Help Is The Key To Healing
HOPE: A suicide hotline is added to all student identification cards for the 2019-2020 school year. By Mikayla Halstead, Staff Writer Like a big math problem, mental illness is both…
Shootings: Who to Blame?
DIVISION: Controversy has reappeared regarding school shootings as to who, or what is to blame. By Madison Harris, Staff Writer In recent years, school shootings have edged closer and closer…
Another admissions scandal?
SHOCKING: Yet another college admissions scandal has been revealed, this time at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). By Natalie Vargas, Staff Writer Just as everyone thought all the…
Tragedy in El Paso
TRAGEDY: The El Paso shooting on August 3, 2019, becomes one of many racially motivated shootings. By Laila Menchaca, Staff Writer A Walmart mass shooting took place in El Paso,…
AP Stress and What To Do About It
PRESSURE: Students who take AP classes are more likely to report high levels of stress. By Jennifer Hibbard, Staff Writer Stress is a near-universal experience among high school students. According…
UC Berkeley Misreports Statistics
SHOCKING: UC Berkeley is removed from U.S. college rankings for presenting incorrect statistics. By Sarah Salmeron, Staff Writer Nearly all students who plan to attend a four-year university or earn…
Doing good at the Goodwill truck
By Birdy Jones, News Writer Poly High School PTSA needs your support. They have partnered with the Goodwill in order to collect donations which will help give job opportunities to…
Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event for Poly PTSA
By Matt Kaye, Staff Writer On December 7, Poly PTSA will host a fundraising event. The event is an electronic recycling event where contributors can recycle old electronics to help…
Bullying Awareness
REBIRTH: The Anti-Bullying Committee resurrects as a club. By Timothy Chen, Staff Writer Founded by Thomas Podgorski and headed by Mike Brower, the Anti-Bullying Committee was a parent-student association attempting…
Poly remembers a great teacher and coach
DEDICATION: The new athletic facilities at Poly are dedicated to one of Poly’s greatest coaches, Ben Hammerschmidt. By Matt Kaye, Staff Writer The new football turf, synthetic track and ball…