Every year, students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) art classes are not evaluated by their performance on a standard AP multiple-choice exam or their ability to answer a free-response question, but...

Twenty-two year old R&B singer, songwriter and producer Steve Lacy spent quarantine creating merchandise for his fans and producing a music video at home for his song “Live Without Your Love.”...

The model minority myth, while seemingly harmless, can be detrimental to the Asian American community, as well as other minority groups by creating an expectation that Asian Americans are considerably...

As Portola High progresses under a hybrid learning model in the 2020-21 school year, students who have received their driver's licenses face a dilemma in their school commutes. Even as COVID-19 has heightened...

Spanish teacher Grace Maginn first took a plane from Indiana to Spain to study abroad in 2014. Maginn never anticipated to become so captivated by the foreign country that she would later live there two...

Imagine wandering through a mythical town and the chilled, autumn breeze tousles your hair. Amid the thickening fog, you come across folklorian woods. With curiosity, you step deeper into the forest, whisked...

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...