Making swim team history, boys’ swim (4-3) and girls’ swim (5-2) won against Northwood High with a point total of 552-433 in a home meet on April 11. With Northwood High being Portola High’s...

Can people be friends with those who hold different opinions? The short answer is yes. The long answer is harder to parse.  Not all opinions are made equal, and some are valued more than others....

Juniors Bernice Hung, Brian Kim, Tyler Kim, Rachel Kim, Vismaya Sista and Ian Yoon from the National History Day club competed at the state competition on April 14-16 at Sacramento State University. Rachel...

Mario and Luigi come to life in the vibrant, imaginative and breathtaking animated box office debut of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”  After decades of Goomba stomping and shell smashing, Mario...

The smell of fresh ink, the warmth of raw printed paper and the cracking open of the spine of a new book: It’s a dream for any avid reader. Getting curled up and enjoying a new book is not a novel...

ASB hosted its annual election convention on March 31 during the school day in the theater to determine the elected ASB positions for the 2023-24 school year.  Junior Arjit Singh: ASB president ...

Unprecedented snowfall in California and wildfires ravaging communities. As storms and droughts have reached extreme levels, global warming’s impact on natural disasters has become a focus of discussion...

When people open Twitter after an awards show, they get hit with an onslaught of mixed reactions. If the fans’ favorite celebrity loses to one they deem unworthy, some of them will attack the winning...

Teaching in rural towns with one-room schoolhouses and taking 45-minute bus rides to and from school sounds improbable. Imagine working with students ranging in age from 2 to 12 in one classroom. When...

A valuable new member of the swim team joined this past season. Here’s the catch: she is the only freshman on varsity.  Swimming since she was 5, Leila Ceranic took lessons at her private swim club,...