When you arrived back at school this year, you probably noticed the noble crusade which Jared Winston, director of student life, has taken on: the restoration of Poly spirit and school culture to its past formidability. When I began at Poly nearly six years ago, the booming presence of the spirit captains and mascot at each community gathering gave me the lasting impression of Poly spirit as ineffable,...

In a press conference with the Polygon, Head of Upper School Sarah Bates made a comment that in a few years, our curriculum will look more like a small liberal arts college’s and not a high school’s. At first I was annoyed. When choosing courses, we had to pick specialized electives from a big list and we didn’t even know what teacher taught what class. I had no idea if I wanted to study Linguistics...

What does a typical Sunday look like for you? A conversation with Mr. Nowakoski and People’s Editor Beatrice Larkin: they cover topics from his Sunday routine, favorite meals, favorite sports teams, and life abroad.   For Nowakoski, a typical Sunday starts by being woken up by his two dogs early in the morning. He elaborates, “they will not let me sleep past dawn.”  He says that Sunday...

On July 1st, 2022, Kym Carter became Poly Prep’s new Athletic Director. Carter filled in the position after Kristin Cannon had been the Athletic Director and Girls’ Soccer Coach at Poly for four years. Carter said her goals as athletic director are to shine more light on girls’ sports and to promote girls’ sports events. During Poly Prep’s first assembly of the year, Carter said, “This...