Many things have changed this year, but as students move closer to summer and the public health data continues to improve, more and more events are allowed to happen in person, and on May 7 and 7pm...
Last year, many students read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds as part of the annual Portage Communiteen Read. Unfortunately, just as Reynolds had been scheduled to visit PN in person for an assembly last...
Despite being still predominantly virtually learning, there is a large amount of engagement with this year's student senate elections and a large group of students running for office. Students can vote...
“2020 wasn’t just a crazy year to be alive, it was a tragic and empowering year to be Black. Today we honor and celebrate that,” said senior Makayla Bolton at PN’s Black History Month...
Throughout the past year, the ongoing fight for social and racial justice has been brought to national and international attention. Recently, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed January...
It’s time to set the stage again, only this time with a twist! Not only is this the second year in the tradition of having students write the winter play, but this year there is also the added element...
UPDATE:
In a January 7 statement released by PPS, the district noted:
"During a special meeting on Monday, January 4, 2021, members of the School Board of Portage Public Schools (PPS) unanimously...
Isolation. Travel made difficult. A deadly, contagious disease. A race for a cure. Although these are daily realities of 2020, they are also part of the story of Balto, whose statue sits in the entrance...
In November, local radio station WKFR launched their “Vote for your favorite Southwest Michigan High School Marching band” poll. 75 southwest MI area marching bands competed, with listeners getting...
The feeling of getting a call home saying you weren’t in class, or getting a slip saying you need a certain percentage on the exam to pass, is one of the worst feelings for a highschool student. In the...
