Building Long-Term Success

The Jaffer Family

Saeed Jaffer ’89 credits his years at Poly with laying a foundation for his subsequent success. In formative years that found him in Pasadena, Pakistan, and Boston, it became increasingly clear to him what an exceptional education he had received at Poly.

Enhancing Cultural Gems

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation

A name that weaves through many treasured institutions in greater Los Angeles belongs to the family of Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris. Polytechnic School is fortunate to be among the beneficiaries of the Norris Foundation’s support, most recently through a grant to The Next 100 Years campaign for historic restoration of the century-old, architecturally significant buildings on the North Campus.

Investing in the Future

The Molz Family

Long before Todd and Kirsten Molz had children of their own or even lived in California, Todd was impressed by Polytechnic School. One of his classmates at the University of Chicago Law School—a rigorous academic institution itself—told Todd his high school experience had more than prepared him for the tough work load and intellectual demands of their law study. The classmate was Andrew Heger ’91, and his description of Poly stuck with Todd.

The Names Behind the North Campus

F. Otis Booth, Jr. and Charles T. Munger

The successful planning, fundraising, and execution of Poly's comprehensive campus improvements trace back to the vision and early commitment of several loyal supporters. Among these generous leaders, Charles T. Munger and F. Otis Booth, Jr. both expressed their appreciation of Poly through substantial gifts that help ensure the school's vitality well into the future. We celebrate the opening of a new year in side-by-side North Campus buildings bearing the friends' names.

An Alumna Celebrates Her Own 100 Years

Eleanor Egan Everett '26

When alumna Eleanor Egan Everett '26 was a Poly elementary grade student, milk cost about nine cents a quart and a teacher's annual salary at Poly averaged $2,000. A typical day at Poly began with chapel service led by the school's principal, Miss Grace Henley, and continued with a variety of classes such as geography, English, arithmetic, penmanship, music, art, and nature study.