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

Life Isnt Fair

Life Isn’t Fair

Astrid Code, News Editor January 8, 2020

I used to think that we were all balanced. I’m smart, but I have anxiety and I’m bad at sports. Some people are good at sports but bad at other things. Some people are bad at school but really kind....

Removing the Q in LGBTQ

Removing the Q in LGBTQ

Emily Macaulay, J1 Staff Writer November 14, 2019

LGBTQ+ is the most commonly accepted acronym for a community of people with sexualities that differ from heterosexual (straight) or gender identities differing from cisgender (one’s natural-born gender)....

White chat bubbles with wooden sticks on yellow background. Horizontal composition with copy space.

There’s nothing wrong with a little procrastination

Arushi Mithal, Opinion Editor October 30, 2019

The brain is filled with constant battles with emotions and stress, but there seems to be one archnemesis that the brain simply cannot beat: procrastination. People cannot help but procrastinate about...

Grade wars and how they negatively impact self esteem

Grade wars and how they negatively impact self esteem

Arushi Mithal, Staff Writer April 19, 2019

You walk in to math class, nervously anticipating to find out what your final grade is on the last exam. Everyone gets their papers back, some exclaim, comparing their grades that seem to be quite high....

Illustration by Aleja Chambers

Prom: Ridiculously expensive, overrated, and on my calendar

Keegan Tenney, Editor in Chief March 20, 2019

With prom, the biggest dance at any school, less than 2 months away, everyone is hurrying to find outfits, dates, and make plans. Now let me tell you, all the hustle and bustle is not worth it by any...

This map shows that STEM majors are growing quickly, but for how many of those students is STEM their passion? Chart by NCES.

The pressures of choosing a math or science related career

Arushi Mithal, Staff Writer March 17, 2019

We have come a long way in sixty years, not only as a society but as a collection of individuals who are free to choose to do whatever they want, despite others telling them otherwise. In the...

No MO harmful memes

No MO harmful memes

Anai Freeman, Editor in Chief March 13, 2019

When you think of memes, the only thing that might come to mind are those cheesy pictures teachers use on their slideshows. As we become desensitized to many other topics, the more “outrageous”...

The disadvantages of continuing the concept of Daylights Saving Time

The disadvantages of continuing the concept of Daylights Saving Time

Arushi Mithal, Staff Writer March 13, 2019

The obligation of changing nearly every clock in your house, losing an hour of sleep, and feelings of drowsiness affecting your morning schedule:  by the looks of it, the disadvantages of Daylight Savings...

Protestors

An example needs to be made of police officers who commit excessive use of force crimes

Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment Editor March 13, 2019

On Mach 2, prosecutors made the decision not to charge the officers that were responsible for the shooting death of Stephon Clark on March 18,2018. The two officers shot Clark between six and eight times...

Why starting early is a bad idea

Why starting early is a bad idea

Liam Fagan, Staff Writer March 13, 2019

Last week, Portage families received an email that some KRESA schools had applied to proposing to start school a week earlier...but still end the year at the same time, not a week earlier like other districts...

Feature Photo Credit: License purchased from CartoonStock

Snow days are demons in disguise

Snigda Narisetty, Creative Editor March 6, 2019

Snow days have been abundant this year with the polar vortex striking the Midwest hard and fast. Teachers and district officials have been especially worried about the education of students K-12 being...

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