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The student news site of Portola High School

Portola Pilot
The student news site of Portola High School

Portola Pilot
Celine Lee

Celine Lee, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Celine Lee is this year’s co-editor-in-chief for her third and final year on the Pilot! She is beyond excited to make the most out of her senior year with her friends and everyone on the Pilot. When she’s not editing articles or telling people to follow the Portola Pilot on Instagram (it’s @portolapilot by the way), she is most likely writing poems that she will never let anybody else read, daydreaming while listening to loud  music, or scouring her closet for any old clothes she can sell on her Depop.

All content by Celine Lee
S3 Episode 02: Seasonal Depression: What Does It Look Like and How Can You Cope With It?

S3 Episode 02: Seasonal Depression: What Does It Look Like and How Can You Cope With It?

November 30, 2022
Sophomore Megumi Chang prepares to shoot during the 2022 USA Archery Junior Olympic Archery Development Target Nationals on July 21. Chang said her interest in archery sparked at 9 or 10 years old after she watched “Brave,” a storyline surrounding a princess named Meredith who is extremely skilled in archery. “I really like archery, because it taught me resilience and discipline and responsibility of your own shots,” Chang said. “Since its not really a team sport, you have to depend on yourself, and its on you.” (Photo Courtesy of Megumi Chang)

Behind the Bow: Megumi Chang Shoots for Bullseye at USA Archery Nationals

October 28, 2022
During his time at Portola High, mental health specialist Steven Sturm has been a part of school-wide initiatives promoting positive mental health and suicide prevention, while also meeting with individual students in need of mental health support. “I just want to leave an impact on people and help them if theyre struggling,” Sturm said. “And thats really what Ive developed my career around. And thats what I want to do wherever I go.”

Reflecting and Reminiscing: A Parting Q&A with Mental Health Specialist Steven Sturm

October 19, 2022
All registered voters are allowed to vote in the midterm elections by mail-in ballot rather than attending the elections polls on Nov. 8. Voters who vote by mail must make sure that their County elections office receives their ballots no later than seven days past Election Day, according to the California Secretary of State office.

California Voters Will Receive Mail-In Ballots by Oct. 10 For the Midterm Election

September 30, 2022
Drum major and senior Isaac Yoon leads the marching band during its morning practice. In addition to school practices, the production also makes sure to incorporate team bonding activities, such as writing and performing skits at band retreat.

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[Video] Mukbanging these Ramen Noodles

May 17, 2022

Reviewing Three Local Vegan Restaurants

May 4, 2022
The cover photo for collaborative single, “Will You Be My Light Switch,” by seniors Jaden Path and Puneet Singh features a dark silhouette of Singh creating a heart with her hands under a starry night sky at Joshua Tree National Park. “I was showing him some of my other pictures, and he really liked that one,” Singh said. “And honestly, I really liked it too, because I feel like the vibes of the picture were correct for the song.”

Seniors Jaden Path and Puneet Singh ‘Switch’ Things up with Recent Single

April 12, 2022

DIY Shamrock Shake

March 17, 2022
Girls’ lacrosse players and seniors Chloe Choi, Celine Aoki and Aafiyah Chohan hold up four fingers on their hands to symbolize their fourth year being on the girls’ lacrosse team.

Q&A with Three Fourth-year Girls’ Lacrosse Players

March 10, 2022
Senior Aryan Shrivastava, junior Jenny Zhang and senior Howard Zhang present their trophies for qualifying for the International Career Development Conference. Six out of 11 Portola High delegates placed as finalists.

[Photo] Largest Number of Student Delegates in School History Qualify for DECA Internationals

March 9, 2022

National Soup Month

February 4, 2022
The ROP Virtual Enterprise plans on continuing its success with the addition of a new business course next year: Introduction to Business, according to Zhang.

[Photo] All Portola High Student Enterprisers Place as Finalists at DECA Conference For First Time in School History

January 13, 2022
15. Coat the top of your cake with the cake crumbles. You can also decorate your cake with any leftover whipping cream you might have. Enjoy your sweet potato cake!

A Korean Sweet Potato Cake Recipe to Spice up Your Fall

December 1, 2021
Senior Khalil Dhanidina Skates His Way to the Top

Senior Khalil Dhanidina Skates His Way to the Top

November 22, 2021
Literary and language arts teacher Vinny Rico performs a calisthenic move called lunge jumps. Although Rico mainly instructs yoga, he has also taught a variety of other fitness classes, such as pilates, spin and bar. “One thing I for sure love is I get to spend time with my friends and people that I enjoy being around, and I think that the best thing about teaching yoga is the community,” Rico said. “The people who go to yoga are just very positive, grateful and good energy.”

Literary and Language Arts Teacher Vinny Rico ‘Maintains Balance’ in the Yoga Studio and the Classroom

November 1, 2021
Senior Kristen Fong sings and plays the guitar to “Vienna” by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. “I was less nervous than I thought I was going to be, but then I got on stage, and then I was like, ‘Okay, keep going, alright,’ and then I immediately forgot the lyrics in the middle of the song,” Fong said. “But I think my recovery was alright.”

First Ever Talent Show Features Diverse Student Talents

October 8, 2021
Fall Starbucks Drinks Review

Fall Starbucks Drinks Review

October 4, 2021
Boys’ Water Polo Makes Waves Against Cypress High at Game of the Week

Boys’ Water Polo Makes Waves Against Cypress High at Game of the Week

September 10, 2021
As their high school athletic careers come to a close, senior athletes reflect on what it meant to be a Bulldog and what they look forward to in their next chapter as college athletes.

