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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

Pictured left to right, senior Isaac Reid, sophomore Charlie Marsh, junior Sydney Dudley, senior Elliot Hoinville, sophomore Maren Case, sophomore Ellie Mancina, and senior Ryan Daniel, all pose together, dressed in the theme of the night, summer wear. All photos by Kylie Clifton

Improv team seniors take their final bow

Kylie Clifton, Staff Writer July 24, 2018

  The Jugband Boys Improv team performed their last show of the year on May 31st, with a theme of “senioritis.”   This last show specifically honored and humored the three graduating...

Baseball team falls to Grand Ledge in delayed regional final

Baseball team falls to Grand Ledge in delayed regional final

Malcolm Gaynor, Sports Editor June 13, 2018

After a thrilling 4-2 extra inning victory against Brighton, Portage Northern lost in the championship game 5-1 to Grand Ledge, ending their season. This was the last PN baseball game for the team’s...

Baseball team wins districts; keeps regional hopes alive

Baseball team wins districts; keeps regional hopes alive

Malcolm Gaynor, Staff Writer June 11, 2018

The Portage Northern baseball team captured the district championship on Saturday, with two dominant wins 6-2 over Mattawan in the semifinals and 9-1 over Portage Central in the championship game. The...

Running solo: Peyton Witt is tracks only state qualifier

Running solo: Peyton Witt is track’s only state qualifier

Gabbie Byers, Staff Writer June 8, 2018

As the school season comes to a close for many students, unfortunately so does their track season. Most athletes create a goal for the season, and for many, that  involves making new personal records,...

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...

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?

Avengers Infinity War: a wild ride and a brilliant movie

Avengers Infinity War: a wild ride and a brilliant movie

Lexi Kava, Entertainment Editor May 1, 2018

CAUTION: CONTAINS SPOILERS. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE MOVIE.  Just this past Friday the highest anticipated movie of the year, Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War, finally hit theaters...

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,...

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...

Anime Club allows students to explore diverse interests

Anime Club allows students to explore diverse interests

Liam Fagan, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

Every Wednesday, the anime club of Portage Northern meets after school to play games, and of course, watch anime. They meet in Nott’s room in the art wing. Seniors Mandy Kellogg and Lily Griffioen are...

Rawan Alsaedi contemplates going home to a war zone

Rawan Alsaedi contemplates going home to a war zone

Snigda Narisetty, Staff Writer April 2, 2018

As sophomore Rawan Alsaedi stepped off of the plane at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport in July of 2013, she thought she would never feel at home here, but now she couldn’t imagine living...

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...

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