Face masks will no longer be mandatory but instead “strongly recommended” inside Portola High classrooms starting March 12, in accordance with California’s new indoor mask policies announced by Gov....

The fifth annual senior assassins competition ended on Feb. 27 and awarded senior Kian Miremadi with the jackpot amount of $1,220. The final round of competition was between Miremadi and senior...

As seniors Celine Aoki, Aafiyah Chohan and Chloe Choi enter their fourth and final season of lacrosse, we asked them four questions to learn about how their lacrosse journey all started, what it was like,...

Portola Pilot swept the competition, winning first place in Best of Show for Newspaper in Division 1, Website, Podcast and overall Sweepstakes at the Orange County Journalism Education Write-Offs hosted...

Three members of Portola High's Distributive Education Clubs of America chapter qualified for the International Career Development Conference. This conference had the most number of Portola High qualifiers...

No matter where you come from, art and culture can be a powerful way to learn about and connect to your heritage and identity. For sophomore Nithila Francis, music can combine many different historical...

Boys’ tennis (2-2) competed against Irvine High, winning with a score of 13-5 on March 1.

***Content Warning: This article discusses topics of drug use. ***Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for seasons one and two of “Euphoria.” Trauma and healing. Love and heartbreak....

The excruciating feeling of a cinematic experience ruined by the chatter of other theatergoers. The grating sound of fingernails slowly being dragged down a chalkboard, sending shivers up your spine. The...

A new mentor steps onto the lacrosse field —  a former three-year high school varsity lacrosse player who led his team to championships as the team captain.  Matthew McCarthy was one of...

When Audrey Hsieh entered Portola High in 2018, she made a pact with herself: she would stop pursuing acting at the end of high school if she did not land a significant role. Nine years of fruitless effort,...

ASB celebrated a plethora of diverse cultures by hosting various lunchtime activities for Intercultural Week from Feb. 14-17. Student activities commissioner and senior Stella Jung led the event,...