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 this episode,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency vaccine distribution on Dec. 11, 2020. As of Feb. 1, 26.5 million Americans have received one or both doses of the current vaccines,...

Whether she was surrounded by the medieval brick buildings and gothic 14th-century architecture of Italy or the modern skyscrapers and high-tech lifestyle of South Korea, literary and language arts teacher...

The school musical is the center of conversations among students in the spring, and creating it is no easy process. Producing a musical is a nearly yearlong development that starts immediately after the...

A passionate athlete and avid hobby-pursuer, Brendan Murphy joined the boys’ varsity lacrosse team as a coach and the junior varsity team as a temporary coach in December 2020. Since his move to California...

For the last couple of years, the cheer team has placed at USA Nationals and CIF. Apart from competitions, pep rallies and sidelines, varsity cheer captain and senior Emily Wei has always shone through...

Traditional cross country season occurs in early August until the first week of March. This year, the season is scheduled to begin on Feb. 6 with six dual-meets every Saturday until March 20. Until...

Ethan and Alex huddle around a computer monitor, calculators and pencils in hand. A green graph is projected on screen, but it isn’t for math class: they’re actually tracking recent spikes in Gamestop’s...

With many prestigious summer programs just beginning to open applications for 2021, students face the arduous task of evaluating which learning experience to expect upon summer's arrival. Though well-known...

With the College Board discontinuing SAT Subject Tests on Jan. 19, students' means of demonstrating their academic strengths have undergone a permanent shift towards other factors, among them the Advanced...

In the ongoing pandemic, traditional volunteering seems inaccessible with the implementation of social distancing. Several programs at Portola High have adjusted to fit the need for virtual volunteer opportunities. One...