ASB held its annual Club-a-Palooza spirit event on April 19-23 as an opportunity for clubs to attract new members and share their achievements over the past school year. No in-person activities or gatherings...

After a year of learners experiencing online school in the hybrid, blended or Irvine Virtual Academy models, IUSD will offer students the opportunity to attend in-person school five days a week for full...

It is 2008. Your curly hair is tucked into messy pigtails, your wrist is wrapped in hundreds of vibrantly colored Silly Bandz, and you are just recovering from the latest release of “High School Musical...

Photos of seniors proudly wearing their future university hoodies and posing in front of their campuses are popping up all over Instagram. Clicking on the comments section, phrases such as “That’s...

Coincidence or not, some of the music industry’s biggest names dropped highly-anticipated releases all on April 9 that included unexpected collaborations. Some were better than others, while others have...

Portola High held its second virtual Family Night for freshmen from Jeffrey Trail Middle, Cadence Park K-8 and Beacon Park K-8 on April 14. The event was held virtually to accommodate COVID-19 safety...

After nearly a year of little to no media coverage of gun violence, the resurgence of mass shootings across America prompts the need for immediate, yet overdue, action on gun control. In the past month,...

Irvine’s High School Youth Action Team virtually hosted its 27th annual teen summit event, which was Ratatouille-themed, on April 10. The event featured Mayor Farrah Khan, University of California, Berkeley...

The Portola Pioneer is the official news and culture podcast of the Portola Pilot, aiming to foster a sense of community and provide a unique storytelling medium to its listeners. In the episode,...

As a Passion Civics teacher who holds the mantle of educating the next generation of citizens, social studies department chair Jon Resendez must wrestle with the Constitution daily. To supplement his efforts...

Metallic flashes of a crochet hook bob between ropes of sage-green yarn as freshman Belan Ngo meticulously constructs the first item in her new line of products for her Depop business: a woven, white-trimmed...