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

 Homecoming court bows as the crowd cheers for them at the pep assembly.

An inside look at Winterfest

Astrid Code, Staff Writer March 8, 2019

The week of January 28, students and staff alike participated in dress-up days, a pep assembly, and a dance as part of Winterfest. Winterfest was made possible by the work of the Student Senate. In order...

Huskie hockey team approaches playoffs

Huskie hockey team approaches playoffs

Malcolm Gaynor, Sports Editor March 8, 2019

The Portage Northern hockey team is looking to take some late season momentum into the MHSAA tournament. The Huskies are 10-15 so far this season and coming off two wins against Kalamazoo United. In...

On the cover of Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annexe, Anne stares contemplatively at the door that shields her from the rest of the world.

Review of Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annexe

Astrid Code, Staff Writer March 7, 2019

The Diary of Anne Frank has been read, studied, and loved world-wide, by all ages and walks of life, as an award-winning account of the Holocaust. It has been put on lists of the best books of all time...but...

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Snow days are demons in disguise

Snigda Narisetty, Creative Editor March 6, 2019

Snow days have been abundant this year with the polar vortex striking the Midwest hard and fast. Teachers and district officials have been especially worried about the education of students K-12 being...

Isn’t it Romantic: a step in the right direction

Isn’t it Romantic: a step in the right direction

Kylie Clifton, Business Manager March 6, 2019

“Isn’t it Romantic” is not simply a romantic comedy that fills a few hours of your time, but a lovable, lighthearted, hour and a half, step in the right direction for that pokes fun at romantic comedy....

Senior Tori Jackson fights to keep the ball away from a Mattawan post player. Photo by Patrick Nothaft.

Boy’s basketball season ends with loss to Mattawan

Malcolm Gaynor, Sports Editor March 6, 2019

After an up and down 11-11 season, the Huskie basketball team fell 50-36 to an undefeated Matawan team last Wednesday. This was the last PN basketball game for seniors Cameron French, Tori Jackson, and...

Senioritis: a serious epidemic

Senioritis: a serious epidemic

Gabbie Byers, Social Media Manager March 6, 2019

To whom it may concern, We need to talk. An illness has been spreading like wildfire that needs to be discussed ASAP: Senioritis. Senioritis is a medical term given to high school seniors who have...

How an eye surgery built my self-confidence

How an eye surgery built my self-confidence

Natalie Grinder, Staff Writer March 5, 2019

When I was 10 years old, my nurse practitioner noticed something odd about my right eye. It was not in the position that it was supposed to be in: rather, it was going in towards my nose, and I had no...

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Bowling teams near the end of season qualifying two for state

Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment Editor March 4, 2019

PN’s 3 bowling teams are nearing the end of  an incredible season, with their boys team at 8-3, girls at 7-4 and with two players making an advance to the State meet. This season, the team did exceptionally...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Astrid Code, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

Set shortly after WWII, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society follows the story of author Juliet Ashton (Lily James) and a book club on the previously-occupied island of Guernsey. After Juliet’s...

PN welcomes new Asian Cultures Club

PN welcomes new Asian Cultures Club

Brianna Neuhouser, Website Editor March 1, 2019

As students listen to the fourth hour announcements, they’ve probably heard about Asian Cultures Club, where students are invited to come learn about cultures from the opposite side of the world.   The...

The benefits of community college before university

The benefits of community college before university

Lexi Doll, Opinion Editor March 1, 2019

Barely adults, 3 months out of high school, moving away from home, spending thousands of dollars only to change their major two or three times and then go on to wait tables until they’re 30 trying to...

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