Senior Athletes Switch Sides: Bulldogs Get Recruited to…

June 4, 2021
S1 Episode 05: Cultural Touchstones: How Do You Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage?

S1 Episode 05: Cultural Touchstones: How Do You Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage?

June 2, 2021
Pop Performance drummer and sophomore Sky Jaan practices with his band, which consists of guitarists junior Cody Maier and senior Trevor Howden and bass player and senior Jeffrey Wang.

Drum Roll Please for the Only Drummer in Pop Performance, Sky Jaan

May 11, 2021
Junior AJ Moore enters form before hitting a forehand in a serve. The Bulldog’s number one singles players, Moore beat Sage Hill High’s number one singles player 6-2, according to head boys’ tennis coach Natasha Schottland.

Boys’ Tennis vs. Sage Hill April 22

April 29, 2021
Junior Havanna Eleyadath natively speaks Malayalam, independently studies Egyptian, Icelandic, Gaelic, Welsh and Latin and is taking Spanish III this school year.

This Student Can Translate Hieroglyphics. And Speak Six Languages.

April 9, 2021
“Minari” won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film after being disqualified from competing for Best Picture due to containing dialogue that was less than 50% in English. “When it won, what should have been a moment of collective joy felt like the award equivalent to the backhanded compliment: ‘Your English is so good!,’” author Nancy Wang Yuen said in an NBC article.

Best Foreign Language Film, ‘Minari,’ is the Most American Film Ever Made

March 26, 2021

Teachers Answer Students’ Questions

March 22, 2021
Even through strict limitations and precautions, choir makes the most out of Valentine’s Day, spreading love and friendship through music. “I think that sending out music virtually is a way that we keep our audience engaged and that we continue to be a team or an ensemble that promotes hope,” choir director Adrian Rangel-Sanchez said. “And that promotes positivity through the challenging times that were in.”

Choir Spreads Music and Love with Virtual Valentine’s Grams

February 18, 2021
Under COVID-19 precautions, varsity basketball player and freshman Kira Watanabe spends her first year unable to pass balls and play as a team during practice. “We lost summer programming; we lost fall programming,” Brian Barham said. “High school basketball is an adjustment, and its not going to happen overnight for her. But once she adjusts, look out.”

Freshman Kira Watanabe Shoots for the Stars

February 17, 2021
Junior and Mock Trial defendant Megan Sha prepares to perform throughout the first rounds of the competition.

Mock Trial Team is Ready for Action

February 11, 2021
Pictured in September 2010, Madeline and her husband Jason Greenwood eat sundubu-jjigae at her favorite restaurant in Wonju, South Korea. Greenwood keeps in touch with some of her Korean co-workers and students she worked with while she was an ESL teacher at a middle school. “Im Facebook friends with some of the students that were 13 when I taught them,” Greenwood said. “Its almost ten years ago now, and they’re 23, and they graduated college. It’s so fun to see them.”

Teachers who Lived Abroad: Madeline Greenwood’s Journey Travelling, Learning and Teaching in Italy and Korea

February 3, 2021
Spanish teacher Grace Maginn is surrounded by her class of students who had thrown a surprise party on her last day teaching in spring 2017. While living in Salamanca from 2016 to 2017, Maginn taught as an English teacher at a high school located in Zamora, Spain.

Teachers Who Lived Abroad: Grace Maginn’s Three Trips to Spain

January 5, 2021
Senior Angela Kim and freshman Rachel Kim’s father normally lives in Korea, but he always makes the visit back home for Christmas.

Korean-American Traditions Make for Double the Holidays

November 30, 2020

Political Parties Are Destroying and Dividing Our Democracy

November 24, 2020
Growing political tension between Republicans and Democrats has spawned debate about the need for political parties in American society. Those in favor of political parties cite their services in streamlining governmental processes for politicians and citizens alike. Detractors argue they do more harm than good, dividing political groups and spurring polarization.

H2H: How Does Partisanship Affect American Politics?

November 24, 2020
Corduroy pants: Junior Natalie Ho sports a thrifted pair of tan corduroy pants. Popularized in the 1970s for their distinct, vertical ribbing, corduroy pants are a soft and comfy piece perfect for the fall season.

Generation Z’s Guide to Fall Fashion

November 17, 2020
This is one of the stickers that Liang sells depicting a personified ramen bowl.

Student Small Businesses : Stickers by Sydney

November 10, 2020
Democratic assemblymember Jose Medina represents California’s 61st Assembly District. He proposed the ethnic studies bill to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. The bill would have made ethnic studies a required course for high school graduation.

Governor Newsom Vetoes Controversial High School Ethnic Studies Bill

October 23, 2020
How to Support Local OC Businesses During the Pandemic

How to Support Local OC Businesses During the Pandemic

October 1, 2020
The facts presented in the podcast may not exactly be the type of facts that you’ll need to know for your American History class, but they’ll definitely make you laugh out loud and put you in an upbeat mood.

Podcast Recommendations for Those Who Don’t Know Where to Start

September 25, 2020
(REVISED) Staying Safe at School Infographic

A Student’s Guide to Staying Safe at School

September 21, 2020
While accounts that shame people on social media may have good intentions, social media users often do not know the full story behind others’ choices. According to sophomore Michael Kwon, some students were reposted on troll accounts even if they were following social distancing guidelines or spending time outside with their families.

“Quarantine Shaming” Needs to Stop

May 29, 2020
Literary and language arts teacher Doris Schlothan is one of the teachers who has been using the TikTok app to connect with students through their witty videos.

Teacher TikToks: Spread Positivity during Quarantine

May 7, 2020
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