Portola High School Groundbreaking Marks the Start of Construction for Irvine's Fifth High School

With trumpets blaring and drums booming, Northwood High Schools marching band energized the crowd as the Irvine Unified School District Board of Education, local dignitaries and members of the public gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking for Portola High School Irvines highly anticipated fifth high school. More than 200 people witnessed the milestone that took place on what will be home base of the high schools future baseball diamond.

The groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction for the high school that will be located adjacent to the Orange County Great Park on land donated by FivePoint Communities.

As we stand on top of home base, I cant help but think that we hit a homerun today, said Terry Walker, Irvine Unified School District Superintendent. Portola High School represents years of hard work and embodies the unwavering dedication that Irvine has to its students education.

Students living in Great Park Neighborhoods will attend Portola High School, which is set to open in 2016.

FivePoint Communities is honored to be a part of this amazing accomplishment. This school is contributing to Irvines strong foundation and we are proud to provide new residents with a nationally recognized education, said Lynn Jochim, Executive Vice President of FivePoint Communities.

As dirt was unearthed and the band started up again on top of home base Portola High School fittingly found its field of dreams.