Portage High School senior Kaitlin Doud goes above and beyond when it comes to whatever life throws her way. Doud takes part in a few of extracurricular activities PHS has to offer. She is president of the National Honor Society, captain of both the...
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Portage Exchange Club Gives Back to the Community
The Portage Exchange Club gives back to the community with two main goals in mind. The first is the prevention of child abuse. Supporting local children in need is something they are determined to do. During the Christmas season, they go shopping for...
1st Source Bank Makes Donation to Hospital Banks on Car Seat Safety
1st Source Bank in Valparaiso recently donated $5,000 to Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point for its collaborative program with Safe Kids Northwest Indiana that promotes child car seat safety across Northwest Indiana. The money will aid the...
PNC Community Engagement Earns Carnegie Foundation Honors
Purdue University North Central was recently recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its ongoing commitment to community engagement. The Foundation announced that 240 institutions received the 2015 Community Engagement Classification, an honor PNC...
10 Fun Things to Do this Weekend in Northwest Indiana: December 19 – 21, 2014
The holiday season is nigh! We picked a few events this weekend for you to get out and get into the holiday spirit across Lake, Porter, and La Porte County. Get out and have some fun this weekend! As always, if you have an event you'd like to submit,...
Portage 16 IMAX Hosts Documentary Days this Fall
This fall, Mondays are all about education at Goodrich Quality Theaters. Documentary Days are taking place each Monday at select theaters. FMG Members! Get a FREE small popcorn when you purchase a ticket to a documentary in this series. Interested in...
The Use of Technology is Thriving in Portage High School’s Business Department
Mrs. Kern’s Web Design classes have finally published their web pages with topics ranging from sports (Portage Wresting site), study sites for classes, diesel engines, and even how to solve a Rubrics cube. Adobe Photoshop was used to enhance the...
Porter Health Care System Offers Support Groups in November 2014
Porter Health Care System will offer the following monthly support groups in November: Breast Cancer Support Group –Hope & Healing Porter Regional Hospital offers Hope & Healing, a support group for people coping with breast cancer, whether...
PHS Life Skills Students Get Job Experience in Media Center, PE and English Departments
A goal for the Life Skills class at PHS is to have a "job experience." We are doing that by having students spend time weekly working for different departments at the high school. Currently we have students working for the Media Center, removing the...
The City of Hammond Presents “Volunteers are All Stars”
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr and the Hammond Department of Planning and Development present 'Volunteers Are All-Stars," an event planned for Thursday, October 30 from 8-10 a.m. at Dynasty Banquet Hall, 4125 Calumet Ave. in Hammond. Tickets are...