For Thursday, June 5
Hit the GLIC!
The Grade-Level Information Center has information that is relevant for each class.
An index and archive for this year’s weekly Mustang Minutes
Our Daily Announcements to our students
Want a last look at our Class of 2025 Seniors?
Take a peek inside these two folders of photos, courtesy of the 2025 Roundup yearbook staff and Roundup Photography Editor Liliana Kiszka: Graduation - Class of 2025 and Senior Ride out and Breakfast - Class of 2025. For a limited time, feel free to download any photos you wish to keep. And congratulations to the Class of 2025!
Want even more pictures from Graduation?
We are so fortunate to work with two PC dads who are also wonderful photographers, and they take wonderful pictures throughout the year here. They also all over the place at Graduation, capturing as many memories as possible. They make those pictures available to all of us for a reasonable cost. Just visit the link below to take a look. He is still cleaning up and uploading pictures., so check back periodically.
www.jpike.net/Clients/PCHS/PCHS-Activities/2025-Graduation
Know someone moving to our school district?
Families new to Portage Public Schools can visit our district PPS Enrollment website and select the 'New Families' link to register their student(s). If you have questions specific to high school enrollment, please email our registrar, Nicole Gutshall, at ngutshall@portageps.org. She will be checking emails periodically over the summer.
For more general information on our high school please visit the Central High School website. If you need to speak with someone please call our main office at 269-323-5200 or visit in person Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
For general enrollment questions, please visit our district enrollment website or call the PPS Administration Building at 269-323-5000. You can also visit them at 8107 Mustang Drive, Portage MI. The PPS Administration Building is open Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
PCHS Corral spirit blanket sale!
It’s summer now, but when a Michigan fall comes, the cold temps will return fast. Stay warm in style this fall with your own PCHS Spirit blanket! For just $30, show everyone in the stands your PC pride. Click here to purchase yours today!
IB and AP Testing Season finally finished up last Wednesday
If you have IB or AP testers at home, hopefully they are recovering from the May testing season. This year we administered 427 AP Exams in 18 subjects and 577 IB Exams in 19 subjects (up from 422 IB exams last year and 320 the year before). Looking at last year’s numbers, 41% of the students who tested in AP earned a high enough score to earn college credit. That number was 78% for our IB students. If we apply those same percentages to this year's testers, that means that our PC Senior Class will be awarded approximately $1,250,000 in college credits for the work they did here at PC. And those credits are not just going to a handful of students: 56% of our Seniors took an IB or AP exam. That is pretty incredible – and we are really grateful for the teachers and students who made this all happen.
Our summer office hours
Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Closed Fridays)
Please note the office will be closed on Thursday, July 3.
Summer make-up exams
Our Main Office is open for exam make-ups on Monday through Thursday during summer office hours (listed above). If you need to schedule a time for a student to make up an exam, please call Kathy Jepson at (269) 323-5231 or send an email to her at kjepson@portageps.org. We encourage students who need extra time to come in at 9 AM. Finally, keep in mind that finals will be graded when teachers return to school at the end of the summer. The final course grade will be updated on the transcript in September.
Excited about what our Theatre Department is planning for next year!
Announcing Our 2025–2026 Season!
Unlikely Heroes. Unforgettable Journeys.
This season, we’re celebrating the courage of young voices and the transformative power of storytelling. From a war-torn bunker to the bustling streets of New York, and even the skies above the sea in a giant peach, our stage will come alive with tales of resilience, rebellion, and wild imagination.
Alice By Heart
Set in a London Underground bunker during the Blitz, this poignant and inventive musical follows a young girl who escapes the harsh realities of war by disappearing into the whimsical world of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Newsies
Bursting with high-energy dance and a powerful message, Newsies tells the inspiring true story of the 1899 Newsboy Strike, where a band of young newspaper sellers rise up to demand justice and spark a movement.
James and the Giant Peach Jr.
A delight for all ages, this magical musical takes audiences on a fantastical journey with James and his lovable insect friends as they soar across the ocean in a giant peach on a quest for home and belonging.
Join us for a season of unforgettable characters, daring journeys, and the discovery that even the smallest voice can lead to the biggest change.
Want to get community-service hours over the summer?
Cool! Let’s do them here at PC!
We have been blessed to have a lot of kids help out here over the summer over the past 20+ years, doing a wide variety of things, from watering trees to cleaning to creating cool projects to welcome our students back in August. If you are ever interested, drop me an email anytime – ealburtus@portageps.org – and we can get some fun work done together. Thanks for considering it!
Last call!
Students, don’t forget to clean out your lockers by tomorrow, June 6 at 10 a.m.
We wash out all the lockers over the summer. Anything left in lockers after that Friday morning at 10 a.m. will either be thrown away or donated to a local charity. So please take everything with you for the summer. Thanks!
And while you’re at it, please clean your bedroom and check under your bed for any stray school textbooks and materials that may have lost their way. Get those to the main office during summer office hours so that you don’t end up with a fine.
Did you miss RideOut and Graduation?
No worries: you can watch them on YouTube!
Both the Mustang RideOut and Graduation are livestreamed and then recorded, so friends and family can watch these wonderful events all around the world. Just click here to go to PC’s YouTube channel, share that link with anyone who can’t be there, and we can celebrate, Together.
Featured Summer Sports Camp of the week: Registration opened May 5!
Hey there, Mustang Families! Each summer, our amazing athletic programs host summer camp opportunities for our student-athletes to continue to develop and improve. Click right here to see all our summer camp options. And this week we are featuring our summer Girls Lacrosse Camp!
And if you want to sign up, it’s easy!
Beginning May 5, 2025, families can register
Or go directly to the PPS GoFan Page
Back by popular demand…
Buy a brick for McCamley-Knight or Mustang Field, or a tile for the new pool!
So many families and community members purchased bricks at the new McCam
This sale continues until tomorrow! So if you are considering a brick at McCamley-Knight or Mustang Field, click here. If you would like a tile at the new pool, click here. Thank you — again and again — for all that you have done.
Save these tentative dates for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year!
Monday, August 18 is Freshman Orientation
Freshman Orientation goes from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 18th. It will be held in the Portage Central High School Gymnasium. Incoming 9th graders should be here by 7:45 a.m. and wait outside the gymnasium doors until they are welcomed in by our Link Crew Leaders. We can’t wait to meet you all and are excited to welcome you to the PCHS family! If you have any questions about Orientation, please contact Nikki Smith, Activities Director, at nsmith@portageps.org or 269-323-5265. More information will be coming your way later this year.
And on Monday, August 18th, there is a Code of Conduct Meeting at 11:30 a.m. in the Auditorium. If your child is a 9th grader and plans to participate in Athletics or Activities such as Archery, Debate, DECA, E-Sports, the Fall Play, Forensics, HOSA, Marching Band, Model UN, and the Spring Musical, please attend this meeting. It is the only Code of Conduct meeting you and your child will have to attend for their entire high school career.
Wednesday, August 20 is the PC Open House
The Portage Central High School Open House will be held on Wednesday, August 20th from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be an Activities Fair in Centennial Park, weather permitting (otherwise it will be held in the Commons), so students can get club information before school starts. There will also be an open Meet and Greet to get to know your students’ teachers, students can find their lockers and classes, you can purchase Lunch/Parking/Athletic passes, and visit the school store. This is a great opportunity to get to know Portage Central High School before school actually starts.
Grateful for our kids, colleagues and community, and grateful for summer,
Eric Alburtus
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