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The student news site of Portage Northern High School

The Northern Light

Unfiltered is an opinion column authored by NL editor in chief Abby Hosler that runs both in print and online.

Unfiltered with Abby Hosler

Abby Hosler, Editor in Chief November 26, 2024

“Unfiltered” is a column three years in the making. Columns are reserved for our editors in chief, so while I (only somewhat patiently) waited my turn, I went through idea after idea about how I would...

One way that schools can increase the chances that students have a good time at dances is to let them make the playlist.

Students should make the DJ playlist for dances

Gabe Bautista, Staff Writer September 27, 2024

With homecoming approaching around the United States, some students are concerned about what music will be played to help the mood. As with most dances, the music directly impacts if everyone is having...

Signs like this one in Mrs. Poulsen's room indicate whether or not a teacher allows cell phones in their classrooms.

Banning cell phones will decrease distraction

Layla Carpenter, Staff Writer September 27, 2024

Portage Northern High School is one of very few schools left that has not committed to no-cell-bell-to-bell. Recently, Portage Central High School has implemented a no-cell-bell-to-bell phone policy, and...

Gun safes can be purchased at big box stores right alongside groceries. There is no excuse for a gunowner to not have one for the safe storage of their firearms.

There should be stricter regulations regarding gun storage and maintenance to protect children

Riya Bhatt, Staff Writer September 26, 2024

A 5-year-old in Santaquin, Utah. A 4-year-old in Houston, Texas. A 3-year-old in Flint, Michigan. While at a first glance it appears that these kids don’t have anything in common besides their young...

Two turtles relax on the sand on an Oahu, Hawaii beach. Turtles are just one of the many species endangered by ocean plastics.

Sea life needs to be better protected

Makenna Hulick, Associate editor September 26, 2024

Many lives of marine animals have been killed or injured due to the careless disposal of plastic, metal, and glass by people in the ocean. “Lots of people like to use the waterways for recreation but...

Grades - especially when students have 24/7 access to them - can have negative impacts on student mental health.

Grades have a negative impact on student mental health

Mitchell Barnard, Editor in Chief September 24, 2024

Grading has always been a monumental part of school. Stereotypically, grades have always separated students: good grades would mean you’re smart and are gliding through school while bad grades suggest...

Illustration by the NL Staff

Emma Watson shouldn’t have been in the 2019 movie “Little Women” if she can not perform an American accent

Caroline Knight February 23, 2024

As a fan of the novel, I was elated to hear the news that a new film adaption of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was not only in the works, but loaded with all sorts of talent. Greta Gerwig...

Critical race theory shown in an illustration. Illustration by Annabelle Bartz.

It’s not critical race theory, it’s history, and it’s important

Maya Abdulhak October 17, 2022

Critical race theory is a major political buzzword and has even become a talking point in this year’s school board election, prompting district communications director Michelle Karpinski to issue a statement...

Popular Disney heros, princesses and villians. Free us /Disney.

It’s time to take a step forward with the animated villain and representation

Annabelle Bartz, Staff Writer February 17, 2022

Picture a princess. For a more specific example, picture Ariel from The Little Mermaid. As pale as humanly possible, not a blemish on her skin, blue eyes, perfect hair, and a tiny waist. Now on the opposite...

For most of us, flirting is never a comfortable process, but it is so much harder when you have mental health struggles. Photo by Annabelle Bartz.

Flirting with anxiety

Annabelle Bartz, Staff Writer January 14, 2022

I am at an age where it is completely normal to have a long term partner. My relatives have even started asking if I have a partner and are always quick to tell me that I am too young when I give them...

By government mandate drinking fountains are closed due to Covid-19, but what happens when, in a rush out the door, the water bottle that was supposed to come is still on the counter?

The problem with the turned off water fountains

Annabelle Bartz, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

It is hard to remember everything that needs to get out the door with you in the morning. As long as the bare necessities are in the car, that morning counts as a win, but just because those few items...

The statement is one that is so easily clung onto and for so long can keep you attached to your past.

Forever and always

Kayla Malaski November 3, 2021

“Forever and always / you didn't mean it baby” -Taylor Swift  “Forever & Always” In Taylor Swift's song “Forever & Always,” Taylor speaks of a past lover promising his love...

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