Portage High School | |
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Address | |
6450 US Highway 6 Portage, Indiana, Porter County 46368 United States |
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Coordinates | 41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W / 41.55222°N 87.16972°WCoordinates: 41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W / 41.55222°N 87.16972°W |
Information | |
Type | Comprehensive public high school |
Opened | 1980 |
School district | Portage Township Schools |
Principal | Maxwell Gill |
Faculty | 124 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,594 (2013-2014) |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.92 |
Color(s) | |
Song | Go U Northwestern |
Athletics conference | Duneland Athletic Conference |
Team name | Indians |
Newspaper | Pow Wow |
Yearbook | Legend |
Feeder schools | Fegely Middle School Willowcreek Middle School |
TV Station | Indians News Network (INN) |
Website | Official Website |
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 Max Gill. The school offers a wide range of classes including Advanced Placement classes and dual credit enrollment classes.
Portage High School offers a wide range of athletics including:
All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).
Portage High School also hosts the 14th oldest MCJROTC unit in the United States.
Portage High School also has a marching band named "The Pride of Portage Marching Band."
The Publications Department produces the school newspaper (the Pow Wow), the student yearbook the (Legend), and a website.