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

Our concert after singing with Jackie Evancho.

Singing my way through life

Elizabeth Bobb, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 20, 2017

Since I can remember, I would find myself singing around the house, in the car, or almost anywhere really. My parents and my aunt strongly encouraged me to join choir and learn more about how to make my...

The teacher who saved my life

The teacher who saved my life

Haily McCoy, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 20, 2017

Everyday was a mess and my anxiety levels were high. When I went into middle school, my struggle was not in the academics, but rather my mental health. I was absent often and stayed in a very low spot...

This photo shows one of the lower drops that my brother tried unsuccessfully to make.

The day I not only climbed a mountain, but did so with a suicidal baby

Syed Daniyal, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 20, 2017

 “Let go!” screamed my baby brother over and over again as I gripped him tightly from trying to fling himself off of an enormous mountain. It was day 4 of my family’s trip to Saudi Arabia, and...

Ace was finally able to come and recuperate.

Midnight Dog Surgery

Malcolm Gaynor, Journalism 1 Staff Writer November 20, 2017

There are rarely any good things about coming home from a vacation. However, after a long drive from St. Louis, our whole family was excited to finally see our dog, Ace. Ace, a Labradoodle, is a very mischievous...

Freshman experience the first of many labs in Colin Killmers class.

Attention, freshman: it gets better

Brianna Neuhouser, Staff Writer November 7, 2017

As a sophomore, it’s easy to still remember how it felt to walk into the huge doors of the high school for the first time. No matter where students come from, a three floor high school with rumors of...

Geopolitical tensions spur fears about nuclear war

Geopolitical tensions spur fears about nuclear war

Gabe Flota, Journalism 1 Writer October 20, 2017

Almost every day, there’s a new headline about some new North Korean missile test or a set of tweets from the President. Regardless of the amount of news coming out, something is happening in the world,...

Andrew practices his craft in the DLR. He tries to draw every day. I would draw 24-7 if I could, he said.

Andrew Foltin: drawing a new path

Lyndsey Case, Social Media Manager May 2, 2017

Kalamazoo, to Tennessee, to Kentucky, to Colorado: picture coming home from school only to find out it is time to pack your bags, leave your friends and new school behind, and head off to another state,...

Madison performs as one of the singers in her worship team at church.

Madison Bonnewell: singing her heart out

Megna Joshi, Website Editor April 26, 2017

Madison Bonnewell is a junior who in her free time enjoys reading, singing and watching musical theatre. Madison comes from a huge family of six siblings and is also mixed -half black and half white- and...

Haylee enjoyed a trip to Florida with family and friends over Spring Break.

PN mourns cancer fighter Haylee Lewis, 9/10/1999 – 4/13/2017

Staff April 17, 2017

    Haylee Ann Lewis, a junior at Portage Northern High School, passed away after a nine month battle with glioblastoma on Thursday, April 13th. News of Haylee passing away came suddenly,...

Haylee Lewis: portrait of a cancer fighter

Cortney Chow, Editor in Chief April 17, 2017

NOTE: This is a reprint of the article on Haylee Lewis, 9/10/1999-4/13/2017, from the February edition of the Northern Light.    Haylee’s Story: She found herself in a bustling...

Best of both worlds: Kushi Matharu blends Indian and American culture

Best of both worlds: Kushi Matharu blends Indian and American culture

Meredith Ablao, News Editor March 24, 2017

The Indian community here at Portage Northern is very vast in geographical range. There are several different regions of India. The Northern Region consists of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and...

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