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  • Haunted Theme Parks

    With Halloween around the corner, scary amusements parks are the hype of Halloween, they ranging from prices to attractions.

    Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios is best known for their terrifying mazes, the price starts at $60 and is open from now until November 3.

    Knott’s Scary Farm and their scary interacting characters will give you thriller vibes until October 31 starting for the low price of $42.

    Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland starts at $95, it’s perfect for all ages and will be available until November.

    If visiting one of the most haunted location is your vibe then the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor will give you nightmares starting at $85.

    Affordable community events like the Long Beach Zombie Fest and Zombie walk located on Shoreline Village and visiting Pa’s Pumpkin Patch on PCH are also a great way to spend  family time while still getting into the Halloween vibe.

  • Check Please

    Poly’s theater department will put on a performance of Check Please Acts 1 and 2, a comedy, on November 7th, 8th, 9th, and 14th.

    The show’s main characters are Guy and Girl, both separately seeking a romantic partner and going on a series of blind dates that all go horribly wrong. They meet a myriad of exotic, annoying, or just straight up freaky people: a man believing himself to be a pirate, a kleptomaniac, a narcissist, a woman with 9 personalities, and all sorts of lively, exuberant characters. Both acts of the show are essentially the same, both of them following the dating endeavours of Guy and Girl.

    This show will be a big shift in tone from last year’s fall play, Letters to Sala, which was about a holocaust survivor recounting to her grandchildren the horrors she faced during her time in different work camps. So if anyone is looking for a humorous, more light-hearted show, they should come see Check Please at the Poly Playhouse, in room 801, on November 7th at 6:30 PM, 8th at 6:30 PM, 9th at 3:00 PM, or on the 14th at 6:30 PM.

  • Scary Playlist

    “I Put a Spell on You” – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

    “D.O.A.” Bloodrock

    “I Eat Cannibals” – Toto Coelo

    “It’s Almost Halloween” – Panic! At The Disco

    “Ghosts” – Michael Jackson

    “Be True To Your Ghoul” – the Ghouls

    “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” – My Chemical Romance

  • Neflix and Chills

    Terrifier (2017) Not Rated

    It’s Halloween night and Art the Clown silently terrorizes several people in an old, derelict building. Scenes of blood, guts, decapitation, and extreme mutilation will plague your mind at night because the terror never ends.

    The Craft (1996) Rated R

    After Sarah transfers to a new school in Los Angeles, she soon meets a new group of troubled girls who helps her to realize her true witch powers when they see that she is the fourth member of their group who will help them complete their rituals. When the four unite, their powers become stronger than ever, causing them to be obsessed with the idea of having power leading to negative consequences.

    Candyman (1992) Rated R

    Graduate student Helen, gets assigned the task to research the myth regarding the house projects in north side, Chicago. After learning about the popular urban legend, Candyman, a man with a hook for a hand who many believe to be responsible for the recent murders, she accidentally summons him, bringing terror amongst those closest to her.

    You’re Next (2013) Rated R

    An upper-class couple attempts to fix their family issues by reuniting all of their children for their wedding anniversary, an event intended to be sweet and filled with love. Their reunion, however, does not go as planned when attackers wielding arrows, machetes, and an axe begin to bring terror amongst the family.

  • Darklight, A New Relatable Play

    Coming December 10, Linda Bon and her students are putting together Darklight a play about teenagers going through anxiety and depression.

    Throughout the play some of the main characters include Moe, played by sophomore, Paris Holifield, and Van, played by sophomore Valeria Mendoza, are introduced to anxiety and depression that are also played in groups by some of the cast. The role of Depression will be played by sophomore Sidnee Justice. Anxiety will be played by Audrey Moor.

    The subject matter is important for students that feel that they are going through these emotions and can relate to the story.

    Before Bon and her class began to work on Darklight they had a brief discussion about the play with its creator, discovering where she got inspired to write it. Lindsay Price, the author of Darklight skyped with Bon and her students and answered questions about the play to get a better understanding. Price said she went on a trip to a local high school to gain some insight about teenagers and how they go through depression and anxiety.

    Darklight will be performed on December 10 at the Poly Playhouse. For more information about how to get tickets to watch the play go to the Poly Playhouse, also known as room 851.

  • Film Features Former Poly Student

    A new movie, Brian Banks, features a true story about a former Poly student.

    In 2002, Brian Banks was an All-American football player for Poly who was already commited to USC when a girl falsely accused Banks of raping and kidnapping her. He tried maintaining his innocence but the judicial system failed him and sentenced him to a decade of prison/parole. Banks was also forced to register as a sex offender. Even though he was seen as guilty, Banks was determined and fought to clear his name. With the help of the California Innocence Project, Banks was proven innocent and he was exonerated, meaning his record was cleared. So in 2012, Banks was finally able to pursue his dream to be a part of the NFL.

