Boys’ basketball (7-1) won against Beckman High 37-35 at Beckman High School on Jan. 24. With the teams being tied at tied in league, this win pushed the Bulldogs to first place in league.
“The...
Congresswoman Katie Porter recognized one winner and three runners-up for the CA-45 District’s annual Congressional App Challenge at her Orange County office on Jan. 25. Seniors Jimmy Kang and Stephanie...
Ryne Dunman, Contributing Writer
| February 3, 2020
The novel coronavirus has affected over 17,000 people across 23 countries with a report of 369 fatalities, as of Feb. 3. The city of Wuhan, China claims most of the affected patients and casualties and...
Akshay Raj, Assistant Features Editor
| January 31, 2020
At Portola High, several athletes participate freely in their religious beliefs alongside their sports. While religion is by no means a staple of sports, various teams across campus are accepting of and...
Boys’ soccer (2-4-1) won 3-0 at home against Beckman High on Jan. 24, as the team came together for a strong team win. The Bulldogs have struggled in league games this year, but the team broke the...
On a peaceful Saturday morning, the sharp strumming of an electric guitar and the rich tones of a saxophone can be heard flowing in unison out of senior Yash Menon’s garage as he and senior Shivank Gupta...
With the sound of the popular catchphrase “OK Boomer,” Generation Zers and Millennials have brought the blurry lines of generational identity to the forefront.
Quizzes popping up asking...
Harry Styles has finally released his highly-anticipated second album. With a new tour in 2020 and his heavily-marketed pop-up shops around the world, “Fine Line” has been a global success. According...
Built upon a foundation of developing understanding and friendship, Unified Sports is a program that brings special education and general education students together through sports. The first unified game...
While the rest of the campus is silent, the faint beat of 80s pop music, laughter and the occasional squeak of sneakers on the gym floor echoes through the walls early Wednesday and Friday mornings before...
Whether slurping steaming hot ramen noodles on chilly All-State orchestra nights, staring into the bright lights of center stage or finally feeling the glossy finished product of a year’s hard work in...
As learners utilize the Learning Commons to collaborate with others on school-related work or to socialize in between classes, the spacious area has evolved into a social academic hub for students. Consequently,...
![Social studies teacher Heidi Martasian, Natasha Schottland, Emily Sheridan Visual and Performing Arts Teacher Desmond Stevens, [and Martasian’s and Schottland’s spouses] backpacked together at Cucamonga Peak in March of 2017; the three couples are avid fans of the outdoors, and often spend time with each other traveling along with their families. In addition to traveling, the time spent together at work has forged lifelong bonds, as Martasian, math teacher Eric Graham and principal John Pehrson were some of the teachers invited to Stevens’ and Sheridan’s wedding in 2018.](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_3866-900x600.jpeg)
