Mike Martinez, a lifelong Portage resident and a 1998 Portage High School graduate is this week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight. Not only is Mike the voice of the Portage Indians for home basketball and football games, he is the founder of...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mike Martinez
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Michael Berta
Portage Township Schools Superintendent Michael Berta has made an impact on education through his hard work each day for the last 40 years. Those days of hard work will come to an end next summer. Berta has announced the he will retire at the end of...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Diana Rivera
If you walk into or call the Athletic Department at Portage High School you are likely to speak to Diana Rivera, the Athletic Secretary who is this week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight. She works daily in the Athletic Office with Athletic...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: James Brasseur
Portage High School senior James Brasseur has made an impact on his school in a unique way this year. Prior to the start of the fall season, he created a Facebook group titled “Superfans of Portage High School” to provide an outlet to bring all...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Officer Troy Williams
Since 2006, Portage Police Corporal Troy Williams has been assigned to Portage Township Schools as the School Resource Officer or SRO. Williams, a 15 year veteran of the Portage Police Department and a former six year veteran of the United States...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Melissa Deavers-Lowie
When Melissa Deavers-Lowie returned to her alma mater of Portage High School in 2007, she was set to fill a different role. After attending PHS just five years prior, Deavers-Lowie was now a member of the faculty, teaching English and beginning...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Tim Kunstek and Prince The Compassionate Canine
Everyday at Portage High School is different but there is no one who can say that more than Home School Advisor Tim Kunstek. Kunstek, an 18 year veteran of the Portage Township School Corporation, has the unique job of Home School Advisor. There are...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mr. Robert Parker
Robert Parker has been a fixture in the Portage Township Schools system for many years. In those years, Parker has delivered with his unique teaching style, which students are extremely fond of. “I try to have fun. I feel that if I’m...
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