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College Matriculation 2022

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The Class of 2022 Heads to College

AP Chem Lab experiment

Academics

What Color Is Spinach? AP Chem Lab Breaks it Down

Blue Notes 10th Anniversary

Arts

Blue Notes Celebrate Tenth Anniversary

Afternoon of Tech robots

Academics

Techies Unite at Poly’s Afternoon of Tech

Dr. Micha Tomkiewicz Holocaust presentation

Academics

Holocaust Survivor Is Guest Speaker at Assembly

Computer Science graphic

Academics

Computer Science & Information Skills Ignite the Imagination

Polygon Track & Field NYSAIS

Athletics

Poly Track Takes on NYSAIS

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein with The Disordered Cosmos book cover

Academics

Cosmologist Highlights Intersection of Physics and Social Justice

National History Day Triola and Dorsch

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Two Students Earn Honors in NYC History Contest

Early College Decision Polygon

Academics

Exploring Early Decision

Jerell Jones Football Coach

Athletics

Jerell Jones Is Poly’s New Head Football Coach

Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards

Arts

Students Win Scholastic Art Gold Key Awards

Stellene Volandes '89 Context

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Poly Context: Alumna Illuminates Dazzling Jewels in History

Lola Pitman

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Mile-High Adventures

How I Got Here Dr. Kobi Abayomi

Community

Data Scientist Maps Music with Listeners

US Musical Curtains

Arts

“Curtains” Is a Mystery Wrapped in Musical Comedy

Journalism class

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US Journalism Class Publishes The Prep

HBCU week students taking virtual tour of Howard University

Academics

Poly Hosts Its First HBCU Week

Jamelle Bouie

Academics

Poly Context Features New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie

First Aid CPR Club

Community

CPR/Sports Medicine Club Is a Lifesaver

Winter Art Show Sigourney Heaton work

Arts

Digital Winter Visual Arts Exhibition

Lama Tenzin creating mandala 2022

Community

Lama Tenzin Returns with Message of Compassion

Read-a-Thon 2021-22

Academics

25,000 Minutes of Reading and Counting…

Poly Prep Class of 2022 Early College Admissions Results

Academics

Early Decision College Results Are In

How I Got Here speaker series with Dr. David Petrou P’34 group photo

Community

Google Software Engineer Shares Insights

Museum play poster art

Arts

Preview of the Grades 11/12 Play “Museum”

$Zach Udin at British Museum$

Academics

Math History Student’s Quest Led to British Museum

Grade 9 & 10 Play: The Outsider

Arts

Live ARTs Is Back: Grades 9&10 Play “The Outsider”

Clubs Fair 2021 First Aid Club

Academics

Creative Pitches at the Upper School Clubs Fair

Blue Devil Night September 24, 2021

Athletics

Blue Devil Night Brings It

New roles, new faculty 2021-22

Community

Taking on New Roles at Poly This Fall

Dr. Ramesh Laungani, Science Chair

Academics

Meet Dr. Ramesh Laungani, New Chair of the Science Department

Academics

Getting Ahead by Exploring the Past: History Club

Middle School and Upper School Final Assembly of 2020-2021

Academics

End-of-Year Assembly Celebrates Perseverance & Achievements

2016 In The Heights

Alumni

Poly’s 2016 “In the Heights,” Revisited

Commencement 2021 cap

Academics

Poly Prep Celebrates the Class of 2021

Gauri Purohit joseph dana allen award winner 2021

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Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner Gauri Purohit ’21

Talia Marash Senior Speaker 2021

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Senior Speaker Talia Marash ’21 Reflects on Her Poly Experience

Class of 2021 Heads to College

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The Class of 2021 Heads to College

2021 Cum Laude Inductees

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Class of 2021 Cum Laude Induction with Guest Speaker Kwame Anthony Appiah

2021 Major Awards

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Major Awards Ceremony 2021

Upper School Rienzi

Academics

Upper School Celebrates World Languages and Poetry

Dr. Donald Earl Collins Poly Connected speaker

Community

Poly Connected: Tackles ‘Cancel Culture’

Nobel Prize Science Forum

Academics

Nobel Prize Lunch Forum

National History Day

Academics

Poly’s History Club Members Advance

Confronting Anti-Asian Discrimination

Community

Confronting Anti-Asian Discrimination

Poly Connected Dread Scott

Community

Poly Connected: Social Change through Art

Upper School Musical Songs for a New World

Arts

Preview of the US Musical “Songs for a New World”

Alumni panel discusses What to expect in College

Alumni

Alumni Panel Offers Insight: What to Expect in College

Poly Connected Camille Rich

Community

Poly Connected: Other People’s Stories

Facing Latin America Website by Students

Academics

Students Launch “Facing Latin America” Website Project

Evan James book covers

Academics

Author Evan James Shares “Tales” in Writers’ Block Masterclass

Producer Paul Hanson Discusses District 9 with Grade 10 English

Academics

Producer Paul Hanson Discusses “District 9”

The Redemption/Blossom courtesy of Tawny Chatmon

Arts

Poly Context: Artist Tawny Chatmon on Celebrating the Beauty of Black Childhood

How I Got Here speaker series Minya Oh P’33 and Dr. Armin Tehrany ’87, P’23, ’25

Community

Listen to Perspectives on Career Pathways

Winter Concert 2020

Arts

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

Student Letters of Intent collage

Athletics

Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent 2020

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

Alumni

Poly Arts Debuts Alumni-in-Film Series

Melanie Macleod

Academics

Poetry Meets Technology

Andre Aciman

Academics

Creative Writing Master Class with Novelist André Aciman

Geometry Class Measure Shadow

Academics

Heard on Campus: Geometry

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

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

How I Got Here Speaker Series

Community

New Speaker Series Focuses on Inspiring Career Paths

Lower School Opening Day

Academics

Poly Is Open and Together Again

12 Notable Guests

Community

Guest Speakers Roundup: Highlights from 2019-2020

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

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

Major Awards 2020

Academics

Students Honored at Annual Major Awards Ceremony

Cum Laude Society Inductees 2020

Academics

Congratulations to Poly’s Class of 2020 Cum Laude Inductees

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

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

Coffeehouse

Community

Coffeehouse Rocks Virtual Poly

Grid of upper school students

Academics

Middle & Upper School Adapting to Virtual Poly

college road news image

Academics

The Class of 2020 Heads to College

Virtual Poly Tech Hero: Charles Polizano P'18

Academics

Virtual Poly Tech Hero: Charles Polizano P’18

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

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

Rick moody visit image

Academics

Author Rick Moody Visits Poly

Nicholas Buccola image

Academics

Context Series: Nicholas Buccola

New athletes signing

Athletics

Three Class of 2020 Scholar-Athletes Sign Collegiate Letters of Intent