  • I.D Disaster

    We finally got our ID’s and they’re horrible. Everyone is complaining about how orange they look, how the quality of the picture is terrible, and how the layout is horrendous, which it is. I literally look like an orange in my picture. Honestly, who chose the photographers this year? Besides the quality of the picture the whole ID is messed up.

    Under gender, some people have their academy, also missing unscheduled periods, and mismatched ID’s. My friend’s ID had all her information but it wasn’t her picture, it was another girl! On the back, some people have the “2018-2019 Bell Schedule” which you might think they’re lucky but they are not because it is not even the schedule we follow. I’m pretty sure everyone has their unscheduled periods wrong or missing. Mine doesn’t even have them written, my other friends do, but they’re the wrong periods.

    This ID issue isn’t just about students complaining about the design and quality, we all need to show our ID at the gate when we enter. Since some people are still waiting for the ID printer, students still don’t have theirs making complications upon entering the school. If you come in through the side gate and you don’t have your ID, the staff member checking for them will most likely send you to enter through Jackrabbit Lane to get a temporary one, even though the people from the activities office said to tell them about the ID issue. That’s honestly a waste of time because if you live closer to the side gate then what’s the point in going all the way around!? The schedule or the temporary ID’s the freshmen got should be allowed to be used while the actual fixed ID’s are given out. Overall, these ID’s are a mess and super chaotic, hopefully it’s more organized next time!

  • Poly’s DJ’s Are Not the Life of the Party

    Have you ever asked for a song at a Poly dance just to only not have it played? If you answered yes, then you aren’t the only one. Why don’t we get acknowledged or have a song played at our school dances, of our choice? I get it if the song you suggested was inappropriate but most suggestions aren’t. Half of the time the song we wanted just wasn’t added to their approved playlist. Knowingly, sometimes, us students start jumping to conclusions and blame it on the DJ. Honestly, the reality is that most of the students who have attended any of Poly’s dances can clearly agree that the DJs suck.

       Now, I usually don’t have a problem with the music that is played at dances because it’s decent, but what ticks me off is when My Boo by Usher and Alicia Keys is played 5 times or when your favorite verse of Drunk In Love by Beyonce doesn’t get played because they put some another song (usually a whole other genre) that kills your whole vibes. Isn’t this relatable even if you switched in some other songs than the ones I put?

      I also understand and respect the school policy, but I know too well that the school rules don’t tell a DJ to play 40 songs over and over. Also, who makes the approved playlist? Where’s Playboi Carti, Chano, Bruno Mars (new and old), Ed Sheeran, Kehlani, basically the music of today. I get it, you gotta throw it back and play the backyard boogie old school remixes but that’s not all we’re looking forward to. And what didn’t make sense was when we had a Throwback themed party and the DJ was playing Bruno Mars’ new album and suggested other songs that just recently came out…..PLEASE GO WITH THE THEME OF THE PARTY OR YOU CAN GLADLY QUIT YOUR JOB. Like tear your own contract because you blew it.

        The DJ of the party literally determines whether it’s fun or not. The decoration, sorry ASB, we know you work hard to set up and make things pretty, but even if it’s a picture scene, the whole party is trash if the DJ can’t mix or go the whole night without replaying a song a thousand times. The DJ skips over songs that the crowd clearly enjoys and even playing the wrong genre at the wrong time. In my opinion the man who was the DJ at the Poly Kickback/Coachella did a fantastic job. Bring. Him. Back. Please. Students have been saying the music selection should be more groovy and uplifting rather than laid back and depressing. Sorry, no one wants to listen to Alone Again by Train or Fake Plastic Trees by Radio or anything that makes us sad. “We tryna twerk!” said some of the seniors. I agree! Let’s get lit and turn up while we still can.

  • My Hero Anime

    Anime can bring the masses together and create a bond between people you can’t even imagine. Anime can change the world as we know it.  Everywhere I go there’s always at least a couple of people that watch anime and you can sometimes tell by the type of clothes that they wear or the stickers on their car or you can even overhear a conversation. It comes in handy sometimes, even a cashier at a store gave me a discount just because we both shared a common interest. Teachers even watch anime! For example, Mr. Gwen and Mr. Kawai is an avid watcher of anime and that could strengthen your student and teacher relationship. They might even possibly give you a bump on your grade. Some good anime recommendations would have to be Attack on Titan. Attack on Titan is about a young man named Eren who lives in a world ravaged by naked giants trying to eat people, and the people try to survive the giants attacks. Season 3 had just came out, and it’s so good. Another really good anime would have to be My Hero Academia, it could possibly be bigger than Naruto. My Hero Academia is about a kid named Midoriya who was born without any quirks (super powers) in a world where superpowers are normal. He then sets up high aspirations for himself such as being the greatest/number one hero. He gets scouted by the world’s number one ranked hero who passed his quirk down to himself and later enrolls him into a high school specifically to train young adolescents to become heros. In conclusion, anime brings people closer together so you can build an unbreakable bond with one another. It may seem unappealing at first but once you start watching you would not be able to stop. It’s honestly better than the average animated American television show. It even shows on Adult Swim late at night to make it easier to watch. It even shows up on Netflix!

