Meet the 2019-2020 editorial board!
June 13, 2019
Meet Arushi Mithal- Your 2019-2020 opinion editor is much more than dedicated and talented. An upcoming junior, in the class of 2021, Arushi still has room to grow. “I’ve learned a lot but I think the most important thing is there’s room to grow, and passion for journalism.” She really appre...
Thinkfast Interactive visits Portage Northern to teach young drivers
Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment Editor
April 29, 2019
Juniors and seniors attended the Thinkfast Interactive presentation during fourth hour on April 17th. Thinkfast Interactive is a game-show based presentation aiming to teach students the dangers of distracted and impaired driving. During the presentation, participants form groups and answer survey questions...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer comes to Portage North
Astrid Code, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
On March 25, Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Portage North Middle School for a town hall meeting to explain and answer questions about her new budget proposal that she calls “The Road to Opportunity.” Whitmer’s new budget plan has four main parts: roads, education, drinking water, and skills trai...
Communiteen Read continues at Portage Northern
Astrid Code, Staff Writer
April 11, 2019
Every year, a young adult book is chosen to be read throughout the Portage community, especially by teens. This year, that book is The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. Throughout March, there were events to celebrate and recognize the dystopian novel. Art Hop On March 1, the work of PN’s Desi...
2019 Spring Blood Drive
Natalie Grinder, Staff Writer
March 22, 2019
Have you ever wanted to do something that could do some good in the world. Well the blood drive that comes to the school twice a year is a perfect time to do it. You could save 3 lives just by one donation of blood. Megan Chow was the leader of the blood drive committee for the second blood drive of t...
12th Annual Mayor and City Council for a Day
Rawan Alsaedi, Staff Writer
March 15, 2019
Every year, the city of Portage honors high school students for their interest in local government, and the way they strive to make a change despite their young age. On Tuesday, February 26th, the city held the 12th annual Mayor and City Council for a Day event. Seven Portage Northern and Portage Central...
Shooting in Downtown Kalamazoo: shooter is dead, officer is recovering
Cameron Myers, News Editor
March 15, 2019
On Tuesday, March 12th at 11:30 am, the Kalamazoo Police Department received information about an active shooter in the Biomat USA Plasma Center in downtown Kalamazoo. Officers were called near the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, off from Kalamazoo Avenue near N. Burdick Street. The police department has sur...
Breadlift: behind the scenes
Natalie Grinder, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Portage Northern High School does a lot of events, especially ones for the community. One of the events that strikes the most love in people's hearts is Breadlift. It is for the March of Dimes, and raises money for premature babies. We have broken the world record four years in a row, however unfortu...
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 to make things runs smoothly, there were 4 committees: the Spirit committee, the Pep Assembly com...
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 club was founded by seniors Sharon Shaw and Chloe Labian. “We wanted to create a plac...
Portage Northern was chosen to participate in the NAEP standardized test
Cameron Myers, News Editor
March 1, 2019
On February 14th, 2019, PN was chosen to participate in a standardized test, the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress). This testing is backed by the Nation's Report Card to help provide information about Michigan’s public education system in comparison with other states. NAEP has pro...
Interact Club pairs with Young Dems to give back to the community
Arushi Mithal, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
Portage Northern High Schools Interact club provides a way for students to help out individuals in need in the Portage Community. Everyone who is interested is always allowed to attend any one of the meetings and can sign up to help with various fundraising activities. Recently, students have been en...
