lower School Celebrates Ally Week in Rainbow Colors

Poly Prep Grade 4 students play

Arts

Grade 4 Creates Pure Joy on Xylophones

Plato's Allegory of the Cave Illustration

Academics

Senior Philosophy Seminar Sparks Questions About Identity

Collage of dancers Ariana DiCarlo '23, Adrianna Neal ’23, Atiya Pope '23

Arts

Heard on Campus: Dance

Linear Algebra Course text book cover equation

Academics

Linear Algebra Preps Students for College Level STEM Courses

New Faculty September

Academics

Meet Our New Faculty: September

Olivia Gryson and Talia Marsh Voter Registration Drive

Academics

Students Spearhead Voter Registration Week

Alumni

Alumni Are Part of Outdoor Poly’s Success

HUGs story thumbnail

Community

HUGs Fosters Unity & Inclusion at Poly

Class of 1976 Zooms

Alumni

“Class of ’76” Zoom Chats for 22 Consecutive Weeks

African American History Class Books

Academics

African American History Is American History

How I Got Here Speaker Series

Community

New Speaker Series Focuses on Inspiring Career Paths

Keith Wiggs

Community

Poly Welcomes New Director of Major Gifts

Kadyn Liburd

Academics

One Student’s Journey in a Year of Challenges

911 plaque

Community

Poly Remembers Those We Lost on 9/11

Lower School Opening Day

Academics

Poly Is Open and Together Again

Welcome to Poly

Academics

Meet Our New Faculty: August

Poly alum Dr. Neil Schluger ’77

Alumni

On the Front Lines of the Pandemic with Dr. Neil Schluger ’77

Audrius Barzdukas

Community

Back to School: Turning Challenge into Opportunity

Mary Kinnane collage

Community

Summer in Quarantine: In Their Own Words

Community

Summer in Quarantine: In Their Own Words

Professional Development screenshot

Community

Faculty Seek to Improve Learning & Equity

Hugo Freudenthal '48

Alumni

Renowned Marine Biologist Dr. Hugo Freudenthal ’48 Is Honored

Lou Candel LAX & Hoops

Athletics

Poly Coaches Take Their Talents on the Road

Lisa Beltramello Madrid National Team

Athletics

Girls’ Lacrosse Trained Virtually with Spanish Women’s National Team

Tasha Fonstein

Community

Summer in Quarantine: In Their Own Words

Dr. Jackson Collins Professional Development Speaker

Academics

Dr. Jackson Collins Addresses Racial Literacy, Microaggressions, and Moving Forward with Poly Prep Faculty

Summer Digital Photography - Martine Fiore

Arts

Exploring the Language of Light

Community

Freedom from Bias: Poly Parents Do Anti-Racism Work

Opeyemi Laniyonu

Community

Meet Opeyemi Laniyonu, Poly’s New Director of Annual Giving

eSports

Athletics

Poly’s eSports Team Rockets to Finals

12 Notable Guests

Community

Guest Speakers Roundup: Highlights from 2019-2020

Community

The Poly Podcast

Advanced Dance Class Is New York Tough

Arts

Advanced Dance Class Is New York Tough

Hallie Stephenson New York Theater Festival

Arts

Original Play by Hallie Stephenson ’20 Accepted into Winterfest New York Theater Festival

Lunch & Learn Workshops

Community

Lunch & Learn Workshops: A Space for Students to Discuss Racism

Grade 7 Art & Activism Project

Academics

Grade 7 History Responded to Murder of George Floyd by Creating an Art & Activism Gallery

Class of 2020 Commencement

Community

Poly Celebrates Its 163rd Commencement

Austin Somers '20 Senior Speaker

Community

Austin Somers ’20 Is 2020 Commencement Senior Speaker

Emily Weinstein '20 Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner

Community

Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner Emily Weinstein ’20 Is 2020 Commencement Speaker

Class of 2028 4th Grade Graduation

Community

Lower School Celebrates the Class of 2028

Class of 2024 Moving Up

Community

Grade 8 Moves Up

$Middle School math competition$

Academics

Middle School “Mathsmanship”

Grade 3-4 Virtual Spring Concert

Arts

Grades 3 & 4 Find New Ways to Collaborate in Music and Dance

Major Awards 2020

Academics

Students Honored at Annual Major Awards Ceremony

Reading Challenge Top Readers

Academics

Grade 5 Lands Top Spot in Poly Read-a-Thon Challenge

Cum Laude Society Inductees 2020

Academics

Congratulations to Poly’s Class of 2020 Cum Laude Inductees

Neel Nayak of SpaceX visits Nursery

Academics

SpaceX Engineer Takes Nursery on a Journey into Space

Italian flag congratulations

Academics

Congratulazioni! Italian Elective Students Win High Honors

Virtual Lifer's Lunch

Community

Oh, How They’ve Grown: Poly Seniors Look Back

Sustainability prize awarded

Academics

Nicholas Perez ’20 Awarded Nathan and Estelle Feldman Sustainability Prize

Grade 6 Spanish Algunas Noticias Buenas

Academics

Algunas Noticias Buenas from Grade 6

Middle School New Yorker magazine cover art

Arts

Night (or Day) at the New Virtual Poly Museum

Lower School Author Visit Mac Barnett

Academics

Lower School Literati

National Merit Scholarships Announced

Academics

Poly Students Recognized as 2020 National Merit Scholars

Squash star Lark Ervasti ’20 recognized as All-American

Athletics

Five Class of 2020 Student-Athletes Named All-American

news creating community story students with Molly O'Connor standing

Community

Creating Community in Virtual Poly

National History Day Middle School

Academics

History Club Members Advance in National History Day Competition

Alum Alan Kane '54

Alumni

Alumnus Alan Kane ’54 Remembers The Polio Epidemic and Andy Gurley ’55

Community service in virtual poly thank you first responders

Community

Community Service in a Pandemic

Coffeehouse

Community

Coffeehouse Rocks Virtual Poly

Grid of upper school students

Academics

Middle & Upper School Adapting to Virtual Poly

virtual poly start up story

Academics

Overview of Virtual Poly: From Start-Up to Up and Running

college road news image

Academics

The Class of 2020 Heads to College

Max Rose

Alumni

Alumnus Max Rose ’04 Serves During Pandemic

Virtual Poly Tech Hero: Charles Polizano P'18

Academics

Virtual Poly Tech Hero: Charles Polizano P’18

Lower School Virtual Poly thumbnail

Academics

Lower School in Virtual Poly

Scholastic awards image

Arts

Upper School Students Earn Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Kane willis new dean

Academics

Welcome Kane Willis, New Upper School Dean

Afternoon of Student Choreography African Dancers

Arts

Afternoon of Student Choreography

Qadir Forbes

Alumni

Get to Know Your BOG: Qadir Forbes ’11

Festival of lights at poly prep

Academics

Lower School Festival of Lights

Elizabeth Meryman image

Arts

Upper School Advanced Drawing and AP Art Classes Make New Connections With Art Editor Elizabeth Meryman

Winter arts concert

Arts

Winter Arts Festival