Portage High School

Portage Robotics is Headed Back to the World Championships!

Portage Robotics is Headed Back to the World Championships! Porta-Botz! middle school Team “2568K”, Ilija Kirov and Grant Kappes, and college team “Porta”, Connor Edwards, Payton Bailey, and Scott Watson both won the “Excellence Award” at their respective World Qualifying tournaments. 2568K earned...

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PHS Teacher Awarded Project Lead the Way Grant for Computer Science Course

PHS Teacher Awarded Project Lead the Way Grant for Computer Science Course Portage High School’s course list will include a Computer Science class next year, thanks to a grant from the organization Project Lead the Way. PHS PLTW teacher John Hruskocy was awarded a grant to attend training this summer to teach a new...

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PHS Senior Named Winner in Peachjar’s Student Success Story Contest

PHS Senior Named Winner in Peachjar’s Student Success Story Contest Portage High School senior Sanja Kirova has been named a winner in Peachjar’s Student Success Story contest. The contest highlights students who have been impacted by after-school programs in the community. This school year, Kirova organized She...

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Portage High School Selected for AP-TIP IN Program Through University of Notre Dame

Portage High School Selected for AP-TIP IN Program Through University of Notre Dame Portage High School has been selected to participate in the Indiana Advanced Placement Teacher Investment Program. AP-TIP IN is hosted by the University of Notre Dame Institute for Educational Initiatives Center for STEM Education. The program aims...

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Portage High School BPA Students Qualify for State Competition

Portage High School BPA Students Qualify for State Competition The Portage High School Business Professionals of America students brought back multiple honors last weekend after competing at the annual BPA Regional Competition. Regionals, which took place at Kankakee Valley High School on Dec. 8, is the first of...

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Portage High School Preparing for College and Careers Classes Attend the Construction & Skilled Trades Day

Portage High School Preparing for College and Careers Classes Attend the Construction & Skilled Trades Day On Tuesday, November 27, thirty-five students from the PHS Preparing for College and Careers Classes attended the Construction & Skilled Trades Day at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Students were given opportunities to explore the...

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Pride of Portage Marching Band Receives Gold Rating at Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Open Class “A” Northern Regional

Pride of Portage Marching Band Receives Gold Rating at Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Open Class “A” Northern Regional On Saturday, October 13th, the 112-member Pride of Portage marching band travelled to Lafayette Jefferson High School to compete in the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Open Class "A" Northern Regional. The band received a Gold rating...

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PHS Senior Named Commended Student in National Merit Scholarship Program

PHS Senior Named Commended Student in National Merit Scholarship Program Portage High School senior Evan Gerike has been named a Commended Student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students place among the top 50,000 students of the 1.6 million in the country who took the Preliminary SAT/National...

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