Polytechnic School

Poly's 432 solar panels atop Scott and Gamble Gyms are officially online! The clean energy initiative, spearheaded by Upper and Middle School student activism, will offset the gyms' power needs, making this the school's flagship net-zero energy project.

More than 550 grandparents and special friends graced Poly's campus on Friday for our beloved annual tradition. Grandfriends enjoyed the all-school assembly, classroom visits, and meaningful time with their Poly student. We hope everyone has a great holiday week ahead!

Three cheers for Literacy Week!

Today is Election Day, and in the Lower School Library students can exercise their right to vote for their favorite picture book! Three popular books are in the running. Check out this cute display educating Poly students on voting and democracy.

Happy Poly-ween! 🎃🍬🧙‍♀️ We hope everyone has a safe and joyful celebration.

Poly unveiled the Alex Gray ’97 Media Lab in the Boswell Visual Arts Building on Poly's Upper School campus this past Sunday. The Alex Gray Media Lab will inspire Poly students to create boldly for years to come! 🧡🎧️🎙️

Go Dodgers! Today, our Lower School community showed off their Dodger Blue as our team takes on the Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series tonight. ⚾💙🧡

The Poly Asian Affinity Group (PAAG) held its first gathering at Star Leaf in Pasadena last week. The K-12 event brought together wonderful community members for a night of laughter and joy. We look forward to more affinity group events to come!

Poly’s beloved Panther Pods had their first meeting last week! Panther Pods are made up of two Lower School students from each grade level and one to two faculty or staff members. We look forward to another wonderful year of Panther Pods!

Check out these smiling Upper School faces! We wish the Poly community a wonderful weekend 🍁🍂🌔

Poly Upper School students in grades 9-11 returned from their weeklong, transformative Outdoor Education experience! This fall, trips went to Jameson Ranch, Point Reyes, Yosemite, Morro Bay, Escalante, and more.

Poly’s Admission team and Student Ambassadors attended the 2024 Private School Village Back-to-School Family Picnic & School Community Fair in Exposition Park this weekend. The team was thrilled to connect with Black and Brown families interested in our school. 🍎📝

As part of Poly kindergarten’s “All About Me” unit, the students completed a project based on the book “The Colors of Us” by Karen Katz. It was a powerful lesson on melanin that celebrates our unique identities.

Student clubs galore took over the Upper School! Recently, we saw two days of the Club Fair with organizations ranging from affinity groups, community engagement, academic teams, and interest/social-based clubs. We can't wait to see how these clubs blossom over the school year!

The @pasadenapoly.volleyball team started slow but ended up winning three straight sets today. What's even more awesome is that all three levels of girl's volleyball won on the same day for the first time this year. #gopoly

@pasadenapoly.volleyball is hitting the road this week for two Prep League matches. Today, they're making the long haul to Chadwick, aiming to keep their undefeated streak going in league. Let's cheer them on! #gopoly

We hope to see you at Poly's only all-school parent party, Friday Night Lights 9/20 and Panther Spirit Day 9/21. It's a great way to meet parents across all divisions and to support the Panther Club's mission. polytechnicpantherclub.com/donate/

And they're off! The Class of 2031 left yesterday for three exciting days in Big Bear. The trip marks the first adventure as part of Poly's Outdoor Ed program. We look forward to watching these sixth graders make new and lasting bonds 🧡

Despite the fog last Friday morning, there was a fantastic turnout for the Class of 2025 Senior Sunrise! ☀️ The tradition is now in its third year and concludes with a special Senior Sunset marking the end of the school year.

Can you hear that Panther ROAR! The energy at yesterday's all-school assembly could be felt across campus 🐾🧡