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Portola Pilot
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Through a semester-long personal finance course requirement for high school graduation on the state level, students can familiarize themselves with concepts necessary for economic decision-making.
Empowering Futures: Comprehensive Financial Literacy Education is Necessary
Aditi Salunkhe and Mary Lee | December 4, 2023
As the world continues to evolve, the notion of lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court stands at odds with injecting fresh perspectives and safeguarding justice. Enacting 18-year term limits would be one way to avoid the gerontocracy associated with partisan politics.
It is Time to Establish Terms of Office Limits in the Supreme Court
Michael Sun and Elizabeth Gao | December 2, 2023
The sense of accomplishment that students feel after receiving a ticket pushes them to be better. “The fact that people acknowledge their good deeds and give them credit for it makes students want to be even better in order to receive more attention,” according to junior Madison Lee.
Person of Ticket: Why PRIDE Tickets Should Be Digitized
Stephanie Hwang, Assistant News Editor | November 27, 2023
Daylight Savings Should be a Permanent Fixture
Mary Lee and Stephanie Hwang | November 17, 2023
Daylight saving Time is Ruinous to Our Wellbeing
Elizabeth Gao and Marianne Chan | November 17, 2023
Though critics argue that daylight saving harms students’ health and makes them more tired, proponents say that it actually pushes students to be more productive by giving them more time.
Is Daylight Savings Truly Necessary?
November 17, 2023
Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty can be addictive, fueling the practice of corner-cutting and creating other bad habits, according to the City University of New York. “Getting away with [academic dishonesty] is probably the biggest ego-booster and motivator that someone can get,” former AP Psychology student and senior Vedant Tiwari said.
Don’t ‘Play’ with Plagiarism: You’ll End Up Destroying Your Future
Michael Sun and Elizabeth Gao | November 15, 2023
Raising awareness about the littering issues at Portola High will help students become more proactive in throwing away their trash and creating a pristine campus. “Everyone else has to do their part in maintaining a clean, organized environment,” freshman Claire Liu said. “And when people dont do that, its just really upsetting.”
Portola High’s Littering Issue is a Ca-“trash”-trophe
Sonia Wang and Kayley Winata | November 13, 2023
By extending the intermission time, classical music concerts can be more entertaining for younger listeners. Various groups can use different methods to increase audience interest in concerts, such as performer-audience question and answer sessions.
A Call to the Classiness of Classical Music
Kayleen Kim, Managing Editor | November 8, 2023
Whether clubs should be merged is up to debate. Proponents emphasize the communal effects of merging, while critics claim that it dilutes club individuality.
H2H: Should Clubs Be Merged?
November 6, 2023
With the early registration, students feel pressured by CollegeBoard to spend their money on an exam they may not take.
AP-ush Exams: Early Registration Hurts More Than Helps
Stephanie Hwang, Assistant News Editor | November 3, 2023
The college counselor business has proliferated in recent years, in light of the increased competitiveness of college admissions. Yet, students pay thousands of dollars for these services that do not necessarily guarantee admission. “Theres no definite template as to say this college will accept me because of this,” junior Ananya Vuppula said. “I think you just have to be genuine in what you do and dont do it just because a college tells you to.”
Challenging the Cost of College Counselors: Are They Truly Worth It?
Aditi Salunkhe and Elise Ngo | November 1, 2023
After the morning arrivals, the bike racks quickly fill up.
Racks for Parking: Improvements Needed
Jordan Hata, Staff Writer | October 26, 2023
Amidst the digital age, mobile planners have become far more prevalent than physical planners; only 21 of 65 students polled on Instagram voted that they use a physical planner.
The ‘Pixel-Perfect’ Planner: Why Digital Planners Outshine Physical Ones
Alice Ahn and Cindy Mei | October 12, 2023
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) is a gene editing technology used to modify DNA. Although CRISPR has the potential to treat human disease, the side effects and ethical implications are amongst the drawbacks of this dangerous tool, according to the New York Times.
The Ableist Downside of CRISPR Gene Editing
Elise Ngo, Features Editor | October 11, 2023
With parking permit prices at $80 dollars a year at Portola High, students should not be paying such a high amount and staff members should thoroughly check the cars in the parking lot for permits. If permits were affordable, parking spaces would fill up and others would not gain an unfair advantage over students who actually paid for the permit at full price.
Permit Prices: Why Our Parking System Needs Improvement
Claire Chan and Marianne Chan | October 2, 2023
A geography course can help students learn the importance of critical thinking and understand the world around them on a deeper level. Without such courses, this opportunity may be missed.
Students Deserve to View the World with Geographical Knowledge
Mary Lee, Staff Writer | September 28, 2023
Portola High should bring back the old pep rally schedule to reduce student confusion and maximize efficiency. 48 of 60 students polled on Instagram voted they preferred the old pep rally schedule over the new schedule.
Bring Back Our ‘Pep’ with the Old Pep Rally Schedule
Parmin Zamani and Jordan Hata | September 22, 2023
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