From rushing to first period, or heading off to while class officers try to sell desserts and sports pract ices, there is a lways something snacks to the rest of the student body to raise happening on Po ly's campus Throughout money for charity organizations and Prom. With t h e day, students enjoy playing ping-pong in the new Poly bu ild ing fina ll y comp leted, students McWilliams Courtyard, studying on the new and teachers are able to make use of the new library pat ios, or searching for snacks in the library, science and math classrooms. and dance Student Commons. During lunch, hungry and art studios It's out with the old and in wit h students wait in lin e for Green Apple Gourmet. the new on Poly's rennovated campus'
sophomores Jared Lim. K iki Yang . All ie Hodgen. and Omar Da1ri show off 1 their "onsies" during PaJama Day
WORKING
THE TANK TOPS. Showing off their new Poly Lank Lops. juniors Spencer Rogers. Brock Hudnut. and senior Sarah Mendenhall are excited about the free Pan th e r wear handed out at t h e Pep Rally
What's in Dr. Neilson's lunch box?
Like some students. Dr. Neilson tries to escape the hot lun ch line by bringing his own lunch in his cute Time Warner Cab le lun ch box.
' Due to my picky taste. it 's difficult to find food I like. but Mrs. Neil so n has go t it down to a sc ience!
GO PANTHERS GO! After the exciting Pep Rally, seniors Chris McWilliams. AJ Singh. Kel ly McGee. and Tim Goodw in get pump ed and ready for the fal l sports games to co m e
SAVED BY THE BELL.
Ready for sc hool. sophomore Julia Yun takes t ime to sm ile f or the came ra before h ea ding off to f 1rst period
IT'S ALL ABOUT LUNCH. Sophomore Hunter Wor land. senior Hunter WhitakerMorrow. and freshman Hun ter Harper can't wait to try out t new lun ch opt ion by Green Apple Gourmet
ORANGE AND WHITE. Sophomores Em1ly Beljak. Anna Lamb. Macgee Warshofsky, and Juliet Johnson sport their orange and white at the fall Pep Rally
BRI GINGTHE MUNITY TOG HE
Fridays at 10:30 are a welcome reprieve from the tedious work week. For one hour each week , the who le community comes together to watch anything from hypnotists to Chinese acrobats. The ASB does an excellent job bringing in speakers that the who le Upper School will enjoy. Some of the most popular assemblies this year have included a school
wide carolling session to celebrate the com ing winter break, a speaker from a local food bank, an author of a best-selling novel, and who can forget the all school assemblies where the cheer leaders perform and Mrs. Reed talks about her love of community. All in all, assemblies are a great way to bring the Upper School closer together.
DO THE HAKA
Students from a visiting school in New Zea land perform a traditional dance from their home country
SING IT OUT.
The vocal ensemble g1ves an exclusive teaser of their performances before performing them at Cabaret Night
Charlie has been acting and singing since he was little In this year's Rivalry Week, Patterson utilized his singing skills to clench the rivalry week karaoke title along with fellow Junior Tristen Dossett Charlie has participated in several of Poly's performing arts productions including his leading roles in the 2012 production of Sweeney Todd and 2013 production On the Town.
'I love getting up on stage and performing It is such a satisfying experience at the end of a show when the crowd applauds and you know that you have moved people
DYNAMIC DUO
Jessica Jin and Kayla Schidemantle perform a v1olin duet during a school assembly
The class ... officers
get into ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. the holiday spirit by participating in a human gift wrapp in g contest
Th e entire school comes together three times a year to celebrate Poly's deep sense of community
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
Senior Ben Smith seizes the opportunity of sitt in g on Santa's lap a few days berore the beginning of w inter break.
WARRIORS
Members of the Chinese kung-fu acrobatic group exhibit some of their deathdefying stunts that amazed the audience
rivalry week
WAR PAINT.
Pr epa rin g f o r th e
e pi c wate r b a ll oo n
fi g h t. sop h o m o res
Anna Lamb
Em ily Beljack. a n d
Cat h e rin e Sh e lt on show off t h e ir
m ea n g a me f ace s
PULL THE ROPE.
Se ni o r Max
Harmon claims -
v icto ry f o r hi s class
as J uni o r Matt
Ca rte r s truggles t o
rega in h1s f oo tin g in Mo nda y 's
Ro d eo C h a ll e n ge
GETTING VERTICAL.
During the Knockout game on the last day of Rivalry Week. sophomore Andrew Trojan stretches for a lay up that knocked out freshman Andres Ma rt inez FLAG TAG
Freshman. Carter Alvarez. dodges the competition in attempts to carry his team to v1ctory during the epic game of Flag Tag
TAKE THAT!
With a balloon to the face. Sophomore Ezra Raw itsch screams out loud during the water balloon fight.
AY AY CAPTAIN
Students from each grade listen carefully to Lauren Lantry's pirate themed instructions during Captain on Deck.
I GUESS WE'RE READY. The senior dodgeball team gets ready as the try to make a clutch performance in the ep1c dodgeball competition
PEG 'EM. In a special guest appearance. faculty members like Mr. Schmoke and Mr. Thompson put up a good fight against the Freshmen in dodgeball AY CARAMBA! Doctora Bernath squeals during an impromptu tug of war game Teachers vs Freshmen Girls
Upper classmen versus lower classmen. Every man for himself Riva lry week is a test of the sur vival of the fittest in a week -l ong competit ion of various fun and ex citing activities Grades come together sporting their class colors in hopes of acclaiming glory for their peers Every student at Poly looks forward to Rival r y Week and await in ant icipatio n for the games to beg in Faculty and students compete again st one another in the action packed week A s they participate in va ri ous activites and games, Rivalry Week brings the Poly commun ity closer together as they face off against one ano th er while having tons o f epic fun. In good sp irit s, Rivalry Week is just o n e of the most memorable Poly experiences that students a nd faculty share.
THE "LADIES MAN." Hunter
Whitake r-IVlorrow cl ings onto h is a rm candy, Ju li a B la n co a nd A lyssa Pa ul.
FOR THE 'RENTS.
IVlaya Omori, accompan ied by h er da t e John Rodgers demonstrates t h e classic side by side The ir pa rents w il l love it
DANCING QUEENS.
Junior girls Maddi Holder, Hannah Kaufman, Juliet Johnson, Evan Gancedo, Natalie Treister, and Ana Acosta take a quick break from dancing
SIBLING RIVALRY.
Evie Zavidow and her date, Joe Bohlinger, pose for a picture with Joe's younger brother, Luke Bohlinger and his date, JOJO Young
FOOTLOOSE.
Willy Debreu, JoJo Young, Jacyln Cole, Frances Whitford, Ella Young, and Mackenzie Sikora take their dance skills into the photobooth
You wou
TWINKLE, TWINKLE. Decked out in sparkly dresses. freshmen Kennedy Cameron, Allie Treister, Ryan Casey, and Sloan Askins happily attend their first formal dance.
DA E
On December 1st Poly Upper Schoolers gathered at the Chen residen ce for a night of dancing , food, mus ic, and fun. In anticipation of the imminent apoco laypse on December 21st, the theme of the dance was " Dan ce Unti l the World End s." paying homag e to Britney Spears' hit sing le containing lyr ics of a sim ilar nature. But in the grand
DOUBLE TROUBLE. Aliya Crochetiere and Elizabeth Newkirk survive every gir l's nightmare. the dreaded matching dress. with a postivie attitude and are able to poke fun at their predicament
T ILtradition of winter formals, it didn't just rain, it poured
Despite the deluge, students were able to make the most of the situation by kicking off shoes, rolling up pants, and dancing in the gi -
ESarah Mendenhall and Anna Lamb. Th eir made up of juniors Br ian
meticulous planning fina ll y paid off Ward and Zach Bern , to take control of on the night of the dance with a the turn tables this year The combination
high student body turnout and of great planning and music proved to be positive reviews. That being the rec i pe for a perfect dance. However, said, a dance is nothing without not only did students have a good time, ant puddle on the dance f loor. The good music. After losing DJ K-STAR to the committee raised significant funds success of the dance can be credited graduation, the winter formal for t h e album you are holding r ight now. to the W inter Formal Committee, led by committee turned to OJ LGTT,
The Gir ls Service League put on the second best costumes included Brock Hudnut and dance of the year. and it was a successfu l Sarah Mendenhall's munchkin outfits and Willy one surrounded by w itches, Dorothies. Moff ly and Emily Beljak's Ruby Red Slipper scarec rows, lions, tinmen, and even litt le ensemb le. The GSL, o n e of the prominent munchkins! DJ's Zack Bern and Brian charity organizations at Poly, s-upported Ward kept the night festive and fun with My F riends Place, a charitable foundation the ir songs and remixes. Everyone enjoyed based in Hollywood that assists and inspires dancing to their great play list. Some of the homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.
ye ti Caroline Harvey '14
JUMP AROUND.
Sophomores
Kay la Valenc 1a and Milan Mosse
JUmp and tw ir l as a tornado Th ey had lots of fun spinning around like tornadoes throughou t the dance
SHINE BRIGHT
LIKE A TINMAN.
Fres h men Mary Ho lt Isabe l Phin n ey and Sop h om re Emil y Tcheng shine in their shiny tin-woman costu m es
THE GREEN TEAM.
Seniors David Hong, Kat ie Wardlaw Kell i Liu . and Chandler
Woo dressed in a ll g ree n for t h e Emera ld Ci ty theme.
LOLLIPOPS. Brock Hudnut and Sarah Mendenhall were the cutest munchkins at the dance.
TWITCHES.
Tatiana Becerra. Christine Nguyen. and A lison Ball were the best witches!
RAWR.
Sophomores
Claire Rossi and Seth Calvin put their friendly lion faces on.
SAY CHEESE.
Sen iors Katie Yun. Lauren Lantry, Catherine Finney. and Jaclyn Cole dressed up as Doroth ies and the witches.
OZ VILLAGERS.
Junio rs Jo h n- M ic h ae l D'Andrea. Hazen Breen N ate Me ie r. Addae Melhuish. Sebastia n Ha rt N atal ie Edwards. V icto ria Gu. An isha Cook Sim o n e Abegunr in A li ya C ro ch et ie re. Pat ri c k Anderso n and AFS student Alessa Ruscheweyh enJOY
GSL o n t h e Ye ll ow B ri ck Road
STRAIGHT OUTTA
EMERALD CITY.
Jun io rs Erin A n n ick. Jul iet Johnson Evan Gancedo. Matthew Johnson Charlie Patte rson and W ill Genske b roke out of Ja il j u st fo r t hi s party
FIERCE. Showing off their sass, sophomore Julia Wohl and jun1or Simone Abegunrin strike a pose at the MS I _ dance.
HIS TWO MAIN L ADIES. Junio r Caelum Magee celebrates the luau with JUnior Maddl Holder and freshman Terra Magee
KICKING
IT OFF. After hours of set up, the ASB who hosted the first dance or- Lhe year couldn't relax until after Lhe y took the night's first photol With a great turn out the dance was a successl
SIBLING BONDING.
Sophomore Natasha Pinon and senior Alex Pinon capture their last ASB dance together by taking a picture'
DREAM TEAM. Looking like professional table tenn is p layers. sophomore Bing Banta along with freshmen Jak e McCarthy and Joe Mendenhall sport their headbands
ALOHA! EnJoying the last few days before heading off to France for year abroad Junior Perrin Lang smiles with Maddy Drolen. Kelly Berg, Hana Svitek, and Alessa Ruscheweyh
Catherine Boyer and Brooke Edwards take pictures by heading over to the dance floorl
WE ARE FAMILY! After becoming friends during swim team. Seniors Catherine F inney and Shana Szeto hang out w it h Freshmen Teddy Debreu and Jack Ambsry during the
LETS DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. Seniors and Sophomores take a break from dancing to pose together for a group photo in order to capture the memoriesl
GOTTA LOVE SPORTS. Sophomore Jared Lim (dressed as Coach Hall) coaches Parker Mathews. Nick McConne ll. and Hunter Worland dancel
After the successful ASB luau, the MSL wanted dances. Luckily the fun moments were cap tur ed to j o in in on the funl In March , the boys of the w ith the photography ski ll s of Harry Templeton,
M SL h os t ed their first dance eve r w ith the free of cha r ge for the students! Th e M SL dance help of the AS B, of course. Because the dance was the last dance for th e und e rcla ss m en, and was themed "Sports," a ll the students came it was a great one to finish withl Th ank yo u t o
dressed in a wide assortment of their fa vor it e everyone that worked hard in putting the dances sports atti re. These two themed dances were together. and we can't wait unt il next yearl
fun ways to let lo ose on a Saturday night witho u t the wo rri es that come wi th forma l
FRESHMEN SPLASH.
RIGHT JOJO Young and Lucas Bohlinger splash each other 1n a water fight
BOTTO M The students take 1n the beau t ifu l scenery of the canyon on a day h1ke.
CAUGHT ONE!
LEFT Alana P1zarro and D1ana Leon f1sh 1n the icy
BOTTOM. An 1nstructor teaches Salma Kamal to cast a l1ne and bail the f1sh
REACHING FOR THE SKY.
RIGHT Halle Kneger deftly scales a humongous rock. hopefully mak1ng it all the way to the top
BELOW Exhausted from the1r climbing thus far. yet exc1ted for another. the group is ecstat1c and ready to go.
A LONG, LONG ROAD.
ABOVE. After shoot 1ng and other act1v1t1es. the ranchers get together before cook1ng d1nner. Yuml
for the fire later that
Ma
I really enJoyed trips week because I bonded and met many new people whom I am now great
KEEP ON SAILING.
RIGHT The group ga1ns back the1r "land legs" as they take a h1ke to the peak of Catalina.
BOTTOM Michelle Chen. Carter Alverez. and Luc D'Andrea paddle to the open ocean. see1ng many cool sea creatures along the way
ABOV L1ned up and ._10k1ng ke pros. the b1kers are ready for adventure. Look at that skyl
LEFT Si'lmantha Coll1ns. Ferns Yang.
and
b1ke one after anothe1 away from the forest and on to the next dest1nat1on
RIGHT Gabe van de Sande. Cellne Vendler. and Andres
rt1nez a1d 1n cutt1ng wood
n1ght
Joe Mendenhall.
Cyril H1cks
RIGHT Turner Romey Henry Cafferala. and Deedee Logan pause to rest from the tiresome kayak paddltng 1n the Channel Islands
BELOW Dunng a gorgeous trek and break from the water. the group psychs up for the next activity setting up camp
ABOVE· The surfers and thetr tnstructors throw up the "shaka" after an amaztng surftng sess1on
RIGHT Allison Woo.
Emily Beljak. and Bing Banta smile as they hold hands and catch a
ABOVE:. Day htktng. swtmmtng 1n nvers. and enjoytng beauttful scenery are only a few of the amaztng activtttes on the sophomore Escalante tnp
LEFT Sophomore Adam Stanford-Moore takes refreshtng dip under one of the many beauttful waterfalls
ABOVE A resp1te and picture tn the mtddle of the 11 mile ttphill hike is much needed for the happy htkers
LEFT Alex Vettch. Seth Calvtn. Griffin Carter. Skyler Mclean. and Dan tel Stoffel flex after a v1ctonous climb to the top of Mt Whttney Whoohoo'
ABOVE Such an amaztng backdrop for a group photo' LEFT Everyone enjoys the stghts and waterfalls where Jurassic Park was filmed
ABOVE: The exc1ted campers stand under the spraying waterfall for a group photo
LEFT Jared Lim. Kikt Yang. Brooke Olson. Caroltne laffaldano. and Allte Hodgen enJOY the late afternoon as the sun sets behind them
Guide that ra pid.
Attempting to keep good paddling form. Alessa Ruscheweyh guides the boat down the rapid The junior class spends one week together every year at the Klamath River.
GUYS. All packed up and ready to go, Willy Moffly, Dennis
Brock
and Spencer Rogers embrace in exc itement for the trips
PADDLE BOYS! Going through one of the hardest rapids on the Klamath river. Michael Bowman. Charlie Patterson. Will Genske. and Matthew Johnson wo rk together to
SILLY
Grover.
Hudnut.
Evan Ganced0, A liya Crochetiere, and Noel Askins all sit aroud
the warm campfire listening and laughing at the stories being told
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT.
Juniors gather at the Poly pool for lessons on how to paddle a couple of weeks before the trip began
Getting ready to set up JUST KEEP PADDLING. their campsite for the night, Victoria Gu, Caroline Harvey, Kaitlyn Olah. and Alessa Ruscheweyh get a break from a long day of paddling
Paddling peacefully on the Klamath River. two groups of juniors attempt to navigate towards the edge to collect the wild blueberries.
ALL SMILES. Madison Carey and Stephanie Pham are elated after successfully getting through a huge rapid
PADDLES UP!
Anna Scheckel. Ta in Larson, Julia Alison. and Noah Kim are having a great time paddling on the
REEL IT IN. Taking a break from paddl ing, Brock Hudnut and Willy Moffly attempt to catch a fish
Klamath River
poly clubs
(Back row) Allison Woo, Caroline laffaldano, Alex Clark, Deedee Logan, Claire Rossi, Anna Lamb, Emily Beljak, Julia Wohl (Front row) Becca Hanel, Nick McConnell, Kiki Yang, Parker Mathews, Catherine Shelton
(Back row) Luke Asperger, Jake Zelek, Joe Bohlinger, Hunter Whitaker-Morrow, AJ Singh (Front row) Rachel Ng, Lauren Lantry, Max Harmon, Tim Goodwin, Chris McWilliams
Isabelle Phinney, Emily Gifford, Shuchi Sehgal, Stephanie Pham, Brenda Chen, Jimmy Zhou, Daniel Zhu, Erik Chan
Sebastian Hart, Maddy Mendell, Talin Larson, Jessica Jin, Shannon Wu, Jutia Alison, Stephanie Liu, Mr. Melgoza
(Back row) Caroline Harvey, Charlie Ramirez, Dennis Grover, Michael Bowman, Will Genske, Erin Annick, Chandler Woo, David Hong, Ally Annick (Front row) Amber Park, Nathan Lee, Midge Zuk, Caleb Lee, Lisa Hemphill
(Back row) Ben Harrison, Michael Bowman, Macgee Warshofsky, Alex Clark, Emily Beljak, Deedee Logan, Nick McConnell, Parker Mathews, Dennis Grover (Front row) Brooke Olson, Julia Wohl, Allison Woo, Anna Lamb, Catherine Shelton, Becca Hanel, Claire Rossi, Allie Hodgen, Kiki Yang, Will Genske
Henry La Soya, Anisha Cook, Ori Torres, Ryan Schiller, Brooke Edwards, Audrey Xu
Richard Hathaway, Robert Demarco, Hunter Worland, Griffin Carter, Seth Calvin, Nick McConnell, Ezra Rawitsch, Adam Stanford-Moore, David Ohta, Nicky Terrile, John Rodgers, Matthew SoulaniUe
Brooke Olson, Christina McCarthy, Allie Hodgen
Willy Moffly, Emily Beljak, Carolyn Shanks, Claire Rossi, Alex Veitch, Ezra Rawitsch, Daniel Stoffel, Sebastian Hart
(Back row) Sebastian Hart, Matthew Soulanille, Michael Caughron, Ms. Schul, Michael Chen, Jimmy Zhou, Isabelle Phinney, Michelle Chen, Ben Harrison, Maddy Mendell (Front row) Erik Chang, Erynn Kim, Tatiana Becerra, Laila Jaffer, Alix Azad, Talin Larson, Julia Alison
Dennis Grover, Kayla Valencia, Sarah Mendenhall, r Julia Blanco, Nora Johnson, Alex Pinon, Kelly McGee
Isabelle Greene, Michael Chen, Olivia Woo, Michelle , Chen , Diana Leon, Laila Jaffer
Aliya Crochetiere, Alex Clark, Kiki Yang, Deedee Logan, ·y Bern, Julia Wohl, Brian Ward, Caelum Magee, Maddi Holder, Sam Astorga, Sachin Puri, Hannah Kaufman, Lev Asimow, Eric Jiang, Brett Laudeman, Nick Polyzoides, Turner Romey, David Orndorff, Josh Ball, Brad Shanks, Jimmy Zhou, Julian Terrile, Ryan Schiller, Nicky Steidel, Max Chau
Matthew Soulanille, Nicky Terrile, John Rodgers, Richard Hathaway, Adam Stanford-Moore, David Ohta, Olivia Woo, Tim Goodwin
Matthew Soulanille, Olivia Woo, Michael Caughron, Michael Chen, Michelle Chen, Erynn Kim, Ben Harrison
Hunter Worland, Noel Askins, Emily Bowen, Brooke , Edwards, Hunter Harper, Rachel Hoang, Simone Abegunrin, Anna Lamb, Ben Smith, Aria Griffin, Sarah Mendenhall, Olivia Treister, Isaiah Barth, Hunter Whitaker-Morrow
Kaela Scheidemantle, Midge Zuk, Ori Torres, Au- r drey Xu, Ryan Schiller, Aliya Crochetiere, Caroline Harvey, Leo Galvan
(Back row) Richard Hathaway, Lev Asimow, Jimmy r Zhou, Manny Medrano (Middle row) Jessica Jin, Victoria Gu, Stephanie Pham, Tatiana Becerra, Julia Alison (Front row) Shannon Wu, Shuchi Sehgal, Brenda Chen, Christine Nguyen
(Back row) Frances Whitford , Victoria Gu, Alison Ball, Anna Scheckel, Matthew Soulanille, Richard Hathaway, Ben Harrison, Cyril Hicks, August O'Beirn, Jon Yen, Cheyne Minto, John Sofie Henkel Jufla Anson (Middle row) Andrew Ruys Oe Perez, Christine Nguyen, tsabolle Grqene, Jimmy Zhou, Michael Chen, David Ohta, Nicky ferrite. Henry LaSoy(f, Maddy Mendell, Talin Larson, Anisha Cook, Shannon Wu, Jessica Jln, oytan Magsarifi (Front row) Austin Yu, Erik Chan, Justin Wong, Brandon Lew, Henry Kaeta Scheidemantle, Olivia Woo, TaUana Becerra, Alix Azad, Lalla Jaffer, Erin Barr, Diana Leon
TBring ing the facu lty and students togethe r dr ives the MSL en bodied hard work choice to raise money for homeless youth th is years ASB cabinet brought fun and and compassion by raising money for For the past two years membe rs of SALC innovative ideas to the new and improved foundat ions like Home Boy Industries Th1s have set a wonderful example of what Poly campus Working closely alongside years GSL not only took us all to Emerald Poly Athlet1cs is all about Follow1ng their Mr McGrail. the Peer Mentors helped City for the annual GSL dance b ut also own mission statement SALC emphazies ease the freshman into their first year of b1ought the girls together for some sisterly the 1mportance of sportsmanship and high school while builrling n?lntionships bonding through the Big Sister Lill"le balance between athletics and school. with them Bringing the community Sisler program. The GSL cabinet selected together through their goodwill My Friend's Place s their charity of
GSL
Advisor Mrs. Barnes. Secretary Orianna Tones. Ju n ror Represen t ative Kelly Berg, Junior Representative Maddy Drolen. President Kell i Liu. Treasurer Catherine Finney, Ways and Means Mara Verlch. Vice President Evie ?avidow. Presde nL Ka li e Ward law
MSL
Milan Mosse. Griffin Carter. Sebastian Cahrll. Mr. F-eldmeth, Spencer Rogers. W rlly Deb reu Ju li an Terrile A lex Sm il h, Nolan Mull igan. Will Jameson
PEER MENTORS
TOP FROM LEFT: Olivia Trersler. Audrey Xu. Ryan Schiller. Brooke
Edwards. Catherine Boyer. Rache l N Caleb Lee. Sam Evans. Cour Lney
Foster. Joe Bohlinger
BOTTOM FROM LEFT: Katherine Beny, Rachellloang, Ben Smilh. Max 11armon
SALC
TOP FROM LEFT: Courtney Foster. Dennrs Grover. Joey Asperger. Charlie Ramirez. Kaillyn Olah. Catherine Lehman. Cur Lis Toyota
BOTTOM FROM LEFT: Rachel I loa r1g. Ca leb Lee Noel Askrns. Kalie Wardlaw, Chandler Woo
TOP FROM LEFT: President L uren Lantry, Treasurer Henry ?hou. Vice President Christina McCarthy
BOTTOM FROM LEFT: Community Outreach Jaclyn Cole. Secretary Sam Astorga, Chief Justice Hunter Whitaker-Morrow
IT'S A LOT ABOUT
about it. I just have it
SOCIAL.
