As students scramble to prepare for their upcoming AP exams, many begin to experience the consequences of cramming: losing sleep, ignoring daily routines, reading the same lines in a textbook for the second...

As the 2020-21 school year draws to a close, seniors are making plans to pursue their passions in a multitude of colleges. With hundreds of majors to choose from, settling on a single field of study for...

As you scroll through listings on eBay or Amazon, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of items to choose from. But if you look carefully enough, there is a chance you will stumble upon an item sold by...

From the rapidly-worsening air quality in major cities to recent Silverado fires in Orange County, people across the globe have been impacted by the devastating effects of climate change. But on April...

Vaccine passports will allow people to only board an airplane if they are vaccinated from infectious diseases. While it may help people feel safer on a plane, it should not be required for traveling because...

  Author and Holocaust survivor Sam Silberberg met via Zoom call with over 130 social studies students on April 19 to recount his story. During the hour-and-a-half talk, Silberberg described...

A stigma tends to surround students when first hearing that someone is going to community college, which can become overwhelming for seniors who are committing to colleges. However, students should give...

At first glance, golf may seem like a lonely sport, as each player stands on their own in front of the tee with the vast greens before them. But at Portola High, each golf player has the warmth of coach...

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...