Portage High School Physical Science Class Learns about Electricity

PHS-Physical-Science-Class-05-13-15The Physical Science class is learning about electricity. They have been working with circuit kits to learn about conductors and insulators.

Ms. Keeker's English 11 class has been studying the Harlem Renaissance and will begin a project to compose a blues or rap song. Students will have the opportunity to perform it in class for extra credit.

On Tuesday, May 12, eight students from our Life Skills class enjoyed a visit to the South Haven Library. Given a list of questions, they had to explore the library to discover the answers. An example question is: "Name 3 ways the library accommodates physically or visually handicapped people." By the way, did you know there are braille books there? The kids found those very interesting, as well as discovering books on CD's.

The Applied Economics class just completed a unit on personal finance including saving, investing, and personal credit.