As seniors grow less fond of homework. they focus their time on their friends.
DIVE IN. Juniors Michael Bowman, Will Genske. and Anisha Cook try out the new lunch service
Senior Ryan Hyon tests out his ping -pong skills on the first day of school
WHEN IS LUNCH?
Juniors hangout on t h e ir patio catch in g up on what they d id during summer break
BATTLE FOR FOOD.
Sophomores Max Chau and Jared Lim arm wrestle for each other's lunches
Sophomore g irl s s it around Erdman Cou rt yard eating their h ome m ade lun c h es . They s ure look like they're reminiscing
sophomores study up for a Western Civilization reading qu iz next period
The Poly community comes together for at least thirty minutes a day to re-group, socialize, and relax. Some students tend to study and do homework wh ile others catch up with friends they rarely see during the day With the new food service , Green Apple Gourmet, students ha v e compared and contrasted the pric e , quality, and efficiency. " I appreciate how Green Apple has different pr ices for different meals, and I love how
don't have to carry money around with me everyday!" A lthough students like Stephanie L iu enjoy the new lunch system, some students like A li son Bal l have t h e ir rese r vat io n s. "A lt h oug h I do think the food is nutritious, I'm not so happy about the lack of v ariety. Green Apple has the same food every week!" No matter what the different opinions are, we a ll have one thing in common: Poly students love t he ir food l
The Freshmen girls retreat behind their lockers, far away from the intimidating seniors shown on the left
• So we hear you have a boyfriend back home, what does he think of your year abroad?
Well, we have been in a relationship for about 2yrs and Smo. I think he is kind of jealous when he sees pictures of me on Facebook because he really would love to be here in the US.
• What does he think aobut all the friends you have made?
It's weird for him to see me with so many girls because in Germany, I hang out mostly with guys.
• What has been your favorite thing about staying with the McConnell family?
I just love sitting together at dinner and talking about our days. We never have time to just "talk" in Germany. Oh and Mrs McConnell's lasagna; she makes an amazing lasagna.
• What fun things have you done so far this year?
I went to a Rose Bowl game (my first American football game ever!), and it was incredible! During Halloween we went to Universal Studios and I almost got killed by zombies in a maze. Oh and we have been to the beach so many times. The beach is well, so California.
• What is the best part about going to school at Poly.
Although it is way harder than I expected, the teachers are so nice and the classes are small. Also, I really enjoyed being part of the dance show. I thought I wouldn't have a chance to be on the stage in the US, but this was an amazing opportunity. Lastly, what is with all of these boys and their high socks?! Boys in Germany would never wear socks that high!
Wermelskirchen, Germany
liBiiftflk!\1'1! Alessa is the oldest of 5 kids in Germany. And she's the oldest at the McConnell's too.
Loves dancing!
Before coming on her school year abroad, various info sessions stressed that she should be ready to gain 20 pounds, because all Americans eat is fast food.
Seems like a cultural misunderstanding ' to us!
LET'S GET PUMPED! Auckland Grammar School's cross-country team showed Poly students how they got ready for a meet with their traditional war dance. the "haka."
Through reccomendation from the Board With multiple cultural events each year, allowing seniors of Trustees in 2006 , the Global Initiatives to meet requirements for a Global Studies Certificate, Program was founded as a opportunity for Poly students can participate in G IP everwhere from students to learn outside of t he classroom hosting a Nirayama High School student to visiting and take skills gained in the classroom and Cuba during the summer. G IP is truly and integra l part put them to work in the real world ouside Poly of the Poly ex perience.
Sophomore
Adam Stanford Moore plays against a Japanese students and strategically places his bishop in a position to threaten his opponent 's king.
WHO'S THE NEW GUY? Poly lower school students get the opportunity to interact and to play with Auckland Grammar School's crosscountry team. who lived with Poly's cross-country team over a one week trip
ENJOYING THE NEW LIBRARY.
Auckland Grammar School's crosscountry team took a look at Poly's new library. Ms. Lyons gave the boys the full tour of the library
ON PINS AND NEEDLES. During the Chinese Acrobatic Assembly th is January, members of the Henan Museum of China lifted a kung-fu artist into the air by the tips of their bayonettes The stunt was obviously followed by a roaring of excitement from Poly students.
L a urian ne W i l liams is th e that stirs the Upper School drink I have been privileged to occupy the office next to hers for the past t wo years so I have a sense of the breadth of he r contact with Upper School students and fa culty and the depth of her connection to so many aspects of South Campus life. It is truly impressive.
Students come to Laurianne with a myriad of issues schedule change requests. community outreach ide as. math help. selling things at lunch for a club. arranging to host a prom. and the lis t goes on and on. Ditto for the faculty: t hey come to her with all sorts of reque sts and concerns and she patiently lis tens to them all and helps them solv e their problems I think Laurianne's life motto is: What can I do to help? She is c onstantly offering to do whatever it takes to make things work well. She cares abou t the big p1cture but is fastidious about t aking care of details. I ask her advice on a daily basis because I trust her intuition a bout students and life. Lots of schools hav e fix-it-type people like Laurianne who keep t he train on the tracks by working quietly behin d the scenes But I be t very few have some one who acco m plishes this with such grace. so little ego. and so much caring concern for those around her This year. in aodition to all of the other burdens which Laurian ne so effortlessly bo re. she didn't feel well. Yet i f you didn't know. you probably wouldn't notic e that because s h e handled each day and eac h encounter witho u t a pause or a thought for herself I have neve r observed Laurianne hurry someone out of h e r presence The times when she took the time to help someone are too nu merous to count. The fact that the Oakleav es editors have once again dedicated the yearbook to Laurianne Williams is a fitting tes tament t o her selfless commitment to the p eople and programs of Poly No one does m o re to make Poly a better place each and eve ry day
A ssist
- Greg Feldmeth
Head of School
Po IY is what it is today beca use o f the teachers and administration that put so much time. love. and effort into their jobs Some are tasked with making th is school run. some are delighted to teach the students. some have t h e j ob of coach ing ou r athletes. and a speclal f ew have the job of all three For a c oup le of days at the beginning of the year w e h ad to deal with M s Williams' absence Th e school fell apa rt Schedules were wrong announcements were n 't made , and no one knew what they were sup p osed to be do ing During those days. we really felt the im pact of her absence. With her door clos e d and her office d ark. w e were n o longer able t o take Red V in es from her desk. laug h at her q u irky jokes o r ask he r f or help Wh't?n she ca m e back. the bright o ra n ge that Poly is known for c ame back too Poly began to functio n as it used to because Ms. Williams' d oor was reopened Despite the exhaus tion and pain that she had to deal with she came to school everyday with a sm ile on her f ace Ms. Wil liams con tinues to inspire and awe the studen t s of Poly with her bravery. work ethic. do uble tasking talents. eccentricity. and love Ms. W il liams is the super woman t h at we all need to save us. and we cannot tha nk he r enough for doing what she does fo r all of us everyday, even when those days are hard Ms Williams. you will always be ou r mentor. our leader. our coach. an d our champ ion . We are so thankful t hat yo u are apart o f; tUUr lives. We love you
- Lauren Lantry Class of 2013 and ASB President
Everyone walking out of tv'lr. WBI oz&J's AP United Sta tes History class mile on their face. even if the class an hour long and your hand to cramp from the five page yo u had to take. Although the be difficult Mr. Melgoza strR es the clas s fun and interestin from sound effects that fill up his Powerpoi to his hilariou s sense of humor. there is never a dull moment When your teacher dedicates himself to his or her discipline with so much passion. it truly changes the dynamic of going to class. Even on the most stressfu l days of Jun ior Year. I looked forward to coming to APUSH where I knew Mr. Melgoza would turn difficult topics into fascinating journe ys through the history of our nation. In his In t ernational Relations class . I was able to learn so much because Mr. Melgoza took complex theories and turned them into si mple ideas. I was lucky to get to spend two yea rs in his classroom an d I want to thank him for making us sm il e. - Sarah Mendenhall Class of 2013
,I.Q his short nine years at Poly, Mr Melgoza e n publicly lauded as an incredibly talented wL <;Jeable teacher who is deep ly respected ig tandard s. insightful lessons. and ability to t5 the fray, and w illingness to connect with in this span. Mr. Melgoza has established imself. :the Hi story Department's most versatile instruGt<x having taught seven different courses across four grade levels ranging from three World Cultures es to AP US History His students' scores on lieg e level AP exam have been consistently excel! nt The students' respect and admiration ha ve le I his International Relations and Economics ele i es being among the most popular at Poly While Mr. Melgoza's students appreciate his en a_ abilities to present content they pra1se h1m for t a hing them how to think. On a first day of class. Mr Me go za asked "What is implicit in all accounts of After the students made several stabs at the swer. he wrote "bias" on the white board. One added that he then encouraged the students omtle our history readings and unearth the story th e timeline. The skills he introdl.lced in that cia s ck with me throughout my time at Po ly and are u1ili d e very time I attend a university lecture or begin to w ite a paper" One colleague noted "Students want lfll r'k hard in his class. He is interesting. committed t t eir rowth. and cares about them as individual s. " r. Melgoza has achieved legendary status as a caring. engaging and humble person He is famou s for being a compelling storyteller: who can forget Mr Me lghoulza at Halloween. or his random campfire stories on trips? In perusing the Oak Leave s over the past several years. he is regularly quoted for his w isdom. humor or for having earned the students' enduring respect Mr. Melgoza's pa ss ion for his subjects is exceeded only by his in terests in the students' holistic developm ent and has led him to become an avid par tic ipant on class trips and Mod e l UN conferences. He ha s also raised awareness and appreciation for cultures through Latinos Unidos. three GIP odysseys. and Diversity Leadership Students greatly appreciate his interest in them. his humor and playfulness Despite hi s awards. including teacher of the year and students ' successes. Mr. Melgoza remains one of the most humble people on campus.
- Rick Caragher Chair of Hi story Department
facu ty & staff KEEPING
T he ones who keep all us in check. our teaqh er s a re the ones we have t o thank for our amazing fo r years at Poly They play so m a n y different ro les at school be ing our teach er s. ou r mentlors. our coa ch es. and our best friends. In class. ou r teachers teach us
a b o ut academ ic sub j ects. about develop ing b tt e r study halvits. a n d abo ut how to be better peop le CDur teache rs are a lways 100% f oc u sed on teac h ing beca u se they genuinely care o ut o u r education. Th ey put all their a t tention on us and are always there to o f fe r u s suppo rt when we need it During exa s o u te a ch e s offer revie w session s meet wi t h us in thleir office or have lu nch with u s on Lake Since Poly is such a small school. w e get to know our teache rs so wel l. We ta lk about thi s like their v arious deg rees.
t h eir la t est tr ip t o Ireland , a n d their favori te o vi es Our t e achers not on ly suppo rt us in our academic pursuits. but a lso in our a t hleti c ac hi eve m e nt s. We c a alway s count n o u r teach ers and their fa mil ies to be there. in the crowds cheerin g us on like another f ri e n d. A n d a lthou g h we sa i everyday afte cl ass we w o ul d like to say it just one more time Thank you so much for everything.
Th omas A ll ard
Michae l Babcock
Robin Barnes
Jim Barr y Dr Maite Teresa Bernath
Mr. Arno r Bie ltvedt
Gi ll ian Bush
Richard Caragher
Tiffany Chen
Shing-Yi Chiu
Lois Chung
C h rist ina Cocume ll i
NEW TREND!
Ms. Diederich leads Po ly into a new era of bike-riding on her new bike. As , a matter of fact many students ride their bikes to school everyday
A
WHOLE NEW WORLD!
Mr. Donnell exchanges ties and dress shirts for simple t-shirts during h is Outdoor Ed trip
SHOWERS!
Although Mr Prater doesn't show it he and his Outdoor Ed group are super excited for showers after a week of hiking in the wilderness.
MISS YOU ALREADY! Head of School Debbie Reed announced her ret irement in 2014 Everyone is thankful for al l her hardwork and dedication. and we wil l all greatly miss her amaz in g leadership and her multiple trips from the Lower School to the Upper School
LIVE LIKE YOU'RE YOUNG! He loves to feel the cool breeze eve ryday as he rides h1 s b ike around campus
FAST AND FURIOUS 5! Our maintenance staff loves to travel between campuses on their s lick whee ls.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS! During lunch. English teachers Ms. Hume. Ms. Su lli van. and Ms. Kenny meet to discuss plans for the new semester.
Minto
WHOOPS! Looks like Ms. Crass has JUSt as much fun on swi rl y chairs as we do'
Grace Hamilton
Rob Hayes
ln es H erna n dez
L a ura Ho lm gre n
C h a rit y Hum e
Doug las J o ll y
Margaret Ke nn y Owe n Kiely
Dr. Sus ie K im
Mari a Kub o ta
N a n cy Li egg i-Amm irato
E la in e M a ir
History
Teachers. coaches. and friends
Mr. McGrail and Mr. Jolly wait for the Space Shuttle Endeavor to fly over Poly
CAUGHT IN THE ACT Ms. Davis makes a face as she walks a round campus. most like ly following one of her impromtu d iscussions with Poly students over everything from the good ol' American Dream to classic high school issues on campus
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Mr Thompson watches the Poly Folly dodgebal l tournament from the comfort of the Poly building's balcony equipped with lots of comfy couches
and chairs.
camera she takes a call in between classes. This is Dr. Bernatr's third year in the Poly Upper School.
SURF'S UP!
Ms. Kenny rides a wave on the sophomore surfing trip Trips Week is a great opportunity for teachers to get to know their students on a deeper leve l
EAT UP!
Mr. Feldmeth fills his plate with deleciou s homemade food during a teacher appreciation lunch Grade parents from each grade put on these lunches throughout the year as a way to thank the Poly faculty for all that they do.
STOP, DROP, AND POSE.
Mr. We1sel strikes a pose as he walks to his next class.
TAKE A LITTLE Rl DE.
Oscar. a pivotal member of the ma intenance staff drives one of the iconic Poly carts through the North Campus
READY FOR A NEW YEAR Ms. Bush. Sra. Liegi, and Ms. Montoya prepare to enter the first morning meeting of the year
NOT RIGHT NOW! French teacher Madame Webster does not want her picture taken as she walks into the teacher's lounge
FASHION FORWARD. Coach Ryan and Mr Fay both rock khaki shorts with white sock and sneakers. You will find that this is only one of many trends
THE BOYS ARE BACK. Members of among teachers the maintenance staff. Ms Bohr. Felix. on the campus Guillermo. and Rudy guard a blocked off area during a cultural assembly featuring Chinese musicians and acrobats
Laura Marion
Brendan McGrail
Cynth ia Montoya
Anna Navarro
Dr. Jamie Neilson
L aura Pendorf
Caro l Pi x ton
Jack Prater
Debbie Reed
Michele Sanchez
Ellen Santoch i
Ana Lorena Santos
A ll an Schaefer
Christopher Schmoke
Patty Tsai
Derek We ise l
THE GREAT DEBATE. Election winner Charlie Patterson defends his platform in response to a question about his healthcare pol1cy from debate mediator Bradley Whitford while fel low candidates Josh Ball and Anisha
BRAINSTORM! In the ir English class sophomores work dil igently on their creative papers Midge Zuk and Sam Shafia outline their original ideas for an in-class essay on Macbeth
CONTEMPLATION.
Junior Zack Bern examines the campaign posters that his team made
WR T NG tk
Poly Eng lish classes are muc h
more live ly t han your typica l h ig h schoo l
Engl ish class. Whethe r students are discuss ing mora lity in D o st oevsky's Crime and Punishment or acting out scenes f rom
Shakespeare, Eng lish class at Poly is never bo ri ng. Students ent h usiastically d ive
headfirst into ac ti vities like w ri t ing so nn ets
g iv ing t he ir own pers u as ive speeches, an d debating the merits of literary characters.
T he dedicated Poly teac h e r s do t h e ir best
to make Eng lish a personal and engag ing experience Th ey st ri ve to make books lik e
The Odyssey and The Grapes of Wrath as interesting as possib le and give exc iting assignments like video interp retations of classics and papers connec ti ng East of Eden
to t he ir lives. A n d, o f co ur se, vocab ul a r y is so much more fun w h en yo u ro l l a dice
to see whether or not you have a q ui z!
FUTURE
Th is yea r. fr es hm e n a nd soph o m o r e s
lea rn e d th e sk ills cr u c ia l t o h ig h - leve l w r it in g
and pe r fected t h eir g ra m ma r sk ill s w hil e
read in g icon ic wor k s lik e B eowulf and t he
Bib le, and j unio r s ra n the ir own can d ida t es
for pr es ide n t o n stud e nt- w ritt e n p latfo rm s
Sen iors c h ose be t ween M s. D av is's M e m o ir
a n d Soc ia l C h a n ge class a nd va r io u s A P
e lectives. including Mr. Donne ll 's Memory
a n d N a r rative class a nd M s M a ri o n 's cl ass o n
N ige r ia n li te ratur e. In a dd iti o n, m a n y stud e nt s
w rote a n d prese n ted th e ir ow n fi c ti o n a nd
n on- f ict ion pi eces in M s. Ha mi lt on 's c rea ti ve
writing e lect ives. W h et h e r t h ey are read in g ,
w ri t in g, d isc u ss in g, or a n a lyz in g, Po ly stud e nt s
use th e ir a m az ing En g lis h ex p e r ie n ce t o
lay t h e fo un dat io n s f o r th e ir f u t ures (w hil e
a lso e nj oy in g t h emse lves whole h ea rt ed ly!)
I never thought
ntegra s for
In the math classes at Poly, each day presents a new challenge, whethe r it be a simple ca lcu lation or complex equation Every day b r ing s a new lesson for students to learn with the help of their teachers. At Poly, the students and faculty are a team who wor k toge t her to so lve li fe's complicated problems. With a burning passion to succeed and overcome obstacles, students and faculty are part of a bigger community who strives to achieve success. With the long bunches of numbe r s and variables streaming down pages, students can find them selves lost within the jungles of math's complex ity; however, teachers assist the br illiant minds of stu dent s, and toge t her, they develop solutions to every prob lem.
