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Poly Prep 2026 Joseph Dana Allen Commencement Speaker Daisy Lu '26

Academics

Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner 2026

2026 Commencement Senior Speaker Anna Brandmeyer

Academics

Senior Speaker Anna Brandmeyer ’26

2026 Middle School Major Awards

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2026 Middle School Major Awards

2025 Upper School Major Awards

Academics

2026 Upper School Major Awards

2026 Athletics Awards

Athletics

2026 Athletics Awards

Poly Prep Class of 2026 Cum Laude inductees

Academics

2026 Cum Laude Inductees

Students holding up Kyle Lukoff's book Too Bright to See

Academics

Stepping Into the Story: Middle School Author Visit With Kyle Lukoff

Middle School students studying ecosystems outdoors.

Academics

Moss, Bugs, and Fungi: Grade 5 Investigates Ecosystems on Campus

Poly Prep Class of 2026 colleges and universities

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The Class of 2026 Heads to College

China 2026

Academics

Across Cities and Cultures in China: A Journey of Mandarin Immersion

2026 Academic Awards

Academics

2026 Academic Awards

Middle School Musical Matilda, JR.

Arts

A Little Girl with a Very Big Voice: Middle School Takes on Matilda! JR.

2026 Arts Awards

Arts

2026 Arts Awards

Winners of the 2026 Women's History Month Oratory Contest.

Academics

Recite, Reflect, Celebrate: Lower School Honors Women’s History Month

Poly Prep Upper School students and faculty travel to Greece

Academics

Where Math Meets History: An Interdisciplinary Journey Through Greece

Poly Prep Alumni DA Award Winners 2026

Alumni

From Poly to Purpose: Alumni Distinguished Achievement Awardees Look Back

Poly Prep Robotics team

Academics

Robotics Innovation Through Inclusion

Japanese Tea Ceremony at Poly Prep

Academics

One Time, One Place: Experiencing the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Plugged-In Poly

Academics

Powered by Students: Inside Plugged-In Poly Internship Program

Ken Dashow

Alumni

A Launchpad for Life: Ken Dashow ’76 Reflects on Poly after 50 Years

Cyndy Jean

Community

Poly Welcomes New Associate Head of School Cyndy Jean Ed.D.

$Poly Prep Lower School Family Math Night$

Academics

Building Confidence With Numbers at Lower School Family Math Night

Upper School students visit Northern Ireland

Academics

Five Days in Northern Ireland

Alice by Heart

Arts

Aaaand Scene! Student Assistant Directors Take the Lead in ‘Alice By Heart’

SLT Ghana

Academics

Service Learning Without Borders

Students at The Outsiders musical

Academics

Stay Gold: Experiencing “The Outsiders” Through Novel, Film, and Broadway Stage

PolyCultura 2026

Community

PolyCultura 2026: Every Story Belongs

Middle School History Book Leaf Project

Academics

Inside Grade 5 History: Exploring India Through Art and Research

Robotics Team Captains, Brown University

Academics

A Legacy in Leadership: Three Robotics Captains Accepted to Brown

Poly Lower School art student

Arts

Where Choice Meets Creativity: Inside Lower School’s Art Studio

Middle School students travel to London

Academics

Stories, Stages, and Streets: Grade 8 Takes the Path to London

Afternoon of Student Choreography 2026

Arts

Dancing Through Nature: An Afternoon of Student Choreography

Brandon Willabus and the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Academics

From the Classroom to Climate Frontlines

Middle School students in the library Day Zero

Community

Starting from Zero: A Day Dedicated to Growth, Service, and Well-Being

Upstandership

Community

Middle School Upstandership

Advanced Photography students visit the Museum of the City of New York.

Arts

Advanced Photography Goes Inside Museum Archive

Oasis Night 2026 fans

Community

A Look Back at Oasis Night 2026

Poly Prep Lower School Grade 3 student listens to audio Louis Armstrong House Museum

Academics

Grade 3 Visits the Louis Armstrong House Museum

GirlsFactor students

Academics

GirlsFactor! at Poly Turns Three

Shirley Dayes with Sarah Ely and barrels of donations for Jamaica.

Community

Culture, Compassion, Community: Shirley Dayes Leads Relief Effort

Class of 2026 Early College Admissions Results

Academics

Class of 2026 Early College Results

Grade 9 Biology lab students

Academics

Exploring Organs, Systems, and Discovery: Grade 9 Biology in Action

Poly Prep Lower School Project

Academics

From Page to Personal: Grade 4 Explores Identity Through “Rez Dogs”

Middle School Book Club The Queen of Ocean Avenue

Academics

Middle School Book Club on the Case

Poly Prep Lower School Students Spanish immersion cultural trip

Academics

A Lower School Taste of Language & Culture

Dr. Alok Kanojia with students

Academics

Gaming, Growth, and Critical Thinking: Dr. K Talks Tech with Poly

Grades 9-10 play Emma

Arts

A Modern Spin on a Timeless Comedy: Reimagining “Emma”

Kim Davis kindergarten class

Community

Teaching by Example: Kim Davis’ Daily Acts of Care

Grade 10 Northern Lights project

Academics

Chemistry in the Cosmos: Inside Matthew Sagotsky’s Grade 10 Northern Lights Study

Poly Prep Glamour Gals Service Learning Team

Community

Connecting Across Generations: Stevie Ziffer ’27’s Glamour Gals SLT Combats Ageism

Students present at History Talk

Academics

Students Deliver History Talk on 2025 Mayoral Candidates

Poly Prep Upper School History Civics class

Academics

Before the Ballot: Students Explore the Meaning of Civic Participation

Students honor Poly veterans

Community

PolyVETS Launches on Campus to Honor and Support Veteran Alumni

Lina Lapelytė watches Lower School students rehearse.

