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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
Junior Anna Wiltzer braves the wind and rain with her homemade sign to protest gun violence in Wednesdays student walk out.

Students walk out to protest gun violence amid wind and rain

Jackson Barnard, Brie Quick, Abby Hosler, Ella Morofsky, Avery Bogemann, Kayla Malaski, Jenna Abdukhak, Trevor Anderson, Mitchell Barnard, Kennedy Beck, Chase VanderWalle, and Ashton Hall, Mariah McCollough, Kayla Miller, Lauren Pernie, Ash Weller
April 6, 2023
Michelle at Mount Kilimanjaros summit holding the photo of the group of scouts who were originally supposed to take the trip when it got canceled.

District communications director Michelle Karpinski fulfills dream of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

Abby Hosler, Feature Editor
February 18, 2023
A Lake Center Elementary lunch supervisor is leading the charge for higher pay for cafeteria workers district wide.

Behind PPS support staff’s campaign for higher wages

Ella Morofsky, Staff Writer
February 18, 2022
When students log into their Google meets, this is no longer a choice they can make starting in semester 2.

The camera-on requirement: who is it really helping?

Lizzie Sheldon and Miles Slocum
February 25, 2021
Ileana Oeschger, a freshman at Kalamazoo College, has developed a website showcasing art by queer youth in Michigan and advocating for more LGBTQ+ inclusion in Michigan’s curriculum.

“Overall, everyone just wants to be included”: creating safe spaces and increasing representation and inclusivity for LGBTQ students

Astrid Code, News Editor
December 18, 2020
An air of tension surrounds Portage Public Schools after the assignment.

Learning together: district commits to cultural responsiveness after controversial online learning assignment

Kylie Clifton, Feature Editor
October 2, 2020
Its hard navigating the generation divide- heres what that means

Divided by time: generations reflect on the defining qualities between age groups

Kylie Clifton, Arushi Mithal, and Lucy Madelung
March 27, 2020
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
Navigating chronic illness with your best friend

Navigating chronic illness with your best friend

Brianna Neuhouser, Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
Glassophobia: the fear of public speaking

Glassophobia: the fear of public speaking

Snigda Narisetty , Staff Writer
March 12, 2018
Abuse in teen relationships is a serious -though often underrepresented- problem

Abuse in teen relationships is a serious -though often underrepresented- problem

Meredith Ablao, News Editor
March 12, 2018
Its draining men: the plight of the Y chromosome

It’s draining men: the plight of the Y chromosome

Kylie Clifton, Staff Writer
March 6, 2018
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