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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

Adrift: a romantic thriller

“Adrift”: a romantic thriller

Komalpreet Kaur, Feature Editor October 1, 2018

Within 99 minutes, Director Baltasar Kormakur encompasses Tami Ashcraft’s true story of the bliss of new love, the anxieties of natural disaster, and the misery of being stranded in the open sea in the...

2018 Summer Must-Reads

2018 Summer Must-Reads

Sheila Mwanda, Staff Writer June 8, 2018

If you find yourself with free time, you should also find yourself with these books in your hands!    

More than a music video: Childish Gambinos This is America

More than a music video: Childish Gambino’s This is America

Anai Freeman, Staff Writer May 7, 2018

Music videos allow the listener to visualize and help portray the story or meaning behind a song, most being cheesy, involving a love story or some form of heartbreak or triumph. Meanwhile, the listener...

Avengers Infinity War: a wild ride and a brilliant movie

Avengers Infinity War: a wild ride and a brilliant movie

Lexi Kava, Entertainment Editor May 1, 2018

CAUTION: CONTAINS SPOILERS. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE MOVIE.  Just this past Friday the highest anticipated movie of the year, Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War, finally hit theaters...

Turtles All the Way Down review

Sheila Mwanda, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

From the author of The Fault in Our Stars and An Abundance of Katherines comes yet another bestseller, Turtles All the Way Down. The novel, released last year by John Green, follows high schooler Aza...

Fortnite: a productive use of time or a dangerous fad

Fortnite: a productive use of time or a dangerous fad

Gabbie Byers, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

Fortnite: the new game that has swept over the nation and is captivating everyone’s attention. This game came out over the summer and is gaining popularity by the minute. In fact, Fornite has over 45...

4 new Netflix shows for Spring

4 new Netflix shows for Spring

Cameron Myers, Photographer April 2, 2018

Come and see the NMS production of Once on this Island, Jr, before it closes this Sunday

Come and see the NMS production of “Once on this Island, Jr,” before it closes this Sunday

Brianna Neuhouser, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

From Annie JR in 2008 to Aladdin JR in 2017, Portage North Middle School musicals have delighted audiences. On their decade show, directors Robert Jordan and Denene Mulay-Koch have chosen the revived...

Last but not least, the most popular ice cream parlor is Coldstone. With the variety of toppings and flavors of ice cream, this place has the most creamiest ice cream here in Portage. Plus, the portions of ice cream you receive are perfect, allowing you to choose from ‘Like it’, ‘Love it’, to ‘I’ve got to have it’ sizes. In my opinion, this is the best ice cream parlor if you want thick and creamy portions of ice cream.

We all scream for ice cream: Portage’s best ice cream parlors

Cameron Myers, Photographer March 20, 2018

Are you struggling to find the best ice cream parlors in Portage? Need something to cool you down, yet tastes fantastic for your stomach? Look no further! Portage contains several marvelous ice cream stands...

Queer Eye reboot is a perfect fit

Queer Eye reboot is a perfect fit

Demi Jensen, Opinion Editor March 20, 2018

The Fab Five is back and better than ever. February 7th, 2018, Netflix released their new original, Queer Eye, starring five of the most fabulous men I have possibly laid my eyes on.  Changing the lives...

Three new shows for March

Three new shows for March

Sheila Mwanda, Staff Writer March 13, 2018

#1: Rise Following the season 2 finale of This Is Us, NBC's Rise will premier March 13 at 10 pm. Produced by Jason Katims and staring Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) and Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother),...

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