Arts

A Performa Stage for Imagination: “The Speech (NYC)”

Teaching Assistants

Academics

Starting This Fall, Students Can Become Teacher Assistants

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Arts

Magic Meets Mischief in “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”

I am Ingrid author visit at Poly Prep Lower School

Academics

Ingrid the Service Dog Steals the Show at Lower School Author Visit

Dandyism at The Met

Academics

History Students Visit The Met Exhibition on Black Dandyism

Noni Thomas Lopez Investiture

Community

Nowhere But Poly: Dr. Noni Thomas López Installed as Head of School

Academics

From Curiosity to Cornerstone: Psychology at Poly

And Then There Were None

Arts

Students Bring the Suspense in Christie’s Haunting Classic

Jennifer Nelson and Matt Roventini Spirit Award winners

Community

2025 Spirit Award Honorees: A Legacy of Inspiration

Arhan Sengupta

Academics

Formula for Success: Arhan Sengupta ’28 at NYU’s Math Talent Program

Brian Choi at white board

Academics

Exploring Trigonometry Through History, Culture, and Pedagogy

Upper School Summer Professional Development

Academics

Learning in the Off Season: Upper School

Carter's first day

Community

A First Day Story from Lower School

Noni Thomas López with Middle School students on Blue Devil Night

Community

Powered by Poly: Blue Devil Night Delivers

Middle School Summer Professional Development

Academics

Learning in the Off-Season: Middle School

Lower School Summer PD

Academics

Learning in the Off-Season: Lower School

Senior Sunrise 2025

Community

Senior Sunrise: The Journey of Grade 12 Begins

Eliana Friedman visits Ecuador and Peru

Academics

The Path to Ecuador and Peru

Welcome Back 2025

Community

And So A New Chapter Begins

Summer SLT 2025 student volunteers

Academics

A Summer of Service 2025

Summer SLT at Harlem Grown

Academics

Summer 2025 SLT With Clark Richter

James Ogilvie

Community

Making a Difference Every Day

Poly Prep Chief Advancement Officer Olivia Baumgartner

Community

Poly Welcomes New Chief Advancement Officer Olivia Baumgartner

2025 Retirements

Community

A Fond Farewell: 2025 Retirements

Quails at Lower School

Academics

Quails in the Classroom = Conservation in Action

Lena Shamos JDA winner

Academics

Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner 2025

Senior Speaker Reese Roaman '25

Academics

Senior Speaker Reese Roaman ‘25

Middle School Major Awards

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Middle School Major Awards 2025

Grade 7 Chicago Curricular Travel

Academics

Science, Skylines, and Stories: Grade 7 Curricular Travel Path to Chicago

2025 Athletic Awards

Athletics

Athletics Awards 2025

Cum Laude 2025

Academics

2025 Cum Laude Inductees

2025 Upper School Major Awards

Academics

Upper School Major Awards 2025

Monique Lopez, Poly Prep Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO)

Community

Poly Welcomes New Chief Financial & Operations Officer Monique Lopez

Generation AI Juliet Moretti

Academics

Juliet Moretti Selected for National AI Innovation Fellowship

Health Interns Program

Community

Bringing Back Old Traditions: Health Interns Return

2025 Arts Awards

Arts

Arts Awards 2025

Class of 2025 College Matriculation

Academics

The Class of 2025 Heads to College

2024-25 Academic Awards

Academics

Academic Awards 2025

Middle School AAPI Club Fairs

Community

A Look Inside Poly’s AAPI Middle School Group

Sisters affinity group

Community

An Affinity for Nurturing Success: The First Year of S.I.S.T.E.R.S.

Middle School musical Newsies JR.

Arts

Strike Up the Spotlight: Newsies JR. Closes the PolyARTS Theater Season With Heart

Poetry class

Academics

Find Your Creative Voice: Lee Marcus Brings Harvard Expertise to Poly

Jon Kalb '08 outside his business Park Slope Copy

Alumni

Printing Poly’s Memories: Alumnus Jon Kalb ‘08

Liz Feldman '95

Alumni

Beyond the Blue and the Gray: Liz Feldman ’95

Chase Behar

Alumni

Alumna Spotlight: BMI Emerging Artist on the Rise Chase Behar ’20

Students visit China

Academics

Poly On the Move in Mandarin

Poly goes to France

Academics

It’s All Nice in Nice: Harper Blumberg ’28 Journals Through France