After social media’s popularity grew over a short period of time, problems were quickly raised such as cyberbullying. Nowadays, children are becoming more attached to using social media on their cellphones. Children...

Sophomores are spending second semester to create their own versions of common movie practical effects for their chemistry-based genius projects to learn how chemistry can be related back to real world...

As athletes practice and compete in games, many encounter unfortunate injuries that may disqualify them from playing. However, many students work with campus athletic trainer, Brittany Frymire, to get...

Math club members attended their first math competition, Math Day at the Beach, on Feb. 24. Sophomores Joyee Chen, Nicholas Delianedis, William Hsieh, Nikhil Jha and Harry Song and freshman Anthony Tan...

With members skillfully strumming electric guitars and pounding a beat on the drums, Cardboard Prison, a student-led band, performed in the 25th annual Battle of the Bands against five other groups from...

Team Lebron defeated Team Steph 148-145 in the 67th NBA All-Star Game, the first game with the new format. In order to make the game more competitive this year, the league decided to have the two players...

“Black Panther,” a movie that has been highly anticipated since the release of the blockbuster “Captain America: Civil War” (2016), is finally here and has met high expectations. The movie’s...

For sophomore Patrick Cui, bringing graphics to life is his specialty. In charge of the majority of motion graphics for video production and Portola News Network (PNN), Cui is also currently working with...

When Winter Formal approached, ASB dedicated its time to making this dance an unforgettable memory that students will cherish long after the year is over. While other schools have had many years to create...

Nineteen Portola Pilot staff members competed at the Orange County Journalism Education Association Write-Offs, winning second place for Online Best of Show and bringing home eight individual awards on...

As many students know, high school is difficult. Students work very hard for good grades and to keep their GPAs high. To get an 89 percent on an assignment that students worked very hard on can be in some...

Seventeen people were killed in a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14. Nikolas Cruz, 19, admitted to committing the shooting, according to CNN. Cruz arrived...