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What Makes a Good Halloween Movie? 

Written by Isabelle Termath and Rachel Haynes, Staff Writers As the Halloween season passes by, what do people enjoy spending their times watching and what elements in horror films, with…

POLY XC: Full Steam Ahead Into CIF

Written By Daniel Holscher, Editor In Chief As the 2025-2026 Season of Cross Country narrows into CIF, Mt. Sac serves as a key milestone of success and work ethic among…

A Game of Victory and Memories: Poly’s Pink-Out Football Match

Written by: Ariel Connell, Staff Writer Poly seniors in football, cheer, sports medicine, and band got to be recognized and cheered on by their classmates! On Friday, October 24, Poly…

Poly’s Girl’s Golf: A Swing and No Miss

Written By Samantha Reed, Staff Writer The girls golf team has wrapped up a great season filled with dedication, teamwork, and consistent improvement on the course. The girls golf team…

Theater Presents: Romeo and Juliet, A Twist On An Old Tale

Written by Nyla Louise Rteimeh, Staff Writer With the welcoming of Poly’s new theater teacher, Ms. Kasinski, we kick off our 2025–2026 show season with our fall play: Romeo and…

Clubs Make Up Our School Spirit: Poly’s Homecoming Carnival

Written By Staff Writers Emelia Gaines and Isaac Villegas After waking up bright and early to watch Poly’s annual Homecoming parade on Central Avenue and cheer on everyone who participated,…

Past Students, Present Achievements : Celebrating Alumni at Bears of Distinction

By: Nyla Louise Rteimeh, Staff Writer On Friday, October 10th, dozens of Poly High alumni gathered on campus to celebrate their wonderful accomplishments at the Bears of Distinction event. On…

Dancing the Night Away at Homecoming 2025

By Ella Fortine, Staff Writer Hear what the class of 2026 says about their last, and for some first, Homecoming Dance Saturday, October 4th kicked off this year’s Homecoming week…

Changing Times, Changing Students: Insights from the Classroom

Written by Noemi Martinez, Staff Writer In these always changing times of high school, what are teachers’ thoughts on their students? What do they see that others do not? The…

Behind the Scenes of the Homecoming Parade

Written by Kathryn Burke, Staff Writer A great deal of planning and dedication goes into Poly’s traditional homecoming activities, especially for the parade. Read further to see who participated, what…