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The Polygon

The Student Newspaper of Poly Prep Country Day School

The Polygon

The Student Newspaper of Poly Prep Country Day School

The Polygon

Snack Attack: Poly Enforces New Restrictions Regarding Food on Campus

“I know it’s not all of you, but too many do not clean up after yourselves, and the adults are at their wits’ end. Eat inside, throw your...

Breaking Barriers On Stage with the Dream Street Theatre Company

In the heart of New York City’s performing arts scene, Dream Street Theatre Company, founded in 1998 in Brooklyn, is a non-profit organization...

Capping it Off: The Annual Improvement of Senior Capstone

Many students can’t wait for the end of senior year and what it has to offer: freedom, relaxation, and the end of an era. But for every Poly...

Inside the #1 Hardest Exam in the World: China’s Gakao Test

The Gaokao, officially known as China’s National Higher Education Entrance Examination, is one of the most important and high-stakes tests...

The Case for Clarity: Why are Students’ Grades a Mystery?

Grades are already a source of stress for many high schoolers, especially with the looming pressure of college and our future. At Poly Prep,...

End of an Era: John Rankin Closes the Chapter on his 41-Year Poly Career
End of an Era: John Rankin Closes the Chapter on his 41-Year Poly Career
Carolina Lisk, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • June 5, 2025

While the transitional period between heads of school at Poly Prep comes to a close, the school will lose one of its longest-standing faculty members, Interim Head of School John Rankin. After 41 years and seven different roles, Rankin is retiring from a long career in education and, for the time being,...

Snack Attack: Poly Enforces New Restrictions Regarding Food on Campus
Snack Attack: Poly Enforces New Restrictions Regarding Food on Campus
Rose Filippazzo, Breaking News Editor • June 5, 2025

“I know it’s not all of you, but too many do not clean up after yourselves, and the adults are at their wits’ end. Eat inside, throw your...

Right on Track: Natalie Murphy Announces her Commitment to UPenn
Right on Track: Natalie Murphy Announces her Commitment to UPenn
Isabella Crane, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

Natalie Murphy ‘26 recently announced her commitment to the University of Pennsylvania for track and field. With both of her parents being...

Wake Up! It’s Morning Devil O’clock
Wake Up! It’s Morning Devil O’clock
Jillian Maura, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

Whether your scrolling on TikTok or Instagram, you have probably seen the posts from The Morning Devil, Poly’s very own student-run media web...

Capping it Off: The Annual Improvement of Senior Capstone
Lucy Goldberg, Features Editor • June 5, 2025

Many students can’t wait for the end of senior year and what it has to offer: freedom, relaxation, and the end of an era. But for every Poly...

Inside the #1 Hardest Exam in the World: China’s Gakao Test

The Gaokao, officially known as China’s National Higher Education Entrance...

Encountering Ladybugs: Childhood Luck
Encountering Ladybugs: Childhood Luck

Ihave moved four times in my life, and each time, my parents promised to...

Devil’s Advocate
Devil’s Advocate

Dear Devil’s Advocate, I’m really excited for school to end and summer...

A Spike in Interest: Spikeball’s Growing Popularity Among Poly Students
Dean Rovello and Lauren Pauls June 5, 2025

Ball spikes. Feet scramble. One, two, three touches — point. Then it starts again. A craze has swept over Poly Prep in the past couple of months…...

The Best of the Best Leave It All on the Court in Round One of the Playoffs

Editor’s Note: This article was written on May 5, 2025. As of May 29,...

Shooting to Inspire: Legacy Gym Hosts Big Shot Bootcamp

The first Saturday of May began with the sounds of sneakers squeaking on...

Both Certainties and Surprises Revealed at the 2025 NFL Draft
Both Certainties and Surprises Revealed at the 2025 NFL Draft

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on April 24, the seven rounds of the 2025 NFL draft...

Chaos on the Court: March Madness Highlights
Chaos on the Court: March Madness Highlights

March Madness is much more than a casual basketball tournament. It is an...

Breaking Barriers On Stage with the Dream Street Theatre Company
Tessa Cooper, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

In the heart of New York City’s performing arts scene, Dream Street Theatre Company, founded in 1998 in Brooklyn, is a non-profit organization...

An Evening for the Arts: Poly’s Annual Visual Art Showcase
An Evening for the Arts: Poly’s Annual Visual Art Showcase
Caroline Nemeth, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

Marking the end of the school year, the Arts Awards Ceremony is an annual tradition that celebrates Poly Prep seniors who excel in visual arts,...

Singing into Spring: A Recap of this Year’s Spring Vocal Concert
Aviva Triester, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

On the evening of April 24, 2025, Poly Prep’s memorial Chapel was filled with the sound of student voices as eleven different choral groups...

Hemmed in History: This Year’s Met Gala Honors the Black Dandy
Hemmed in History: This Year’s Met Gala Honors the Black Dandy
Brianna Sylvain, Managing Editor • June 5, 2025

On Monday, May 5, fashion lovers, art nerds, and pop culture enthusiasts came together to watch the 2025 Met Gala. The Met Gala, formally known...

From 9-5 to Center Stage: Ryan Geisler and Drew Waldman Take Spotlight In Roger Rees Awards
Tessa Cooper, Arts Editor • May 4, 2025

Ryan Geisler ’25 and Drew Waldman ’25 have been chosen to compete in the Roger Rees awards for their outstanding performance in this year’s...

The Case for Clarity: Why are Students’ Grades a Mystery?
Grace King, Staff Writer • June 5, 2025

Grades are already a source of stress for many high schoolers, especially with the looming pressure of college and our future. At Poly Prep,...

Spotlighting the Sidelined: Why Women’s Sports Need More Support
Spotlighting the Sidelined: Why Women’s Sports Need More Support
Masoume Khonsari, Layout Editor • June 4, 2025

As I walk through the flowing sea of people in the Poly Prep hallways, I hear students saying their last words about their March Madness predictions...

Columbia to Cambridge: Why You Should Go to College Overseas
Columbia to Cambridge: Why You Should Go to College Overseas
Sasha Londoner, News Editor • June 4, 2025

For over two centuries, Columbia University has been a pillar of both New York City and American democracy as a whole. Columbia has educated...

Israel Under Netanyahu: Corruption, Conflict, and the Cost of Power
Israel Under Netanyahu: Corruption, Conflict, and the Cost of Power
Matan Shulman, Opinions Editor • June 4, 2025

Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece not as someone living in Israel but as one deeply identified with it, through family, through culture, and...

Voicing The Dissatisfaction of Freshmen Cohorts
Tyler Chan, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

It’s a slow day. The students file in, sitting at their desks, half immediately drowning themselves into their screens, the other half chatting...