Brandon Vickrey

Years of long practices, workouts and rounds of batting practice have paid off for Portage High School senior softball player Stephanie Upton, who will continue her career collegiately at Purdue North Central next year. Upton helped the PHS varsity...

When John Arredondo attended Portage High School, he instantly fell in love with the school and decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life there. He had such great teachers that he decided he wanted to go into education. “I was in...

“Tricks, hoopz and alley oops” were on display at Portage High School on Saturday night as the Harlem Wizards took on the Portage P.E.A.K. team in a fundraiser game to benefit the PHS Football Program. The Wizards, who have been combining comedy,...

When senior Tiffany Woloszyn talks about the many activities and organizations that she has been heavily involved with during her time at Portage High School, the word that she mentions most often is “amazing.” That is fitting for someone whose...

All it took was an idea, a little bit of initiative and a few clicks of a mouse for several Portage High School students to make a positive impact on their classmates. A Twitter account and two Facebook pages that allow students to anonymously send...

Most people vision retirement as a time for relaxing, doing crossword puzzles and watching television. However, former Portage High School teacher and coach Michael Lemond has instead chosen to focus his time and energy on remaining an active member...

Portage High School senior Haley Hodges became the first PHS student-athlete this year to ink her National Letter of Intent on Nov. 15 when she officially committed to continue her softball career at the University of Southern Indiana. Hodges...

On Friday night, weeks of late nights and hard work will culminate for Portage High School theater students as the 2012 PHS Fall Play “The 39 Steps” hits the stage. This year’s Fall Play presented a unique challenge for the students, since...

Although Portage High School is filled with accomplished young men and women, few have distinguished themselves as much as senior Rachel Stewart. In fact, Stewart was recognized as the star among stars last spring when she won the PHS Distinguished...

When Portage resident Eileen Hyatt noticed that few people were aware of the Portage Dog Park, which is located at Woodland Park, she decided to take action. Hyatt, who is this week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight, started a Facebook page along...