While you're home enjoying your snow day, go ahead and purchase your tickets for Portage Northern High School's upcoming performance of ComedySportz, a comedy show with games that challenge the students' improv skills. The show will also include a special alumni and staff night!
To see showtimes and purchase tickets, visit sites.google.com/portageps.org/portage-northern-drama/comedy-sportz.
Another PPS teacher is achieving great things! Carrie Orozco, from West Middle School, received her special education endorsement from Western Michigan University recently.
Congratulations to Carrie (left), pictured here with Nicole Morand, special education supervisor from the Educational Supports and Intervention Department. To learn more about ESI, visit portageps.org/page/educational-supports-and-intervention.
As part of their career unit, Portage Community High School hosted Alec, the Executive Chef from Greenleaf Hospitality Group as a guest speaker this morning. Students were able to learn about a career in the restaurant and hospitality industry and the skills they would need to be successful.
Winter Walking is back! Join us tonight from 6-8 p.m. for some exercise at the Portage Central Stable.
Walking is now open every Tuesday at the Stable and every Thursday at the Doghouse. To learn more, visit portageps.org/o/pps/page/community-enrichment.
How we feel about students and staff returning to school.
We missed you. Welcome back, PPS!
January is School Board of Education Appreciation Month. Thank you to our Policy Governance Board.
To learn more, see meeting schedules and agendas and read our Board policies, visit portageps.org.
We are popping by during your holiday break to tell you tickets are on sale now for the improv show "ComedySportz" at Portage Northern High.
Visit pndrama.ludus.com to purchase tickets today.
Happy Holidays to our students, staff and community! Enjoy your break and time at home with family. We will see students and staff back in the classroom on January 8.
The PPS Administration Building will be closed to the public through Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Central Middle School made the holidays brighter for some students through the Elf Project.
The generous donations from our community partners made it all possible. Thank you to Blue Ox Credit Union, Honor Credit Union, First National Bank, Kwong Orthodontics, Harding’s, Snook Building Solutions and Jersey Giant.
Students at Angling Road Elementary had their very own Roman toga party, complete with grapes and figs as snacks. What a fun lesson to make history come alive!
While holiday break is quickly approaching, the Continuous Improvement work is ongoing at buildings across the District.
Teams of building leadership are meeting with District administrators to discuss Continuous Improvement efforts to create the best learning environment for our students.
To learn more about our District's Strategic Commitments and the Continuous Improvement work happening across PPS, visit portageps.org/page/strategic-commitments.
At Central Elementary, students get extra reading support from Grandma Peer who has three grandchildren in the building.
Thank you to Ms. Peer and other volunteers like her who work alongside our staff to help our students thrive.
These aren't your typical gingerbread houses!
Students in Spanish class at Portage Northern High replicated famous architecture from Latin America using candy, frosting and other edible treats.
Mazie at Portage Central Elementary was busy last week learning to spell her name. Great job, Mazie!
Will your children outgrow their shoes and get new ones for the holidays? You can help Portage West Middle School by donating your gently used or new shoes to the shoe drive.
The school is hosting a drive-thru, drop-off event Tuesday, Jan. 2. from 3-6 p.m. at the middle school, 7145 Moorsbridge Rd.
The Student Vendor Fair at Portage Northern High School included student-made crafts such as ornaments, keychains, bracelets, crocheted items and more.
The first teacher in the PPS pipeline is graduating and will become a full-time teacher at Portage Northern High School.
With the help of the District’s teacher pipeline program, Austin Giles began an accelerated teaching program while also working as a part-time substitute teacher and paraprofessional at Portage Northern High School. He worked under his mentor teacher Laurie Kuiper (pictured with Austin).
Thanks in part to the PPS “Grow Our Own,” program, Austin will graduate this weekend with a master’s degree in special education from Western Michigan University and begin teaching full-time at Northern High.
Congratulations to Austin!!
To read more, visit portageps.org/news
The Portage Central High School Collage Concert, which features choir, orchestra and band students, is a fan-favorite every year. Great job, students!
The Board of Education meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Central High School for a regular business meeting. To view the agenda, click here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1thJcHZcF1wPsXce3Q2dIcGvl7LK6I3aQ/view?usp=sharing
To stream tonight's video, visit the District's YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGbNFZ6-lgI
Portage Northern High students prepared for Winterfest tonight with staff vs students basketball and other fun games!
