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The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

Bread is stuffed into the truck so students can start lifting as much as possible.

Breadlift 2017 off to smooth start, looks to raise $25,000

Lily Antor, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2017

UPDATE: As of 3:00, PN (with PC's donation of $5,285 dollars) has raised over $20,000 for The March of Dimes. A few members of Central's Student Council stopped by around 2pm to help out. "I like...

PN welcomes 8 foreign exchange students

PN welcomes 8 foreign exchange students

Cameron Myers, Photographer November 7, 2017

This year, eight foreign exchange students are calling PNHS their temporary home. Each one has their own unique story to tell about themselves, and their reasons for coming here are as diverse as the countries...

Lunches for Lives raises $1650 for families in need

Lunches for Lives raises $1650 for families in need

Sheila Mwanda, Associate Entertainment Editor October 26, 2017

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Construction of the new North Middle School building began in May 2017. The building is expected to open to students in the 2019 school year.

Position of Media Specialist terminated at PPS middle schools

Lily Antor and Issra Said October 24, 2017

UPDATE: On January 8th, 2018 Portage Public Schools issued an official notice indicating that the policy which removed media specialists from the middle school media centers was being rescinded. At the...

Dangerous driving affects school zones

Dangerous driving affects school zones

Malcolm Gaynor, Journalism 1 Writer October 20, 2017

According to a recent study by Zendrive.com, Kalamazoo County received a D- grade for dangerous and distracted driving in school zones. Portage Northern specifically is not included in the study, but Portage...

New construction proceeding according to plan

New construction proceeding according to plan

Tyler Simon, Journalism 1 Writer October 20, 2017

Construction goes on outside of Portage Northern as students watch Owens-Aimes-Kimball build the new Husky Stadium and multipurpose fields for future students. This is only a small part of the $144,000,000...

The old half day schedule has been replaced.

New half day schedule generates mixed student reactions

Kylie Clifton, Journalism 1 Writer October 20, 2017

The 2017-2018 school year has already granted many firsts. Among these firsts, PN’s half days have undergone a revision. In previous years, half days would alternate: the first half day contained...

Huskie #56, junior Billy Wagner, and Huskie #18, senior Nate Rodgers, successfully begin to attack Kalamazoo Centrals offensive line.

Huskie Homecoming: Portage Northern wins against Kalamazoo Central

Lily Antor, editor in chief September 25, 2017

This past Friday, Portage Northern witnessed an eventful 2018 homecoming celebration. The super fans, lead by senior Lizzie Verduzco, cheered on the varsity football team by having an “orange-out”...

Irma impacts families differently based on SES

Irma impacts families differently based on SES

Megan Rinock, Illustrator September 20, 2017

New reports by major news outlets highlight the inequalities caused by social class when attempting to survive a natural disaster. In Fort Lauderdale, FL, for example, wealthy individuals were able...

the golden shovels are used to break ground on the site where the future North Middle School will stand.

Building the Future of Learning: Construction starts at groundbreaking ceremony for North Middle School

Lily Antor, entertainment editor June 7, 2017

The official groundbreaking ceremony, commencing the $144 million dollar renovation of Portage Public Schools, commenced on May 10th at the Portage Northern campus. This ceremony brought about many important...

The team formal in attire but not in attitude at the tournament.

Forensics scores big at Mackinac Tournament

Abby Seeber, Entertainment Editor May 23, 2017

A mere three weeks ago, the Forensics team finished up their regular season by taking third place overall in their division as well as having two state champions. On Friday, May 19, members of The Portage...

Mae Jemison runs the 100 Year Starship Project, which she says is a global initiative to ensure the capability for interstellar human space flight.

Mae Jemison visits Kalamazoo

Lexi Gavlas, Spotlight editor April 26, 2017

On March 23rd in Kalamazoo’s Miller Auditorium, young girl sat on her mother’s lap, wearing a “Future NASA Astronaut” t-shirt, as she sat actively engaged in the words of Mae Jemison: the first...

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