• April 15Bolts wins Senior Gauntlet
  • April 15Russi wins Crusader Games
  • April 15Pilar wins Chaminade Cup
  • April 7Ben Parker '26 named student body president for '25-'26 school year
  • March 12Boys Basketball are NorCal Open Division champions
  • March 3Boys Basketball repeats as CCS Champions
  • March 3Alumnus receives Billboard's R&B Rookie of the Month
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The Student News Site of Archbishop Riordan High School

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Michael Ortega-Portillo '21

Michael Ortega-Portillo ’21, Staff Reporter

Michael Ortega-Portillo ‘21 is a photo editor for The Crusader. He joined the staff sophomore year because he always wanted to be a journalist. In addition to the newspaper, he is also on the liturgy team and likes soccer. His favorite story is the cheeseburger review, which included eating and critiquing burgers from four different restaurants.

All content by Michael Ortega-Portillo ’21
Tuz Santos started teaching the Mayan language using TikTok during the pandemic.

Tiktok teen teaches Mayan language

Michael Ortega-Portillo ’21, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2020
BART continues to phase out paper tickets at their stations in favor of Clipper cards.

BART phases out tickets in favor of Clipper cards

Michael Ortega-Portillo ‘21, Staff Reporter
June 30, 2020
MUNI is one of many public transit systems that has dramatically cut service to avoid spreading COVID-19.

Bay Area public transit service scaled back to help flatten virus curve

Michael Ortega-Portillo ‘21, Photo Editor
April 11, 2020
The remodeling of the math classrooms began with new lighting.

[Photo] First phase of classroom remodeling begins with Math Department

Steven Rissotto ’20, Editor in Chief
January 8, 2020
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