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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

Full Circle: Alum Peter Soto Steps into a New Role at Poly

Peter Soto ’01, a former middle school dean, has returned to Poly Prep this school year as Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education....

2025’s Summer Sustainability SLT: Deepening Students’ Understanding of the Climate Crisis in NYC

Students got to work this summer pulling mugwort and planting crops during  Upper School Science Teacher Clark Richter’s annual Summer Sustainability...

The Morning Devil Expands their Platform to Spotlight Student Interests

The Morning Devil, a Poly Prep social media journalism platform, has expanded its scope beyond student life content. This now reaches to arts,...

Devil’s Advocate: September and October Edition

Dear Devil’s Advocate, I’ve loved dressing up for Halloween since my parents put me in a little red M&M’s suit, but as I’ve gotten...

Blue Devil Night Lights Up Poly Prep

Sounds of cheers and school spirit fill the air of Poly Prep’s campus, as students, faculty, and alumni come together for Blue Devil Night:...

Michal Hershkovitz: Learning Without Fragility
Michal Hershkovitz: Learning Without Fragility
Harper Baillie, People Editor • October 23, 2025

Assistant Head of School, Academics, Michal Hershkovitz has led Poly Prep’s curricula to further promote the exchange of ideas, the importance of difficult conversations, and to encourage students to be the best versions of themselves as critical thinkers and members of an ever-changing societal landscape. Since...

Remembering 9/11: Reflections on Service, Memory, and Community
Remembering 9/11: Reflections on Service, Memory, and Community
Ella Klingensmith, News Staff Writer • October 27, 2025

Each year on September 11, the Poly prep community gathers in the chapel to honor the lives lost in the 2001 events, when hijacked planes struck...

Full Circle: Alum Peter Soto Steps into a New Role at Poly
Full Circle: Alum Peter Soto Steps into a New Role at Poly
Jillian Maura, People Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

Peter Soto ’01, a former middle school dean, has returned to Poly Prep this school year as Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education....

Amy Lucero: A New Dean Joins the Team
Amy Lucero: A New Dean Joins the Team
Neeka Aghazadeh, Arts Editor • October 26, 2025

Amy Lucero joined the upper school dean team this past June, according to the Poly Prep website, bringing her knowledge across the country from...

2025’s Summer Sustainability SLT: Deepening Students' Understanding of the Climate Crisis in NYC
2025’s Summer Sustainability SLT: Deepening Students’ Understanding of the Climate Crisis in NYC
Isabel Warwick, Features Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

Students got to work this summer pulling mugwort and planting crops during  Upper School Science Teacher Clark Richter’s annual Summer Sustainability...

The Morning Devil Expands their Platform to Spotlight Student Interests
The Morning Devil Expands their Platform to Spotlight Student Interests

The Morning Devil, a Poly Prep social media journalism platform, has expanded...

Devil’s Advocate: September and October Edition
Devil’s Advocate: September and October Edition

Dear Devil’s Advocate, I’ve loved dressing up for Halloween since...

From the Archives: Caesar Fabella’s 9/11 Narrative
From the Archives: Caesar Fabella’s 9/11 Narrative

On the morning of Wednesday, September 12, 2001, Middle School History...

Blue Devil Night Lights Up Poly Prep
Blue Devil Night Lights Up Poly Prep
Milo Forman, Sports Editor • October 28, 2025

Sounds of cheers and school spirit fill the air of Poly Prep’s campus, as students, faculty, and alumni come together for Blue Devil Night:...

Girls’ Varsity Soccer’s Undefeated Season Opening
Girls’ Varsity Soccer’s Undefeated Season Opening

The Girls’ Varsity soccer team began their 2025 season undefeated, and...

NFL Season Underway
NFL Season Underway

As the NFL reaches the fourth week of its season, some teams are soaring...

Tyler Borg Spotlight: Senior Quarterback Earns Big State Sports Player of the Game
Tyler Borg Spotlight: Senior Quarterback Earns Big State Sports Player of the Game

Senior Tyler Borg was named Big State Sports Player of the Game after his...

Poly Boys’ Soccer Looks to Build On Solid Start
Poly Boys’ Soccer Looks to Build On Solid Start

It is safe to say Poly Prep’s Varsity Boys’ Soccer team has not had...

Behind the Curtain: A Look Inside the Rehearsal Process for the 11th and 12th-Grade Play “And Then There Were None”
Behind the Curtain: A Look Inside the Rehearsal Process for the 11th and 12th-Grade Play “And Then There Were None”
Rose Filippazzo, Breaking News Editor • October 27, 2025

With eight weeks to prepare — an uncommonly fast turnaround — students and faculty are gearing up for the 11th and 12th-grade production,...

This Year’s Emmy Awards Got Political, What’s the Response?
This Year’s Emmy Awards Got Political, What’s the Response?
Brianna Sylvain, Managing Editor • October 26, 2025

At the “2025 Primetime Television Emmy Awards”, decades of television were honored and memorable wins took place. However, it was politics...

K-Pop Demon Hunter Takes Over Poly Prep Middle Schoolers
Aviva Treister, Arts Staff Writer • October 26, 2025

 The new movie “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” recently released in June 2025, is the most watched film ever on Netflix with the new record of 236...

Ms. Coppola’s New Art History Class Provides Students With  a New Perspective of Art and American Identity
Ms. Coppola’s New Art History Class Provides Students With a New Perspective of Art and American Identity
Tessa Cooper, Arts Staff Writer • October 26, 2025

For the majority of students in Poly Prep’s Upper School, field trips are a rare opportunity to learn outside the classroom. However, the juniors...

Students in Poly Prep’s Advanced Photography Class See New York City Through a New Lens
Students in Poly Prep’s Advanced Photography Class See New York City Through a New Lens
Neeka Aghazadeh, Arts Editor • October 26, 2025

Have you ever wondered what your life as a New Yorker looks like through someone else's perspective? In Poly Prep’s Advanced Photography class,...

The Faculty View: Why Caution Is Crucial in the Age of AI
Elijah Sivin, Contributing Writer • October 26, 2025

I appreciate the appeal of today's technological tools, AI in particular. I've always found screens transfixing, from my family's 1970s TV, through...

Reflecting on Zorhan Mamdani’s Proposed Policies: Will his Leadership Really Benefit the City?
Reflecting on Zorhan Mamdani’s Proposed Policies: Will his Leadership Really Benefit the City?
Ben Goldberg, Opinions Staff Writer • October 26, 2025

The 2025 New York City mayoral race has been full of surprises, turning the election into a national headline. Democratic-Socialist Zohran Mamdani...

How Zohran Mamdani Plans to Reshape Politics and Leadership in New York
How Zohran Mamdani Plans to Reshape Politics and Leadership in New York
Matan Shulman, Opinions Editor • October 26, 2025

Growing up under the Donald Trump administration, seeing lies, corruption and chaos dominate politics, I came to believe that every politician...

“Quiet down, you crazy kids!”: Reflecting on the Amount of Noise Children Are Exposed to
Jared Winston, Contributing Writer • October 26, 2025

We live in a world overwhelmed by noise. Cars honking, music blaring and screens flashing. Considering the volume of daily distraction we endure,...

New Freshmen Orientation; Making All Students Feel Welcome
Evie Ames, Staff Writer • October 26, 2025

First days of school can be hard for anyone, and they can feel even harder when you’re 14 years old, aimlessly wandering around a 25 acre school,...