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The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The schools anti-vaping campaign is unlikely to change students habits

The school’s anti-vaping campaign is unlikely to change students’ habits

Staff April 26, 2018

Our school’s administration always does have good intentions when it comes to various campaigns: whether it is about distracted driving, drinking, or vaping, they want us to recognize the consequences...

Extracurriculars: just extra or worth the sacrifice?

Extracurriculars: just ‘extra’ or worth the sacrifice?

April 5, 2018

With the limited free time students have, is it worth spending on extracurricular activities? Two staffers weigh the importance of extracurriculars at PN.

As public schools become more standardized, home schooling offers more options for individualized student learning

As public schools become more standardized, home schooling offers more options for individualized student learning

Laura Koscinski, Staff Writer April 2, 2018

While homeschooling might have seemed taboo in years past, public education is heading in a direction that might make the home alternative more appealing. Here's 10 reasons why.   Creativity...

Why I WONT be going Greek this fall

Why I WON’T be going Greek this fall

Lexi Gavlas, Creative Editor March 21, 2018

Alpha Chi Latte Phi Omega. Whatever mumbo jumbo college campus’ “Greek life” are calling themselves these days, it just sounds like something I’d never want to be apart of in the first place.  I...

Headphones should be allowed in class

Headphones should be allowed in class

Anai Freeman, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

When you walk into a classroom and see students silently, productively working, what is a likely common denominator among them? Headphones. A majority of students would say that they prefer to listen...

Spring Break in the 49024

Spring Break in the 49024

Keegan Tenney, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

Spring Break is almost upon us. The first week of April every year is full of the same thing: people leaving with friends or family to explore different places of the world for a week, posting all kinds...

We need to drop the stigma surrounding blood donation

We need to drop the stigma surrounding blood donation

Meredith Ablao, News Editor March 20, 2018

Someone’s child. Someone’s friend. Someone’s family According to the American Red Cross, every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood. Not only is the person receiving the blood important,...

Selfies are empowering, not vain

Selfies are empowering, not vain

Kylie Clifton, Staff Writer March 19, 2018

If you open any of your social media platforms, you probably won’t have to look very far to find a selfie. Selfies, propelled by the invention of the cell phone front camera, have revolutionized the...

The sensitive phone addicts

The “sensitive phone addicts”

Staff and Lily Antor March 13, 2018

Our generation is incessantly criticized, whether it be for using our phones too often, being too sensitive, or caring too much about our appearances. We are condemned because our generation is ‘different.’...

Hate must not stand

Hate must not stand

Staff and Lily Antor March 13, 2018

This past Saturday, white nationalists again protested in Charlottesville, North Carolina, carrying torches and rallying around a statue of Robert E. Lee. A decorated war general and slave owner, Lee’s...

Under pressure: students are crushed by the weight of homework

Under pressure: students are crushed by the weight of homework

Staff and Komalpreet Kaur March 13, 2018

In the daily life of a high schooler, there is a burgeoning list of things to do and insufficient hours in the day to complete them all and get enough sleep to stay healthy. While many adults argue that...

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