What's recently happened: On Friday, February 4, students of Portage High School (PHS) attended their first winter formal since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to safety precautions, only 400 students were able to purchase...
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: Portage exhibits January as a new adventure
What's recently happened On December 21, 2021, Portage High School (PHS) went on winter break. Over break, students and faculty of PHS made the most of their breaks. Allison Conrad, a senior at PHS, spent a lot of time with her friends and...
#1StudentNWI: Portage showcases how the month of December can be full of hard work and happiness
Portage High School’s (PHS) National Honors Society (NHS) recently sold candy grams at every lunch for two weeks straight. A candy gram is a candy cane with a personalized letter attached and can be bought and sold to students, teachers, or faculty...
#1StudentNWI: November at Portage High School brings quality entertainment to the community with plays and concerts
What recently happened - Geek! thespians fall play This past weekend, November 12 - 14, the Portage High School (PHS) thespians put on its fall production Geek! by Crystal Skillman. This production entailed two huge fans (Honey played by Samantha...
#1StudentNWI: Bustling beginnings at the Porter County Career and Technical Center
What’s happened: This October, Porter County Career and Technical Center (PCCTC) students gave back. On October 8, the PCCTC health science classes held a fundraiser for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Students participating at...
#1StudentNWI: Portage High School hosts junior-senior prom
What’s recently happened? And at Last I See the Light On May 8, Portage High School hosted a prom for juniors and seniors. The theme “And at Last I See the Light” was inspired by the 2010 Disney film Tangled. While the event did not occur...
#1StudentNWI: League of Women Voters’ local Northwest Indiana chapters
League of Women Voters is an important national and state organization and also has local chapters. Two such local chapters to Northwest Indiana are League of Women Voters of Porter County and League of Women Voters...
#1StudentNWI: Portage gymnasts make a strong showing at state meet
What’s recently happened? Gymnasts conclude their season with a 5-5 record Three Portage gymnasts participated in the State gymnastics meet at Ball State University on March 12. Sophomores Wrigley Barcelli, Shelby Conrad, and Payton Peele...
#1StudentNWI: A Q&A session with Porter County Council member Andy Bozak
Andy Bozak has served on the Porter County Council since being elected in the November 2020 election. Bozak also previously served on the Porter County Council from 2017 to 2018, and the Burns Harbor...
#1StudentNWI: Portage High School Quiz Bowl qualifies for state and other club activities shine during winter session
What's happened? PHS Quiz Bowl team qualifies for State For the second year in a row, Portage High School (PHS)’s Quiz Bowl team has qualified for state finals, which will be held virtually on March 6. Coached by PHS social studies teacher...
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