Portage High School
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 | |
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6450 US Highway 6 , 46368 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Opened | 1980 |
| School district | Portage Township Schools |
| Principal | Mike Stills |
| Faculty | 127.76 (on a 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 | Pow Wow |
| 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.
Athletics
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
The Publications Department produces the school newspaper (the Pow Wow), the student yearbook the (Legend), and a website.[4]
Notable alumni
- Darren Elkins - Indiana State Champion wrestler; professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Featherweight Division[5]
See also
References
- "Portage High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- "IHSAA State Championships by School". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- PHSNewsOnline.com | Portage High School's most reliable source for news, sports, and more
- "Darren Elkins UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
External links
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