For the 2021-22 school year, Portola High plans to offer a new science elective: Principles of Engineering.  The technical class, designed to build upon the existing Introduction to Engineering Design...

Girls’ soccer (3-4-1) won 1-0 in the stadium against Irvine High on April 20, following a tough loss against University High on April 16. Their next game is scheduled against Northwood High at 3:15...

Like satin, the syllables slip off of structured stanzas, stumbling then settling into the softened recesses of my heart. I swallow, and then this art, this poem, plummets, like stone, like a cherry pit,...

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,...