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

Starting Five: What are the Chicago Bulls doing?

Starting Five: What are the Chicago Bulls doing?

Carter Landis, Sports Editor December 31, 2017

Before this NBA season started, if I asked you to name the best player on the Chicago Bulls, who would you have said? Zach LaVine? That would be null and void, considering he hasn’t set foot on court...

Three observations from MSU/UofM hoops

Three observations from MSU/UofM hoops

Carter Landis, Sports Editor December 14, 2017

Basketball is about as serious as a good euchre game and referring to soft drinks as ‘pop’ in the state of Michigan. From the high school level up to the Detroit Pistons, residents of the mitten state...

Bread is stuffed into the truck so students can start lifting as much as possible.

Breadlift 2017 off to smooth start, looks to raise $25,000

Lily Antor, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2017

UPDATE: As of 3:00, PN (with PC's donation of $5,285 dollars) has raised over $20,000 for The March of Dimes. A few members of Central's Student Council stopped by around 2pm to help out. "I like...

Oh, Jingle Bae

Oh, Jingle Bae

Mackenzie Brey, Entertainment Editor November 17, 2017

Dear Diary, Skin is drying out, bulky coats are a necessity, and sounds of sniffles are filling the hallways. Cuffing season is here and I, for one, am NOT ready. How could I be? It seems as if cuffing...

The current homework load is not reasonable

The current homework load is not reasonable

Jackson Graham, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 13, 2017

  We’ve all been there, it’s late at night and we don’t have the energy or the time to finish our homework.  So instead, we write down random answers to questions to get a completion...

Underclassmen should be allowed to go off campus for lunch

Underclassmen should be allowed to go off campus for lunch

Zach Lewis, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 7, 2017

Our school, along with many other schools,  has the policy that only upperclassmen can go off campus for lunch. Almost all reasons as to why underclassmen are unable to go off campus for lunch stem off...

Never underestimate the power of friendship in high school

Never underestimate the power of friendship in high school

Sarah Maniscalo, Journalism 1 Writer November 7, 2017

Snigda Narisetty and I met when we were 5 years old at the bus stop. I was alone and had no one to talk to and neither did she. I asked her, “What is your name?” and her answer confused my poor kindergarten...

Standardized tests are overvalued by colleges

Standardized tests are overvalued by colleges

November 7, 2017

Students pile into the same room at early hours in the morning. They bring their number two pencils, their approved calculator, and maybe a water bottle and wait as a teacher reads a set of instructions....

The US needs to end their harsh attitudes toward immigration

The US needs to end their harsh attitudes toward immigration

Arushi Mithal, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 7, 2017

When I think of immigration, my mind drifts to the journey my parents took when traveling to America. They had to create a whole new life for themselves for success and opportunity. To travel all this...

SSR shouldnt be a required part of seminar

SSR shouldn’t be a required part of seminar

Malcolm Gaynor, Journalism 1 Writer November 6, 2017

Every week, seminar students spend a total of 50 minutes every week reading before they are allowed to start on their homework, adding up to a total of 30 hours of lost homework time. Ten minutes a day...

Right after performance, the band walked off to the end zone and watched Jenison perform their show and stayed for awards shortly after. Since Jenison was hosting the show, they didn’t get placed at that particular event, but performed in exhibition.

A performer’s eye view of a marching competition

Laura Koscinski, Staff Writer October 30, 2017

On October 21, the PNMB put in an eleven hour day practicing for a participating in the Jenison Marching Invitational. Here's what it was like to be there:

Lunches for Lives raises $1650 for families in need

Lunches for Lives raises $1650 for families in need

Sheila Mwanda, Associate Entertainment Editor October 26, 2017

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