Delicate fingers move swiftly across the body, each one switching through varying hand motions. Co-presidents and juniors Elyse Dudley and Julianna Epps briskly pull the palm of their hands up to the rim...

From student walkouts over gun safety to protests advocating for racial justice in schools, students have long used activism to confront flaws within academic institutions. According to the Educational...

Over the past month, the initial 1,000 positive cases of COVID-19 within jails dropped down to 13 positives with about 27 pending tests, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Despite the...

Scrolling through social media, it is not difficult to find video compilations of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez playing “Among Us” with famous Twitch streamers or memes featuring Sen. Bernie Sanders....

American Literature teachers launched their Black poetry unit, which focuses on the Harlem Renaissance, last week in a push to incorporate more Black voices into the Eurocentric curriculum. While the literary...

Lunar New Year, commonly known as Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival, marks the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar. 2021 is the Year of the Ox.  This traditionally 15-day holiday is...

Contemporary and Pop Performance Ensemble is a new music elective class that focuses on rock and pop music. Music teacher Kyle Traska instructs this advanced, audition-based class with four members who...

Choir members held a fundraising event from Feb. 1-12 that allowed students and teachers to purchase and send a personalized Valentine's Day video gram of a choir member singing. Choir raised $1,630...

Standing at less than five feet tall, freshman Kira Watanabe doesn't scream "basketball player" on a first glance. But all it takes is a few minutes watching her play to realize why Watanabe is the sole...

While the traditional homecoming dance and game were not able to be held due to COVID-19, Portola High still awarded homecoming royalty on Feb. 4 and 5 to continue tradition, according to ASB adviser Sarah...