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Portola voted for these top five Halloween candies.

Portola’s Top 5 Best and Worst Halloween Candies

Ali Elmalky, Staff Writer | October 31, 2017

Halloween is here, and stores have long abandoned their summer themes in favor of cackling skeletons, hideous witches and ghastly ghouls. Following suit is by far the most popular aspect of Halloween besides...

Tate holds green apple Italian ice.

Best Ice Treat in Irvine?

Chris Tate, Staff Writer | October 31, 2017

Rita’s Italian Ice is a dessert parlor that specializes in Italian ice and custard. The nearest location from campus is at 3905 Irvine Blvd, Irvine, CA 92602 in Northwood Plaza. Rita’s Italian ice...

Sophomore Allison Shi returns a hit from her opponent.

JV Girls’ Tennis Wraps Up Season with Loss Against Beckman

Maryam Shama and Shawyan Rooein | October 30, 2017

JV girls’ tennis lost to Beckman High 6-8 on Oct. 20 at Portola High. This was their last game of the season leaving them with a record of 3-8. Before the game it began to rain, which led to confusion...

Marching band member and freshman Rishav Sen plays Louie Louie at the finale.

Marching Band Debuts Field Show at Band Spectacular

Ki Joon Lee, Staff Writer | October 27, 2017

Marching band performed at Band Spectacular at Irvine High along with all other IUSD high schools and middle schools on Oct. 18. Although it was their second time attending Band Spectacular, it was the...

Flat and sophomore Taira Asakura looks to pass to wing and sophomore Dylan Gates on the right.

JV Boys’ Water Polo’s Second Loss Against University

Priscilla Baek, Features Editor | October 26, 2017

JV boys’ water polo (2-6) lost to University High 6-15 on Oct. 18 in the Black-Out Game of the Month. This is the team’s second loss against the Trojans and the last home game of the season with new...

Winners of the Art Contest (left to right): Carmen Yang, Alena Coventry, Yasmine Ibrahim, Karen Fan, and Daniel Wang.

Portola Takes on the P.R.I.D.E. Values Art Contest

Lauren Kettner, Staff Writer | October 26, 2017

The inspiring words shown on campus: perseverance, respect, integrity, drive and empathy, reflect the P.R.I.D.E. values. The Learning Commons hosted its first student-based contest over the past month...

Chocolate vs Candy

Chocolate or Candy for Halloween?

Nathan Oh | October 25, 2017

During Halloween this year, many of us will be giving out sweets to trick-or-treaters. So the question is, which sweets do students prefer: chocolate or candy? Personally, I prefer candy over chocolate...

Sophomore Chris Choung lines up with other students on the field as teachers call role during the ShakeOut drill.

Duck and Cover! The Great California ShakeOut

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Editor-in-Chief | October 25, 2017

Students evacuated their classrooms in a state-wide earthquake drill called The Great California ShakeOut last Thursday. The ShakeOut is an annual earthquake drill held on Oct. 19, which reminds people...

Ethan Niu trains with a spear during his routine for wushu competitions.

A ‘Niu’ Perspective on Ethan Niu

Annie Qiao and Farhad Taraporevala | October 25, 2017

Holding a spear in his hands, he slices through the air before gracefully leaping to the other side of the room. After school, sophomore Ethan Niu can usually be found practicing a variety of stances and...

Niki Szekely and partner Emma Thullen perform a doubles routine.

Sophomore Swims to Junior Olympic Glory

Maryam Shama, Opinion Editor | October 24, 2017

Gold medalist and sophomore Niki Szekely is a synchronized swimmer who participated in and won the most recent Junior Olympics. For eight years she has been training and competing continuously while balancing...

Cartoon by Shawyan Rooein and Helena Hu

Are Staggered Lunches For Portola?

Dylan Vanek, Front and Back Page Editor | October 23, 2017

One thing that quickly became apparent to sophomores purchasing lunch from the cafeteria was that it takes much longer to get your lunch than last year. With all the aisles being used inside the cafeteria,...

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