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Over 50 staff and students dressed up in the annual Huskie Halloween Costume Contest.
Students and staff leave an indelible impact in the annual Huskie Halloween costume contest
Staff • November 12, 2024

The annual Huskie Halloween costume contest sponsored in conjunction with the PN Senate and The Northern Light is traditionally a highlight of the fall season, and this year did not disappoint. Over 50 staff and students participated, and winners were...

Students got ready for Homecoming with not one but two student-led assemblies. Photos and graphic by the NL staff.
Distance between homecoming game and dance baffles many, but is necessary
September 27, 2024
The junior class watches on during the department "Through the Hoops" contest.
Opening day academic assembly tests staff, celebrates students
August 29, 2024
Portage Northern song leaders preform at the District choir festival under direction of Chelsea Whiteoak. Photo courtesy of Noah Aiello.
Portage Northern choirs compete to attend all-state solo and ensemble
April 5, 2024
Juniors Neajai Lewis and Emerson Gillam-Shaffer walk to protest the violence happening in Gaza.
Students walk out in protest of the Israel-Palestine war
November 15, 2023
DECA students waiting at their state championships.
DECA students compete in state championships
April 7, 2023
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Surveillance: your phone and you
Abby Hosler, Brayden Schimp, Makenna Hulick, Sophie Amberg, Abby Dudley, and Madeleine Duhn • February 15, 2025

Your phone is with you 24 hours a day every day. It goes to the bathroom with you, it sleeps in your room at night, and it's always listening…...

Individuals have legal rights when dealing with immigration officials.
Mass deportation: worry versus reality
Riya Bhatt, Abby Hosler, and Madeleine Duhn • February 13, 2025

On January 20, 2025 President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a second time. On that same day, the president signed multiple executive orders,...

Sports
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The road to the Super Bowl
Mitchell Barnard, Asher Carpenter, and Chase Vanderwalle • February 9, 2025

On January 26th, in the NFC Conference Championship finals, the Eagles beat the Commanders 55-23. Commanders Quarterback Jayden Daniels had 255...

Track talk with Ryan Mauwa
Track talk with Ryan Mauwa
October 22, 2024
In a relay race, a single set of handoffs can make or break a team's chance to qualify for the state meet under the current model. This shouldn't be the case. Photo courtesy of Sandy Kocinski.
Track talk with Ryan Mauwa
September 27, 2024
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Entertainment
Tortured Poets Department has sold 2.47 million copies in the United States. It was the best-selling album of 2024 in the first half of the year.
Taylor Swift’s TTPD is exactly what the fans needed
Ana VanDyke, Staff Writer • November 26, 2024

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album. Swift is 34 years old, and she has been writing music since her teenage...

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Best summer movies
September 16, 2024
In Stars and Time is a 2023 role-playing video game developed by insertdisc5 and published by Armor Games Studios.
Video game review: In Stars and Time
June 3, 2024
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TikTok Ban: weighing the pros and cons of a controversial decision
Staff • February 13, 2025

Back in 2014 ByteDance released its dance and entertainment app Musical.ly, but after only two years, in 2016 it was revamped into what we all...

Unfiltered is an opinion column authored by NL editor in chief Abby Hosler that runs both in print and online.
Unfiltered with Abby Hosler
November 26, 2024
One way that schools can increase the chances that students have a good time at dances is to let them make the playlist.
Students should make the DJ playlist for dances
September 27, 2024
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Now a senior, Mina faces the harsh reality of not even being able to attend her own graduation because it is scheduled on the same date as Shavuot.
Senior Mina Koffron finds herself through her faith despite challenges and adversity
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IB Bio: the toughest of the IB science offerings
IB Bio: the toughest of the IB science offerings
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Coraline: how the book became a children's movie
Coraline: how the book became a children’s movie
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Technology evolves as should our ideas of how it should be used
Teachers should allow cell phones in class within reason
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We don’t often consider that for many of us, with every step we take, there is someone else walking in a different direction without the same privileges. We can’t erase our privilege, but we can use it for good, and examining diversity in animation is a good place to start.
Drawing the line: “diversity” in animation borders on racism
Kylie Clifton, Editor in Chief
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