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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

Spirited Away Review

Spirited Away Review

Kai Pennington, Staff Writer June 12, 2020

Spirited away is an animated film by Studio Ghibli. Released in 2001 in Japan and dubbed to English in September of 2002.  The movie is about a girl who moves to a new town. After finding what her...

Subnautica Review

Subnautica Review

Kai Pennington, Staff Writer June 9, 2020

Since quarantine started, I have been playing video games much more than I would if it was summer, or school. Going through games on the playstation store, I saw Subnautica. In previous years I have spent...

Violet Evergarden Review

Violet Evergarden Review

Kai Pennington, Staff Writer June 9, 2020

During this long break we have had, I have been watching Violet Evergarden. A 13 episode animated series which can be seen on Netflix that is about Violet, an adolescent girl who is a former soldier, looking...

Roll Up Ice Cream and Tea - worth the visit!

Roll Up Ice Cream and Tea – worth the visit!

Kellie Miles, Photographer May 19, 2020

    Have you ever wanted to try that cool looking rolled up ice cream but realized there’s nowhere close to where you could try it? Well, luckily Kalamazoo just had a new place...

What to binge during quarantine

What to binge during quarantine

Lilly Lisznyai, Staff Writer April 28, 2020

There hasn’t been much to do at home except watch movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix. Netflix has been pushing out a lot of shows and movies for its users to watch since the stay at...

Twenty One Pilots release quarantine-inspired track

Twenty One Pilots release quarantine-inspired track

Kellie Miles, Photographer April 17, 2020

On April 9th, Twenty One Pilots released their new single “Level of Concern” all about COVID-19 and quarantine. This song has been bringing a lot of joy and happiness to the band's fans and others,...

“beautiful flaws” by Portage Northern alumni review

“beautiful flaws” by Portage Northern alumni review

Brianna Neuhouser, Digital Media Manager April 16, 2020

On March 20th, 2020, the Instagram account @foxwoodstudios, run by PN alumni, the Labian family, posted an announcement: the most recent Labian graduate, Chloe published a book of poetry and pre-orders...

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness review

“Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness” review

Brianna Neuhouser, Digital Media Manager April 8, 2020

Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, Jeff Lowe, and Doc Antle were not household names. That is until the documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness” hit Netflix on March 20th. The limited series follows...

The films poster boasts the star with his shiny white veneers and burnt to a crisp tan

Top of the world: Greed satirically targets the top one percent and the billion dollar fast fashion industry

Brianna Neuhouser, Digital Media Manager March 24, 2020

“Only connect.” The E.M. Forster quote was Greed’s beginning and end. The movie shows the bright and beautiful world of the top one percent, but with billionaires at the forefront, it seems the marketing...

Valentines Day Gift Plans

Valentine’s Day Gift Plans

Natalie Grinder, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

Old vs new shows

Old vs new shows

Kaylin Kyle and Kai Pennington February 5, 2020

Old Shows with Kaylin Kyle The 2000s were a different era. The 90s had passed, and now was a new decade. With a new decade came new shows, songs, and movies. There was Nick Jr, Nickelodeon, Disney,...

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