Numbers and le tte r s are so simp le a lone , but together they become a strenuous and confusing monster. T hey grind down and st imula te the young minds of students, and teachers at Poly help deve lop and mold the mind to f ight off the beast and lead students t o su ccess. The foundat ions in ba t tling and solving mathemat ical prob lems carry on to the outside lives of stude nts, where they apply the same concepts in tackling problems that occur in the ir da ily l ives. Math class e s at Poly no t only teach students the brilliance and power of numbers and the integr i ty of math but also lays a foundation for students to succeed and gives them a character to work hard i n finding a solution.
Adam StanforoIV1oore stays after class with M r. \J\/e1se l to
Sophornore
IT'S ALL GOOD
Scn 1or Rachel Ng erases her m1sta<es after find ing the correct solution.
Freshmen Coreen Crant explains the deep meaning of rTath to F reshmen A lex Lir1dskog
FINDING THE ANSWER.
Sopromore Jack Moore f1nds the x- 1n te rcepts O'l a qundrat1c equat1on to f1nd Lhc value ot x
THE POWER OF THREE .
Freshmen Joe IVendenhall and JOJO You'lg lend a heiDIIlg hnnd to Carolyn Shonks dur ing the1r --natr : :: ... z .. class
Scr1iors Jce Bohlw1gher and Ev ie Zav 1dow work together O'l the1r homework in class.
Sen 1or Jac yn Co le asks fellow Senior Ben Sm1th for Lh e rlition of a
TEACH IT UP!
In a VVestern Civ il izat io n class. Mr Caragher en li ghtens h 1s students ::Jbout El G reco t,rt
PAST,
H isto r y at Po ly is anything bu t ordina r y While f reshmen on ly start w it h a one-seme ster "taste" of h i st ory in either Middle East or L at in
Am e rica. Po ly 's cu rri culum bui lds upon itself each year A sho r t research paper introduced in the fres hm en year evo lves into a more in- By sen ior year, students are able to choose depth, longer te r m paper in the sophomor e courses that most int e rest them , with and j un ior years. But h isto r y isn't just about offerings like Modern China, t h e iPad-based w r iting papers It's about going back in time , Contemporary Ethical Is sues elective, or e ith e r to th e Re naissance with D r Pi x ton in even World Hi story Through Sport. w h ere We stern Civilization, or t o the fa ll of th e B e r lin students uncover t he pas t through history's Wal l in Mr Me lgoza's AP U S History course. connect ion w ith sports events and moments
UNITED STATES
REBryce Cire argues a po1nt while Carherine Lehman looks on.
MOVIE NIGHT. Seniors Catherne Lehman. Courtney Foster. A.ria Griffin. and Alyssa Paul enjoy Mrs. Feldmeth 's homemade cook1es at the l=th1cs mov1e n1ght The class gathe red at Poly for pizzu und dessert to watc h Lhe movie "Cider House Rules" and discuss the eth ical issues BOOM! Mr Melgoza brings a f resh and innovative atmosphere to the classroom w h1le teaching seniors International Relations
BOOKS! Macgee
\Na rshofsky ar rlotates his textbook in Mr Caragher's b lock act 1v1ty
Ass ig ning junior Tal1n Larson a group for the ub 1qu 1tously revered game ch rc nol ogy, Mr. M cG ra il makes a bet as to wh e th e r h e r team wi ll be ao le to guess the
SOLAR MATERIALS DISCOVERIES. In Seplember 2009. Caltech and Ocodenlal College graduote
Ms. Tsa i, who passionately believes 1r1
WHOOSH!
Carolyn Sha'lks rushes Nikolos Angelopoulos down the hal lways of t h e new Poly building on a skaleboard ir1 order Lo see how force applied affects acce eration 1n Conccpl_,tal Physics
academ1c and soc1al developmer1L of ull students was the facully advisor and coord inalor for Lhe newly formed SHArK (Solar Hydrogen Aclivily Research Kit) Now under the name Solar Materials Discoveries (SMD). t'le team
of f 1ve "uniors and se n1 ors wo rk u nd e r the guidance of Callech posl-docs. graduale sludents. and new convert water into oxygen and rydrogen, WhiCh wou ld prov ide a renewable source of energy in tre Form of hydrogen
Addae Melhu ish and Teresa Rokos burn a sample or nlagnesium in AP Chemistry in order to learn of every aspect involved in chemical
UNITE AND IGNITE. IT'S ALIVE! Junior Ai Kamal AP Chemistry students Henry discovers Lhe differences B rooks Ann ika Lars. and Ezra betvveen p la nt ard animal Sunshine work as d Leam Lo find ce Is by observing a sC:Jrnple the formula for a metal oxide by of submerged seaweed in AP
T'S A LITTL E A B O UT ignit1on Biology
SLAM! In an AP Physics lab. Orianna Torres and Kelly McCee determ ne the conservation of momentum of a cart during a coli sion
In an AP Phys1cs demonstration en angular momentum. Mr VVhite uses senior Alexanoros Rosak1s' arm for a diagram of how the b1cep 1s pulled 1n tens1on by the books on his hand
stu dents sporting th e ir tr e ndy safety gogg les and f as hion ab le la b ap ron s in science classes
and lab s. Whe th er it be the freshmen
FIRE
dar tin g thr ough hallways on skateboards Besides science classes and labs, the re are in Phy s ic s or the junio rs dissec ti ng sheep many other ways to get involved in the science brains in Bio logy, the science department is world at Poly. Beginni n g th is academic yea r constantly buzzing w it h e nga ging , riveting a new team ca ll ed Science Olympiad, si milar ex p eriments. Strivi n g for the mos t enjoyable to the Olymp ic s, was introdu c ed to the yet effective ways to teach the material , the Upper Schoo l. With department chair Ms. sc ience t eachers always fin d a way to make Bu sh at the helm as head mentor, students their cla sses th e m ost eventfu l of the day. prepare by study in g and building f or months Studen ts also feel most com f ortable w ith before compet ing in a va r iety of events their teachers, r egular ly inhabiting their that draw from every division of science offices to rece ive assistance on anything For its in auguration year, Po ly's Sc ienc e from naming mol ec ular compounds Olympiad team competes at Occidental to understanding terminal ve loc it y Co lleg e in the reg iona l compet iti on.
WHACKING FIZZING COLLIDING
languages
Ta?
Poly oilers lour diverse languages Spanish. French. Mandar in. and Latin.
Wh ile many inlroductory classes may focus on fundamental linguistics. such as grammar and diction. a typical class at Poly does not involve the regurg ilation o f simple sentences Senoras. Mag1stras. Enseignants and Lao sh1s. stnve to make each class engag1ng by showing films. discussing novels. play ing games. and ass1gn1ng presentations everywhere f rom Mandarin video prOjects to the History of Chocolate.
NiHao
Through these methods. the Language Department focuses on immersing students 1n the their respective cultures either in class or throL-g h t rips abroad 1Nhile many Language teachers accompany students on service and sightseeing tnps across the g lobe. many students who are ready for a complete immersion participate 1n the Schoo l Year Abroad program. such as I77Y Greene be low
VAS-Y! ChnsL1ne Nguyen conjugates the verb in her Honors French IV class.
ESTUDIAR! Evan Gancedo takes notes while listening to an audio clip in Senora Navarro's AP Spanish IV class.
Maya Oman and Nic ky Steidel enjo y discussing all of t he1r new latin v ocabulary
HEN HAO! VVilly Moffly and Cheyne M1nto prepare for the 1 r rap outside of Ch in ese Class
students in Spanish Ill eage rly t ake not es while le arn1ng about La RepCb li ca
B O NJO U R The students in Mme Mair's French IV class on the righ :: ian McKnight. Shana Szeto. and Cather in e Lehman ask qu es L1ons Lo prepare "or i: he 1r upcoming test
visual art Creativity
Some v isual art classes are really nothing at all like other academ ic classes at Poly As a requirement for graduation, studen t s must take one year of Art Hi story, such as the V isua l Art History and Application class with Mr. Schaefer. While the entire dynamic of the class is very different - he uses oldschool photograph sl1des - students learn the progression of art forms through history, covering everyth ing from Baas Reliefs to post-Impress ionist marvels like Van Gogh 's Starry Night. And cranking it up a notch, Mr. Bieltved t lectu res on artistic exp r ess ion in it s purest form in the AP Studio Art class. One of the most unique aspects of the c lass is the Artist in Residence Program Ms. A li son Miller not only comes to explain her techniques to students in AP Art. but also uses th e beautifully remode led Boswell St udio to display her work in a gallery setting There's rea lly no better way to learn art than to h ave our city's best peering over you r shoulder.
Juniors, Madd ie Dro le n and Ke lly Berg make th e f in ish in g touches on the ir st ill li fe draw i ngs.
DA VINCIS IN THE MAKING! Aud r e y Wu
wo r ks in depen d ent ly on h er sea life
POINT, CLICK, AND SHOOT!
Ms Go d winMinto teaches three leve ls of photograph y cl as ses Beginning photograph y students, in cluding Ry an Casey, ed 1t th e ir colo rf ul
seco n d year of AP Studio Art h as a large enro ll men t of eage r ju n i o r s and se ni ors. Th is yea r t he class moved in to B oswe ll, the n ew visua l arts b ui ling H e re , E nn Ann ick fin ish es a c h a r c o a l stil l life outs ide on t h e B oswe ll pat io
Cheyn e M i nto car v es a goblet on the lathe in the wood
Freshm en Daniel Zhu and Ca leb Lee draw out t he ir design s f or t he f i n a l p ort ra it in Mr. Bie ltved t' s Fund a m e ntals o f Stud io A rt
a ll s mi les whenever yo u wa lk into Mr. Bielt vedt's painting cla ss. Above, Oma r Dari looks up fr om t h e landscape h is is wo rk1ng on.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Teddy Debreu s hoot s hi s latest f 1lm on A rd en L aw n fo r hi s film class, ta ught by Mr. Bab cock.
Fr es hm e n st u dents exc ited ly s h are their draw in gs created in Mr Sc hae f e r' s V is u a l Art
SAFETY FIRST! Hunte r Wor land learns the ropes from Mr. F reed's sub before re vvi ng up the powe r too ls 1n woods hop
Maste r silk painter, Just ine Che n g, intricately works on her most recent desig n.
Expression
At Poly we don't just draw, pa int, scu lpt, or 1 1
car ve; we create. Through the various visual lt'\YO art opportunities offered during X periods,
students can hone their creativ it y in eve r ything from ceramics to s il k pa in t in g Th ese one - hour classes focus o n not just refining the art form a n d t h e ir var io u s med ium s. bu t also delve into the historica l and tech ni ca l aspects of each course. For example. in Mr. Fre ed's ceramics cla ss, students are required to present a resea r ch topic perta inin g t o pottery. During a presentation on Terra Cotta pottery Kelly McGee explained that "The more porous materia l al lows for water to be absorbed. mak ing Te r ra Cotta a perfect substance for ovens and other heat ing devices." Even Pho togr aphy teac he r J ennife r GodwinMinto is known for taking her lec t ures beyond the computer, explaining the anatom ical differences between a D igital Single Reflex Le ns camera and a dig ital po i nt-and - shoot
ivisual arts
A STAGEWORTHY VOICE.
Issac Calvin
comands Lhe slage wh il e talk ng to Henry Zhou Calvin says throughout his high school career. "It was fun being the bad guy for once//
MASTERPIECE
This year 's f a ll p lay, d irec t ed by Ms. Crass, dramatic the p lay was," said sophomore was Widows, wr itten by Arie l Dorf m an. Th e A lyssa Aquino "I was so emot iona ll y drai n ed play told the story of the women in rural Ch il e by the e nd. " A ll of the actors put so much during Pinochet' s regime w h ose so n s, f athers, work into t he production, p ract ic in g after and brothers, had been impri son e d or kill ed by schoo l for seve ral months to really ge t into Pinochet's troop s Much more co n t roversial the ir chara c ters, and the technical crew did a and emotiona ll y charged than pre v ious magnif icent job creating the per f ect li ght ing
Po ly produ c tions, W idows rea lly made the and set for the play All in all , Widows v iewer thin k , wh ile perhaps a lso maki n g was well rece ived by th e Poly commu n ity th em cry. " It w a s surpr ised at how genuinely and was c onsidered a huge success
IT' S A LITTLE ABOU T
Sophmore
Seth Calvin appears in first Poly play. superbly playing two dlfferenl
A
VOICE THAT SHARES OPPOSED TO HIDES.
Seth Calvin and Miranda Johnson demand answers from Junior Tristen Dossett
BREAK A LEG.
"1enry Zhou playing the lieute nant salutes to Issac Calvlrl piCJying his capta in Th roughout the p lay they changed the flags on their sleeves Lo represent a worldwide mes e.
Seniors Rila Grosbard as Sofa and Katherine Berry as Alexandra use the skills they learned from advanced acting to show the audience that hard work for four years really
99 RED BALLOONS.
Ju lia Roc ha dances
w1th her red balloon
The darlce was supplemented by a Ger m an poem read by A lessa RL.scheyvveh
Sen1or dancer Ph1 ll p
Ou shows off his moves du n ng a dance o t 'le rs members of the Dance Outreach Club
Dance classes 3 & 4 perform show Th e audience agree that th1s performance was one of the besl in the S'lOW
TAKE MY HAND. Sen1or Eda ROAR! The advanced dancers Yu and rreshrnar1 t3rendo Cher1 finish a song with a dramat1c dance in hormony togetrer pose
dance conc e rt
ONE MAN SHOW. The beginning dancers strut the1r stuff for the
Brenda Chen and
ser1ior Eda Yu hoist Senior Bryce Clre n::o the a ( dunng their perfor m cmce
"Dance 'Til the World Ends," played off of the idea of th e supposed May an apoca lypse on December 21 , 2012. Put on by the GS L
to raise money for My Friend's Place and preceded by a German poem read by Alessa the Dance Outreach Club's cha r ity, the Ruscheweyh a nd "Radioac t iv e/ Ti tan ium."
National Eating Disorder Association, the Ms. Montoya's 2 - 3 c la ss pe rfo r m ed an
production was a complete success. it exciting sto mp number to Imag ine Dragon's contained numbers performed by all three " It' s Ti me" w hi le accompanied by Poly's levels of Poly dance classes, t he Poly Dance student percuss ionis t s. The who le Dance Team, and the hip-hop crew o f the Pasadena 3 - 4 class performed t he beautifu l lyr ical
Da n ce Outreach Company. Th e show num ber "Cumu lus," and fi ve membe r s of opened with a dramat ic African number the class closed the show w ith the ly r ica l w ith the whole ensemb le moving to "Ci rcl e number " I Am Lost," featur in g the u se of Life" from The Lion King, which then of aerial si lks The conce rt a lso co ntain ed sw itched into a hard-hitting h ip h op r emix Alyssa Paul's dramatic reading of her own of t he beloved classic. M s C ras s's Dance poem, an exc iting, j azzy African num be r 1-2 c lass showed off the skills they learned performed by the Poly D ance Team, and during t he semester in "99 Red Ba lloons ," an Indian number ent it led, "Red Sun."
winter plays
On Fe b ruary 6 th, 7th , 8th T 9ttj
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t
e Po ly T hea ter d ea ll comed ies, and t h e a u die n ce laughed hyste r ica ll y partm e nt Eac h cas t m et t wo ho ur s b e f o re t h e
as t h e So p homores , Jun io r s, and Sen iors showed p lay began to e at d in ne r toge th er. put t he ir mak
NOW THAT'S A LIVING ROOM Ryan Sc hi ll e r s h ows B r ianna Chu an d Em il y Tchen g ( P igeon S ist ers) a pict ur e of h is c h a r ac t e r 's o ld and nea t house.
h ist o r y a pl ay, C rawl i ng A rn o ld, was stude n t d ir ected
SOMEONE CALL THE FIRE DEAPARTMENT. Sen io r Sa ra h G rim met ' s ro le in t he Aut h or ' s Vo ice r epeated ly tri e d to se
WE NEED TO CLEAN. FORGET THE GAME.
Sen ior Ry an Sc hil le r' s ch a ract er wa s addicted to cleanIng whi le J unior C h arl ie Patt e r son ' s c h arac t er w as mess y and irr espons ib le M il an Mosse, Br yc
PAY ATTENTION.
M agg ie Ph e lan s laps H e nr y
Z h ou at t h e end
o f t he p lay to as h er c h a r ac te r gets th e r ev e nge h e al w a ys deserved
Phe lan and Zhou wo r ked r ea ll y we ll
o g e th e r o n and of f t h e stage
WAIT WHAT?
So phomore A nna L amb g e ts sa ssy o n stage as her c h arac t e r M
CONGA! Sen iors Ke l ly McGee and Dani Smi t h c hummy up toge t h er as boss and emp loyee in the Conga Ca b ana ni gh tclub sce ne
mores Mi lan Mosse
Brandon Lew , along with juni or Anisha Cook and fres hman La uren W i lmore serenade the audience at the end of th e fir st act.
NEW YORK, NEW YO RK! The ent ire c ast poses in their costumes for a group shot during one of the 9am - 5pm weekend rehears als
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A DAY ON THE TOWN! Upholding d iff erent pe r sonas, th e ac t ors wo r ked w ith Rita Grosba rd to perfect t heir roles as tour ists , uptowner s, an d for fr es hmen
Diana Leon, M orga n Kai iAckerman, and Saheen Sayeed, t yp ica l N ew Yo rk ga lsl
AND WE ' RE ACTING Sophomo res Chr ist i ne Cho i, Laila Jaffer, and Emi ly Bowen act in pantomime.
PRINCIPLES Midge Zuk , Charl ie Patte rson, Aliya Croch etiere , Isaac Ca lv in , Camil la Higg in s, and Ryan Schiller take the audience on a wh i r lw ind journey of romance and laughter in t his musical
Sophomore
Galvan and senio r Rita Grosbard
IUPTOWNERS Caught 1n th e act. senio rs Ar ia Gnff1n, Co urtne y Foster, Kate Chul ay, Ca therine Lehman, and Rachel Hoang laugh amongst themse lves, dressed in lu x ur io u s 1940's outfits.
T'S A
T his year, the direc t ors o f the Perfo rm in g Arts Department c h ose On the Town as Po ly's spr in g musica l On the Town is a music by L eonard B erns t ein and book and lyrics by Betty Camde n a nd
Adolph Gree n , based o n Jerome Robbins' idea fo r his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, wh ic h he had set to Berns t ein's mu sic The musical introduced severa l popular and c lass ic songs, among th em "New York , New York", "Lone ly Town", "I Can Coo k, Too" and "Some Other
Th e story concerns thr ee Amer ican sailors on a 24 -hour shore leave in New York
C it y during wartime 1944 Each of t he three
sa il ors becomes enamo re d of a p articular woman - and of th e c it y itsel f The mus ica l integrates dance int o it s sto ryt e ll ing: Robbins made a n umb er of ballets a nd ex t ended dance seque nce s for the show, in c ud ing
t h e " Im ag in ary Coney Island" ba ll et With
a cast of fifty-four stud e n ts, co mp rised of a mix o f a ll g rades, st ud ent s wo rk ed w ith Directors Ms. Cocume lli, M s C rass, a nd Ms. Montoya; Vocal Coach Mr. Geier; Tec hn i-
ca l Directors M r. Sherrel l and Mr Allard; st u d e n t - di recto r s Rita Gr osba rd and Dani Smith; a nd dance ca ptain Audrey Xu to put t ogether a ful l-blown musical in less than thre e month s ' Altogethe r, there are over eigh t y up p er school students involved in the Cas t, Crew, a nd Orc h es tra for this prod uction, ma kin g it t ruly, "A hel luva show!"
BEH IN D THE SCENES. Tech T heatre ( left) and the Pit Orchestra (r ight) p lay integra l parts of Po ly's Sp ring Mu sical p r oduction, makin g magi c h appen and bring in g t ogethe r the s ho w beh i nd the scenes.
ABO UT
orchestra/pit orchestra AWARD
Th e Poly Orchestra is truly a v i brant group
whe r e ind iv idua l s of many talents col lect in one place and share their one pass ion-music. , ,
DWork1ng on a r ange of p 1eces from classical Regardless of the group, every musician, maste rpi eces to popular music adaptat ions , a long the steady sweep of the conductor's the fall Orchestra d isp lays its effor t s at the baton, contr i butes a great dea l of effort,
Poly W i nte r Concert a nd showcases in public and after hours of practice upon hours of at Disney's Ca lifornia Adventure In the rehearsal, the musicians can attest to th e spnng, the Pit Orchestra p1 ec es together the fact that they have become a tight kn it sound beh ind the dynam ic sp rin g musical. group f r om wo rkin g so closely together.
SETT I NG THE MOOD Sen i or gu it ar ist C.E. Lehman
away on hi s g ui ta r in the first Upper Schoo l
NEW GUEST NEW SOUND The Po ly Jazz Band accompan ies profess ional sax p layer and Arcad ia Jazz Band teacher Sean Franz dur ing the Jazz Band's annua l J azz Concert.
