Portage High School
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| Portage High School | |
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| Address | |
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6450 US Highway 6 , 46368 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W / 41.55222°N 87.16972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Opened | 1932 |
| School district | Portage Township Schools |
| Principal | Mike Stills |
| Faculty | 127.76 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,443 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.12[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Song | Go U Northwestern |
| Athletics conference | Duneland Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Legend |
| Feeder schools | Fegely Middle School Willowcreek Middle School |
| Website | phs |
Portage High School is a public high school in Portage, Indiana that serves grades 9 through 12.
The school has been in the area since the 1960s but can be dated back to the 1940s. The school serves the Portage, Indiana area as well as the South Haven area of Valparaiso, Indiana and Ogden Dunes, Indiana. The principal is Mike Stills.[2] The school offers a wide range of classes including Advanced Placement classes and dual credit enrollment classes.
Athletics[edit]
Portage High School offers a wide range of athletics including:[3]
- Football (State Champions, 1977 (3A))
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Track and field
- Cross country (State Champions: 1974, 1984, 1992, 1999)
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Gymnastics (State Champions 1975, 2013)
- Golf
- Wrestling
- Cheerleading
- Swimming
- Softball (State Champions, 2000 (3A), 2013 (4A))
All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).
Publications[edit]
The Publications Department produces the student news website and newspaper (The Chronicle),[4] as well as the student yearbook (Legend).[5]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Len Clark, Ph.D. '82 – Sports journalist and educator. ‘Indiana Sportscaster of the Year’ and the National Powerade Winner for ‘Best audio Package,’ from the National Sports Media Association. Recipient of the ‘Sagamore of the Wabash’ in 1996. [6]* Darren Elkins - Indiana State Champion wrestler; professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Featherweight Division[7]
- Brian Barnas - New Country 103.1 (WIRK) Promotions Director[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Portage High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Administrators - Portage High School". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ https://portagetownshipmedia.com/
- ^ "PHS 2023 YEARBOOKS ON SALE!". phs.portage.k12.in.us. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Len Clark, Ph.D.= https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenclarkphd/".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title=|url=(help) - ^ "Darren Elkins UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL Adds Brian Barnas As Promotions Dir". All Access. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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