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

Student guide to required summer reading

Student guide to required summer reading

Lexi Doll, Staff Writer June 8, 2018

As the school year comes to an end, teachers are handing out summer reading lists to their honors english kids to prepare for next school year.   Honors English 9 is required to read The Odyssey by...

Seniors put the “war” in water wars as contest concludes

Seniors put the “war” in water wars as contest concludes

Komalpreet Kaur, Staff Writer June 8, 2018

This is a follow up to the Water Wars feature (p. 17-17) from the May print edition.  Squirt guns, secret alliances, and sabotage. Water Wars, which was supposed to be one final hurrah for the class...

Senior awards night honors a variety of seniors

Komalpreet Kaur, Staff Writer May 16, 2018

"Here we present to you, the results of the efforts and talents of the class of 2018.” With those words, Principal Jim French welcomed the crowd of proud parents, family, and friends who had come to...

PNXC welcomes new coach James Young

PNXC welcomes new coach James Young

Malcolm Gaynor, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

Portage Northern has hired James Young as the new cross country head coach. Young has been a distance coach for 16 years, including 15 years of track and field coaching at Battle Creek Central High School,...

Sunrise against politicians receiving money from fossil fuel companies

Sunrise against politicians receiving money from fossil fuel companies

Snigda Narisetty, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

Earth Day is fast approaching and this year the Sunrise Movement is looking to make it more than just a day to appreciate mother nature.There are many politicians who are being funded by wealthy oil and...

Support for the Flint water crisis ends

Support for the Flint water crisis ends

Liam Fagan, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

Flint had a massive water crisis about four years ago, involving lead pipes contaminating water. They have been receiving free bottled water for residents ever since, but that may be about to change. The...

Students made more posters than for the last protest, and their organized events were held in the new bleachers at Huskie Stadium. Photo by Lily Antor.

PNHS students organize, execute second walkout

  At 10:00 am today, students participated in the second national school walkout. Held on the anniversary of  the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, students gathered to protest government...

Studies show phones have damaging effects

Studies show phones have damaging effects

Laura Koscinski, Staff Writer April 4, 2018

Considering all of the new technology that companies are constantly coming out with, scientists have been researching what effect increased amounts of phone usage has on people. Because smartphones are...

Proposed legislation could make schools safer by providing more SROs, counselors

Proposed legislation could make schools safer by providing more SROs, counselors

Sheila Mwanda, Staff Writer March 27, 2018

Two weeks ago, a gunman opened fire at Great Hills High School in Southern Maryland. Within one minute, he was encountered and stopped by the school resource officer, who was also a former SWAT team member....

PNHS wins top awards at Youth in Government conference

PNHS wins top awards at Youth in Government conference

Sheila Mwanda, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

Michigan Youth In Government is a club here at PN that gives students the opportunity outside of their government classes to learn about U.S. government and what it means to be a part of a working...

PNHS collects enough blood to save 204 lives at blood drive

PNHS collects enough blood to save 204 lives at blood drive

Megan Rinock, Illustrator March 20, 2018

That’s how many people can be saved by the amount of blood collected at the annual blood drive as one donation can save three people and 68 PNHS staff and students stepped up to the plate to donate....

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dies at age 76

Gabbie Byers, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

Stephen Hawking, famous physicist died last week at age 76. Arguably one of the best scientist to be born, Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease....

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