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

Quarantine Pet Photo Challenge

Quarantine Pet Photo Challenge

Kellie Miles, Photographer April 27, 2020

Quarantine Pet Photo Challenge

Before every game, the team gets together and everyone high fives each other, which we call the “five finger discount.” This picture is from the state championship game, the last Huskie baseball game for both the 5 seniors and 12 juniors on the team.

Saying goodbye to my senior season

Malcolm Gaynor, Editor in Chief April 6, 2020

Microscopic view of Coronavirus, a pathogen that attacks the respiratory tract.

Not “Coronacation”: students struggle to fill the void left by school in the wake of cancellation

Brianna Neuhouser, Digital Media Manager March 26, 2020

What Happened? On Thursday, March 12th, Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the monumental decision to close all K-12 schools in Michigan until April 6th as a way to combat the spread of Covid-19. That would...

Color is not consent: how St. Patrick’s day can start an important discussion about touching people without permission

Color is not consent: how St. Patrick’s day can start an important discussion about touching people without permission

Brianna Neuhouser, Digital Media Manager March 17, 2020

A two sentence horror story: “You’re not wearing green!” A pinching hand reaches towards you, tapping their pointer and thumb together.  Every St. Patrick’s Day, thousands of people across...

Isabel Reid (at left) and Hannah Thomas Perez (at right) pose with their mock-diplomas. Photo courtesy of Hannah Thomas Perez.

“Yeah, I’m graduating today”: seniors stand in solidarity during threat of COVID-19

Kylie Clifton, Feature Editor March 16, 2020

The class of 2020 drudged on through the home stretch, battling senioritis and grinding out a year that felt like it would never end. That is, until everything changed at 11:05 on the night of March 12,...

Huskies hand PC their second loss of the season

Huskies hand PC their second loss of the season

Malcolm Gaynor, Editor in Chief February 25, 2020

Portage Northern vs Portage Central Basketball 2020 from Absolute Video on Vimeo. Headed into Friday night’s game, the Portage Central men’s basketball had only lost once. By the time they left...

Johnson continues to brave the harsh reality of his condition with a smile.

Slow motion: Myles Johnson diligently works his way back from a traumatic injury

Carrie Jacobson, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

One second, junior varsity basketball player Myles Johnson was flying through the air for a dunk in an increasingly-physical league matchup against Niles high school. The next second, he was on the ground...

Senior photos are more than stressful but it came out more than perfect.

Four years: tragedy and triumph

Brianna Neuhouser, Web Editor February 12, 2020

Kellogg, skilled guitarist and singer for band Hazy Minds, caught in a moment mid song. Kellogg’s synesthesia has been a great asset to the band. Photo courtesy of PN Alumni Justin Rollins.

Senior Sean Kellogg experiences a world in color through synesthesia

Kylie Clifton, Feature Editor January 30, 2020

“Synesthesia is the overlapping of two or more senses in the brain. it's just how my brain perceives reality, I'm not conscious that it's there all the time, it kind of just exists,” says senior...

English teacher Sarah Miller at home in her classroom, which is full of books.

Teachers with diverse teaching methods make a difference for students

Cynthia Brown, Journalism 1 Writer January 8, 2020

I am assuming that when teachers learn how to be teachers, they are told they have to teach a certain way, what to teach the students and how to present the information to each of them. These standard...

Portage Northern students still stands strong after threats try to tear them down

Portage Northern campus shuts down after shooting threat

The Staff November 14, 2019

  UPDATE A seventeen year old Portage Northern student has been taken into custody. After police searched her home, finding no weapons, it has been determined that she was of no credible...

The boy’s varsity team (L to R: Ryan McCune, Drew Gonzalez, Logan Post, Matt Schieber, Kanishk Madhav, Dylan Butler) warms up for their 2:00 pm race. “The Portage Invite is the king of XC races, it is what you think about when you start the season,” says freshman Logan Post. “I felt good PRing in the race because it makes you feel that even though there were hundreds of good runners, you beat them, pushed through them.”

XC competes at Portage Invite

Astrid Code, News Editor October 30, 2019

The Portage Northern XC team hosted the annual Portage Invite on October 5, 2019. The meet, which has been run for 22 years, featured 303 high school teams, 138 middle school teams, 7, 460 runners, and...

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