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Portola Pilot

The student news site of Portola High School

Portola Pilot

The student news site of Portola High School

Portola Pilot

Scott Westerfeld, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, published "Uglies" in 2005.

‘Uglies’: Your New Identity Has Arrived

Rachel Pan, Contributing Writer | January 24, 2018

Every person will feel insecure with his or her physical appearance at some point in their life. In the dystopian fiction novel “Uglies” (2005) by Scott Westerfeld, insecurity will not be a problem...

A map of the adjustments that will be implemented August 2019 affect the neighborhood of Stonegate.

Shifting the Boundaries

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Editor-In-Chief | January 23, 2018

Irvine Unified School District’s Board of Education approved a boundary adjustment on Dec. 12 in order to alleviate projected crowding at Portola High and Jeffrey Trail Middle School. The adjustments...

Paris Zhuang painted a beautiful mural of the earth on the walls of the local secondary school in Nepal.

Paris Zhuang Shows her True Colors in Nepal

Jenny Zhang, Staff Writer | January 22, 2018

Using paintbrushes to liven up the walls, sophomore artist Paris Zhuang hopes that her efforts can improve the condition of a Nepalese secondary school school to brighten students’ learning experiences....

Here is a simple five minute bowl of shin ramen topped off with a fried egg and some kale.

Hack Your Ramen Addiction

Priscilla Baek and Jacob Kim | January 19, 2018

In under five minutes, you can have a warm, simmering bowl of ramen. The popular Japanese dish is an inexpensive meal for students, but the same packaged flavor can get old. Here are some tips to revamp,...

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