From Harry Styles' rustic performance to Dua Lipa’s disco-themed atmosphere, the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball featured many familiar faces on Dec. 14. While big names still performed this year at the...

In addition to obstacles produced by COVID-19 restrictions, there were several unusual circumstances including recent fires and Wi-Fi outages that posed challenges for the theater department during the...

Gov. Newsom implemented the Regional Stay At Home Order for regions under intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity of 15 percent on Dec. 3 as COVID-19 cases skyrocket across California, with a record 37,000...

With the future of the 2020-21 athletics program containing few certainties, upholding unity among the school's many student athletes has proven to be essential. Throughout the challenges that the COVID-19...

The sudden outbreak of the pandemic this March caused initial panic among students, keeping most cautious to follow safety measures and recommended guidelines. However, fast-forwarding 2 months, the fading...

As advocacy against social injustice in the United States continues to expand as a result of movements like Black Lives Matter, awareness of a need for change at Portola High has similarly grown.  Student...

In a time when activism is reaching new heights and public discussions about political ideals are  more normalized than ever, social media, like history, has begun to repeat itself. As students scroll...

Irvine Unified School District experienced a mass internet outage due to issues with the district’s service provider, leaving Portola High students and faculty on campus without Wi-Fi access for the...

While 2020 has brought many ups and downs for everybody, music has been there alongside millions. Pop star Miley Cyrus spent quarantine creating new music and transforming her style into more of a rock...

Dylan Chung, freshman “In quarantine, I started exposing myself to more of that content, sustainable eating. At the end of summer, I started eating more plant-based meals. I was vegetarian...

As music director Desmond Stevens waves the baton to each count, half of his face remains hidden behind a mask. Though the music flows every day from Room 304 as it does each winter, this year the sound...

Shalonda Abubakar was introduced to the community as the new community liaison for Black and African-American families as of Nov. 13. According to the IUSD Black and African-American community webpage,...