- December 6Flipping for a Cause: Youth Action Team’s YATsgiving Serves Pancakes and Community Spirit
- November 22Mugs and Motivation: Freshmen Warm Up to Finals with Hot Chocolate at Link Crew Study Party
- November 22Raising the Bar: Counseling Aims for Better with ASCA Certification
- November 12Staff Goes ‘Bone-Appetit’ at Annual Chili Cook-off
- November 8Honoring Tradition: Students Remember the Spirit of Dia de los Muertos at Portola High
![Science rolling chairs negatively affect student learning by creating distractions, according to chemistry student and sophomore Sayed Adil. “Every time I get up and sit down, it moves around,” Adil said. “It's distracting in class whenever we're finished with [a] test. Some people just fidget around with it and make some noises.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FINAL-Science-Rolling-Chairs-1200x900.png)
![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)
