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May
PolyToday: Final day of classes for eighth grade
5/13/2022
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PolyToday: Third grade strings
5/12/2022
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PolyToday: Upper School Film Festival
5/11/2022
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PolyToday: Stage combat in Middle School PE
5/10/2022
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PolyToday: Ideas take flight
5/9/2022
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PolyToday: Visitors in American Studies Class
5/4/2022
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Badminton and Golf Fight for the League Title
5/3/2022
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Costume Design Course Encourages Experimentation
5/2/2022
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Lower School Art Show
5/2/2022
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Poly Jewish Family Affinity Group Hosts Historic Seder
5/2/2022
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Poly’s 6th Annual Blood Drive
5/2/2022
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Upper School Library Hosts Author Laura Taylor Namey
5/2/2022
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April
Poly Film Festival
4/29/2022
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Ruthless! the Musical
4/29/2022
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Together: Upper School Visual Arts Exhibition
4/29/2022
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Prep League Prelims for Track and Field and Swimming
4/22/2022
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Boys Volleyball Wraps Up League and Heads to Postseason
4/20/2022
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Poly Pet and Hobby Show Returns
4/20/2022
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PolyToday: Building Rome (not in a day)
4/20/2022
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Spotlight on Senior Ambassador Council Co-Coordinator: Nina T. ’22
4/19/2022
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Five Poly Students Win Aspirations in Coding Awards
4/15/2022
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Lily K. and Caroline P. Music Center’s Spotlight Semi-Finalists
4/15/2022
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Operations Team Supports Campus Sustainability Efforts
4/15/2022
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Poly Joins Black Pasadena Walking Tour
4/15/2022
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Steven L. and Adrian L. Awarded Dragon Kim Fellowships
4/15/2022
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Voces Book Club May 31
4/13/2022
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PolyToday: Third grade plays
4/11/2022
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Alumni Roundtable | State of the Arts: Reflections on the Challenges, Inspiration, and Creative Process During and Post-pandemic
4/6/2022
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PolyToday: Happy Giving Day!
4/6/2022
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Spring Break Game for Poly Baseball
4/6/2022
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Upper School Spring Musical: Once Upon a Mattress
4/4/2022
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March
GIP Event: Stories as a Catalyst for Change Featuring Narrative 4
3/29/2022
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COMMUNITY READ: "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race”
3/18/2022
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Poly Badminton Drives Birdies for Prominent Wins
3/17/2022
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PolyToday: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
3/17/2022
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"Reading is Sweet!": The Poly Book Fair Returns to Campus
3/15/2022
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Pajama Service Project Inspires Student Empathy
3/15/2022
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Poly Fund Volunteer Spotlight: Stewart Pei
3/15/2022
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String Students Perform in Honors Concert and Megan Foley Honored
3/15/2022
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Upper School Wellness Workshops Puts Student Health First
3/15/2022
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PolyToday: Happy Pi Day!
3/14/2022
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2022 DEI Parent Education Series
3/11/2022
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PolyToday: Eco Update
3/11/2022
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PolyToday: Cómo se dice?
3/9/2022
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PolyToday: Making learning fun
3/4/2022
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Interview With Dr. Michaela Mares-Tamayo, Poly’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3/3/2022
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PolyToday: Explore Pasadena
3/3/2022
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PolyToday: There There
3/2/2022
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Cy J. ’24 Hosts Black History Month Webinar
3/1/2022
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Fifth-Grade Students Design Careers Intersecting With Art
3/1/2022
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Poly Students Qualify For Competitive Math Invitational
3/1/2022
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Poly Students Win Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards
3/1/2022
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Recognizing Indigenous Land: The Story behind the Poly Students’ Push for a Land Acknowledgement
3/1/2022
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SALC Hosts Third Annual Virtual College Sports Night
3/1/2022
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Spring Break with PEP: A Different Adventure Every Day
3/1/2022
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PolyToday: Conversation about the Ukraine/Russia conflict
3/1/2022
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February
Spring Sports Have Started
2/28/2022
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PolyToday: Fifth grade musicals
2/25/2022
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PolyToday: Dragon parade in B period
2/23/2022
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International Day of Women Celebration: Supporting Women in Global Leadership
2/22/2022
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PolyToday: Happy Twosday
2/22/2022
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PolyToday: Here Comes the Sun
2/17/2022
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PolyToday: Where there’s a will, there’s a way
2/16/2022
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Winter Sports Season Wrap Up
2/16/2022
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AP Spanish Engages With Global Citizenship
2/15/2022
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Poly Celebrates Lunar New Year
2/15/2022
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Poly's Composting Efforts Featured On Spectrum News
2/15/2022
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Student Climate Activism Spurs Poly to Assess Carbon Impacts
2/15/2022
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PolyToday: Happy Valentine's Day!
2/14/2022
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Understanding Gender Diversity and Welcoming Gender Diverse Children into Our School Event
2/14/2022
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PolyToday: 100 Days and Counting
2/11/2022
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PolyToday: A meeting of the minds
2/9/2022
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Poly’s Boys Varsity Soccer Three-Peat
2/2/2022
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Alum Brenda Chen ’16 Reflects on the Impact of Dance in Her Life
2/1/2022
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City of Angels Class Creates Zine Capturing Dystopian Los Angeles
2/1/2022
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Report of Giving: Parenting Through The Pandemic
2/1/2022
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Upper School Music Makers Lab Students Remix David Bowie's "Starman"
2/1/2022
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January
GIP Virtual Event: A Nonpartisan State of the World Report Featuring Award-Winning Journalist Terry McCarthy
1/24/2022
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PolyToday: Ready, set, read!
1/24/2022
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PolyToday: Straight from the Heart
1/21/2022
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Big Week of Wins for Athletics
1/20/2022
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PolyToday: Sixth grade PE
1/18/2022
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Civility and Friendship Found During Cornel West and Robert George Talk
1/14/2022
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Friday Night Lights Returns March 11
1/14/2022
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Poly Leads the Way With Composting
1/14/2022
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Athletics Enforces Testing Protocols For Student-Athletes and Coaches
1/14/2022
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Voces Book Club: Susannah Rodriguez Drissi's "Until We're Fish"
1/14/2022
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PolyToday: Contemporary Ethical Issues
1/13/2022
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PolyToday: The big snow
1/11/2022
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PolyToday: Taiko drumming in Western Music
1/10/2022
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PolyToday: Eighth Grade Museum Block
1/7/2022
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PolyToday: Making music in Engineering class
1/5/2022
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PolyToday: Poly's Own Rose Parade
1/4/2022
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All Competitions Canceled Week of January 3, 2022
1/3/2022
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