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Portola Pilot
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-News Editor

Celine Lee is the co-news editor and co-business manager for her second year on the Portola Pilot. She currently has an unhealthy attachment to her senior Pilot members and hopes to cherish her last year with them. When she is not editing news stories or begging advertisers for checks, she is most likely watching early 2000’s Korean films, online shopping, or texting amateur ASMR videos to her friends.

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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?

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

[Photo] 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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