LUSH shows love for all in 2018
Meredith Ablao, News Editor
February 27, 2018
With a goal of contributing $450,000 to support transgender organizations, LUSH cosmetics recently began openly campaigning their ideology towards the transgender and non-binary communities. This is more than a marketing statement, but a world awareness campaign. In 76 countries, it’s a crime to be ...
Portage Northern responds to the Parkland shooting
Cameron Myers, Photographer
February 27, 2018
News coverage has been dominated with the recent event of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Portage Northern has been impacted by this unfortunate event by students having blood related relatives living in Florida. Living in fear with anxiety, junior Lena Klemm worries for her family down in ...
Senior Issra Said wins Kalamazoo Social Justice Youth Award
Lily Antor, Editor in Chief
January 18, 2018
Filed under Local, News, Showcase
Issra Said, a senior IB student, was honored for her civil rights work at Kalamazoo City Hall on Tuesday night during the City Commission meeting. Said was presented the 2018 Dr. Lewis Walker Social Justice Youth Award by Dr. Walker himself, a longtime local activist, and Bobby Hopewell, the Mayor of Kalamaz...
Breadlift 2017 off to smooth start, looks to raise $25,000
Lily Antor, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2017
Filed under Local, News, Recommended Stories, Showcase
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 working with PN Senate," said PC's Vice President John Hart, "It makes things so much smoother, an...
PN welcomes 8 foreign exchange students
Cameron Myers, Photographer
November 7, 2017
Filed under All, Local, News, Uncategorized
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 they came from. Julie Absil: “I’m from Belgium. A fun fact about myself is I like to pla...
Lunches for Lives raises $1650 for families in need
Sheila Mwanda, Associate Entertainment Editor
October 26, 2017
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Position of Media Specialist terminated at PPS middle schools
Lily Antor and Issra Said
October 24, 2017
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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 start of the second semester, students will find media specialists resuming their former positions...
Dangerous driving affects school zones
Malcolm Gaynor, Journalism 1 Writer
October 20, 2017
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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 Central is tied for the worst school in the county with a D grade, and the curious kids next to Or...
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 million dollars of improvements going into Portage Public Schools. In fact, Huskie Stadium is one ...
New half day schedule generates mixed student reactions
Kylie Clifton, Journalism 1 Writer
October 20, 2017
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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 the first four periods of every student’s schedule, and the second half day contained the last three...
Huskie Homecoming: Portage Northern wins against Kalamazoo Central
Lily Antor, editor in chief
September 25, 2017
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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” dress code for the student section. Verduzco noted that this was the “biggest crowd” in the student...
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 to be well-prepared for the hurricane. They were bale to afford supplies to stock up, even when the p...
