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As the first Silverado fire spread towards Irvine, many communities were forced to evacuate and Portola High shut down for three days. The closure pressured students and teachers from all departments to reschedule plans and work distribution.

Silverado Fire Pushed Back Curricula

Aryan Mittal, Staff Writer | December 7, 2020

The October Silverado fire caused many Orange County neighborhoods to evacuate, with Portola High closing from Oct. 26-28 and causing many class curricula to be pushed back. The fire caused complications...

Discord was founded May of 2015 and has reached over 250 million registered users as of 2019 according to Business of Apps. “As time passed, a lot of you realized, and vocalized, that you simply wanted a place designed to hang out and talk in the comfort of your own communities and friends.” co-founder and CEO of Discord Jason Citron said in an interview with Wersm. “You wanted a place to have genuine conversations and spend quality time with people, whether catching up, learning something, or sharing ideas.”

Digital Culture Forges Connections Among Teens

Bia Shok, Features Editor | December 1, 2020

Reaching new heights in popularity, “Among Us,” Teleparty and Discord are all apps quenching desires for social connection even with the hindrance of social distancing. Although these peaks in platform...

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