University of California, Irvine received a record 72,391 in-state freshman applicants for the 2020 fall application season, making it the most popular UC campus for California applicants, according to...

*Please scroll to the bottom of the page to find the issue* Dear Portola Pilot Readers, About one week before we were scheduled to release another print issue of the Portola Pilot, we received notice...

UPDATE (03/13/20) 12:50 p.m.: President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency earlier today. At 12:45 p.m. on March 13, the Orange County superintendent recommended the closure of...

“Cinderella” left no room for disappointment with yet another brilliant showing by the visual and performing arts department at the Portola High theater with showings ranging from March 6 to 8. Portola...

Math club president and junor Kevin Du was the only student from Portola High to advance to the American Invitational Mathematics Examination on March 11 after receiving a score in the top five percent...

The matriarch of the Park family phones home, requesting a bowl of “ram-don” for her son. A manic frenzy of cooking ensues; the confused housekeeper, not entirely sure of what “ram-don” is, throws...

Korean pop group Bangtan Sonyeondan, better known as BTS, released its fourth full-length album “Map of the Soul: 7” on Feb. 21, with new songs telling a story of the group’s journey over the past...