No Place for Teens
By: Leah Harrison Adults tell us to “Get off your phone!” but going outside has become harder than ever for today’s teenagers. Whilst not completely new, restrictions on teenagers in recent years have become more intense and strictly enforced. During COVID, many of our “third spaces” began to disappear due to COVID lockdown restrictions. Third […]
Course Clarity Crisis: To Navigate Course Selection
By Tomar Clark As January approaches and course selection sheets are distributed to Poly students in grades 9-11, many find themselves making critical academic decisions with minimal information about what awaits them in the classroom. From Advanced Placement courses to specialized electives like Forensics and Matter & Energy, the lack of detailed descriptions may be […]
Sleepy Students: Why are we so tired?
By Victoria Moffatt and Nevaeh King Every fall as students come back to school, one question rings throughout the classroom: Why are students tired? Despite the fall weather and the excitement for a new school year, students are more tired than ever and it’s not just about students going to bed late, there’s a […]
Our Fellow Officers
By Jaya Boyd & Marcus Kasemeyer With the opening of the Class of 2026’s senior year, there are many things students are questioning at the moment, most being about the next steps in life and some about the here and now. A main point of concern is those in control of our class government. Students […]
Poly Women Make Flag Football History
By: Zyon Kelly Did you know that flag football is the fastest-growing high school girls’ sport in America? According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, “girls’ high school flag football is on the rise, now over 70,000 girls play flag football across the country,” a number that will continue to rise each […]
Money, Money, Money: How Poly has been affected by the changes in nationwide and local education funding
By: Alice Bahr How has the current U.S. administration affected funding that supports the local education departments, including Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS)? Over the summer, the Trump administration froze over $6 billion in national education funding that was already approved by Congress and set to go out to schools on July 1st. Major funding […]
Back on Top
By Peyton Beach & Shannonmarie Gill with contributors Evan Sampson and London Westlyn The Poly-City football game is the oldest rivalry within Maryland public schools and the second oldest in the country, dating all the way back to 1889. The first game was held at Clifton Park in north east Baltimore where Poly took home […]