The Silverado Fire, which burned 13,390 acres northeast of Irvine and forced the evacuation of 130,000 people, achieved 100% containment one year ago on Nov. 7. Since then various changes have occurred...

Junior Sissy Wynn directed this year’s fall play, Bill Hand's "Murder on the Menu," after drama teacher Samantha Sanford introduced the idea of the play. This show was the VAPA department’s first...

Two thousand years ago in Han Dynasty China, early forms of the dragon dance emerged. Different colored dragons were considered auspicious for different events — for rain, for harvest, for fertile lands. At...

Seniors Allison Jo and Ashley Jo were named Questbridge National College Match Finalists, becoming the first students in school history to be awarded this distinction. Finalists receive a full-ride scholarship...

Five Portola Pilot students placed in the top three of their respective categories at the 29th annual Journalism Day Conference held virtually on Oct. 23. California State University, Northridge’s journalism...

Coming back from the chaotic year of distance learning, what students might have noticed is a seemingly endless line to the school cafeteria. Some might say waiting in line is tedious, yet it is a major...

Twenty miles. That is the distance between Portola High and the Shorecliffs Golf Club, one of four golf courses that the girls’ golf team has used as its home course this fall. The facility takes students...

The City of Irvine hosted its 20th Irvine Global Village Festival at the Great Park on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m after a one year hiatus due to COVID-19. This year, the event was free of charge. The...

The sun blazes above the theatre building; a crowd of excited students gather, eyes fixated on four people standing in the amphitheater. Each of the four individuals - fine arts liaison and senior...

Controlled in voice and theatrical in movement, senior Jamaal Walker belts out the chorus to “Someone Gets Hurt” from the “Mean Girls” musical, blowing away the audience. A few moments later,...