As the education system has grown, so has a topic students have grown to loathe: standardized tests. Students dread the days they have to sit, bubble in answers on a scantron and wring their hands until...

JV girls' volleyball (6-1) lost to El Toro High 1-2 in this year’s first Game of the Month on Sept. 27. Portola students wore tie-dye shirts to the gym after school to watch and cheer on the players. The...

Every morning, students are faced with the same dilemma: breakfast at home or breakfast at school? Once comparing the pros and cons of both sides, the clear winner is homemade breakfasts. “Homemade...

Sophomore Elliot Yu received a score of 1570 on the August Scholastic Aptitude Test examination. His score was in the 99th percentile of 1.67 million test takers this year, according to PrepScholar. Students...

Marching band delivered its first field show during the halftime of a football game against Northwood High on Sept. 29. Musicians and guard members played, twirled and danced to the colorful score from...

Junior varsity and frosh/soph teams pulled off stunning upsets during the first ever tournament in the school gymnasium on Sept. 23. Neither team ended up with gold; the title went to Tustin High. Fifteen...

The second annual Club Kick-Off took place in the quad to give students a chance to join a variety of clubs during lunch on Sept. 28. This year, over 70 clubs participated in this event, which allowed...

From the Big Apple to the Hawaiian Islands, ASB portrays this year’s theme of “Road-Tripping across the U.S.A.” through an activity-filled week leading up to Forthcoming. Lunchtime events and games...

Freshmen elected their house vice presidents after watching a series of speeches in advisement on Sept. 12. The following candidates were elected: Orion Vice President: Allyson Tabayoyong Pegasus...

Portola High’s dedication ceremony was held on March 2 in the theater to commemorate those who helped build the school and to celebrate its official opening. “Anytime you open up a new school,...

We asked students across campus what they were going to be doing over Spring Break. Here are some of the responses: