Portage Northern High School

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Portage Northern High School
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Address
Portage Northern High School
1000 Idaho Ave.

Portage
,
Michigan
49024-1233
Coordinates 42°14′04″N85°36′03″W / 42.2345°N 85.6007°W / 42.2345; -85.6007
Information
School typePublic
Founded1965
School district Portage Public Schools
SuperintendentMark Bielang
PrincipalVacant
Teaching staff60.27 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,235 (2023-24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.99 [1]
Language English
Area Urban
Color(s)   
MascotHuskies
Website portageps.org/schools/high/nhs
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year [2]
Change vs.
prior year [2]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %21.9 / 12.5
Proficient %24.0 / 27.8
PR. Proficient %13.9 / 44.4
Not Proficient %40.3 / 15.3
Average test scores
SAT Total1034.7
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Portage Northern High School is a high school in Portage, Michigan. Northern High School serves 1,235 students from ninth through twelfth grades. [1] In addition to meeting the regular education needs of students living in the PNHS attendance area, the school also houses several special education programs that address the needs of students throughout the Portage district. In addition, Northern is one of nine Michigan high schools currently authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, a rigorous curriculum for grades 11 and 12 that focuses on globalism and interdisciplinary study. [3]

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History

Portage Northern was built in 1965 to accommodate overcrowding at Portage Central High School, the school's crosstown rival. In 2007, Portage voters approved a bond issue that funded major renovations at Portage Northern as well as an entirely new Central High School. [4] The renovations concluded in 2011.

Student activities

Arts

Portage Northern has an arts program with a band, choir, orchestra and visual arts program.

Athletics

Portage Northern High School has numerous Varsity and club teams, including: American football, soccer, baseball, softball, swimming, diving, marching band, tennis, golf, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, cross country running, track, competitive cheerleading, hockey, gymnastics, and water polo. Portage Northern competes in the west division of the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference. [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 {{https://www.mhsaa.com/sites/default/files/Enrollment%20and%20Classification/2324enroll.pdf}}
  2. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Portage Northern - About PNHS". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Portage Public Schools - Bond Project Updates". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  5. ↑ Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference
  6. ↑ Yoder, Roger (15 February 2022). Detroit Tigers: Michigan's Favorite Sports Team. Gatekeeper Press. p. 89. ISBN   978-1-6629-1527-7 . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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