TIME TO SHINE Senior trumpeter Kev in Mahaffey rocks his solo during the Jazz Band's performance in the annual Upper School Music Assembly.
A STANDIN G OVATION Th e Upper School applauds the group for their courage to perform in front of the Poly community.
KEEP THE BEAT Senior drummer Chris McW illi ams keeps everyone on beat during the Jazz Band's performance in the Music Assembly.
REMEMBER. Poly Orchestra performed at Disneyland for the D1sney Performing A rt s Concert in the fall. Th ey had a huge crowd attend and amazed D1s n ey with their ta lent.
THE LIFE IN MUSIC. Orchestra teacher Ms. Kubota joins the rest of th e group in a piece for the Upper Schoo l.
FLUTE BUDDIES! Sophomore Julia Yun and Senior Ka th ryn H at ha way worked together th ro ughout the year to perfect thei r sk ill s.
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SWAYING
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Students always remember C hris Lopez on his saxophone, Chris McWilliams on the drums, David Rogers on t h e piano
Some of the coo lest kids on and e lectr ic piano, C.E. Lehman on his campus, the Poly Jazz Band play gu itar, and nobody can forget Mr. Rob many different songs and highl ight Hayes conduct i ng the band and gett ing each instrumentalist's ta lent. They i nto the music. This year, the Poly Jazz
perfo rm at many schoo l events Band had a spec ial gues t j oin them for the li ke the Grandparent's Visiting fall semester. Arcad ia Jazz Band teacher
Day Al l School Assemb ly, the a nd p r oessiona l saxophone player Sean Up per School Music Assembly, Franz jo in ed t he band and performed and at t heir very own jazz concert. with the gro up at their var ious gigs.
sen ior and return ing mem be r of the Madngals, leads t h e g r o u p
VOCAL CHORDS. L eo Ga lvan, a sop h omo r e and seasoned Madr igal singer, uses hi s extens ive voca l tra ining to
t h e a u-
Junior Higgins brings passion to every one of her solos
MOMMY'S BOY. Senior Joe Bo h l inge r 's poem about his mot h er reduced ma n y audience members to tears at Poly's open mic n 1gh t.
The Slam Team has made a prominent i mpact i n the Po ly Arts Community in the recent years by prov iding students involved with an outlet for the ir amp le creat ive ju ices. As usua l, Joe Bo hlin ger says it best "The Slam Team is one of my favo r ite things about Poly. The open m ic nights , for m e, exempl ify not only the d ive rs ity of our a r t ist ic community, but a lso how accept i ng out ent1re Po ly commun ity is. Our team would h ave never been able to w i n the class ic s lam last year w ithout the know ledge that our entire schoo l supported us. To see everyone from 6th graders to Po ly teachers up on the stage at an open mic m akes me feel so proud of where I go to schoo l I love t h e s lam team and h ow muc h it h as grown at poly, and I can't wa it to see where it goes in the future"
PASSIONATE
Sen i or Alys Pau l, one the return i n members o the Slam Team brings emotio to every poe that she reads.
BARITONE Mo r gan D ick -
erson , Henry Brooks, a n d
Se b as t ian Cah ill use t h eir vo ices as i nstr u ments durIng t h e w i nte r co n ce rt..
SUNDAY BEST.
Sop h omo r e Avra Juli an i rec it es her poem t h at dep icts he r expe r ie n ces at chu r ch
Two cor e membe r s of t h e Po ly
A rt s Commun ity, t he Voca l En se m b le and t h e Slam Team , mak e co n st an t e ff o rt s t o b r ing n ew a r t forms into th e sp ot ligh t h ere a t Poly. Both groups have do n e so with great success. F rom open mic ni g h ts t o th e w int er concert, t here is no sca r c ity of creat iv ity w it h 1n th is co mmu n ity.
DISK JOKEY. OJ AJ Singh t akes over th e t urn t a b les a t ope n m ic ni ght t o th e su rp r ise and de l ig h t o f the aud ience.
Vocal Ensemble
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
C h eyne Minto
ex p lo r es th e
t ru e m ea n ing o f love durin g h is poe m at open mi c ni ght.
HEARTFELT. After a semes t e r o f creat ive wr it ing classes un de r h e r b e lt, so ph o m o r e Na t a-
li a Sa n chez - Ni golian cou r ageous ly re ad s one of h e r p ieces.
INTENSE. Dur i ng a passio n a t e mo m ent i n her poem, Simo n e A b eg unr i n g ri ps th e m icrop h one f o r sup po r t.
Ben j amin Aashe im Mohit Aayush
Carter Alvarez
Jack Amsbry
Ni ko las Angelopou los
Ally Annick
Dean Behary
Lind say Be ll ack
O livia B laisde ll
Robert Boghosian
Lucas Boh linger
Ame li a Breen
New on campus. the freshmen beg in the year with anticipation and worry aboul th e next fo ur years of the ir li ves Although Lhcy spe1d t ho fir st few weeks of sc ho o l udapling to the new campus. o lder peers. and the moun t of work. they are soc1ally sup p o rt ed by their sen io r Peer Me ntor s who mee t with' th em in adv 1see every Monday and Wednesday Their !Ium an De v el o p me nt t <;Clcoers them academically adapt to the high sc h ool life by h e lp 1ng them cope with stress by teach1ng time management skills. With more t han t hirty n e w fr om a variety of schools. they have bonded with the1r new class mat e tflrough Tr1ps Week. class mcclings. and lunch . These new re latior1ships are o ne s that will last them a lifetime. Not only do these freshmen come m d ifferent scho0 ls bu : also have different talents including beat box1ng and squash pla y 1ng1 W 1th the new campus. these freshmen are the rir st freshmen class to enJOY their very own patio Equrpped with new furniture and lockers. the1r patio hosts a w1de rang e of act 1v 1ties from leaving Secret Santa presents under thei r Christmas tree to spe nding th e ir hard earned money on snacky snacks at Lhe vend 1ng machine. With all the comm unit y's h elp and support. their next four years at Poly w1ll surely be successful
Kenned y Cameron
Ryan Case y St e phanie Cha i
Brenda C h en
Miche lle Chen
Samantha Co lli ns
Lu c D'Andrea
W illi am Dean
Teddy Debreu
M orga n Di c kerson
Emil y Di ck in son
Joseph Edwa r ds
Andrew Fe ldmeth
Mia Fernandez
Lau ra Fraher
Aus tin Gee
Coreen Gra nt
Hea th er Grot z i nger
Hannah G u evara
Hu n t e r Ha r pe r
Ben Harr ison
Brennan Hart
Cyri l H 1cks
Mary Holt
Ora n Ho lt
Ha nnah H umay un
Ta nya J a in
Morgan Kai i- Ackerma n
Sa lma Ka mal
N ic h o las Khang
For Lheir Hurnan Development class. Ke ll y Liu and Emily Dickinson search for cur-rent events. They apprec1ate the new Mac computers in the library
GOT POLY SPIRIT?
Brett K id m a n
Evan K i m Madd ie Kim
T im K rasnope rov Halle Krieger
Jo n ah Lee
Supportirg their classmates during the tootba il game. Sean McMahon. Shuchi Sehga: and Grotzinger make the1r way m the Student Section with their Starbucks.
Dia n a Leon Aa ron Lew
A lex Li ndskog
Ke ll y L iu
Te r ra Magee
Dy lan Magsar il i
Andrs Mar t inez
T imothy Ma tt hiessen
Ja k e McCart hy Sean McMahon
Joe M e n de n ha l l
Co le Mi n ot
Micah Ne ro n e Ryan N g
August O'Be irne
K i mber ly Ortez
B ri nda Pate l Isabe l le Phi nney
A lana Pi za rr o Jack Queen
J ul ia Rocha
H immat Sahi
Sh uch i Sehga l Shira li Sh ah
IT'S HARD TO ROLL OUT OF BED AND LOOK THIS GOOD!
1-reshmen Carolyn Shanks, Ann1e Winton. Ju 1a Rocha M1a Fernandez. and Kennedy Cameron rock the onsies and jammy pants on Pajama Day
TWINS FOR THE . DAY. Ryan and <hang perfect the twin day rna;:ching - with their bl ack polos, khaki
NAILS DONE, HAIR DONE, EVERYTHING DID.
Getting in touch with h:s feminine stde. Sean along with Mary Holt and JOJO Young go all out for Twin Day
LADIES CHOICE!
Freshmen g1rls gatnm around the dreaMy Nikclas Angelopoulos as he strums a romantic love song
Ca r oly n Shanks
Kri sto f f e r S h ep h er d
Rebecca Tokofsky
A lexa n d r a Tre is t er
Matthew Van Citters
Gabe Va n d e Sa nd e
Gab i Van der Ve ld e -Kr aft
Ce l i n e Vend l er
Tow n se nd Wa ltersM cDo n a ld
France s W hitfo rd
M ad d ie W i lk i nson
L au r e n W ilm ore
SKITTLES ANYONE?
Freshmen Allie Treistet and Carter Alvarez en !oy the ir b reak from classes with a snack from the vending machines.
RIDIN' SOLO.
Sitttng all a one at the lunch tables. Himmat Sahi waits for his !'nends to come eat lunch with him.
WHAT'S MY COMBO AGAIN?
Rushing to hts ne><': period, _L>,ndrs Ma rtinez attempts to open h :s newly insta ' led locker in orde r to collect books for h is ne><t class.
LUNCHTIME!
EnJOying their b(eak during the day, Frr:mces Whttford. Mary Hot Madd ie Wilkinson . .Jo,o Young A lly Annick. and Celine Vender are happy to cha t am o ngst t hemselves tn c::he Freshmen Patio.
JUST CHILUN'.
Enjoying t h eir new patio Carte r Woodruff Terra Macgee. and Brennan Hart spend some quality time at lunch Freshmen gather everyday for lunch at their patio with new lcrge lockers and patto umbre lias.
ON THE PROWL
Getttng 1nto the Halloween spirit. Ryan Ng dresses in his sara ri wea r. munches on his treats. and searches for fr iends on t h e cou 1tya rd
GIRL PRIDE.
f-reshmen girls sit in O'l a lecture durirg Leadership Day where they enjoy learrlng row to become a woman leade< 1n modern day America.
COMING TOGETHER. Freshmen boys. along w1th their Peer Mentors are all about the focus while working on a team building exercise on Leadership Day
Anx 1o u sly wa1t1ng the results of the class elect1ons. Freshmen gat h er around their brand new lockers en the patio Congratu lations to Freshmen Class Pres id ent Daniel Zhul
DRESSES GALORE. Rocking the sundresses. Kel 1y Liu and Audrey Wu match their dresses a'ld flats for Twin Dayl
EnjOying their break on the Arden Lawn. William Dean. Lucas B o hlin ge r. and Carolyn Shanks show off the1r pajamas while others eat lun c h on the grass fr es hme n
sophomores
A lyss a Aq uin o
Al ix Az ad
Bin g Ba nt a Eri n B ar r
Ta t ia n a Bece rr a Emil y B e lj a k
M ax B e ll er
Emi ly B owen
H e nr y Br oo k s
H ea t h e r B r ueg l
Mit c h Bua n gs u wo n
H e nr y Ca f fe ra t a
By their second year of high sch oo l, so ph o m o res have fin al ly sett led 1nto a routineas we l l as a !Jew patio -a nd t hey are n o lo ng e r o n the bottom Gf the totem po le. They have learne d t o navigate aro und t he upp e rcla ss m en that surround t h em whi le a lso lendin g a hel ping hand to t he ne w freshman. Af t e r a sm oo th trans iti on to their se c ond year at Poly, sophomore s_ b egin to t a k e risk s a nd c h a l len ges b y taking more diffi c ul t courses an d joining more e x t racurr ieular act iv ities. So phomor es h a ve the op p ortunit y to take their first AP cl ass, AP Chem ist ry w it h Ms. Busb, as w e ll a Creat ive W r it ing e lec tive taught by Ms Hamilton Wh i le AP's are definitely not fm ev e ry one , grad e dean Ms. Zetlian ma kes sure that each course load is tai lored exactly to each student 's pre f erences. An o th er adde d challenge to soph o more year is the We tern Ci v iliz at ion research paper, w hich teaches students or g an i zat iona l and research skill s t h a t w i l l be inyaluable fundamental s for fu t ure projects Even t hough all sophomores have to ju g gle their hectic schedul es and keep u p th e ir grades, they stil l att e nd Pol y dance s a n d support t heir fr iend s in games and pe r form anc es No matte r h ow bus y students m ay b e, the y sti l l make t ime for each other, and t h is is on e of the grea te st th i ngs about being part of the class of 2015
Seth Ca lvin
Griffin Ca rt e r
A lber t Celis
Max C h a u
Christine Cho i
A lex C lar k
HEY SOPHOMORES!
The ecstatic soohm'lores exh1b1t the1r excitement dur:ng morn ng meeting on the first day of school.
Dav id D'Am ico
Omar Dai r i
Robert Demarco
B rian Erb
Rachel Er ic kson
Leopo ldo Galvan
B r yan Gleason
Er ica Goodw in
Dyla n H ane l
Becca Hanel
Ric h ard Hat haway
So fi e H enckel
A llie Hodgen
Ben Hu bsc h
Will Hub sc h
Caro lin e la ff aldano
Lail a Jaffer
Miranda Johnson
Nora John so n
Lindse y Kelleher
Henr y L a Soya
Anna Lamb
An n1 ka Lar s
Nathan Lee
DROP IT LOW!
Ms. and Ms Gush's C penod Chemistry and AP Chemistry classes take a break from holiday smore-Tiaking to follow a "Call Me Maybe" squat exercise video
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
During l unch. Bryan Gleason. Jared
L1m and Allie Hodgen decide what lo eat from lhe variety of food offered by Green Apple Gourmet
COMPUTERS, ESSAYS, AND ... GAMES?
Cheyne Minto. Nick Polyzoides and Turner Rorrey multitask b y studyi ng. p laying games. and socializ ing in one of the new library conference rooms
A l lie Hodgen
Ben Hubsch
Wil l Hubsch
Caro lin e laffa ldano
Lai la Jaffer
Miranda Johnson
N o r a J ohnson
Lindsey Ke ll eher
H e nr y L a Soya
Anna L amb
Ann ika L ars
Nathan L ee
Brandon L ew
Ja red L i m
DeeDee Logan
Ch ri stop h er Lopez
Pa r ker Mathews
Diana Matthiessen
N ick McConne ll
Sky le r Mclean
Manny Medra n o Khar i Me lhui sh
Cheyne Minto
Milan Mo sse
El isabet h Newk ir k
David Ohta
La ura Olso n
Maya Omori
Amber Park Magg ie Phelan
NOT IMPRESSED Nathan Lee. Leo Galvan. Ezra Sunshine. Emily Tcher'g Christine Choi and Megan Tchcr1g sr1owcase I he infamous look made famous by McKayla Maroney
Natasha Pinon
Ni ck Polyzoides
Ke ll y Poole
V in cent Porter
Ezra Rawitsch
John Rodgers
Teresa Rokos
Turner Romey
Cla ire Rossi
Matt Sa ltzman
Natalia Sanchez-Nigo li an
Shaheen Sayeed
GOT POLY SPIRIT?
Elisabeth Newkirk. Erica Goodwrr1. and Chris :_opez sport ti"eir orange shirts during the tailgate rn support of the Poly Pantrersl
TIPS AND TRICKS
Hunter Worland offers Anna Lamb some Chemistry help on the way to thei' next class.
In the new lrbrary Christine Choi. and Megan fcheng do some last-minute vocabulary studying before thei r next English class
Amber Park. Natasha Pinon. Miller WhitehouseLevine. Matt Saltzman. Ezra Rawitsch. Milan Mosse Chrrs Lopez. Alex Ve1tch. and Anna Lamb cheer on as Jared Lim and Max Chau f·ght to the end in a friendly arm wrestling match
CHECKMATE.
Ezra Sunshine and John Rodgers s·xcumb to Poly's chess epidemic and engage rn a practice match tre r X period as Hedrano studies for his next /\P Chemistry quiz
Suyeed. Emrly Bowen, Rachel Erickson. and K.aela Scheidemantle take a break from lunch to take a picture for the year·book cameras
Simone Abegu nr in
Ana Acos t a
Ju li a Alison
Pa t r ick A nd e r son
Erin Ann ic k
No e l Ask in s
Gise la Baker
Josh u a Ba ll
Isa ia h Ba rth
Kyle Beerman
Sa ra h Be ll ack
Everyone knows that JUnior year bnngs the most burdens on hard- work in g Poly students AP's. honors classes. and the beginning of lhe college proo:!ss all contribute to heightened anxieties in the Poly commuli\ity However. this year dunng tri ps week, t"he Junior cia came together an-j learned special collabortative l1fe lessons. Eve ryone
Ke l ly Berg
Zac h ary Bern
El issa Boghos ian
Michael Bowman
Hazen Breen
Mad iso n Carey
Matt Carter
Eri k C han
Brianna C h u
An is ha Cook
J ac k Co tti
Al1ya Croc h e t 1e r e
Ann a Curtis
John-Micha e l D'Andre a
Tristen Dossett
Ma de lyn Drolen
N ata lie Ed wards
Li z Ga l lag h er
Evan Ga n cedo
Wi ll Gens ke
Ama n da Gonzalez
Denn i s Grover
Victor ia Gu
Sebastian Hart
Ca ro li n e Ha r vey
L isa Hemphill
Cami ll a H iggins
Maddi Hold e r
Brock Hudn u t
A lan a Jackson
Eric Jiang
Jessica Jin
Juli et J oh n so n
Matthew John so n
A l i Kamal
H a nn ah Kau fm a n
J ack Kayyem
N oah K tm
Talin Larson
Brett Laudeman
E r i n L ee
Stephanie Liu
STUDY BREAK
t'\alha·1iel Young takes a music break in the new library Students have entoved the new Jspects or our Innovated library. like the comfortable couches
SCHOOL'S IN SESSION. pose for a first day of sc:,ool p icture Everyone was excited to reun1te with friends and see the new campus
CHECKMATE. Matt Carter and Rachel Miller enjoy an Intellectual game of chess during Lheir free penod The library was a popular spot for many curing their free periods
CHILL OUT. Some tunior boys catc h up and enJOY lunch on t'le junoir patio I L,nch was a popular t1me for students to crarn for a test or JUSt enjoy a 'l ice break in between classes.
ZACK FOR PREZ. These Zack Bern supporters are excited for the mock presidential debate The mock elecLion was a great project for juniors during tile 2012 race for tne presidency
SMILE. Hazen
Breen. John D' Andrea. and Noeh K1rn are ready to c0tch Nate Meier's speech for the junior Fnglish classes' mock elect1on. The speeches were a good way to dec ide on your favorite platfo 1ms.
Gabo Lizardo
Ad ri an L oera
Cae lu m Magee
lan M cK ni g h t
Nathan Me ie r
Addae Me lhuish
Maddy Mendel l
Rach e l Mill e r
W ill y Moffly
C hri stin e Nguyen
Ka itl yn O la h
Da v id O rnd orff
C harli e Patterson
V ictoria Peng
Stephani e Ph a m
Sac h in Puri
Charl ie Ramirez
Spe n cer Rogers
Alessa Ru sc h eweyh
An drew Ruys de Perez
Anna Scheckel
Bra d Sh an k s
N ic k y Ste ide l
Ha na Svitek
H a r ry Temp leton
Juli a n Terr il e
Natalie Treister
Riley Wa lker
Bri a n Ward
Ja nna Wennberg
SOCIAL HOUR Jun 1ors Willy
enjoy their lunch break afte r 3 rigorous Tuesday classes
VOTE FOR COTTI. Jack Cotti and his supporters smi le for a picture during lunch of the election week Jack finished third in the election.
Moffly, Michael Bowman, Dennis Grover. Will Genske. Spencer Rogers. and Anisha Cook
Bogosian and Ana Acos a walk to the RELAX. Stephanie Pham, Andrew Ruys de Perez, Patrick new Art studio during X Period The Anderson Cami lla H iggins, and Julian Terr il e hang out grand art studio is now a more spacious during lun ch on a h ot September day The beginning ·environment for artists to work 1n month of school was full of stories about summer
USAI J 1mmy Z h ou waves the Ame ncan f lag during Josh Ball's p residentia l campaign speech
PAJAMA DAYI Kelly Berg, Carol ine Harvey, and Kaityln Olah go all out on the ASB's themed pajama day The ASB had many themed dress up days dunng the year
MOV NG tk
BACK ROW: Robert Demarco. Brett Laudeman. Jack Moore. W il l Genske. M1chael Bowman. Parker Mathews. AJ Singh. Henry Cafferata
MIDDLE ROW: Coac h B rerdan fvl cGra ll Matthew Va n Citters. Jack Kayyem. A lex Lindskog Kevin Mahaffey. Jack Cott 1. Gnff 1n Carte r. V in ce Po rte r Max Bel le r. M1lan Masse. Matt Carter Coach Chr1s Schmoke
FRONT ROW: Coach Stev1e Clark. Charl1e Patterson A lex Pinon. Jake Zelek. Cu1t1s Toyota Nolan Mulligan Alex Smith. Nick McConnel l Charl1e Ram1rez. Coach I homas A lldl·e
Senior Alex Pinon crosses the goal I ne in Poly's 49-0 Tailgate vrctory over th e v siting Blarr Vikrngs Poly's of"ense averaged over 33 points per game thrs season
'will always be something lhat I rGmembc;r aboul Poly I gained a farn 1ly and had the best time on tre f1eld Footbal has g 1ven me the best rnerrories. and I love :he team and coaches for everything tney have done for me and the team
Ateam is not just a team: it's a fam1ly I look nGxt to me in the huddle and I see my brothers Tha t 's the th1ng I'll miss most about footoall tnat uncommon bond shared amongst teammates. but even after the season. a ll
'I am so proud of the team this year and how hard every sing le player worked This season has bee n my favor it e season of high school football and I know I'll be fr1end s vvi l n Lhi s group of guys my vvhole life
IT'S A LI TTLE A BOUT
Freshma n Alex Lindskog and so phomore Jack Moore prepa re to run the next se rie s of of fe nse:
Those Friday nights - the grass beneath o ur feet. th e bright lights al l around. the sea of orange 1n the stands I' I c h er ish those moments forever
OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE.
