Shrill screeches echo throughout the expansive gym, bouncing off stark white walls belonging to the Laguna Fencing Center and the Anaheim Hills Fencer’s Club and signifying the viper-fast strike of a...

Hearing the last names of Japanese-American and Vietnamese senior Kyle Sugita and Peruvian and Caucasian sophomore Chris Stocks yields a stark contrast in reaction from the frequent “Kims” and “Zhangs”...

As the door opens to room 608, musky plumes of warm spices waft out, hinting at the distinctively sweet smell of saffron. Tenderly glazed with olive oil and showered with herbs, an array of meats and onions...

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 the...

In an increasingly STEM-centered culture, the arts face the danger of being overshadowed by academic classes. Students in the Western United States have lagged in art class participation, according to...

After driving to Sunright Tea Studio, a new chain boba shop recently opened in the Irvine Village Center, senior Haley Truong and I find that we have arrived 30 minutes early, as the store officially...

The intersection of identities, known as intersectionality, is generating real problems in the workforce and higher education for those who straddle multiple underrepresented or historically-disadvantaged...

Following a lengthy dry spell in Australia, a megafire has destroyed 6.3 million hectares of land as of Jan. 10. The 135 bushfires that have been raging since September across New South Wales and Victoria...

The 1920s: Literary & Language Arts and Social Studies Sophomore Honors American History and American Literature classes will host a collaborative project centered around American culture in the 1920s....

The process students undergo to write a graded essay is often difficult and stressful, as it is complicated by last-minute assignments, studying for finals and timed in-class essays. Teachers grading...

Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative tool that allows a person with the right equipment to transcend the limitations of travel and time. After Portola High won the Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s...