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The Student Newspaper of Poly Prep Country Day School

The Polygon

The Student Newspaper of Poly Prep Country Day School

The Polygon

Democracy in Transition: Exploring Alternatives to the U.S Electoral College

Withth the 2024 election approaching, more Americans favor moving away from the Electoral College. According to the Pew Research Center, “sixty-five...

Discussions About Immigration Policy During the Election

As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, the topic of immigration continues to make headlines. The stories of many immigrants currently...

You Can Finally Vote! But How?

In a democracy, voting is the cornerstone of citizen engagement; yet, for many first-time voters the path to the ballot box is daunting. As local...

Abortion Rights: Fading Into History

Abortion rights are a controversial topic with strong opinions on both sides and as a result, are constantly up for debate. Roe v. Wade, a Supreme...

Biden Drops Out of the 2024 Election and Endorses Kamala Harris

This summer marked a significant change in leadership for the Democratic Party. “There was a very slow-moving, tectonic shift happening under...

Poly Community Responds to the Israel-Hamas War
Poly Community Responds to the Israel-Hamas War
Dov Weinstein Elul and Lucas Basham November 2, 2023

The Poly community has acted in a number of ways to support and educate students about the Israel-Hamas war following deadly attacks in early October. The entire community received emails from the history department and Interim Head of School John Rankin over the long weekend of the initial attacks....

Democracy in Transition: Exploring Alternatives to the U.S Electoral College
Democracy in Transition: Exploring Alternatives to the U.S Electoral College
Matan Schulman, Photography Editor • October 16, 2024

Withth the 2024 election approaching, more Americans favor moving away from the Electoral College. According to the Pew Research Center, “sixty-five...

Eighth Grader Saves the Day
Eighth Grader Saves the Day
Charlotte Arzouian, MIDDLE SCHOOL EDITOR • June 23, 2024

“I turned around and just heard something,” recalled 8th grade English teacher Arnelle Williams. Even though the incident occurred just over...

Meet Ms. May: Bringing Love to the English Department
Meet Ms. May: Bringing Love to the English Department
CHARLOTTE KESSLER, Copy Editor • June 23, 2024

High School English teacher, Brianna May, is new to Poly Prep this year and is planning to teach an English elective in the upcoming year. May...

You Can Finally Vote! But How?
You Can Finally Vote! But How?
Sydney Mcfarlane, Contributing Writer • October 16, 2024

In a democracy, voting is the cornerstone of citizen engagement; yet, for many first-time voters the path to the ballot box is daunting. As local...

Social Media Is Informing Our Political Opinions: Here’s Why and How to Overcome It

Do you ever feel as if you can’t stop scrolling on TikTok or constantly...

Michael Gabriel: Chief of Cartoons and Christmas Spirit

If you've ever flipped through the pages of the Polygon, you've likely...

Holocaust Remembrance Assembly: Honoring the Past, Educating the Present
Holocaust Remembrance Assembly: Honoring the Past, Educating the Present

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide of six million...

SPORTS RECAP: W’s All Around
DIEGO GARCIA-PHILLIPS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER • June 23, 2024

Girls’ Lacrosse: On Friday, May 3, Poly's Girls’ Lacrosse team delivered an impressive performance, securing a 21-5 victory against Riverdale....

Predicting the NBA Playoffs
Predicting the NBA Playoffs

The NBA Playoffs have reached the conference finals and haven’t disappointed...

Twenty-Four Senior Athletes on the Path to Collegiate Excellence
Twenty-Four Senior Athletes on the Path to Collegiate Excellence

The class of 2024’s student-athletes have been impressive, to say the...

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Chasing Victories and Warm Weather: Spring Sports Recap

Boys’ Tennis The Poly Boys’ Tennis team began their season on Monday,...

Spring Sports Head South for Spring Break

Every year during spring break, most of Poly’s spring sports teams take...

Bernardo Ruiz: Creating Documentaries Through a Personal Lens
IZZY LEYTON, FEAUTURES EDITOR • June 11, 2024

“I am most interested in people’s stories,” said documentary filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz during his visit to Poly on April 30 in the Richard...

The Last Sip: Final Coffee House of the Year
CHLOE GUEDES SMITH, LAYOUT EDITOR • June 11, 2024

The final Coffeehouse of the year, held on May 6, was a major hit. It featured an array of performances including singing, drawing, poetry,...

Serving Sleeping Beauty: The 2024 Met Gala
OLIVIA SPERLING, CONTRIBUTING WRITER • June 11, 2024

What Is the Met Gala? The Met Gala, formally named the Costume Institute Benefit, is an annual fundraising event held to support the Metropolitan...

‘One Day’: The Limited Series That Perfects the ‘Second Adaptation’
LULIT ADERFRIS-YAXLEY and TALIA BARRO-PARSOFF June 11, 2024

“One Day,” the television series, covers 20 years of friendship, love, heartbreak, and devastation faced by Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew....

The Power Black Artists Have Over Interpretation
ELIANA FRIEDMAN, MIDDLE SCHOOL EDITOR • June 11, 2024

As the rain pounds the umbrella, rattling and shaking as the wind sways me side to side, I run for cover into the historic haven in front of...

A Blurred Line Between Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation
A Blurred Line Between Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation
ELEANOR BROWN, FEAUTURES EDITOR • June 23, 2024

In the midst of the pandemic, nestled in the Hudson Valley, my family launched  “Quarantine Wars.” In a Master Chef-inspired fashion, we...

DEIB Block Schedule: Why It’s Unpopular and What We Can Do
DEIB Block Schedule: Why It’s Unpopular and What We Can Do
DOV WEINSTEIN ELUL, LAYOUT EDITOR • June 23, 2024

Over the last few years, Poly’s DEIB program has undergone radical change. One of the most notable developments is the strict enforcement of...

The Next Generation of Voters: Are They Ready?
The Next Generation of Voters: Are They Ready?
Lila Daniels, Features Editor • May 13, 2024

2024 is a pivotal year for politics, and the impressionable new adults who can vote for the first time could be a deciding factor in the fate...

What is Your Starbucks Order?
What is Your Starbucks Order?
Ella Klingensmith, Contributing Writer • May 12, 2024

Along with hundreds of other middle schoolers, my eighth-grade self took great pleasure in the after-school ritual of meeting friends at Starbucks....

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Winston Spits it Out (Again): The Goal of Ed-chew-cation
Jared Winston, Director of Student Life • May 12, 2024

As we returned to campus in the immediate wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, enforcing the ban on gum felt hyper-particular. You were coping with...