Se nio r Jake Ze lek breaks a ta c kle aga1nst riv a l Flintridge Prep HIT STICK.
Jun ior Wi ll Genske blast s th ro ugh a Flint ridge Pre p b locke r
HUDDLE!
Quarte rback N o lan Mul ligan
Le ll s th e rest o f th e team t he offense fo r the ne x t p lay
WHAT TIME IS IT?
TOOL TIME!
Senior Lau1en Lantry purnp s up Lhe bench wrth he1· eccentnc chee 1s. Very '11uch a mental sport. it is important to receive a lot of support from both the Leam and the crowd
Senior Dani Sm ith sets Lhe ball to Lhe outsrde IJani is not o r1l y a great sette r but also n awesome float se rve r.
Sopho'llore Deed
Logan goes up for a ip afler a sel by sophomore Becca Hanel. The Leam has greal y benefitted f'om n::::cl only her k lis but also her skills as an all around player
h s season the team h.Js been omaz ng I'm ' so pr::::cud of h ow frl r l klvc; cc m c; c-1s c1 Leam. ,=Jild lm goi 11g Lo rn iss ou r ser1 iors because or their supportrve altrtudes clwrn g eve ry game and p1actrce IVJy most memorable game this year was ou r home
CJclme against Webb that we won d0 o o ur cm.-:z irlg comebe1c k CJ I the Pllc:il I OVC' you nil cmd Cclrl'l lor next year'
lT'S A LITTLE ABOUT
Th i• volleyball season l1 as been amazrng expe rr erce' Wrether rt was running countless lSs 01 dancrng around, I will M iss t hese girls and Poly year'
T,'After a pe rfect pas s from Jun ior Hannah Kaufman a beautiful set by Sentor Dani Sm tth , and a powerfu l hit from Senor Cat Davidson. th e Learn qutckly celebrates wilh a d'eer
W hat I'll miss mos- about Lhic. seoson ore '11Y tcamr'li:Jles. 1/\!rth 7 I n cw g rl s c 11 th e learn I've gotten Lo meet and become close with a 'l real group of grrls Be ing abre to J transfer this bond onto the court has rea lly made m y senio r season 1 spec ial
ience
Back Row: Danr Smrth DeeDe e Logan
A lex Clark. Cather in e Lehman. Treister. Hea ther Bruegl. 1\lat ::Ji ia SanchezNi9olian. Kaitlyn Olah, Cu t Du v rd son
Front Row: Ana Acosta Macken zie
SikorCJ. Hannah KCJufman. Olivia Trersle r.
La uren Lantry, Becc:J Hane l. Evie Zavidow
Not Pictured: Avra Jul1an1
T
TOP PHOTO FROM LEFT: Isabelle Phin ne y Li sa Hemphill. Janna Wennberg, Emily Tcheng. B rooke Edwa rds. Ev n Ga ncedo. and Ke lli Liu N ot p1ctured Ally Annick.
BOTTOM PHOTO FROM LEFT: Richard Hathaway, Dylan Hanel. J oe Boh l1ng er Lev As imov. T1m Goo dw1n Michael Caughron. Wi ll Hubsch
From ea r ly morn ing pract ices to cond itioning
with Navy Seals, the cross co u ntry tea m
know s ho w t o st e p up t o a chall en g e There
are p lenty o f challenges for this team, yet
they have f aced every advers ity with a
winning sp ir it Members of this t eam have
to b e adaptable to all climates and regions
be c au se ea c h meet is at a d ifferent lo cation
T he versat il ity of t h is team in particu la r
ha s proved t o be directl y related t o the
amount of suc c ess t hey have found this
sea son. And thi s record b reaking team
has undoubted ly found p lenty of su c cess.
Sophomore Will Hubsc r acknowledges the importance of start1ng the race off strong and beg1ns his race ahead of 'lis competitors Will ack'lowledges th at c ross cou'ltry is about where yojre go1ng and who you leave behind
Richard Hathaway '15
Evan Gancedo. a junior and three year varsity member of the cross country team. is integral to the girl's side of the team and won her second consecutive league championship She also beat the Prep League F1nals' course record
Both the ooys and ' g1rls teams were really corrpetitive this year and occorrplishecJ a lot lmough hard work and detern1ir1atior1
Cross country is p robab ly Lhe ' hardest thing I have ever done. Everyday we push each other beyond our comfort zones. bul 1n lhe end Lhc; sense of accomplishment is somelh1ng I have felt n owhere e lse
Agreal group or guys who it has been an honor to run w1th
cross country
DYNAMIC DUO. New to the team. freshmen A ll y Annick and Isabel le Phinney look to serior leaders for memoring and are able to readi ly ar:;p ly what they have learned during a race
Ou'rpersevera'1ce throug h out the season really paid off. and we all im proved so much It was greot to be able to offer leadership to some of my younge r teammates
l·m so p roud of our girls teom this year Lasl year we losl a lot of girls which was d iscouraging but people ha ve really stepped up to f1ll those spots Our team is looking st rong and we were exc ited to conpete at CIF f nals Being on cross co untry for four years has taug ht me a lot abo ut hard work and dedication V'Jitr it being such a tough spo rl I've? rea l y reli ed on my team m ates who have become some of my closest fnends
T his season in cross country was my favor it e season out of the four years that I have run I think people h ave a m1sconcepL1or1 about cross country being an individual sport. but. because it takes f1ve people to create an overa ll sco re it IS truly tne ultimate team sport Th1s year m ore than ever I feel th t we embodied that te am. Our team bonded 'lOt on ly on the course and on the tra1ls bul oulside o r l h al. and I appreciate tha t m:=:re tha ll a nythin g
IT'S A LITTLE ABOUT
EXTREME FOCUS.
Sophomore Ju lia 'Nohl rollows through on her shot during an ir>tense match
dgdinsl Weslridge Wohl excelled n both s1ngles an d doubles dur i 'lg the season.
I
POWER SHOT.
Jun1or G.sela
Gaker backs up Lo h t an aggress1vo foreha1ld 1n her doubles match
8 ker contl' ibu led to Lhe team through h er sol id forehands and big wins w'lile playinCJ doubles
FOLLOW THROUGH. lreshman
SCJ manth a Co ll ins hits a winne r wh il e p la y 1ng doubles against Chadw ick ScJmcJnt h cJ wcJs cJ so l1d player who had powerful forehand and b<=wkhand sho t s
during he r matches
eseason went rea ll y vve ll' The new coaches led the te a m to a successf ul season. and a ll the gir ls improved greatly and her partner. Brook e O lso n . share a high five afte r a powerful ace b y Griffin G r iffin and Olsor1 consisted of the panlher's -1-1-1 double s sweeptng most of matches against opponents like Mayfield and F lin tridge Prep
' W ehada great season Lhis yeCJr We worked ex tr e r11ely hard and p layed our hearts out during every mater' l'rr so prou d or I hC)SC) gd1S
EVERY
Vars ity girls tennis had an extreme ly successful season After los ing three sen iors
a nd on ly having f ive re t urners, Panthers'
tenn is r eformed with a new, younger team.
Led by two new young coaches, the team
quick ly ga ined expe ri ence a nd ski ll. Th e
Panthers received the 3rd seed in league, won an inten se wi ldcard match against West Ranch, and then fe ll to El Dorado in
the f irst round. L o ne senior Aria Gr iff in led
the team w ith her experience as a four year
varsi t y ath lete on the team The Pan th er s
excelled in league, only los in g to opponents
Chadwick and Westr id ge The t eam f in ished
thei r regular season w it h two wins aga in st
both Mayf ie ld and Web b and one C IF viet
aga in st West Ranch High Sc h oo l.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach Boris Baka lov. Madison Carey. Elissa Boghosran. Jultet Johnson. Ana Grirrin. Julia Wohl. Coac h She ryl Bon-Bakalov
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Er in Lee. Samantha Collins. Anna LCJmb. Brooke O lson NOT PICTURED: Audrey Wu and Gisela Baker
arsity
TH RD T ME'S tk
It ha s been a lon g t ime com ing: after losing two consecutive CIF Championships, the Boys
Water Polo program came in to thi s year hop ing
to make another fina ls appearance. And after beat ing La Serna 11-9 in the semif i 'lals, a team
wh ich constituted th e Panther's o nl y two
losses during the season, the boys knew that
t hi s was a spec ia l team. L ike a fami ly, eac h
player dedi cate d themselves to the team ,
FIND THE OPEN PLAYER. Sc,'mning t'lc pool senior Kelly \i]cGee looks to pass to JUnior Brock Hudnut on a counter attack Kelly played a pivotal role as a set defender this year
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
coach Ryan Katsuyama Luk e Asperger Josh Bal l.
Spencer Rogers. Car l Lehman. Joey Asperger. Denn1s G rove r BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Omar Dain, B rock Hudnut. Ch ns McWill iams. tll!J!II Kelly McGee. Sebaslian Cah1ll. Ryan Schi ll er
of the w hole. And in the final matc h against
Glenda le Hig h Sc h oo l, it was that teamwor k t h at he lpe d the boys to make Po ly history
Down 6-9 in the fourth quarter, th e Panthers f ired off 6 goals to defeat Glendale and f ina lly
bring a C IF Water polo C hampions h ip to Poly.
PRIZED RESERVE. Although 'lot a starter. senio r Carl Lehman•f1lled in for missing stcJrters. as shown here against Webb Carl started and scored IJ goals 1n the Lost Altos Tournament.
Senior Captain Mc\Nilliams gets up b g for a goal againsl \A/ebb in the Panthers last league game of the season. Poly clinched its third consecutive Prep League · tit le with a perfect 10-0 title
oys varsity water polo
THE SECRET WEAPON.
The only left hand e r o n the t ea m. Grock Hudnut is pictured here scoring aga in st Los Altos. Brock broke the ass ist record Lhi s year having 90 assis t s
TRICK SHOT.
Ju'lior sta rt er Dennis Grover scores on a lob during the first round of th e CIF play offs against Pasadena High De nni s had a ca reer high s1x goa ls
PRECISION IS KEY.
Joey Asperger looks to pass in Lh e fir st game of the season against visiting South Pasadena Joey, ·"'·'""=--'=J a first year varsity member. also played goalie for the Panthers
OUCH!
Sophomore Omar Da ir i collides with a C rescenta Valley player during a non league game Omar scored three goals 1n the game
I cou ldn 't even tell you w hat happened during that game A ll I rememb e r are t h e three dlff1cult yea's it took u s
to get Lo Lhis po1nt and the way our team came together as o family to finally win someth ing not just for ou r program but for ou r e ntire sc h ool B u t I
wil remembe r that m oment w h en the buzzer sounded fo r Lhe
really means to be a team and more important: y. a family Although we were not the biggest or strongest team. we had Lhe most heart. and we all completely Lruslc:d each other W1nn1ng Clf- took
l( VO !I,A f _ a lot of hard work. · [YIC{?U sac:r 1f ice. and was
tr -.J iy a team ettortl will never forqet t h e team ond all we accomp li shed rest
LOOK OUT.
Sophomore Allisor1
Woo looks into the center position Lo m ake an ent'y pass to Lindsey Kelleher. Allison Woo helped lead the team with ........,_, '" h er in cre dible shot ancl strong clerense
POWER SHOT!
Senior Chnstina
McCarthy lakes a strong shot from Lhe outside around the s h ot blocke r Het powerhouse and her stro'lg backhand was key in the teum's offense
WHERE'D SHE GO?
Sophomore Alex Clark plays some aggress·ve defense against h r player This was Clark's fi rst yea' or1 va rs tl y but her incredtble shot helped 'ler fit right in.
GREAT
Sophomore Natalia SanchezNtgoltan jumps to block a shol from the oppos1ng team. Natalia f'nished her ftrst year on varsity allowing less goals in the season tha'l shots blocked.
'Thi s seasor hos been the best season for Gtrls Varsity Water Polo net only because of our strength. but because of our spit " and fr iendsh p w1tr, one another.
A SEASON M
After m a king it t o C IF finals last year, th e girls
water po lo team started the season ran ked first
in CIF division 6 hoping to once aga in make it
GOALIE SKILLS! Senior Alyssa Paul swims out to the f inals and t ake home the champ io n ship. and stea s the ball from the other team as senior Cathe'ine Finney prepures to counter onto offcmscc Paul played a vilaiJole as Lhe slartirlg Aft e r g rad uating si x sen io r s, in clu din g t he goal keeper
goa lie, from la st yea r, the remaining p layers
• were able t o st ep up and co ntinu e t o p lay
we ll. The gir ls swept the Prep Lea gue, ea rning
th e t itl e of Prep Leagu e Champ ions for t he
year in a row. The seaso n e nd e d
ENTRY PASS! Senio1 Lauren L ntry looks down the pool to make a pass Lauren's wonderful leadership sk lls as well as her enthus1asm added to the success of the team.
stea ls, and th e highest shooting percentage
as we ll as ne w individua l reco rds set by
Lindsey Kelle he r, a sop h omore on the team.
LEAGUE
BACK ROW FROM LEFT: Olivia I reister. I lana Svitek. Kelly Berg, Chr ist1na McCa rthy, Allison Woo. Lindsey Kellehe1-. and Natalia Sanchez Nigolian. Ryun Kats.Jyama
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Caroline
Harvey Alyssa Pa u l, Cather ine l irn y, I auren Lantry. /\lex Clark. DeeDee Logan. and Allie Hodgen
K CK NG T ltftL
Wi th th e loss o f nin e sen iors last year, th e
bo ys va rsit y socce r t eam struggl ed to
re bu il d their team ear ly on in the pre-season
Howeve r, led by a str ong new senior class, the team was in good form as the season began. They experienced a bit of an up and down
season, starting off a b it ro ughly in th e ir f irst
THEM
we
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Vince Porter. Coach Jolly. Josh Ball. Adam Stan fo rd -Moore. Andrew Ruy De Perez. Will Hubsch. Skyler Mclean. Br ian Ward. Pate Sa nd e rs. Willy, Debreu. A li Kamal. ian M cKnight. Hunter Worland. Coach Thompson
BOTTOM ROW
FROM LEFT: Jack Queen. Ryan Ng, Kevin Mahaffey. Hunter Palmetero. David Ch ien. JP
O linski. Dy lan llanel. Ben Hubsh. Matt Carter
few games, but t hey were able to pull it back
t oget her by the end of the season t o earn
third p lace in the Prep Le ague as well as earn
a CIF qualification. When asked what t h ey
enjoyed mo st th is season, the te am repl ie d that their ab il ity to overcome early obstacles
w as w hat the y we re most proud of, along w ith
S"enior oefende1· Hunter Palment iero side Lackleo; a INindward player The tea m will greatly m1ss Hunter's determ1nat1or to do whatever it takes to stop the ball.
the team's strong determina tion to succeed. Sophomore Wi
influence on the team's defe nse dt_,ring the seas em
Hubsch had a huge
RUNLIKET E WI
Junior defender lan McKnight navtgates hts way th rough Wtndward p layers wh ile look tng for an open teammate
IT'S A LITTLE ABOUT
We put togher a great run to end the season.
soccer
BE AGGRESSIVE. Ali 1-<arnal pushes his way in front of the oposing player Ali could always be relied on to steCJI the ball to help out Lhe tea m
l·m proud have been part of a team that was able Lo pull itself toge t rcr ir-, even the toughest of situations.
' Tommyand doug doug were by far our hardesl wo1 king teammates
DOUBLE TROUBLE.
Sophmorc Ben Hubsch and Jun ior A li Kame l successful ly stea l the ball. Hubsch stales. "Through the sen1ors leadersh ip we grew as a team and imp roved tremendously"
FAKE LEFT.
Sophomore Dylan Hanel was new to the team this year and w1th his speed and ag il ity he contnbuted to the panthe rs success
'Beyo nd jus t wCJnting us to wi r1 M r Jolly a lso va lue s his team's personal growth as and as a groLp. He treats us like mo re than JU SL playe rs but as people I real ly appreciate that
A 1R
' Itwas a great four years
T his year we had a lot of spirit. shout out to Dougie Fres h am.J T spol
GONG
PREP LEAGUE
Since the beginning of the season, it c lear that the gir ls varsity soccer team was a force to be reckoned with. Competing in
an annua l
Ill STATE
Division I teams along the way. As the season progressed into league play. the team proved
their dominance with an undefeated record.
Coming into the CIF playof f s. Poly was ranked 3rd, below Oaks Christian whom Poly beat in both the Semi-fina ls
Champ ionships The girls reached th e CIF fina ls yet fell short of capturing the C IF title
Despite the loss, the girls got back up, and fought through state, despite the adversity of losing senior forward Sarah Mendenhall to an
th e first State Championsh ip in Poly
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Diana Matthiessen. Kalic Wardlaw. Julia Blanco. Evan Gancedo. Kayla Valencia. Julia Yun. Nata c Treister Mia Fernandez. Kather ine Berry, Brooke Cowards. Cather ine Boyw Sa ra h Me n de n l'1a ll
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Freshmc=m 2md new co'ller Ryan Casey blazes by West ridge defenders
ON TO THE FINALS. Up 2-1 in the CIF semifinals match against Oaks Chrislicm. sopromore.
Decca Hunel.sco Jcs off a heacJer to pu t Poly up by 2.
THE GOGETTER Junior 1\loel Askins atte'llpts to score one of her many goa s Lhis season in a fr endly
Wco wme so dctcrmimcd Lo gel Lhat ' championship and the fact that we accomplished that was the best way to cond the season we have so rnuc h Lo oe proud of and I'll m1ss these girls so rnucl1 r1exl yea11
'Thi s IS a great group of g 1rls and I will miss Lhem so much next year Some of my hcst fr ic rds are l1·om soccer and I wouldn't be the same person had I not been on th 1s teum
I will never forqet the memones that I have made on the field Lhese pasl !I years. espeoally th1s one We wa r so hard the entire season and it was greol to see l he1L ha rd w0 rk r:;ay ore j
I couldn't have uskec:l for a betle r season to end my h1qh school career I love Lh1s Leam and my fel ow seniors!
EXTREME FOCUS. J u n1 o r
Ky le Beerman takes o n a Rio H om) o p laye r iilililiillllliiilil!
d urin g a le g ue
ga m e Th e team
p layed the ir
h ea rts ou l in Lh e 51-48 w in
UP, UP, AND AWAY.
J u n io r Zack
B ern goes
espec ia ll y in t h e l irs l few ga m es
STRIDING DOWN THE COURT.
So ph omo re Gri ffin Ca rt e r dribbl es d ow n th e durin g a leag ue malc h
A lt h ol-gh an u
Jun io r p repa res for a lay up during t he seco n d round of C IF against Bre t heren Christ1an Genske had a seasonh ig h 32 po 1n t s du n ng the 26 game st retch We had a great
RUNNING THE OFFENSE.
Sophomore Jared Lim looks for an open teammate dunng a home game A strong offense was key during their league gorv1es
is ready to take on an defender before scoring a lay up The panthers outscored the1r opponents by more than 10 points n many of the r games
FEAR tk
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
A lex Pino n Ph illip
Ou. Zack Ber n . Wil l
Ge n ske. Mrchael
Bowma n . B ra d
Sha n ks Ja red Lim BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Gr iff in Car t e r.
Chandler Woo. Max Harmon. Cu rt is Toyota. Ky le B eerman
DETERMINATION.
Senior Cathenne Lehma n atte'Yipls CJ shot ir1 the: post The team was ve ry p roud o r the co labordtion between posts and guards this seCJson.
LAY IT UP. Sophomore Kiki Yong goes for the ldy up r1 d fdsc break against the Eag les.
FOLLOW THROUGH.
Jur,IOI C=Jplrllrl
Ka1tlyn Olah goes up for a JUmp shol She; fin1shed t h 1s CJame against the Eagles w th a career hig'l of 29 pains
' I think we llefed a I expectat ons that people ildd fo1 us this yea1 Not o'lly to w1n league. but to go urH..:Ie"edtE..'U 111 the Prep LeagLe wil1c 11 has ta ir competit on was a ve1y ial nee ornpl1shmo'll fo1 us.
