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

School uniforms would erase the need for a dress code and help all students focus more.

Maybe school uniforms aren’t all bad

Natalie Grinder, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

According to the Department of Education, 15.5 percent of public schools required uniforms in the 2007-2008 school year. This is an increase of about 6 percent from a decade earlier. Schools should have...

Homeless encampments like these absolutely fill the scenic park

Protesters should not be filling Bronson Park

Abigail Vanderberg, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

Bronson Park is a scenic park, named after Kalamazoo’s founder Titus Bronson. In the summer the public area is filled to brim with flowers of every color and shape. The trees are filled with green leaves...

The lie behind “High School Musical”

The lie behind “High School Musical”

Ana Haurie Ustaran, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

According to movies like High School Musical, Twilight or Mean Girls, American high school is a place where every athlete is handsome and popular, bullies lock you in your locker and the first day you...

Devices like these, or more likely the alarm on a smart phone, are a deadly sight in the morning.

A late start would benefit high school students

Hailee Clark, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* *Beep* You find yourself slowly opening your drowsy eyes looking at your dreaded alarm clock going off, with the time lighting up at too early o’clock. As you roll yourself out...

In the eyes of a hungry sea animal, this plastic bag may very well look like a delicious jellyfish. But in eating it, the animal may choke and die.

We should be more careful with the plastic in our oceans

Melissah Morris-Adkins, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

The average person consumes 4.6 pounds of garbage a day. The average four person family consumes 18.4 pounds of garbage a day and a family of four produces 570.4 pounds of garbage a month. Within a year,...

Instagram is one of the most popular social media sites for teenagers. Many can be seen mindlessly scrolling for hours.

Scroll with care: how social media ruins the brain

Astrid Code, Journalism 1 Writer October 14, 2018

Someone snaps a picture of themself, and swipes through the filters until they find the right one. Post. Hours later, still no one has liked their picture. They thought the picture was okay, but now they...

Social media vs self esteem

Social media vs self esteem

Kylie Clifton, Business Manager October 1, 2018

Editing photography can truly perfect a photo and certainly represents an enhancement of any photographers skill, but editing for less professional purposes has become popular as well. Selfies may not...

Hyperloop: The Future of Transportation?

Hyperloop: The Future of Transportation?

Gabriel Flota, Staff Writer October 1, 2018

Imagine one day, you board a strange new type of train in the heart of Detroit. 237 miles and a mere half hour later, you find yourself in Downtown Chicago. Covering that much distance by land should be...

Pro-Con: Summer Reading

Pro-Con: Summer Reading

June 8, 2018

Summer reading is a requirement for honors and IB classes, but what is it's real value?

Social media and selflessness go hand in hand

Social media and selflessness go hand in hand

Komalpreet Kaur, Staff Writer May 18, 2018

It feels like nowadays that it is impossible to have a conversation with someone without them mentioning themselves in some way, shape, or form. While it can be a relevant part of a conversation to mention...

Access to the internet a right the government should preserve, not a privilege the government should regulate

Access to the internet a right the government should preserve, not a privilege the government should regulate

Snigda Narisetty, Staff Writer May 7, 2018

No matter where we go, there is one quest that is constant in our lives: the quest for finding a good WiFi connection. We have become so accustomed to the internet and it is such a large part of our...

Online friends can be beneficial

Online friends can be beneficial

Laura Koscinski, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

Just following middle school, the three most awkward years of existence, in high school you are lucky if your friends still want to hangout with you knowing all of the embarrassing things that you went...

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