Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have 150 8th graders touring the Career Center while juniors and seniors are also in class? The Career Center got a taste of this exact scenario on Friday, April 10th as 8th graders from both Kouts and...
Student Voices
In 2014, GreatNews.Life established the Student Voices internship program (formerly #1StudentNWI), allowing high school students to share an insider’s view of everything happening at the high schools on a monthly basis. The GreatNews.Life staff not only edits and publishes their work but also sends feedback to the students to help them grow as journalists.
#1StudentNWI: Spring News from Portage High School
Kindness All Around In order to promote student camaraderie and improve compassion within its halls, Portage High School has started its very own “Chain of Kindness.” The rules are simple: faculty members look for students doing good deeds; this...
Students attend State Career Development Conference
“It was probably one of the coolest conferences I have ever attended in high school,” says Senior Lorenzo Venturella when describing his SCDC experience. High school is full of opportunities to meet new people, discover your passion, and pursue...
#1StudentNWI: Celebrating the Arts and Awesome People at Portage High School
Art on the Lake Tuesday, March 3, was awards night for the second annual Art on the Lake, an art show put on by the art teachers of PHS to showcase student artwork. Art teacher Paula Weise was the organizer of the event. “It’s an awesome feeling...
#1StudentNWI: What’s Happening at The Porter County Career and Technical Center?
This past Friday, students from the Porter County Career and Technical Center headed to the Chicago Auto Show. Three buses full of students, teachers, and friends of the Career Center joined the trip to see what the auto show had to offer. The...
#1StudentNWI: What’s Happening at Portage High School?
Winter is coming: Students Dance the Night Away at the Annual Winter Formal Every year around January or February, Portage High School throws its first dance of the school year: Winter Formal. The girls get dolled up in their dresses and the boys...
#1StudentNWI: DECA Students Learning Real-World Skills
As the first semester draws to an end at The Porter County Career and Technical Center, the DECA season is just beginning for the Entrepreneurship and Strategic Marketing classes taught by Jennifer Gaulin. This is just one organization among many...
PHS Inducts New Members Into National Honor Society
Anabelle Tokash is PortageLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at Portage High School. This month, Anabelle wrote about the recent National Honor Society induction at the school. A total of 25 seniors and 39 juniors were among the inductees. Every...
New Crew Takes Indian News Network To Another Level at Portage High School
Anabelle Tokash is PortageLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at Portage High School. This month, Anabelle wrote about the Indian News Network, a student group takes takes pride in delivering the daily announcements with a twist. Each and every...
Yes We Khan: Pride of Portage Marching Band Will Bring Success
Anabelle Tokash is PortageLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at Portage High School. For her first story, Anabelle wrote about the Pride of Portage marching band and their Genghis Kahn-inspired routine. Ideas in Motion Media is looking to hire...