IT'S A LITTLE ABOUT
'W e had a really great team cJyrkllllic t fw yC'ar Evervone stepped up, ":lnd am so p roud of ni'ic-h and eve 1·y g11l on this team I was so proud thot we were able to Will league undefeated again this year. and I cou,dn't be more proud of everything we were ab'e to accompl ish bot h his seaso n ar'ld 1n the past
Sen ior Capta in Courtney Foste r aLLempts a Jump shot w h1l e be ng do ubl e teamed Fos t e r h as b ee n a lovr year varsity member as well as a two year capta in She has been known for her strong leader ship aoility on and off the co u r " ' I am so glaJ to be d pc1rt of such a good group of gnls ami so proud of wrat we have accomplished !h i' ycn l ar11n the year ,I Our goal this seoson wos to win league undefeated and we were so happy to have acco'llpl shed that goal once ' agd r1.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. The t ea m gath e rs a ro u nd t h e c o ac h es fo r a hudd le d uring a ti me out
STRONG
Th e Vars it y Gir ls Basketba ll team has a ve r y successful season. With the loss of a few vital se nior s last se ason expectations were
n o t high f or t he girls t o have a su ccess ful
season H owever. they proved both themselves and the commun ity wrong by havin g a st e ll a r recor d and really lea rni ng to wo rk together as a co hes ive t ea m. Th e
t e am f inished w ith a n undefeated record in leag u e. clenching the leag ue title for a f if th consecut ive yea r. Bei ng moved up in t o
Div ision 4AA. th e post season proved sho rt lived. but w h en a ske d abou t ho w t h ey f e lt
t he ir season went eve r y girl replied that they we re extremely proud of all they had accomplished toge t her.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Ar ia Gr i ffin. Courtney Fos t e r. Ca t herine Lehman. Alana Jackson. Kaillyn Ola h Rache l Mill e r
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Stephan ie Li u. Rac h el Hoang. Kiki Yang. Natal ie Edwards. -r ati l-3eccera
K NGS OF
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Sachin Puri. Hunter WhitakerMorrow. Moh1t Aayus h. Austin Gee. Tim Matth iessen. Coach Sh e ryl Bakalov
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Andrew Ruys de Perez. H enry La Soya . Mathew Jo hn son. Ni cho las K han g, Andrew Trojan NOT PICTURED: AJ Singh
' Ryan K1dman
After graduating 3 sen iors and head coac h
Howie Far e r re t iring last year, the mens varsity
tennis team began t he 20 13 season wit h two new coaches and a young team. Wi th tha t , the boys have left everything out on t h e court,
f ighting t he ir way thro ugh t he season After go ing 9 - 0 in the ir f irst 9 matches t hen losing
to Arcadia H igh School in games, the tennis
team ha d an impressi ve start, proving t hat they weren't a team to be messed w ith. Wh ile
9 pla ye rs wi ll be re turning next yea r, the mens
tennis team h as a bright futu re ahead of them , and we can't wait t o see what they bring to th e
VOLLEY, VOLLEY. Junior Sachin Puri warms up before Lhe big match by vo lleying with his teammates. Him and partner Andrew Troj2n have had an 1mp ress1ve season as the ttl doub les team.
mens v
POLYONTH
Leading the team rn a cheer. Freshman Mohrt 1\ayush gets the team fimd up Moh rt is one of four freshmen on the mens varsity roster. and he will be a great help and a leader for the team n years to comer I am really proud of the way our team Look an extremely assert1ve role 1n the league this year I have had a great time be1ng a captain this year especially with the oppmlunily to share w1th my fe low teammates the skills I have learned It's really rewarding
tennis
SMALL BUT MIGHTY.
D ispite his size
Sophomore Hemy LaSoya takes down one opponent at a time with his killer backhand Henry is the #1 singles player on the varsity roster. and he has two mo re excitir1g years ahead of h 1m CRAY-T.
Sophomore Andrew Trojan whips a powerfu crosscourt forehand dunng warmups Being a second season vars 1ty member. Andrew is a corrpetitive a n d dange rous player on the court
PRECISION IS KEY.
Senior Hunter Whitaker Morrow relurns a serve dur ing practice with composure and accurCJcy As a captain. Hunter plays a pivotal role as a singles player as wel l as a team captain
SLICE AND DICE! With a down the line slice. freshman MCJtth 1essen charges Lhe net I o return the volley for a point
With over 45 years underhis be ll as a Poly coach. How1e Farer IS more than just a familiar face Coaching numerous tennis teams Lo victory and famous for h1s Lower Schoo ler Nicknames. CoCJch Farer always steps onto the field lhe court. or 1nto the gym with a big smile on his face and the ever pressing question. ''So who had oatmea l this morning?" We thank Coach Farer. year's Southern California Tennis Association Coach of the Year for all he has done ror Poly and the Tenn1s teams vvill truly never be the same w1thout him.
HOLD THE PHONE.
JLmiur lsarah t3art h loads up lhe cannor fo r a long th row frorn lc=IL f reld
MUSCLE
Senior Luke
Asperger gr rns a Lhrow from thrrd base just in ti m e to get tnG runner
ou l a n d make Lhe crucial double play
OUT OF THE PARK.
Junior Michael Bowman loads up ot tr.e rlate. walc h es t h e 1-) ilc..h carefu lly, and h opes to slu g ore nlo t h e outhed
The fJrep Leagr Jo has really stepped up a n d as a resull we have had ro work especia lly h<Yd to maintain our place al Lhe top of the league
IT'S A LITTLE ABOUT
d stractrons that The University of Georg as sc:ouls gave us. we strl managed to find a way to c; u cceecl
EYESONTH PRIZE
Junr o r David Orndorf"' gets d:Jw n a n d dirty to fe ld a ha rd hit ground ball agatnst Lutheran Orndorff's hands helped the
Pa n l h e rs crush Crean by a whopoing 10 -1 margin
Our goal Lhis seaso'l wc.s to be the; be:,L we could be. We gave 110% rn prac t1ce ,'J'ld our gamPs cllld cor1t nued to grow as J team. Al l in all we had a g reat und succesful season
enth us ias t ically giv es sen or Jo ey
A spe rg e r a su o p o rt ive fi st bump af t er a go o d play
TAKE to --rf\0
Poly's vars ity baseba ll team d isp layed ano t her
imp ress ive outing this year, st art in g t h e season ranked num ber 5 in CIF H oweve r, t he Prep
League has be c ome a stronger conference
over the past f ew yea r s, posing a c h all enge to the young team. In o rd e r t o m a intain their spot
as best in th e lea gu e t he boys rea lly n e eded t o
step it up thi s seaso n , and put in the e x tra t ime in the cage, o n the mound, a n d in the outfield, honing the fundamenta ls that wi ll lead them to success Led by lots of upp e rcl assmen and Coach Mc G ra i l, the Varsity bas e bal l team
looks to keep fighting th is season and win CIF for t h e second ti m e in the last 3 years
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach McGrail, Joey Aspe1ger. Bryan Gleason. Dav1d Omdorff. Michael Bowman. Luke Asperger. and Coach Ellis
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach Gr ffin Carter
Nathan Lee Caleb Lee. Charlie Ram ircL. am.:l
Jack Cotti
CAN'T
DNobody had any expectations go ing into
t h e sp ri ng softba ll seaso n Howeve r as the
tea m g rew b ot h in nu mbe r s a n d sk il l, the
th r ee new coaches (Coach Bee r man, Coach
Ras m ussen, and Coach B e ll ) le d the way as
t he softba ll team improved tremem.Jously and
ca m e t oge th e r T he prac ti ces co n sisted of
Alex C lark a n d Deedee Loga n wrestling and
p lay ing Ado rn by M ig u e l o n th e ir p h o n es . By
balancing fun and seriousness, t he softbal l
team set goa ls and r eached t hem by t h e enq
o f t h e season Ca lm and collected , the team
d ressed to impress a n d d id no t d isappoint.
:IN THIS TOGETHER
BACK ROW: Coach Slcvc; Beerman. Kelly Berg Natalie lre1ster. Becca Hanel. Anna Lamb. Ol1v 1a
Tre ister. Natal ie [dwards Mary Ho lt. Ccac h Jam ie Be ll. Coach rJal Rasmussen
FRONT ROW: Maddi Holder. Alex Cla rk. Alex Tre iste r Sam Shaf1a Kath ryn Hathaway
NOT PICTURED: Deedee Logan
With
TRIPLE PLAY. Junior Madoi Holder th 1ows Lhe ball frorn oulfield Maddi was appart cf t1e Lriple play agairst Marantha.
Sophomore Alex Clark prepares to release the ball Both Clark and Oeedee Logan pitched for the season. and the:r dedication yet fun lov1ng <Jttitude the panthers to
'This season has been great. Although we were unsure whether or not there would be a team this year. Lhe coaching change Lruly changed tre dynam :c cf t he team As a senior. I felt that f)ract:ces were muc:h rnorc entertaining and helpful than prev:ous years"
'S trawberry's always hurt less when the umpire calls you safe"
so tball
I am so excited by how our team came together t h is year This team has more positive energy than I think we've had in the past. and I'm excited about a great season I'' T rue .there IS no "1" in team. but there is a "u" 1n suck. But in a ll ser iousness knowing that the1·e was the poss1b1l1ty that we might have not had a team due to a lack of g :rls I am proud of the girls that d1d come out."
vars it y so
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN. Anna Lamb
A ex Clark. Secca Ha n e l. Olivia Treister. and Maddi Holder really bonded th1s season as they slid into each other's hearts
TEACH ME YOUR WAYS. Junior Natalie Treister. olhcrw:se known as 2 on the team. caught wherJ Alex Clark pitched
SHE'S OUT. Junior Kelly Berg played firsl baseman for the season With her Iivoly attiturlc:. Berg led the team in all the:r dugout cheers and made a binder filled w1th the teams signs
TRIPLE? I THINK SO. Junior and third baseman Natalie t:.dwards sw1ngs at the p1tch
MOUNT UP!
Prec ision, speed, elegan c e, and grace. Classy in their black and white attire , the eque s -
t r ian team represent s the sophist ica t ion and d etermin at ion of competition The stealth an d technique of this sport requires the utmost level of focus an d hard work. This season , the Poly team hopes to reach the top while never look ing down. Even though they perform as individuals, they comp ete together as on e, w hile figh t ing for one thing: to w in. With el : , · egance, beauty, and style, le t them show you how a horse can also become a man ' s be st friend. Dressed up in their suit and ties , let them show you a few things.
HOT TO TROT. Jur1or and Capta1n Ana Acosta rides around on City Slicker She 'las been d wo r1d erful caplicin keep1119 Lhe (eam toqether as they compete in tneir ind v dua events
SUPPORTING THE TEAM n the m dst of - II Lhe commotion at one of Lh1s year's horse shows Freshf'Ylan Morgan a 1d __,ur1 io r A n a Acosta take a break and show the1r support for Po ly's Eques trian team
'Iannan Guevara
Comanche Moon
I
Sopho m ore C lara SLe rn be rg ndes wtl h Don Dy ri tn th e Poly show She has been nding with Don Dyr i fo r n ine months . Although they have only been together sho r l 2:.1 rn o unL of t 'll O ,
THE LEAP OF FAITH.
Jur1 ior Sarah Bellack rides Jl pol lo in Lh:o Poly shew Everyone al the show was 1m pressed by her grace and class
CHECKING UP.
Junror /\r1a
Acosta talKs to her trainer· c:1fter her rur1 wrth City S1icker who cpalc'c rn almost every evenl
SUIT & TIE. Dresseo up in his su it & tie. Morgan C rckerson and Taco won wilh f ll e tec rnr q u e and speed D ickerson showcased h s / except ional 1::"'"",__""""'! Late r1L during t h e meet. A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
Cap tai n Ana Acosla looi<"' towa•ds her next jumo d u rirl<J Lhe Poly show Acosta is always bon d is un b reaka bl e p re r::; a red
A'steam captarn I am very pro u d to say how successful Poly's [questrian Team has been this yeilr
Althol rg h we arc a smc1l Lcdrn. we can continuously ram< dmong the top rrdrng schools rn our league because of Lhe qual ity o f ou· riders [ve ry one of ou r team members is comp lete ly dcd icdlcd Lo , l 'e :ooo·L d'l d has wo rk ed very hard I h rs year of compel r'lg fJas been a fu'l anJ successful time of improvemen for our rrde rs. and I lock forward to a next secbon with our Lale r1Led Leaml
STOP THE ATTACK.
Po ly's leading blocker Ca rl Lehman ra c k s on another b lock against Chadwick. Ca rl' s 6 foot 4 frame was ke y at the net this year
SETS UP.
Junior se tt e r
Dcr1ni s G rove r look s to set an outside hitter in a no n league game aga 1n st O nt a ri o C h ristian
PASSING IS KEY.
Libero Brian Ward passes a hard se rve in a league game agai n st Chadwick. B rian was th e backbone of the defense thi s year
'A lth ough tne season was difficult espec ial ly at the beginning, I really enjoyed see ing ImprOVIng With the team as a w h ole
Moore gets a kill n a league game versus Prep. Stanford- Moore lead the tea m in ki Is in numerous games this year for the Panthers
I t was fun to see every th is year Although we did not have a lot of experience as team. it was clear that we were very talented and could compele with any team we played
Carl Lehman. and Johnny Franks stand at the net eager to get a block The 3 seniors used their varsity experience lo guide the Panlhers to a successfu l season
The vars it y boys volleybal l t eam saw immense improvement from the beg inning of the season to the end. Afte r los ing 4 senio r s from the previous year, every member of the team was forced to ste p up on th e t e am and become leaders on t h is year's sq uad. Afte r having a shaky start to the season, the boys volleyba ll team rebounded with a 4 gam e
v ictory aga in st On tar io Ch r ist ian. T he team then beat Prep L eague opponent Webb in 3 games, continu ing the good play Coaches
Jack Prater and Anton io Boucher inspired the team t o be t enac ious and resilient in
eve r y t h in g they did, he l ping he Pan t hers w in league and non league teams to finish the year.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach Anton1o Boucher. Alex Veitch, Johnny Franks. Car l Le h man A lex Sm it h.
Coach Jack Prate r BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Dennis Grover, Brian Ward. Matt Carter. Adam StanfordMoore
STAYING COMPOSED
SophomorP Rrooke
Olson dominates in her freestyle eg o f the 200 IM Brooke's positive 21ttitude helps keep up everyone's spirils at swim meets
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
"reshmarl vdCk Amsbry sports his Jarl'mers tan as he prepares for h rs ruce Jack is a reliable swimmer and shows up to practice almost every day
GOING ALL OUT. lreshman Teddy Debreu takes a brea-< oul slrokc after his soft dive. l his is Teddy's first yea r· swimmrng and he is working hard to mprove h is stroke and his times
Sw imming has been a great experrerce and has left me with has gotten me througr high scnool. or more like a 50.300. 0. 50
Jessica Berger freshmen Heather Grotzinger a proud high five after Heather won her first race of the
eople always ask rl'e wry I swrrl' ' becau:oc its so hard m borrr1g. (,ul I couldn t not be ng a part ot the te m. We always get so close by the end of the season. and we have this bond that most pie don't understand it's tougfJ to get p on Saturde1y nor nings Lo go get rna cold pool. but we have such d greal lime that it makes everything worth rt.
Swrm tcnm rs i-l great
TWIST AND SHOUT. Thrcco t ime C F-SS Diving Champ1or Annika Lenz hopes to sail her way to another victory her senior year A common p'lr,:;se over heorc or tre pocl deck duri 'lg div ing days from other schools IS "We i we're al l JUSt com pet ng fo r second "
PERFECT START. Team c..aplair1 Haze n B reen
starts h1s 200 freestyle aga nst Temple City Hazen gets the crowd go ing as he comes from beh i 'ld to vv ir1 Lh c race
PUSH NG
After losing a few experienced swimmers to other comm itments. the Swimming &
Diving Team was able to recover easily w ith
the addition of twelve dedicated freshmen
The team has worked hard and put in more
hours than any other team with six practices
a week. Also with the help o f the new fitness
coach Sheldon Williams. the team was
ab le to have effective dry land prac t ices
wh ich left them sore but made t hem
much stronger swimmers. As Coach Jess
a lways says, "S t rong legs are happy legsl"
This year. veteran J ustine Chenge
hopes to complete a strong final season
wi th another Prep League 100 Fly first
place as well as a strong f inish in CIF.
BACK ROW: B rock Hud nut Hazen Rreen. John M 1c h ae l D'And rea. Patr ick Anderson. Aust in Yu. Jonah Lee. Aaron Liu. Evan Kim
THIRD ROW: L a u re n Lant 1y Ka1t lyn O lah. Co rol ine Ha rvey. J u sl ine Cneng. He al her Grotz inger
SECOND ROW: B rooke O lson Mara
Ve it c h Cat he nne f- 1nney. Sr a na Sze t o. Henry Brooks. A lessa Ru shweya . Elvy Yang, Amanda Gonzalez. Dy lan Magsari li
FRONT ROW: Turne 1 · Romey, Amel 1a Breen. Shuch i Seghal. [m il y D icki n son. Laura Fra h er. Shannon Wu. Ezra Sunsh ine. Teddy Debreu
Although
BORN to
Th e Trac k & Fie ld t eam start ed th e se ason
o ff st ron g with meets at Oc c identa l Col-
lege and Sout h Pasaden a Hi g h Schoo l.
With a team main ly consi stin g of seniors
an d return ing ath letes , Co a c h Sc hmoke
was p leasant ly surp ri se d w h e n und e r-
c lassmen, such as Parker Mathe ws in the long jump belo w, sho w ed the 1 r stuf f at
meet afte r meet W it h strong leadersh ip f rom the upperclassmen, these rook-
ies ma d e h uge strides for th e team from field events to sp r ints to grueling long
distance races. H owever, it is no doub t that both the boys and g ir ls as a who l e
reached incredib le suc c ess thi s sea-
son th a nk s to th e hard wo r k and na t ural HOP TO IT. Parker Mathews reaches strcches his body in order lo ach1eve peak performance 1n the long JUriP ab ilit y of every indiv idua l on the track. pit
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Jon Yen. Brett Laud c man. Nolan Mulligan. Jake Zelek. Alex Pinon. Will Genske. Lev As imow. Mi c ha e l Ca ughron. Ali Kamal. Tristan Dossett. Richard Hathaway, He nr y Cafferata
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: W1ll Hubsch. Robert DeMarco. Nick McConnell. David D'Am1co \Iince Porter. Parker Math ews . Jured Lim. Khari M e lhuish.
Connor Xande rs. Tim Kra spernov. Chris Lopez
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Em1ly Tchc:ng, Annika Lars. Ra che l Erikson. Julia Yu n. Ann ie W inton. Katie Wardlaw. Na tasha P1non. Evan Gancedo. Dian Mattheissen. Madison Ca re y A lana Jackson
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Maya
O mori. Noel Askins. Ryan Casey Si mone Abegunrin. Slo a n Ask in s. Lily Wu. Isabelle Phinney. Cathe nne Boye r. Brooke Edwards
Senior Katie Ward law spr int s for the finish lin e Kat1e runs the open 400 and the 4x400 rela y VVith her st rong leadership. the 4x400 team a 4145 lhis season
this year IL was my last season playing w it h my senior teammates so that made the season even more spec1a l It was a lso good to see the younger ath letes work i'lg hard everyday I also enjoyed working t owa rd orle or my goals. wh1ch was comreting in every event
Overa ll I am haopy to have been a membe r of such a great team.
SPEED KILLS.
Junior Noel
Ask ins wins t he lOOm dash w1th a co mfortable lead lr1add it 1on t o the open 100 Noel also run s the 4x100 re lay and does long JUmp ROUND THE CORNER. Sop homore W1ll Hubsch keeps his speed as he run s the open 400m W ill also ran the 4 x 400 re lay this yea r
Sen ior Cathe rin e Boyer clears the high JUmp c rossbar with ease.
Ca lh e rine's personal record fo r this 2013 season was 4'10"
RUN EVAN RUN! J uni o r Evan Gancedo ma ste rs the art of pacing dunng the one mil e race du ring a league meet
T his year's track season was a g reat exper ience. I had a lot of fun and I am proud of the way everybody on the team a lwa ys worked ha rd I look forward to see 1rg \ 1 1 O 1 how the team does oaf{/ in Lhe fulure.
T ME FOR tk
After their first ever league championsh ip la st year. the boys golf team is ready for yet another great seaso n. The team is led by sen ior and captai n David Hong and hi s entourage of a handful of returners and many new underc lassmer1 Many p layers on t he team have outside experience p laying tournaments and this kept the team calm during big m at c hes. The boys had big w ins aga inst large schools li ke So uth Pasadena and Temp le City
The team a lso exce ll ed later in the season in league matches, beat ing both Prep and Webb.
