- October 11Fellow IUSD Schools Join Portola High Business Mini Conference for the First Time
- October 10Vance vs. Walz: The 2024 Vice Presidential Debate
- October 8Understanding Monkeypox: What You Need To Know
- October 8Scientists Propose a New Discovery: Earth May Have Had Rings
- October 1Irvine City Council Meeting Honors Long-Serving Employees
![Librarian Phoebe Kern scans a book and checks it out for a student. “I consider my most important role as a librarian to create free and equitable access to information and to foster a safe and inspirational space for students [to] interact with that information in an encouraging learning environment,” Kern said.](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1318.jpg)
![Librarian Phoebe Kern scans a book and checks it out for a student. “I consider my most important role as a librarian to create free and equitable access to information and to foster a safe and inspirational space for students [to] interact with that information in an encouraging learning environment,” Kern said.](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1318-1200x799.jpg)
![The new phone guidelines spark engagement in various class settings since students are no longer allowed to use their cell phones and must devote their attention to learning instead. “My [advisement] students are more engaged in whatever's happening,” Principal John Pehrson said. “[By] having the cell phones put aside, now they can just naturally get their heads up and interact with people around them.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/phone_graphic_updated-1200x838.png)
