MCJROTC
Cadets and honored guests from Portage High School Marine Corps JROTC gathered to celebrate the 240th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps on 13 November 2015. The event had nearly 400 attendees and the Guest of Honor was Chief of Police Troy Williams.
On 18 November 2015 four PHS MCJROTC Cadets were honored by the Portage Exchange Club for their academic achievement, leadership and community service. Cadets honored were Cadet Captain Jordan McDaniel, Cadet First Lieutenant Jason Kaurich, Cadet Second Lieutenant Dariann Pfieffer and Cadet Sergeant Major Amanda Kirka.
World Language Department
Four of Portage High School's Spanish students are applying to the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages. Todd Stivers, Kai Watkins, Angelica Lopez, and Kaitlyn Yates have made it through the first elimination round, which was a test of the Spanish language abilities. The IUHPFL Program sends students to Spanish speaking countries where they study and live for 5-7 weeks. Participants are expected to only speak Spanish for the duration of the trip and will take part in intensive classes, as well as go on several life changing excursions. The entire World Language Department staff is extremely proud of these individuals, and are eager for them to share their Portage Pride... Worldwide!
Government Class
Students in Mrs. Wysocki's government class can easily work individually, in small groups, and in large group discussions. The new furniture helps break the ties of seating charts to help foster collaboration. Ryan Malarik, Rachel Wight, and Dakota Steele share their Economic vocabulary word: strike. The students were able to define, create, and draw their example for the word strike on their new white boards.
Guidance Department
This week during Portage High School’s Tribe Time, the Guidance Department met with sophomores to provide important scheduling information for the 2016-2017 school year. For those interested in enrolling in one of the Career & Technical Education programs, the first open house is scheduled for December 4th and application are due by December 1st.
Business Department
Portage's InterAct club attended the annual Rotary World Affairs Conference about immunization and vaccinations at Ivy Tech in Valparaiso, IN.