Irvine Public Schools Foundation awarded five grants to Portola High student and teacher groups who requested funding for upcoming projects on Feb. 26 as part of the annual Innovative Grant Program.  Junior...

With a joyful mood, slight smile and confident posture, Benjamin Jordon gazes outward towards a cluster of players while standing on the fresh grass in front of the benches. He gestures gently yet firmly...

Teachers and childcare workers became eligible on March 1 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  The mRNA-1273 Moderna vaccine is 95% effective, according to an interview with Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel...

With the rate of new COVID-19 cases dropping below 14 per 100,000 across Orange County, the California Interscholastic Federation announced March 3 that outdoor athletic programs for cheerleading, football,...

Distant. Unthinkable. The virus couldn’t possibly reach the United States. Not California. Not Orange County. Not Irvine. And definitely not our school campus. Friday, March 13, 2020. On that...

Skilled, delicate fingers meticulously poke at the screen of an iPad mini as junior Jay Hernandez, with headphones tucked neatly in their ears and Dungeons & Dragons podcast “The Adventure Zone”...

Girls’ tennis (1-3-0) lost 4-14 against Santa Margarita High at Portola High on Feb. 26. Three out of the four wins were made by junior and team captain Saachi Pavani and sophomore Prisha Rapur’s...

Students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses will participate in the second test administration window from May 18-28, according to assistant principal Amy Paulsen in an announcement on Feb. 22. The...

As the time on the screen changes from 1:59 to 2:00 p.m., senior Youssef Yassin’s new website, delusionalmatter.com, makes its Feb. 22 online debut, releasing neutral colored sweatshirts and modern...

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...