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The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

Bartz and his wife, Rachelle, who has been a key source of support for him throughout his illness.

Unafraid: band director Josh Bartz navigates a serious illness using the power of faith

Cameron Myers, News Editor February 18, 2019

If someone had told band director Josh Bartz that the evening after successfully completing a triathlon  that he had spent months preparing for he would suffer a frustratingly debilitating illness that...

Stephen chose to wear an African-print dress in her senior pictures to recognize her heritage as she plans her future.

Senior Dorah Stephen: Houston award winner, African immigrant, inspiration

Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment editor February 18, 2019

IB student, passionate leader and exceptional friend are all ways to describe senior Dorah Stephen. At school, she can often be found socializing with friends or participating in National Art Honors Society,...

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

Snigda Narisetty, Creative Editor February 7, 2019

Cousin Avery With a new album on the way, Colin Killmer, a science teacher at Portage Northern, and his bandmates have been hard at work for the last couple months. While balancing their full time jobs,...

Nicole Vermillion spends HS as a scholar of many different languages

Nicole Vermillion spends HS as a scholar of many different languages

Kaylynn Dodge, Journalism 1 Writer December 1, 2018

Nicole Vermillion is a senior of many talents like music and writing, but she also had a passion for languages since she was young. “In the future, I hope to be bilingual so that I can fluently speak...

This music will make you believe in fairy godparents

This music will make you believe in fairy godparents

MJ Watts, Journalism 1 Writer December 1, 2018

  As students pass through the hallways, they will always hear to teachers on the third floor blaring music, one always overpowering the other’s. The more quiet, yet intense, music being played...

Love in life: what the movies dont show

Love in life: what the movies don’t show

Melissa Morris-Adkins, Journalism 1 Writer December 1, 2018

Crushes and break ups are not the same in the real world as they are in movies: in most movies someones crush usually likes them back, but in the real world, that’s not always the case. There's a high...

Picture of Ben Eiler during his last performace in Les Miserables, where he was chosen to play Jean Valjean. Also in the picture is Rosemary Coryell, who played Cosette.

Junior Ben Eiler steals the spotlight

Rawan Alsaedi, Journalism 1 Writer December 1, 2018

Some might say that acting is a natural talent, but junior Benjamin Eiler knows otherwise. He has worked hard to get to where he is today, and he knows that it is not luck that got him here. Eiler, like...

Debunk the Truth of D.I.D.

Debunk the Truth of D.I.D.

Hailee Clark, Journalism 1 Writer December 1, 2018

A man's DNA found at the scene of the crime but it wasn't him who committed the tragic incident. Many criminals will deny their crimes to avoid punishment, but what if they actually had no recollection...

 I adore the fact that my hijab sets me apart from everyone else and makes me different. I wear it so that I am identified as a woman who practices the religion of Islam, and I take pride knowing that most people can identify me as a Muslim as soon as I walk into a room. Especially right now, when Muslims are told to hide in order to protect themselves, I want to do the opposite.

My hijab is a form of freedom, not oppression

Rawan Alsaedi, Journalism 1 Writer October 11, 2018

What do you see when you come across me and see me wearing the hijab? What is your first thought? Do you think that I’m oppressed by my culture and religion and am forced to wear a hideous outfit...

All smiles, Abby VanderBerg rarely minds being the center of attention. The thing I like most about public speaking is that its not necessarily how much skill you have, but how passionate you are and how much your heart is in it, she said.

Freshman Abby VanderBerg prepares for high school forensics

The Staff October 8, 2018

“Started therapy in 8th grade / Had a personality made up of tests and pills / Lived like the uphills were mountains / And the downhills were cliffs.”  These words by Shane Koyczan moved freshman...

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