  • Winning Streak Continues

    Winning Streak Continues

    Friday September, 28th was Poly’s football away game against Cabrillo. The game was held at Cabrillo. The score was 48-0, and yet another winning streak against Cabrillo.

    Timothy Gomez said that the game was good but could have overall been better, “I think the team could have done better.” said Gomez “The team worked really well together, though I still think that we need to work on some things.”

    Already within the first quarter at about 7:23 pm a pass was made resulting in our first touchdown of the game. The second touchdown was also a pass made into the goal, and by the end of the first quarter our score was 20-0. Starting off in the second quarter at around 7:52 pm yet another passing, resulting in a touchdown. A rushing touchdown was made at about 8:01 pm, and by the end of the second quarter the score was 41-0.

    As the game came onto it’s halftime show Guadalupe Bonilla from Colorguard said as they performed “It was okay,” and especially fun “when the Cabrillo marching unit/drill team” also did their performance. Bonilla stated that they “started talking to each other” and even took a photo together.

    Returning back into the zone and the third quarter of the game it was intense but yet no one from either team seemed to make any advances. In the final quarter the last touchdown of the game was made at approximately 9:01 pm and the game ending with the score of 48-0. In previous games, such as our Millikan game we won 46-15 and in Wilson 42-6. So far in the season it seems Poly’s football team has been racking up wins and will continue to do so, if they keep playing as good as they have so far or even better.

  • Boys Xc Moore League at El Dorado Park

    On Wednesday, September 26, cross country boys competed  in their first Moore League race against Wilson, Millikan, Cabrillo, and Lakewood.

    Three divisions raced at the El Dorado Park consisting of varsity, junior varsity, and freshman/sophomore. The race course was made up of  flat ground, with two one-and-a-half-mile loops to complete the three mile course. Starting with the varsity boys, a never before seen five man pack (consisting of Bautista, Daniel, Alexander Matos, Ronan McMahon, Zane Whittier, and Christopher Yontz) lead the way to the finish line with an average 15:48 finishing time.

    The remaining varsity runners  (Aldo Khiev and Devin Koval) tagging along with an average 16:10 finishing time. As the dust settled, varsity boys had crushed the competition, winning first place.

    Junior Varsity as well won first in their division, with the top seven runners (Ezequiel Barraza, Travis Bryson, Ethan Dwinell, Clark Boyce, Andrew Huerta, Marcello Murillo, and Adam Traut) averaging a finishing  time of 16:27.

    To end it off with a bang, freshmen/sophomore competitors cut the race close, but pulled ahead with the top seven runners (Nicholas Mejia, Nathan Jimenez, Daniel Garcia, Dominic Bakly, Adan Garcia, Jay Kumar, Pablo Lopez, Adrian Scancich) averaging a 17:40 finishing time.

    Poly’s own cross country boys team won all three divisions and are gearing up for the rest of the Moore League races as well as a number of invitationals, with the varsity traveling to Portland and Santa Barbara.

  • “SLAM”! Lady Jackrabbits Take A W

    “SLAM”! Lady Jackrabbits Take A W

    On Tuesday, October 2, the varsity girls volleyball team,  played against Cabrillo High School.

    The Lady Jackrabbits won all their games: varsity,  junior varsity and frosh/soph. When the varsity team won, the crowd went wild. Although it was an easy win for Poly, the parents in the Cabrillo section tried their best to root on their girls and boost their morale.

    Alexis Duran, varsity player, was excited before the game shouting to her teammates,  “Let’s get this win!”

    Although there was not a huge turnout for the game, the crowd was very energetic, giving off positive vibes and supporting their friends and family who were playing.

    As the game began, the Poly supporters  chanted but not as loudly as they could have so as to be respectful to the Cabrillo players.

    The JV and frosh/soph teams when easily and the Varsity team dominates with a 4-0 win.

    Every round the girls gave no mercy as they spiked the ball repeatedly, giving in to their enemies’ blind; the Cabrillo girls, sadly, had no chance against our powerful team.

    With a powerful strike  from Samoana Poyer, the ball violently hit the floor and the Jaguars frantically try to hit the ball back over the net but fail, bringing lady jackrabbits to their  ultimate victory. “Great Job Ladies!” yelled Billy Heak.“Well done ladies!” the volleyball fathers yelled in unison as the Jackrabbits honored each other’s success.

    The junior varsity girls volleyball team have an away game Saturday, October 13,  at South High School against South High School and  frosh/soph also has a game on October 13, at Lakewood High school against Lakewood.