Senior Calendar

The days, they are a’flying past!  Just weeks until graduation and so many senior-centric events coming up.  The Senior Calendar was mailed to all families with a senior, but here it is, just in case.

‘Protect Young Eyes’

We are excited to announce our next parent night in the continued conversations of digital citizenship and follow up to Screenagers! Portage Public Schools has invited Protect Young Eyes (protectyoungeyes.com) to visit our community. Led by Chris McKenna, PYE is a team of digital experts who present around the country. All parents and guardians are invited to a parent 90-minute seminar at 6:30, Tuesday April 24 at Northern High School or Thursday May 10 at Central High School. It’s free and no tickets needed! You will walk away empowered with more information and with specific strategies to implement in your homes! You do not want to miss this opportunity.

Prom Tickets

Prom tickets will go on sale April 9, right after spring break, in the counseling office.  Price is $35, cash or check made to PPS.  Prom is April 28, 8:30-11:30pm and will be at the Radisson Plaza this year.

Grad Bash Tickets

Grad Bash tickets are on sale April 16-20 for $50.  After April 20, the ticket price will go to $60.  They can be purchased in the lower commons during both lunches with cash or check made to “PN Grad Bash”.  There is a signup/waiver form that must accompany payment in order to sign up for the buses.  This will arrive with a Senior Mailing in early April, or can be picked up at their ticket table starting April 16.

Attendance

If your student needs to arrive late, leave early, is going to be away from school for just a few minutes or will be gone all day, thanks for keeping us in the loop.

10th+12th grades, Mrs Mein: 323-5562

9th+11th grades, Mrs Clemens: 323-5471

For more details and FAQs about attendance, visit our Attendance page or our Student Handbook.

Stay in the Huskie Loop!

If you’re a parent or student who likes to know what’s going on around here, you’ll want to opt-in to receive our daily announcements.  You’ll get the same information that is presented daily in the building, delivered right to your inbox every morning, plus other important notifications like when the Huskie Tracks is ready (around the first of every month).   News will come right to you, ‘hot off the press’, into your e-mailbox.  Just click on this link:  portageps.org/parents/email or contact Brenda Marsh.

Are you on Facebook?  Did you know we have our own Page where you can get updates, news etc right in your news feed?  Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @PortageNorthern.

Pay-to-Participate

If a student has been added to the roster of a sports team, musical cast/crew or other activity, there may be Pay-to-Participate fees that are due.  View the Pay-to-Participate information and worksheet for complete details.  Additionally, here are instructions to pay athletic or activity fees via Skyward.

Commemorative Brick Sale!

Here’s a fantastic opportunity to ‘Leave a Legacy, Brick by Brick’  on our new athletic campus — for families, alumni, community members and businesses, student organizations or clubs, sports teams, etc.  You can also honor the memory of a loved one or maybe a beloved staff member with these personalized brick pavers.

We are proud that our students are a vital component in this brick campaign.  Our business students have been a vital part of the design process, our marketing students will be practicing their skills out in the community, our website design class has designed and coded the order website, and our technical arts students will be engraving the actual bricks.  We are very excited about the opportunity to include our students as we raise funds to beautify our campus with beautiful fixtures, lighting, banners, outdoor furniture etc, as the new athletic facilities come online, as well as bolster the departments and programs taking part.  Please consider Leaving a Legacy, Brick by Brick, right here on Northern’s campus. Order at pnbricksale.com.

Lunch Money

If you’d like to see our daily menus, nutritional information or add money to your student’s account, visit the PPS Food Services page.

Skyward Family Access

Here is a direct link to Skyward Family Access.

Students login with their firstname. lastname that matches their PPS email and their network password.  If your student does not know or does not remember their password, they can check in at their grade office or see Brenda Marsh in the 3rd floor offices.

Parents, if you don’t know your password, here are easy instructions to reset:

1. Make sure your email is on file and up to date with your school.  This should have been included with your enrollment information.

2. Navigate to skyward.portageps.org to access the log in screen.

3. Click on the “Forgot Password” link, which is just underneath the ‘Sign In’ button.

4. Enter the email you have on file with your school and click “submit”.

​5. You will receive a link in your email inbox with a Login ID and instructions to reset your password.

If you have other questions about Skyward, please contact Brenda Marsh by email or call 323-5466.