2020 in pictures
Alexander Phouma, staff writter
September 28, 2020
2020 has been a crazy year! Covid-19 basically took over the whole year. With the whole pandemic going on, rules were put into places like wearing masks when you go out. In the picture I had took my nephew to the barber shop, and since the pandemic was going on, they had some rules of their...
![Restrictions of mask requirements remain on most continually populated and shopped at stores [Photo was taken September 3rd]](https://polyhighlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020_Pic_2-e1600801808199-356x475.jpg)
Volunteers Clean-up Downtown Long Beach After Riots
Nick Eismann, Staff Photographer
June 1, 2020
On the night of May 31, citizens of Long Beach watched as rioters looted and destroyed countless stores in Downtown Long Beach and other areas of the city. The looting came after thousands of peaceful protesters marched down Broadway making their voice heard and joining the millions across the country...
How Covid-19 Affects Youth’s Mental Health
Briana Mendez-Padilla, Arts & Culture Editor
May 22, 2020
Mental health, though often stigmatized, has been an issue since before Covid 19 shifted our everyday lives. Now, as stay at home orders displace us from our work and school environments and our everyday routine, mental health continues to be a top issue, especially among young people. Ac...
$1 Million Raised for Long Beach Coronavirus Relief Fund
Nick Eismann, Staff Photographer
April 13, 2020
In the wake of many businesses being shut down and many workers finding themselves without work, the City of Long Beach in partnership with the Long Beach Community Foundation started a Coronavirus Relief Fund. The money raised is going to assist low income workers, small businesses, and those immediate...
Things are Changing in Long Beach
Nick Eismann, Staff Photographer
April 11, 2020
How the City is Staying Ahead The date was March 4. Robert Garcia made the decision to place Long Beach in a state of emergency. At that time there were no known cases of coronavirus in the city. The declaration of a state of emergency was made to allow for the coordination of agencies acro...
Long Beach Hospitals prepare for rush of patients among COVID-19 outbreak
Nick Eismann, Staff Photographer
April 8, 2020
As of April 8, Long Beach has a total of 256 confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus, a number which Mayor Garcia says is expected to rise exponentially in the coming weeks. All businesses deemed non-essential are closed down and those that are still open, such as grocery stores, restaurants or banks ar...
AP and Elective Classes Recruit New Students at Annual Faire
Paloma Murillo, News Editor
February 18, 2020
School Food? It’s Alright…
Javier Esquivias, Contributing Writer
February 18, 2020
School lunch has a reputation of being okay to being questionable, at least for me. When School lunch has a “real” meal in the menu, nine times out ten it looks either like a microwave dinner or barf. But, there are some good lunch items out there, although none of them are better than a Mcdonald’s...
Poly Teacher Calls Out “Pendeja” and Sparks Social Movements
Briana Mendez-Padilla, Arts and Culture Editor
February 18, 2020
Government, Economics and AP Psychology teacher, Myriam Gurba, has become an internet sensation. Her witty and no filter review of the book American Dirt titled "Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature" published in late December caused controversy due to its...
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