This year, for the first time, Portage Northern is hosting a Coming Out Day panel in celebration of National Coming Out Day on Monday, October 11. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the event,...
On September 15, the 3rd floor boys bathroom was closed due to vandalism.
“I know that someone went in there, ripped the soap dispenser off the wall, took a picture of it, posted it on their...
Fire alarms twice sent students from the building on the morning of Thursday, September 9, but there was no real threat.
The alarms went off during first and fourth hours. When asked how he felt...
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...