FROM LEFT: JakP- McCarthy, A'ldrew Fe ldmeth. :::>a'liel Zhu. David Ho'lg. Wrlly Moffly, Max Chdu. Mcnmy IV1edldno. Robert Boghosia'l. Coach t:3abcock NOT PlCTURED:
Rya'l Ng
Sen,o r a'ld team captarn IJavrd Hong salutes the camera vvhrle moving O'l to the next hole r was a gceat team leader this season and was l'lteorol to the teorl's
POWER SHOT.
lresliman Daniel Zru watches his shot soar through the oir ourir1g 'nrYcl1 7hu hnd i-l very ',uccesful year or1 the team
PUT
Junior VVilly Mofrly "in1shes up hrs match on the 1 8th hole witn an excellent putt Along with Moffly, David Hong, Max Chau. and Manny Medrano all returned this year to have another successful season
ALL ABOUT
' I am proud that the vvhole team has put all or their error cS irllU rnak.ng this a great seaso'l. I am excited ,o my f'oly golf career or a gocd note. It has been an amazing oppor tun ty being a captain ar1d leadirr\:) the team.
golf
'T his season has been full of great morY'ents und everyone has up Lo l·e pus win brg matches We go into every match with l'1 posrtiv(; m nd sel and we end up wrth great results This seoson h :JS been incredible
FOLLOWING THROUGH. Freshmi'ln /\r1drevv Feldrreth keeps his eyes on the ba I Ju· rng practrce I elclmeth was onP of five new members to the tearr and :JlClde (l rosi'ive irnt.Jacl
BIRDIE!
Sophomore Man'ly Medrano goes to gel hrs bd!l after putt rl\:J rt into the hole Medrano was a prurv1ir1er1L returner thrs yea' and had g'eal scot c•s Lhrougrout the season
GREAT SHOT!
Sopl.omotc 'VJax Chau watches his Lee off shot soar through the air Chau conJibuted tc tr"e team total"' rn manv of l'le league rn"ltches
Aaron Lew, Townsend Walters-McDonald, N 1cky lemle, John Rodgers, Ben Smith, Ryan Kidman, Au ,]ust OB nen , Brando n Lew, Michael Chen, Albert Celis. Austin Yu MIDDLE ROW FROM LEFT: Annika Lars. Maya Omori, Enk Char, Cole M1n ot D1a n a Leo n, J1mmy Zhou, Jonah Lee, Gabe Van de Sande, Caleb Lee, IV!addy Mende l, Electra Lang BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Justin Wong Mic'le le Chen. Kelly I ILJ, Audrey Wu, I ee. Roger Zhou Dylan Magsanl 1 , Rachel Enckson, Alyssa J Acuino, Maddie Kim
Coach Holmgren
If you as ked the coaches what the ir favo r ite
t h ing about this year's fenc ing season had
but would soon fo llow up with simply
word "fami ly" After a long five years, fenc irlg tea m has fi an ll y been able to make
a name f or itse lf, statist ically, by co ll ect ively
earning 55 medals Po ly However, the trophies and meda ls weren' t the only t h ing that made the yea r exceptionaL At 4 7 fence r s this year, the team's h ighest, it wou ld be expected fo r
the tea m to grow apar t, but on the contra r y, it found ways to organize multiple parties and drnners to foster that tea m relationsh ip T he family re lat ionhip built by the team in t h ese
last two seasons allowed Coach Ho lmgren to
describe t he year as " T he best we' ll ever have."
--roue-a!
Senior Captai n Michael Chen attack s w ith his signature qui ck. low lunge against cJnoLh er fencer at the Polyho sted tournament Michael start ed Lhe E rank ng trend on the team in early fa ll when he wa s the f1rst to earn one
T his yea r not only provided a so many new '" great Lurn oul or 'encers begin new fencers and the r journey record amounts as ours at Poly of <Jwa rd s and ends Our team rankings. bul il has g'own was also a great in size and bondinq vear success as we for t he te<Jm We see fencers rise became rea lly in ratings and close th1 s ye rand claim medals some qreat leade rs as their own. I h<Jve developed look fo rward to I'm going to miss see ing eve ryone 1h1J-a.e,f Ck the tea m so much advance "orvvn rd l next year. b.Jt I am conf1de nt that they vvill be greall
DISENGAGE!
In order to avo id his opponen t 's rip os t. Sopho m o re John Rodgers disengages and lung es earn ing a touch at the Po ly- hosted t o urnament
PARRY, RIPOST.
As taught by the coaches. So phomore Cheyne Min to quickly deflects a n OPPOSII'g blow bv takwg control of his oppo n ent's blade with a parry
LUNGE! Junio r Just in Wong offe nsiv ely with a low lunge ho p ing to avoid his oppo n ent's defensive parry
SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS.
A.t Lhe enrl oft hC'it ilolr-ir-re roultr'e. lhe team p-cuclly hods up <l letter Y Lo promote Poly spirit
CHEER LOUD CHEER PROUD.
Capta rls Anrsha Cook. a junror. uno XLI. a senrot flash a srrile o the camua aflc'.r a basketball vrctory
BRING IT ON. B'ing ng a sense' of fun to eve ry game. the ll'ascots. Ry<m Schrier and Rtycc Cire. are a ways ready to get the crowrl chec,ring
'LASH DA C
Rain or shine. night or day, t"e spirit squad can steo up t o every weat"er induced challenge the teams Lhat cheer for have to race In the above photo. they dance n the middle of a blazing hot day with enthusiasm and pepp ness T hese last three yPars of being on D,l'lce Team h:we truly changed my li fe As a captain this yea' these of grrls mar:le it effortless and ·llwoyc; fun I cln l rmag ne next year wrthout them.
TWINKLE TOES. Sophomore Midge
Zuk directs the c rowd in a cheer at the Poly Tailgate Midge's cheering helped the footbal l team c rush Blair. 49-0
No other team is like th e Dan ce Tea m and that is exact ly what makes them so special
Th e gi r ls are ab le to bond at Cheer Camp, on bus rides home f rom football games on Friday nights, dru ing half-t 1me performances at basketball games , and everything in between. With such a close knit group of gir ls, the dancing is bound to be equal ly
razor sharp and this team in particular never disappoints. They come to every game ready to perform at a h igh leve l of competition yet they stil l a lways manage to ha ve fun.
J ust because they don't make touchdowns, dunk ba ske tballs, or hit home runs doesn't mean they can't c ha nge the score
Poly's JV Footba ll team was plagued a ll quarterbac k , Carter A lvarez Joe season by injuries and sickness. Despite Edwards filled the posit ion, even though their adve r sit y, t h ey managed to put quarterback was a position h e expected forth a strong showing , fighting every to play at the beg inning of the season.
game unt i l the final second s Th ey p layed Joe did a gre at job and even got cal led
tough opponen t s like Sierra Ca n yon and up t o the varsity level for t he gam e
Rio H o nd o. These t eams h ave played versus Webb. Th e team a lso has a
numerous yea r s of footba ll , a nd Poly looks talented bunch of receivers. This season, to tac k le th em in th e future, once they the ent ire team proved themselves
gain more expe r ience. The JV team ran ready f o r the following years as they into trouble when they lost their sta rt ing prepare to play o n the vars ity.
Freshman. Nick Khang. returns a kickoff against Sierra Canyon High School. Nick made numerous b1g receptions dunng the season. and looks prom ising n ext yea r as a sophomore
BACK ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach Santee ValleJO Oran Holl. Khari Melhuish. Jake McCarthy, Carter Alvarez. Hunte r Harper. Lucas Bohlinger Joe Mendenhall. Tim Matth 1essen. Joe Edwards FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Rcn Harrison Jack Amsbry. N1ck Khang, Jack Queen. Himmat Sahi. Micah Nerone NOT PICTURED: Coach Marcus
James
lreshman Jack Queen catches a pass from Joe Edwards. Jack Queen is known for be1ng one of the fastest
players on
DO THE MATH. Freshman. Tim Matthiessen. escapes Flintndge Prep defenders on his way for a b1g gain
'I am very happy with the progress these young lads made in their brief season Milan Mosse'15
BOMBS AWAY. Joe Edwards throws u tight spiral deep down tie ld to hi s
QUEEN OF THE CASTLE.
DOWN LOW. The team waits to dig a serve n heir serve/rece1ve format1on
BACK ROW FROM LEFT: E isabeth Newkirk. Alesso Ruscheweyh, Emily Bowen. Lindsay Bellack. [rica Goodwin. Jojo YourJg FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Coach Charlene Beerman. Terra Mngcc. Stephanie Chai. Salma Kamal. Laura Fraher. Rachel Erickson. Annika Lars NOT PICTURED: Catherine Shelton
Boom! Di ' Ill
Freshman Laura Fraher digs a ba ll spiked by Vivian Webb School while freshman Lindsay Be ack looks on. ready to help if necessary
girls
Thi s yea r, the Frosh/Soph Volleybal l team has been ful l of fun and excitement They have been fortunate enough to have our Germa n AFS student. A lessa Ruscheweyh, as a n ad diti on to the team. Coac h Cha rl ene
Beerman d escr ibes th e t eam as hav ing a w inning mentality, but also knows how t o ha ve a b last wh i le being spirited and focused in the ir ga me s. The Fro sh/Soph Volleyball team had a great r ecord of 14 wins a nd just 6 lo sses. Incoming freshmen describe the team as a great way to get to know th e sophomores that they ot h erwise might be t oo int imidated to talk t o outside of pract ice
KILL! Erica Goodwin kil ls a set from fellow sophomore. setter Catherine Shelton.
DEFENSE! Scp h o m mes Kay la Valenc ra. Sam Shafin. and Caroline laffaldano wart i'l se rve recerve form0Lror whi e CocJcll JcJck Lhe will serve oul
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach Jack Pra t er, Emily Be lj ak Kayla Valenoa, Natas ha ::J inon, Teresa Rokos, Ca rter 'vVoodruff. Clai re Ross i.
Ca ro l1ne laffaldano. Kennedy Cameron
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: A ll y Treister. R1ley Walker. Ca rolyn Shanks, Kathryn Hathaway Jul1a Yun. Elvy Yang , Stephanie Liu.
'Wh er1 I first rnel Jack, I was pretty much terTified
becruse he would JUSt stare at me w1thout saying a word. But then I realized that he is lhc pkcsler which made the SCi3Sor1 unfo rgellcJIJiel Claire Rossi
This season, the JV gir ls vo l leyball team was full of spir it, pass ion, and un ity. With a so lid 13 and 5 record, the girls fought to the d eath in ev e ry match Beat ing Chadwick at Po ly in thr ee se t s, w inni n g the last one
17 -15 , was th e mo st m e morable part of the sea son and th ei r m o st c ompetitiv e v icto ry.
The girls JV Volleyba ll team a lso had to keep on fighting w ith multiple inj uries on t he team, but thei r pass ion a n d un ity
a llo w ed them to push through and finish
the season w ith a bang , de f eating th e then-undefea t ed Milken Tigers in two sets.
This season , the girls not only made Coach
Jack p r oud but a lso the Po ly commun i ty.
rvliddle blocker Teresa Rokos slops a sp r<e fr om the Westndge h itters wh1le teammate and fellow sophomore Caroline larralcano cheers her o n.
Power Shot Sophmore Clivia Woo zereos in on an agressrve forehand
a
Pan t her's JV Tennis had a very su ccesfu ll
season this year A f ter losing three sen iors t he team gained a new l ineup, with many
freshman JOining t h e team. Led by Coach
Wa t son , the g rrls had a b last on and off th e co u rt and bonded as a team. Though they had to fo r feit some games due to a short amount of play e rs , the g ir ls had two big
TIME OUT! Freshman I !aile Krieger ond Maddie Wilkinson take a break trom warmup to flash a pose The tealll bonded Lrroughout the se:,son. nslead
STEP INTO IT Sophmore Megan Tcheng prepares to return the boll during her ooubles match Most d the Leaf11 played bolh s1ngles and doubles uring the season
lreshman Kel ly Liu prepares for a forehand shot during hc::r match againsl Prep -
Maya Omori had a great sophmore season this year ano led lhe team as captain She ployed bol h si tlgl es ana doubles and won the Coaches award
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: ITS A LITTLE ABOUT Kayla Scheidemantle. Olivia Vl/oo Ha e Kne er. Mary I lolt. Coach lJomrnrka ·watson
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Megan Tcheng Maddie Wilkinson. Kelly Llu. Brinda Patel. Maya Omor i
T'lough yo.Jng, JV team rad
JV oys water polo GONG for
Known for a lways ha ving a stel lar w id e range of experience from team, the J V boys water polo team having at least on e play e r of each d idn't d isappo int w hil e w in ning leagu e grade leve l on the team. Th e varsity
w ill a perfect r ecor d th is yea r. The coaches are excited to work w ith
boys worked hard and their record these p layers in the future, and it showed it With an impressive 11-4 will be excit ing to see how a ll their record and 10- 0 in league , th e jv team t raining leading up to the var s ity lev e l r o und ed out t he boys water polo w ill he lp th e ir p lay on t he vars ity team. program extremely we ll. The team was su ccessfu l because o f their sk ill and
Sophomore Henry Brooks the other team of a goal and helps the boys water polo team win yet another le ague tit le With a promising future. Brooks wi I be ready to step it up for varsity 1n the
BACK ROW FROM LEFT:
Turner Romey, I laz er Bree n. W1lly Debreu. Henry Brooks. E.aa Sunshine Coach Eric Reeves
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT:
Tim Krasnoperov. Evan Kim. Dylan Masar1l1. Kr s Shepard. Teddy Debreu
NOT PICTURED: John Michael D'Andrea
I'm
GETTING THE STEAL.
Senior \/\/ illy Debreu gets the steal wh ile trying not to foul the opponenl Debreu played an Important role on the team. be1ng tea m capta1n
CONNECTION. Jun1or Sebastian Hart passes the ball. hoping to set up his teammate for Cl shot on goal
passes 1nto
for a goal
INTO SET. Sop homore Turner Romey
set who made a qu1ck shot
TAKING THE SHOT. Freshman Shuch 1
Sehgal gets ready to take a shot on goal
BACK ROW FROM LEFT:
Heather Bruegl. Natasha Pinon. Mary Holt. Olivia Woo. Claire Rossi Maddy Crole n Brooke Olso n
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT:
Amelia Breen. Sam Shaf1 a. Shuch i Sehga l Maddie \/V1Ik1nson. Megan Tcheng
NOT PICTURED: Emily Dickinson
BLOCKED. Sophomore C laire Ross1 attempts to block the other team's pass and get the stea /
BALL HANDLING. Trying to get the bal l down the pool. Maddy Drolen searches fo r an ope n t ea mmal e. " " ' ",
wers o !
Freshman Marry Holt is aboul sco re a goa agai n st Garden Grove. The Panthers beat the Argonauts 9-6 in a non-league match.
READY tn
W it h o nl y t wo pl aye r s who had ever p layed
water pol o b efore , n o one knew w h at to
expect of the j v gir ls wate r po lo t eam th is
year. Normall y, gir ls wa te r p o lo hard ly gets
enough people to field a team, h owever.
wit h a new f ound success in the progra m , the numbe r of girls w h o came out for th e
t eam far surpassed years be f ore. The g irl s
qu ick ly learn t he bas ics and f ini shed w ith
a im press ive record. Being 6-0 in leag ue,
t h e jv girls water p olo t eam he lped the
wa t e r po lo prog ram (g irl s and boys) have
an undefeated leagu e reco rd t hi s year !
team w th h1s speed
ard leadership.
-THE SEN I OR Lone serior Dc:rv1d Hong uses his years of soccer exper1mence to beat a defender on h1s woy • lo goal David led Lhe DEFENSE! Frcs h rTkl r1 Jake Mcarlhy successfully clea rs a ba ll from a forwa rd New Lo Lhe team Jake was a core part o r the defensive su ccess the team hau.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Coach Santi. Carter A'varez. Joe Me n de lh a l l. Sclh Calvin.
Lev As im ow. Jake Mca'thy, Cae lum Macgee. Max Be ll er
Dan1el Stoffol. Brett K1dman. David Hor1g. Coach SLevie BOTTOM ROW FROM And res Marl neL. Teddy Debreu. B1ng Banta. Dean Behary, Jack Kayem Luke D'And rea N1cky Ste1de NOT PICTURED: C hr is Lopez
Sinc e the beginn in g of th e se ason, this years JV boys socce r squad clicked.
From ta le nt ed sen iors, juniors, and sophmores to the new and energet ic freshman, the te a m's close bonds were evident on and off t h e field
Opening the season with a bang, the boys got the ir f ir st wi n with a 1-0 final aga in st Buckley. Led by senior David Hong , the team finished the season w ith an overall re co rd of 9-4-1 With so many ta lentd underclassmen, the
boy's soccer program looks to have a strong future in the next few years. J ur11 or Caelu m McGee attempts to head a ba ll into the goal desptte the aggressiveness of the goa l keeper
MUSCLE MAN Team jokster and sophomore, BinJ Banta. figrts a defnder "or oosses or of the ba ll with fellow sophomore C:1ris Lopez looking on.
Power Shot Fresf"1man Caroyln Shanks helpeo !his years JV suad wit:h hw speed and textbook technique. scoring nL-merous goals
WATCH OUT! Freshman stando.Jt. Gabr van der Velde-Kraft. qracefully shoots the ball with a hopless denfender on her back
Panther's JV soocer fins ihed undeafeated after winning 17 season games. The girls outscored their opponents. scor ing 18 goals for every one the opponent scored.
Led by senior captain Kate Chu lay, and juniors Maddi H o lder and J u liet Johnson, the t eam had an insep e rable bond The girls managed to always have a blast, whi le playing great soccer at the same
JV girls soccer
STEP INTO IT Sophomore Teresa Rokos' steller play in the goal was evidcr1L Lhrough Lhe team success in therr numerous shuloL-ts during Lhe season
FOCUS!
G ra n t Co reen with Freshma" along Shanks and Liz Ca rolyn Gallagher. headrer prepare for a
ITS A LITTLE ABOUT
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Codch C'la rlene Beerman. Juliet Johrson. Gabi van der Velde-Kraft. Lrz Gallagher. Ieresa Rokos. Carolyn Shanks. Cather in e Shr? llon. Kate Chulay, Coach Keslie Jacobson
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: f'v1addi Holder. Laura Frarer. Isabe lle Phinrey. Sr rrali Shah. Morgan Karl-Ackerma n. Te ' ra Hagee. Coreen Grant
THE LEADER. Team n Kate Chulay has been aoart of tre soccer program for four yea rs With her experience and sk ill KCJte led the team to an undefedled season. A long wrth her· k n owlegde of soccer Kate urlified Lhe team through her welcomrng sprrrl
LOOK TO THE BASKET! A ft e r
h e ru n s d ow n th e cou rt in a fast b rea k . Fres h man Fe rris Yang darted pas t his defender an went in for the open layup
NEVER LOSE THE BALL. A s o n e of h is oppo n ents passes to a n othe r. Freshman Joe Edwards kept his eye on his man while keeping sight of the ball
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Benjamr n Aasherm. Mohrt
Aayush. Roberl DeMa rco. Fer ris Ya n g
MIDDLE ROW FROM LEFT:
Joe Edwa rd s. K ns Shep herd. W illia m Dea n David D'Amico. Max Chau. Andrew Fe ldmeth
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Coac h Ro b Over. Lucas
Boh lin ge r. Ro b ert Boghos ian
Ti m K ras nope rov. O ra n Ho lt. a n d Coac h Shep herd
NOT PICTURED: Tim
HARDWORK
Th is seaso n, t he F r soh Sop h Boys Basketbal l
strongest opponent s in t he season With a t eam mostly composed of freshmen. th e so p ho m ores really had to take t h e lead and introduce t h e wor ld of high sc h oo l bask e tball to the new p layers. Unfortunate ly, t h e team had to p lay C had w ick , t he ir bigge st rival , ear l y in t he seaso n. However, the boys rea ll y c ame toge t her and pul led of f a sli ght w in in o v e r time Th is win again st their big g es t r iv al set the tone and at t itude for the re st of their successful se a son.
C oac h Dve· was a great coach because he knew what to run when we needed it He was a lways there for help, and he strives to help everyone 1mprove.
Mohit Aayush '16 IT'S THE FUN IN THE GAME.
W illi a m :Jean flashes t h
Bog h os ia n a nd Ben j a min Aashe m co ll a p se t o d o ubl team a Chadwrck player after he crossed the hal f court line. Th ei r teamwork helpe d the boys w in in
Fr·eshrre'l Nrcholas K'lang looks to an :Jpe'l teammate as a defe'lder came L,p to block hirn
AND IT GOES UP! Freshmen Hunter Harper prepares himself for a shot after he received the ball from Junior 1\drial' Loera
The Pa nth ers J V B oys Basketba ll t eam h ad an amazing season wit h many memor ies Sophomore N ick McConnell hit cour t shot dur i ng aheated Prep at Poly, and although the boys lost that game , they came back and beat Prep at Prep in a na i l-b iting ga m e by one po in t in the last
quarter A lt hough on ly three new freshmen entered t he t eam, th e JV together quickly to dominate the ir season
JV boys basketball
STEP ON IT. Near the end of the fourth quarter. sophomore Parker Mathews puls all his energy into another open layup after he saw a hole in the opponent's defense
Ju n io r Tri ste n D osse tt races past h is defender after he faked left in order to lose his defender
We
:he year a n
I trink that was
to
hardwork. We had a g reat team atmosphere. at m osphere and overa ll it was a great year
I imp ressed vvrt h t h e way o ur t eaM ral lr ed m idseaso n a n d wo n m ost of our league games It was g real to see how m uch everyone imp roved. and I'm thCJnkful to have the opporlun ily to play with such a great group , of guys.
