Singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and even dressing up as foxes for a rendition of a 2013 hit song -- these are the many talents of Portage Northern High School students. The annual Student Talent Show was a great way to end the week before Spring Break.
To watch the Talent Show -- including a special performance by a rock band of teachers -- visit the PN YouTube page: youtube.com/@PortageNorthernHighSchool2025
Amberly Elementary students celebrated Reading Month in style at this year's Nonfiction Fashion Show! Students dressed up in characters inspired by recent reading and showed off their creations in a parade for their families.
High five -- we made it to Spring Break! Enjoy your long break students and staff. We will see you back Monday, April 7.
Hola, Bienvenido/a al Restaurante Mexicano La Finca. Como le puedo ayudar?
Students in 8th grade Spanish class at North Middle School took a field trip to La Finca Mexican Restaurant to practice ordering in Spanish. Thanks to Teacher Luciana Rua-Weaver for sharing these photos.
¡Gran trabajo, estudiantes!
🐾 Our Wildcats and their families had a great time Tuesday at this year's Woodland Elementary Family Night. 🐾
Portage Central High Track athletes were up before the sun this morning! The distance runners started a morning practice at 5:15 a.m. under the stars at McCamley-Knight Field. Thanks to Coach Krzan for sharing these images of his dedicated athletes!
Is it Spring Break on a tropical island? Nope, it's just test prep in Mrs. Morris's classroom at Lake Center Elementary -- beach style! 🌊🌴☀️⛱️
📚 First graders at Haverhill Elementary were visited Tuesday by Portage City Councilmember Jihan Ain Young for a special reading of 'How I Met My Monster.' 📚
We are celebrating creativity and talent this week at the Portage Northern IB student art show! 🎨✨ A variety of art mediums were on display including acrylic and needle felt to embroidery and ripped paper. Great job, Huskies!
Gumper the rabbit was born with shorter ears than all of his friends … but he's a courageous bunny that saves the day and shows that everyone can be brave!
Gumper made a special visit to Central Elementary School Monday to visit with students and tell his story. Thanks to author and illustrator Cherie Okonski for bringing your amazing story to our students at CEL for Reading Month.
🥳🤩 The Class of 2038 is in the building! 🥳🤩 Kindergarten Registration Night at Portage Public Schools was a chance for future kindergarten and young 5s students to enroll in school, meet their principal, collect spirit swag and more!
Thank you to our community partners who helped make this event such a success!
Let's all take a collective deep breath …. it's the end of another quarter. Friday, March 21, is a HALF DAY for all students and staff and the last day of the third quarter.
Have a restful weekend, and we will see you back in class Monday. ☺️
"Schools to Tools" offered students an interactive and immersive glimpse into the world of skilled trades this week.
Students from Northern, North Middle and Community High got to try their hand at different carpentry skills, virtual welding and more at the mobile experience, hosted by the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters.
Thanks to PNHS teacher Mr. Wykrent for bringing such a great experience to our students!
As summer quickly approaches, the PPS Food Service Department wants to remind families about Sun Bucks -- Michigan's Summer EBT program.
Families with school-aged children who would qualify for free meals at school are eligible for grocery assistance during the summer months. The deadline to apply for May benefits is April 15. Visit michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/food/summer-ebt to learn more.
Our PPS Engagement Specialists are so very special they deserve their very own day of recognition! We have designated March 20 as the official ES Appreciation Day here at PPS. ❤️
The Engagement Specialists in each of our eight elementary schools serve as the school MTSS coordinator for Social Emotional Learning and school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
The team coordinates, plans, and implements support programs and services within the District and the community to ensure the academic and social/emotional success of our students. THANK YOU to our PPS ES's for your amazing commitment to our students! ❤️
Do you live outside of PPS but hope to attend our schools? The Schools of Choice window for those in Kalamazoo County and neighboring counties is open March 1 through April 1. Apply today at portageps.org/enrollment.
As part of our District's continued work alongside Studer Education on improving our service excellence, members of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Board had the chance this week to share their own perspective on our District's culture.
This group was formed to give students the opportunity to share their voice on the District future. Great job, students! 👏
Will you be attending the Young 5s/Kindergarten Registration Night Thursday? Check out this map of Northern High School to see where you need to park and enter.
We hope to see you there! To register for the event, visit portageps.org/enrollment/kindergarten.
Next week is the Y5/Kindergarten Registration Night. We hope to see you there!
All students need to be registered in advance to access on-site services - to register, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu-VkK25uJT3GZJ3YgvyNOr86NO1aXHHOLGMuRT9S5XarIYg/viewform
The Heart of Education Award winners for the month of February were Mae Orr from 12th St. Elementary and Rachel Lam from Moorsbridge Elementary.
These two amazing teachers go above and beyond for our students every day! We appreciate their hard work and dedication. Thank you to them and their wonderful paras. Your work makes a difference!
