Portage High School is a public high school in Portage, Indiana that serves grades 9 through 12.
Portage High School | |
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Address | |
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 |
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.
Portage High School offers a wide range of athletics including:[3]
All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).
The Publications Department produces the student news website and newspaper (The Chronicle),[4] as well as the student yearbook (Legend).[5]