'1\iJ-
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: ITS A LITTLE A BOUT
Coach Ti'll Bell. Adria 11 Loe<a. Hunter Harper. Macgee Warshofsky, Parker Mathews. Jon Yen. Khari Melhu1sh. Alex Veitch. Coach Nickholas
Wallace
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: N 1c-< McConnel l And rew Trojan. Tristen Dosse tt. Nicholas Khang. Duv iu Ohla
jv boys baseball
COM PET NG
Poly's JV baseball was lead by captains baseball teams Poly has seen in a wh ile.
Jack Moore and Bing Banta. Bing and Coa c h Ramirez. a familiar face at
Jack are the team's most commanding Babcock Fie ld, has been able to get pitchers and easily have the ir way aga inst t h e team to bo nd and become one o pp os in g hitt e r s. Th ey lea d a young team team instead of indi v idu a l p laye r s
filled w it h ta lent but. most important ly, By keeping practrces li ve ly but still Captain B ing Banta warms up his arm. One of the teams heart After a few coaching changes , focused on fundamentals , the boys most dominant pitchers Bing has one of the strongest the team was ab le to pu ll itsel f t ogether lea r ned the game a n d enjoyed a(ms in the Prep League and looks to be a threat Lo his and become one of the strongest JV their time on and off the field oppenents for years to come
BACK ROW FROM LEFT: Coach Stev ie Rami rel. Joe Edwards
Jack Moore. Seth Calvrn. 'v1 ax Beller. Mathew Va n Ot t e rs. Coac h Santee Va l eJO
FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Andrea Mart1nez. Will Dean. Ferris Yang, B ing Banta
FOR THE
HEATING UP.
STRETCHING OUT.
SWINGING
MOON. Sophmore Max Be lw shows Lhe young players how to hit tne big shol.
Caolain Jack Moore warms up hrs arM Jack is one of lhe team's pitchers
Matthew Va'l Cille rs ledns to caLh Lhc ball to get out at first
REACH FOR THE SKY. \late Your g praclru;s hrs serve before o game
BIG HITTER. Ryan I lyor stretcres back -o hit o borl'b in his m.=n-:h.
BACK ROW FROM LEFT : Joe Boh 'lger Sam Evans. Ryan Hyon H ax 1-a rmo n Nathan Meier. Henry Zhou FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Coach Oom1nika Watson. Eric J1ang. Nathaniel Young, Liam Wilt.,,_ """"''
Capta1n Sarl' Evans reaches up to get the high bal dunng a brutally close loss against South Pas 8-l 0
JV tenn is has been noth ing sh o r t o f exemp la r y th is season.
O ur pe rf o rm a n ce ca n be li kened to the graceful ma j esty o f a co il ed v iper as it p repare s to str ike
Ryan " ri d in ' dirt y " Hyon and L iam "Qu i- Go n " W ilt , Po ly has been st a rt li ng ly close to w in ni ng a matc h th is season."
Sam Evans '13 ,
Th e J V boys t e nni s t eam was made up of m ost ly sen iors a n d j unio r s t h is year, b u t d o n' t t hink t h ese guys are t oo o ld to w hi p the ir oppo n ents one after another With a few f ir st - t im e r s, su c h as senio r s J oe Bo h -
linger and Max Harmon, the team grew t o-
get h er u nde r Coach Watson and Coac h Gray
int o a fear in g f orce. T he t eam was lead by
Capta in Sa m Evans , who a lways had t h e boys in hi g h spirit s w ith funn y jokes a n d rema r ks. T he t eam i s cast of diffe ren t charac-
te r s b u t wh e n g a m e t im e co m es so does t h e sevei r ity and thi r st for winning every po int
ACE ACE IN YOUR FACE
Fresh rPc-m 1\l ikolcJs Angelopoulos h ts a k1lle1 se1ve deep 1nto h1s opponent's s1de of the court.
'Not only is Dean Oehary 'ln unstoppable force on Lhe cou't. but he i::llso embodies Lhe 1de::al team player I don't know what our team would be withoul him Daniel Stoffel
DEFENSE WINS GAMES
Frc:s hm c1 r1 Joe Me nd er h a ll digs Ontario se1ve with ease.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT:
Dan1el Stoffel. Brett Kidman. Joe Mendenhall. Lucas
Boh l1 nger. Dean Behary
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT:
Gabe V81l de Scwd e Luc D'Andrea. N1kolas Angelopoulos.
NOT PICTURED: Alex Lindskog
ORDER ON THE COURT.
ScJphorno'C' Dan ol Stoffc;l gels some he lp from l11s wh le a tt empt 11 g Lo block h1s opponert's ball
Luc D'P<'Idrei::l. iJ fres'lman. digs cJ bull Wltr the rope of Wirl'ling tne Mosl of the players 011 the JV team. suer as Luc. have r>ever competitively played volleyball before
Sophomore Ntck
Pol yzotdes begins a long
ra lly with hi s se rve
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
Sentor Kell1 Liu. a two year pla ye r. steps into ba ckco urt wh ile keeping her eye on the shutt le
Sen1or David Chien ba ck h ands a tough shot in a match aga in st an exper ienced Tem ple Cily sen1or.
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS. Junior
Addae Melhuish jump s up for a big ht t against Temple City
BACK ROW FROM LEFT:
Coach L1s a Caragher. Dav1d Chten. M il ler Whitehouse - Levine. David Rodgers. Caelum Magee. N1cky Ternle. Ntck Po lyzoides Addae Melhuish Ju l1an Te rrille. Mathew Soulan ill e J:Jhn Rodge rs. Nicky Steidel. Rodger Zhou. Coach Laura Holmg re n FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Rachel Hoang, Michelle Chen. Kelly L iu Audrey Wu. Shiral1 Shah. Alyssa Aqu1no. Lizzie New k irk, Ke lli Liu
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J oey LuRe /0\sperger. Al ison Bal l. Katherine Berry, Ju lia Blanco. Joe Bohl inger. Catherine Boyer. Sebastian Cahi ll. Isaac Calvin. Michael Caughron. Michael Chen. Jus t ine Cheng, Dav id Chien Kate Chu lay, Bryce (jre. Jaclyn Cole. Cat Dav idson. Willy Debreu . Brooke Edwards. Sam E vans. Cathenne F1nney. Courtney Foster Johnny Fra n ks . Shelley Garg. Tim Goodw in . Isabe ll e Greene. Ar ia G ri ff in . Sa rah Gr imm ett R ita Grosbard. Andrevv Gross Max H@rm on. Kathryn Hat h a,Nay. Rac h el Hoa n g . David Hong, Pyan Hyon. Will Jameson. Ryan K idm an. Erynn Kim. Gra n t LaBriola. Electra Lang. Lauren Lantry, Caleb Lee Carl Lehman.
Catherine Lehman. Annika Lenz. Kelli Liu. Kevin Mahaffey, Christina McCarthy, Kelly McGee. Chris McWilliams. Lillian Mecum. Sarah Mendenhall. Lacey Minot Nolan Mulligan. Rachel Ng, J.P. Olinski. Jackie Ol ive. Phi llip Ou. Hunte r Palmentiero. Alyssa Paul. Alex P inon. J ane Rem. David Rodgers. Alexandros Rosakis . Pate Sanders. Ryan Schiller. Kathe r ine Seto . Ma c ken zi e Siko ra. AJ Singh, Amy Sitvvala . Alex Smith. Ben Smith. Dani Sm ith Shana Szeto. Orianna Torres. Cur t is Toyota. Olivia Trerste r Mara Veitch, Katie Wardlaw, Hunter VV h ita k er - Morrow, Chandler Woo. Audrey Xu. Tanya Yang, Ella Young, Edu Yu. Katie Yun. Evie Zav idow. Jake Zelek
most likely to be in forbes magazine
no t pictured b ut st i ll w inn ers:
Best D resse d : Joe B ohl in ger and Rache l N g
Be st L aug h : Ryan H yon, A lyssa Pa ul , and B en Smith
Most Cha n ged: Ri ta Grosba rd and AJ Singh
The journey is the destination. Words cannot express our joy in havi We look forward to watching your ·
With love and pride in our hea Mom, Dad and Grace
"Do
not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo
ANDRI:W PI:TI:R fiR088
Congratulations, Andrew!
You are such an amazing son and brother. We are all so proud of your accomplishments, your creativity and the joy; love and passion you bring to everything you do.
Love, Dad, Marcia , David, Aurora, Madeline, Sam and Benjamin
Christina,
Our hearts are filled with love and pride! You have developed into a thoughtful and loving young woman. We are excited about your future and know that you will co ntinu e to grow. May you always remember the important things about life ....your family, your friends, and those who touched your heart and spirit!
Congratulations on this Milestone!
You Are Forever Lov ed, Mom , Dad, Ve roni ca and Melissa
"Every child is on artist. The problem is staying on artist when you grow up "
-PABLO PICASSO
Congratulations, Katherine! We are so proud of you and we love you so much!!!
-Mom111y, Daddy & Christina
rtwo roads dl'verged in a wood, and II toofttfie one Cess trave{ed 6y, }lnd tfiat lias made a{{ tfie difference.
-CJ(o6ert Prost
ELECTRA BOSTWICK LANG
'These memories, which are my lifefor we po ssess nothing ce rtainly except th e past - were always with me ' - Ev elyn Waugh
• a 11 1
your success and happiness are forgiven only if you generously consent to share them -cam us
"You have a friend in me .. :'
Rockill and a- reeling:' Katie Ann
Congratulations ic ae!
Michael,
You're a great kid and we love you!
Mom, Dad, and Alex
CHULAY /katherine benjamin chulay
Congratulations Kate!
We ore so proud of you. We hove loved watching you grow through your lifetime at Poly and wish you all the best as you pursue your dreams.
Much love, Mom, Dod & Schafer p
KATE
SEBASTIAN t:AHILL
You are ready to tnt your own trails Bas .... and we're always behind you. Enjoy the wonders ane•ao! J
Mackenzie, aka "Sweet Cheeks"
We are so proud of you, and can't wait to see what your future holds. Love, Mom, Dad, lan , Karly and Samantha Sue
Congratulations Shelley!
We are proud of who you are and so thankful for the gift of your presence in our lives. Always believe in yourself.
Love, Da:Jima, Baba
N anima, N anaJ·i
Mumma, DaiJiJy
Ri;jul aniJ Simha
We .are so proud of Mom•,.,Y an ·d . lex.
Our little gap-toothed baby girl grown into a independent, beautiful young woman. We are proud of all that you have and we look forward to your next chapter. The world a better place you are in it.
Mom and Dad
Brookiel I'm proud of you. You're the little and I don't know what I'd do without you. your big bro, my job to with you, but in all I'm amazed by aH the you've done. You all the wonderful that are going to happen to you and I can't wait to watch you keep growing up.
Love you Blake
Congratulations on one of your major milestones. We are so proud of all your accomplishn1ents.
Love, Mom, Dad and Olivia
/lr;a, the SUr?r;S;n:J .f"'ourth, /Jnal, neCeSSary ?;ece that holds our f"'aM;Iy to3ether: UJe Celebrate your .f"'orCea 3;/"'t of"' the /JerCe oneS .. . .
We are So ?roud of"' you. Love, MoM, ])ad, and Cro;x
Catherine Lehman
Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams.
Congratulations on all of your successes! We love you to the moon and back, Mom, Dad, Caroline, Chance, and Choxi
And as we wind on down the road the tune will come to you at last ...
We are so proud of your accomplishments!
With all of our love, Mom, Dad, Caroline, Chance, and Choxi
Carl Lehman
WlV lovlV yo-w, M<»J11, Vcui- MtChaeL
((Where you have been might have been great ... where you are going is greater. " -Unknown
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition Stay hungry. Stay foolish." - Steve Jobs, Stanford University, 2005
Julia, You fill our hearts with joy each and every day. Keep being you!
With great pr ide and love, Mom and Dad
Do what you love, Love what you do ...
Mom, Dad, Ryan and Winston
• Ryan Kidman
CHRIS McWILLIAMS
Chris,
We are so proud of you and the incredible person you are. You have a beautiful life ahead of you, and we are excited to see how you continue to grow and impact the world. Wherever you go, you are in our hearts.
We love you!
Kelsey, Mom and Dad
Congratulationg, t-funter1
Life ig ajourney, not a degtination, go be gure to enjoy the ride... Trugt your intuition to guide you through your journey. Keep your genge of humor, it will help you navigate the bumpy partg of the road. And be gure to gtop along the way and take it aH in.
( am go proud of you and what have overcome and accomplighed. You are an amazing pergon and ( love you with aH rny heart.
Keep gmiling. ..
\2 MO M
Allow yourself to dream, And when you do dream big.
Allow yourself to learn
And when you do learn all you can.
Allow yourself to laugh And when you do share your laughter.
Allow yourself to set goals
And when you do reward yourself as you move forward
Allow yourself to be determined And when you do you will find you will succeed .
Allow yourself to believe in yourself And when you do you will find self confidence.
Allow yourself to lend a helping hand And when you do a hand will help you.
Allow yourself relaxation
And when you do you will find new ideas.
Allow yourself love
And when you do you will find love in return.
Allow yourself to be happy And when you do you will influence others around you.
Allow yourself to be positive And when you do life will get easier.
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11 1t is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities
J.K. Rawling (Albus Dumbledore)
"Imagine all the people .... living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll JOin us And the world will live as one."
John Lennon
Luke Asperger
Luke, Your smile lights up our lives! Love, Mom, Dad, Jessica, Joey, Christine, Sean, Ryan and Kate
All the Dreams We Prayed You'd Be Are All the Things You Are.
xoxo
Mom & Dad
Natalie, Alexandra and Jackson
lucky lu, you were truly "Born On a Sunny Day "
Dear Orianna:
You are compassionate, intelligent, and beautiful. Every time we talk to you, you take our breath away with your insightfulness, the depth of your kindness, your "you." This essence animates you. You have been endowed with these gifts. Embrace them, honor them, hone them, especially because the world is about to open up for you. Embrace the excitement and the challenge. The most important thing is not to be afraid. So step up, step out- be it with people, experiences, or opportunities. Don't be afraid to fall or fail. We will always be here to support you, but we trust your strength and resilience to pick yourself up.
We are proud of you and love you very much!
You set out early to conquer the world , head tng straight into liter al and figura ti ve crashing waves your childnood catch phrase ttbe right over your shoulder as you ran . For 18 years , we 've watched you ·go . Growing ?learning, thinking writ il ng reading , wishing,. dream i ng . And now, as you wrote t ·the woril·d is your oyster and y·ou are its pear l. But matter how far you run or how high you climb , we wi ll always be the family you can come back to .
D.ad ,. Rob & Jean
Congratulations, Marg! Much love from your family .
Joey Asperger Luke A"perger Allison Ball
KathE>rine BE>rry
Julia Blanco Bohlinger Cathenne Boyer
Sebastian Cahill Issac Calvin Mkhael Caughron
Michael Chen
Justine Cheng
David Chien
Kate Chula}•'
Rita Grosbar·d Andrew Gross Max !-Iarmon
Kathryn Hathaway
DaVId Hong Ryan Hyon
Will Jameson Ryan Kidman Erynn l<im Grant LaBriola
Electra l ang Lauren Lantry Caleb Lee
Chri5 McWilliams
Jackie Ohve
Alexandros Rosakis
Ben Smith
Mara Veitch
Lillian Mecum
Philip Ou
Pate Sanders
Alex Smith
Katie Wardlaw
Sarah Mendenhall
Hunter Palmentiero
Ryan Schiller
Dani Smith
Hunter Whitakerl\1orrow
Lacey t.IJinot
Alys.5a Paul
Katherine Seto
Shana Szeto
Chandler Woo
Nolan Mulligan
Rachel Ng J.P. Olinski
Alex Pinon Jane Rem David Rodgers
Mackenzie Sikora AJ Singh
Amy Sitwala
Orianna Torres Curtis Toyota
Olivia Treister
Audrey Xu Tanya Yang
Ella Young
the paw pr1ht iy
20l2-20l3 Athletes of the Issue & Ath letes of the Future
Aashe im, B en j a min 134
Aayus h , M oh it 106 , 134
Abegunrin, Sim o n e 15 , 16, 23, 63, 78, 100, 11 8
Acosta, Ana 12, 78, 83, 89, 11 2, 11 3
A li son, Juli a 21, 22, 23, 78
A lva rez, Carte r 10, 12 , 18, 69, 126, 13 2
Amsbry, Jack 126
Ande r son, Patrick .............................. 15, 78, 83, 11 7
88, 89, 101 , 110 H ane l, Dy lan.. 73, 90, 98, 99 Harmon, Max 10, 22, 25, 102, 103, 137, 144, 146, 178, 294
Harper, H u n te r.... 7, 23, 126, 135 Harrison, Ben 126 Hart, Brennan 69, 125 Hart, Sebast ian 12, 15, 22, 23, 79, 130 Harvey, Caro lin e14, 21, 22, 23, 79, 83, 97, 116, 117 H athaway, Kat hr yn 61, 110, 111. 128, 144, 179, 294
H athaway, Richard 22, 23, 73, 75, 90, 118 Hemphill, Li sa 22, 79, 90 Henckel, Sofie 73, 77 Hicks, Cyr il 18, 23
Hi ggins, Ca mill a... 58, 62, 79, 83
H oa n g, Rachel 23, 25, 59, 105, 144, 180, 294 Hodgen, Allie.. 97
H older, Madd i 16, 110, 133
H o lt. Mary... 15 , 69, 71, 11 0, 129, 131 H olt. Ora n.. 126, 134 Hong , Dav id 15, 22, 120, 121, 132, 144, 181, 294 Hubsch, Ben.. 98, 99
Pa lmentiero, Hunt e r 98, 99, 145 , 207, 295 Park, Amber.. 22, 74, 76
Pinon , Alex 16, 102, 118, 145 208, 295, 302
Pinon , Natasha..... 16, 118, 128, 131, 302
Pi za rr o. A lana 18, 68, 71
Poole, Kelly 75, 77
Po rt er, Vince 75, 98, 11 8
Puri, Sac hin... 23, 8 1, 106
Magee , Caelum. 16 , 23 , 81. 132
Magee , Terra 16, 68, 69, 127, 133 Magsarili , D y lan 117, 122 Mahaffe y, Ke v in 60, 86, 98, 99, 14 5, 194, 295 Martinez, Andres 10, 68,132, 136 Masarili, Dylan 130
Mathews, Parker 16 , 22 , 74, 86, 11 8, 135
Patel , Brinda... .............. 68, 129 Patterson, Char li e 57, 58
Pau l, Alyssa 12, 23, 43, 62, 97, 145, 206, 295 Peng, Victor ia 8 1, 125
Zhou , H enr y 23 , 25 , 52 , 53 , 56 , 57, 82, 137 Zhou, Jimmy 22, 23, 82, 83, 122 Zhou, Roger 70, 122 Zhu, Daniel 22, 50 , 70, 71, 120 Zuk , Midge 58 , 125
Please accept our sincere apo log ies for any m istakes found in the contents of this a lbum. Note that indexed names and page numbers do not al w a y s accurate ly indicate an ind iv idual's number of photos in the book.
yearbook staff
Back Row Na t asha Pinon. Ka itlyn O lah. Cat h e ri ne Le h m a n. Cathe ri ne Fi nn ey, A lli so n Woo Lindsey Ke lleher Dennis
G rove r. Ke ll y McGee. A lex Pino n. E ll a Yo un g
Front Row Ju li et Joh n son . A lyssa Aq ui no K ik i Ya n g. A n na Lamb . Ha n nah Kaufman Riley Walker. Nate You n g , B rooke Olso n
Dear Reader:
Poly is more than just a school. It's all about the snacks in the commons, the late nights and the early mornings, the ping pong during free periods, the grade versus grade rivalries, and the connections between students and teachers. Poly wouldn't be Poly without all of the memories and individuals that walk this campus. and in order to capture the year, we really had to capture the school; therefore this year's theme and book was truly All About Poly.
We first of all would like to thank our new, but incredibly dedicated Advisors Ms. Barnes and Mr. Barry. Without their presence during numerous yearbook weekends, attention to detail, and pivotal guidance, we could never have completed this yearbook. We cannot thank them enough, and for us seniors that are leaving, we wish them the best of luck next year!
Behind the scenes, we thank Jennifer Godwin-Minto for the majority of the photographs in this album. Also, we are incredibly indebted to our Publishing Representative Corey Mundwiler, who makes nightmares disappear and miracles happen.
And finally we thank you, the student, the parent, the teacher, and the family friend, for without your support we could not have funded such a feat, and without your presence Poly truly wouldn't be what it is today. As much as this book is All About Poly, it is very much All About You.
From Kelly and Catherine: Our goal two years ago was to change the face of the Poly yearbook and really turn it into something that did more than just display a year through pictures. We have truly come a long way, and we appreciate the support of our friends, our families, and the faculty who helped us along the way to make this into something we are truly proud of. We wish Kaitlyn and Stephanie the best of luck next year to raise the bar and create another memorable album.
