- May 19Harvard Pushes Back: University Rejects Trump’s Administration’s Policies
- May 17Plans to Expand: Great Park Brings New Retail and Dining to Residents
- May 14Korean Parent Association Give Teachers a Taste of Appreciation with Cultural Lunch
- May 13Irvine Annual Street Shutdown Brings The Community Together
- May 8Holocaust Survivor Eva Perlman Shares Experiences With Students
![Almquist Development’s rendering of a grasstop area in The Canopy shows simulated people exploring the area with their families. “One of the things that we like to cater to are kids and families in creating these really nice outdoor areas where people can hang out, get something to eat [or] get something to drink,” Vice President of Almquist Development Tom Carpenter said. “Kids can run and play and be outside, and everybody can enjoy themselves.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bldg-9-View-1-1200x675.jpg)
![Irvine High Junior Ali Ezzeldine, sophomore Maria Hajjar, junior Dania Yamani, Beckman High senior Jude Tahrawi and Northwood High senior Raya Abutarif give their opening remarks after the Dua. Hajjar introduced this year’s theme: Patience and Resilience Through Hardship. “We were trying to look for something that is very much needed [and] that would relate to everyone,” Hajjar said.](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EditedCopy-of-IMG_8834-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Team member and sophomore Melody Bao, alternate and junior Sandy Shanmuga-Nathan, co-captain and junior Kayley Winata, co-captain and junior Suhrith Muvvala, team member and junior Rishabh Garg and advisor and physics teacher Leanne Jimenez pose with the JPL sign at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) after the competition. “[Science Bowl] is a really fun way to apply knowledge because you don’t get game-show style application of knowledge in school,” Muvvala said. “So it’s, one, for the fun, and, two, because I already have to study for Science Olympiad or Biology Olympiad.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_8535Edited___-1200x900.jpg)
