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

Mental Health is Not a Joke: Kanye West’s Hospitalization

Issra Said, Staff Writer December 5, 2016

The overall public reaction of rapper Kanye West’s hospitalization is a reflection of the negative stigma surrounding mental health in society. This is especially true in regards to celebrities. Kanye...

#OptOutside this Black Friday

Mackenzie Brey, Staff Writer November 26, 2016

On the morning of Friday, November 25, otherwise known as Black Friday, The Washington Post reported that 151 million Americans will be at the store, in lines, and barely awake on the sweet salvation of...

Election 2016: assessing the candidates

Lexi Doll, Staff writer October 28, 2016

This year’s presidential election has been the major subject in all conversation nowadays.  Though some people may be all for Hillary Clinton and some people may be all for Donald Trump, but the truth...

Halloweekend begins…hold me

Meredith Ablao, News Editor October 28, 2016

As a child, Halloween night was the most terrifying night of my life. You know, being a little kid is super hard and everything in your mind is so pure...scary faces at night did not necessarily thrill...

Fox News Chinatown reporting: the most degrading thing you will ever watch

Cortney Chow, Editor in Chief October 28, 2016

Due to the chaos in the political world, Fox News had decided to step in and “inform” the nation about the presidential election. However, it was not Donald Trump that had crossed the line (surprisingly),...

It’s (almost) Christmas time…don’t be a hater

Deidre Crowell, Staff Writer October 28, 2016

It’s not two weeks before Christmas. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Most wouldn’t even consider it “Christmas time,” and yet Christmas decorations are starting to populate store shelves. Right...

Senior Perspective: It’s college application time

Megna Joshi, Website Editor October 28, 2016

College. That word on its own scares me. College is where you’re supposed to find yourself, but I see me and the people around me not knowing what they want to do with their lives. Balancing FAFSA, SAT’s...

Is it socially acceptable for girls to ask guys out?

Is it socially acceptable for girls to ask guys out?

Abby Seeber, Opinion Editor October 28, 2016

It’s a tale as old as time. Girl meets boy, girl waits approximately three months for a boy to ask her out, he never does, and she gives up and moves on. Yeah, this actually happens. Not that I am guilty...

Whose story is history?

Lyndsey Case, Social Media Manager October 20, 2016

After taking IB 20th Century my junior year of high school I became aware of a problem that schools in America have faced for centuries: the whitewashing and bias from American History textbooks, literature...

Why Drama Is Good In A Friendship

Brianna Neuhouser, Journalism 1 Staff October 6, 2016

Lots of people who attended the homecoming dance summed it up in one word: drama. There were tears and whispers everywhere. Don’t get me wrong, it does feel awful when our friends are made at us. But...

A satirical pass at the new hall pass policy

Ben Stump, Journalism 1 Staff October 6, 2016

here is something new in the hallways at PN this year: an abundance of planners. This year saw the start of a new policy cracking down on having a planner filled out as a hall pass every time a student...

Crunchtime for lunchtime

Bryn Bogemann, Journalism 1 Staff October 6, 2016

here are many perks to being an upperclassman but there is one that seems to be a favorite: off campus lunch. We are surrounded by so many great fast food restaurants and other places to eat, however there’s...

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