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

Author Elizabeth Wein visits PNHS

Author Elizabeth Wein visits PNHS

Komalpreet Kaur and Sarah Maniscalco March 15, 2018

At the Air Zoo, under the shadow of the massive Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird, Elizabeth Wein stood front and center as she presented to a large audience of adults and teenagers alike.The author of Code...

Many students braved the cold to participate in National Walkout Day. Photo by Amanda Thorpe.

UPDATE: Students participate in the National Walkout for school safety

Lily Antor, Editor in Chief March 14, 2018

  At 9:57 this morning, roughly 400 hundred students left their respective third hour classrooms and gathered in PN’s bus loop for a demonstration to remember the victims of Parkland High...

UPDATE: PNHS implements new security initiatives in the wake of the Parkland shooting

UPDATE: PNHS implements new security initiatives in the wake of the Parkland shooting

Manny Tsang, Staff Writer March 14, 2018

On February 14th at Stoneman Douglas High School, 17 people were killed in a mass shooting and 17 more injured. In response to the shooting, Florida lawmakers created a bill restricting the sale of rifles...

UPDATE: PNHS senate plans walkout

UPDATE: PNHS senate plans walkout

Lily Antor, Editor in Chief March 14, 2018

The PN Senate will lead interested students in the National Walkout for school safety today, March 14. Students will leave class at 9:57 and meet in the bus loop at 10:00 am. They will remain outside for...

Code Name Verity author Elizabeth Wein to visit today

Code Name Verity author Elizabeth Wein to visit today

Komalpreet Kaur and Sarah Maniscalco March 14, 2018

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein was selected as the CommuniTeen Read book for this year, and was also a part of the books for the freshman students to read this school year. Wein is coming all the...

Students learn about high-demand career paths through Lunch and Learn event

Students learn about high-demand career paths through Lunch and Learn event

Trinity Woodruff, Staff Writer March 12, 2018

On Friday, March 2nd, students received free pizza and advice on how to make a living in the skilled trades of plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. The event was held in the community room during both...

Ethics Bowl enters competitive season

Ethics Bowl enters competitive season

Brianna Neuhouser, Staff Writer March 12, 2018

In our time-crunched society, many people don’t have the time to sit and contemplate the ethics behind their decisions or world situations.  Ethics is defined as moral principles that govern a person's...

Student Senate elections heat up

Student Senate elections heat up

Lily Antor, Editor in Chief March 6, 2018

Campaign posters plastered with a variety of pun-filled slogans scatter the halls of Portage Northern, announcing the upcoming 2018 election season for Student Senate officer positions. While student...

Students Combatting Climate Change host visitors from the Sunrise Movement

Students Combatting Climate Change host visitors from the Sunrise Movement

Snigda Narisetty, Staff Writer March 6, 2018

“February showers bring March flowers,” doesn’t sound right at all. It’s nearly sixty degrees out in February, in Michigan of all places. The ground should be covered in white fluffy snow which...

Discussions of nationwide school walkouts fill social media

Discussions of nationwide school walkouts fill social media

Margaux Gendre, Staff Writer February 27, 2018

Plans to raise awareness for safer schools following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting have appeared not just on social media, but in the stairwells of PNHS. The goal behind the protests is...

LUSH shows love for all in 2018

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...

Portage Northern responds to the Parkland shooting

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...

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