Life in the Spotlight

Longtime educator Phil Misecko experienced a new role this school year, serving as a head principal for the first time at Fegely Middle School.  Misecko has enjoyed his first year in charge at FMS. “It has been a fantastic year,” he said. ...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Kelly Bermes, who was recently named the new Athletic Director at Portage High School. “I am a Portage kid, I graduated from Portage and have lived here all of my life. Then I went away to college...

The Portage High School graduating senior class is filled with outstanding individuals.  However, perhaps one of the most accomplished is Kacie McGuire, who has achieved success in a wide range of areas during her four years at PHS. “I will miss...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Portage Police Officer Greg Coleman who was recently named as the second School Resource Officer for Portage Township Schools. Officer Coleman is an eight year veteran of the Portage Police Department....

Portage High School senior Austin Edwards has truly done a little bit of everything over his four years in high school.  Edwards, who was nominated by a PortageLife reader to be this week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight, has participated in a wide...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is a little younger than past subjects but is just as important to our community. Kyle Johnson, a 6th grader at Fegely Middle School, was recently awarded the prestigious honor of being in the top one...

Generations of Portage students have passed through the halls of Portage High School with just one constant over the last three decades.  While many teachers and administrators have come and gone, Andrew Halaschak has been a fixture in Portage...

A few months ago, we started a series called, A Portage Life in the Spotlight, highlighting some of the people around our community who go the extra mile to make Portage a better place to live. Since then, we've told 23 stories featuring these folks,...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Thomas Fieffer. Fieffer has served as the Chief of the Portage Fire Department for the past three years but has a career in Portage that dates back 19 years. Fieffer has been a lifelong resident of...

Senior Rachel Santos has left her mark on Portage High School after serving as the editor-in-chief of the student run newspaper, the Pow Wow, for the last two years.  Santos is committed to making sure that the students of PHS have a quality...