Many cultures celebrate their new years in the wintertime, following lunar-based or Gregorian calendars. But one culture’s annual festivities align with the first day of spring: the Persian New Year.
Persian...
For Muslims worldwide, the appearance of the bright crescent moon amid the starry dark sky marks the beginning of a month of improvement and discipline: the month of Ramadan. Expected to begin on March...
Seniors Jana Malek, Jenny Zhang, Yan Dong and juniors Jasmine Davis and Haniya Hassan from Virtual Enterprise and Empowering Entrepreneurship qualified for the International Career Development Conference...
Students will have the following two weeks from March 13 to register their e-bike, e-scooter or e-skateboard by completing a form after attending an Office Hours meeting held on March 9 or 16 taught by...
Several of society’s debates are destined to continue forever. Among these is the controversial debate of whether or not chess should be categorized as a sport. Chess is undoubtedly a sport as it requires...
Boys’ volleyball (7-10) won its league game 3-0 against Sage Hill High on March 7 in the gym. The Bulldogs will compete in a tournament on March 17-18, facing La Mirada High for the first round at...
After we curiously ask junior Terry You about how he mastered the game of “Plants vs Zombies,” he eagerly pulls out his laptop and opens a mysterious Google Doc file. As we lean over to get a closer...
In this episode of the Portola Pioneer, host, co-editor-in-chief and senior Celine Lee explains how a 97-cent investment in a notebook can lead to an endless journey of self-growth, self-exploration...
After being the ASB freshman representative during his freshman year, senior David Kim went on to be ASB vice president during junior year and is currently ASB president. Kim will continue his legacy of...
***Content Warning: This article includes a discussion of rape culture, sexual assault, misogynistic comments, homophobia and transphobia.
Black humor, better known on social media as dark humor,...
