The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

Not Just Spooky Scary Skeletons

Not Just Spooky Scary Skeletons

Maddy Conklin, Entertainment Editor November 2, 2015

  Darkness, clowns, and chainsaws, oh my! It’s that time of the year for scaring yourself as a form of fun and entertainment. What a time! Haunted houses are extremely popular during this halloween...

DIY Halloween Costumes!

Lexi Kava (10), Staff Writer October 30, 2015

It’s that wonderful time of year when the leaves start changing, Halloween stores open up, the air begins to chill and teens finally have a way to get free candy. Yup that’s right, it’s Halloween!...

Tasty tweets

Tasty tweets

October 26, 2015

“If you want to know who my #wcw is look at your mirror!! (I’m assuming you all have picture(s) of me taped to your mirrors.) ”   “Why is organizing school supplies such a thrill?”   “...

Fall Fashion for Real

Fall Fashion for Real

Alaina Taylor, Opinion Editor October 26, 2015

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Fall, that is. As pumpkin spice everything starts to fill the shelves and white girls are planning their “candid frolicking through leaves” photoshoots,...

Teacher Superlatives

Teacher Superlatives

Demi Jenson, Staff Writer October 26, 2015

Students are often the ones who are assigned superlatives, but this time it’s the teachers. The Northern Light asked students to put a tally by the teacher who they thought was “most likely to.”...

A Carrot is Worth a Thousand Words

A Carrot is Worth a Thousand Words

Cortney Chow, Feature Editor October 26, 2015

The bell for lunch is the most heavenly noise for your ears—or should I say stomach? You’ll either drive off campus or join your friends in the cafeteria. Regardless of what you eat, every piece of...

Cringe worthy creations specially made from school cafeterias: 5 grossest school lunches

Cringe worthy creations specially made from school cafeterias: 5 grossest school lunches

Cortney Chow, Staff Writer February 24, 2015

After countless hours of cramming information that might not even be useful five years from now (or in a week), a stampede of teenagers will have their dreams fueled with all the food from their refrigerator...

Bring it back

Janelle Tereshinski, Staff Writer November 20, 2014

Most students here at Portage Northern were born in the 1990s. In a dreary reality, this was a time of diapers and pacifiers. But what most of us choose to reference are Tamagotchis and Titanic. So, let’s...

Super Fans bring the pink and the spirit!

Pink out photo collage

BNeal, Northern Supporter October 25, 2014

Pink sky, pink spirit, and even some pink Under Armour on our Huskies all played a role this past Friday night. The football team captured a playoff birth beating Benton Harbor 36-12. The team will await...

2014 Homecoming Picture Collage

2014 Homecoming Picture Collage

Ben Neal, Huskie Loving September 28, 2014

This "article" is simply a bunch of random photos from the 2014 Homecoming here at Portage Northern. The football team beat Loy Norrix 20-15, the student senate worked hard creating fun and excitement,...

Top 12 Things to Do This Summer

Alaina Taylor, Staff Writer June 6, 2014

Finally. Students have braved months of abusive winter storms and endless study sessions all leading up to the humid and blissful escape that summer vacation provides. However, the long months of freedom...

Gone is the class of 2014, time for the new seniors

Maddy Conklin, Staff Writer June 6, 2014

We can only imagine senior year until we really experience it. High school may seem all the same up until senior year, or senior year can just be the same as all others. After all, senior year is what...

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