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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

Chaos on the Court: March Madness Highlights

March Madness is much more than a casual basketball tournament. It is an overall experience that grabs the attention of sports fans all over...

Snowing Success: 2025 Winter Sports

Boys’ Basketball: The Boys’ Basketball team, led by Senior captains Nico James ’25, Connor Igoe ’25, and Karim Camara ’25, ended...

Running Through His Mind: Kofi Rossi’s Track Journey

Kofi Rossi ’25 isn’t just any track athlete—he’s a state champion and the current U.S. No. 3 in the 600m after his recent 2024 indoor...

Back to the Basics: Varsity Baseball Team Splits into Two

For the first time in its history, the Poly Prep Baseball program will have two varsity teams and a junior varsity (JV) team. While the two-varsity...

From Training to Plane-ing: Poly Teams’ Travel

Five of Poly’s spring sports teams traveled to Florida for spring break to play, practice, and enjoy the warm weather. Although each team had...

Zoom Q&A With Noni Lopez
Zoom Q&A With Noni Lopez
Reese Roaman, News Editor • March 30, 2025

Zoom Q&A With Noni Lopez On February 12 the Poly Parents Association held a Zoom call with incoming Head of School Dr. Noni Thomas López. López, who is currently the Head of School at the Gordon School in East Providence, Rhode Island, will officially assume her position at Poly on July 1, 2025. The...

Permission to Prompose: New Poly Rules Aim for Fun Without the Fuss
Permission to Prompose: New Poly Rules Aim for Fun Without the Fuss
Ellie Warwick, Copy Editor • May 4, 2025

Since prom was incorporated into student life, the process of asking one's date to the event, known as a promposal, has become an exciting tradition...

Stick-ing to Her Dreams: Sienna Klauss's Commitment to UVM
Stick-ing to Her Dreams: Sienna Klauss’s Commitment to UVM
Lila Daniels, Managing Editor • May 4, 2025

Sienna Klauss, a star midfielder on Poly Prep’s Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team, announced her commitment to play Division I Lacrosse at the University...

New Yorks No. 1 Player Justice De Jong '25 Looks Back
New Yorks No. 1 Player Justice De Jong ’25 Looks Back
Harper Baillie, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

At three years old, many of us were falling on our faces at Super Soccer Stars. At the same time, Justice De Jong was going to Yankees Games...

From LA to The Catskills: How Poly's Deans Spent Their Spring Break
From LA to The Catskills: How Poly’s Deans Spent Their Spring Break
Avery Kelly, Ruby Orans, and Charlotte Mahoney May 4, 2025

Do you wonder what your dean did over break? Students weren’t the only members of the Poly community who got to enjoy a fun spring break...

Devils Advocate

Dear Devil’s Advocate, I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling...

PolyTransitTrack Wins Shark Tank 2025
PolyTransitTrack Wins Shark Tank 2025

This year, Poly honored the third annual Shark Tank tradition with an assembly...

Black History Month Assembly

On February 11, 2025, the Poly Upper School community came together for...

Chaos on the Court: March Madness Highlights
Chaos on the Court: March Madness Highlights
Shuntaro Hari, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

March Madness is much more than a casual basketball tournament. It is an overall experience that grabs the attention of sports fans all over...

Snowing Success: 2025 Winter Sports
Snowing Success: 2025 Winter Sports

Boys’ Basketball: The Boys’ Basketball team, led by Senior captains...

Running Through His Mind: Kofi Rossi’s Track Journey

Kofi Rossi ’25 isn’t just any track athlete—he’s a state champion...

Back to the Basics: Varsity Baseball Team Splits into Two

For the first time in its history, the Poly Prep Baseball program will...

From Training to Plane-ing: Poly Teams' Travel
From Training to Plane-ing: Poly Teams’ Travel

Five of Poly’s spring sports teams traveled to Florida for spring break...

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...

Wicked: Why A Year Between Acts Is Keeping Fans Hooked
Wicked: Why A Year Between Acts Is Keeping Fans Hooked
Talia Barro-Parsoff, Lulit Adefris-Yaxley • May 4, 2025

When Universal Pictures announced it would split Wicked into two parts – Act 1 releasing on November 22, and Act 2 following on November 21,...

The Musical Dynamics of Poly Personalities
The Musical Dynamics of Poly Personalities
Marcus McIlwain, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

Whether you use Spotify or Apple Music, enjoy classical or fast-paced rap, or listen a few times a year or a few times an hour, everybody enjoys...

Singing A New Tune: Students Shine in Poly’s Annual Spring Vocal Concert
Maeve Flynn, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

This coming May, our very own Choral Director and Music Programs Coordinator Vincent Iannelli will lead our vocals-only Spring Concert on April...

Upper School Cast Works 9 to 5: Musical Performance of 9 to 5
Upper School Cast Works 9 to 5: Musical Performance of 9 to 5
Tessa Cooper, Arts Editor • March 30, 2025

In early March, Poly’s Upper School performed an iconic adaptation of the hit 1980s movie starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin...

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...

From ICE Raids to Trade Wars: The Growing Impact of Trump’s Second Term
From ICE Raids to Trade Wars: The Growing Impact of Trump’s Second Term
Alexandra Gilyadoff, Staff Writer • May 4, 2025

Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has enforced a series of controversial policies, including reinforcing the United States Immigration...

Baya Bar: A Tropical Escape Just Minutes From Poly
Baya Bar: A Tropical Escape Just Minutes From Poly
Carolina Lisk, Lucy Goldberg, and Chloe Guedes Smith May 4, 2025

Nestled between a cafe and barber shop, on the perimeter of Prospect Park’s 15 Street entrance, is Baya Bar. The small shop seats about five...

Teachers’ Take: Live From the Library
Iman Shultz, Contributing Writer • May 4, 2025

Believe it or not, there are brief moments in the library, while students are present, when you can hear a pin drop, and everyone here is aligned...

Movie Review: The Apprentice Digs Into the Culture That Created Trump
Movie Review: The Apprentice Digs Into the Culture That Created Trump
Levi Jacobson, Photography Editor • May 4, 2025

Donald Trump is arguably the most controversial figure of the 21st Century. However, I would hazard a guess that most Gen Z voters don’t know...