Portage High School

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Portage High School
Address
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6450 US Highway 6

Portage
,
Indiana
46368

United States
Coordinates41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W / 41.55222°N 87.16972°W / 41.55222; -87.16972Coordinates: 41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W / 41.55222°N 87.16972°W / 41.55222; -87.16972
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Opened1932
School districtPortage Township Schools
PrincipalMike Stills
Faculty127.76 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,443 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.12[1]
Color(s)   
SongGo U Northwestern
Athletics conferenceDuneland Athletic Conference
NicknameIndians
NewspaperPow Wow
YearbookLegend
Feeder schoolsFegely Middle School
Willowcreek Middle School
Websitephs.portage.k12.in.us

Portage High School is a public high school in Portage, Indiana that serves grades 9 through 12.

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]

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]
  • Brian Barnas - New Country 103.1 (WIRK) Promotions Director[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Portage High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  4. ^ PHSNewsOnline.com | Portage High School's most reliable source for news, sports, and more[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Darren Elkins UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  6. ^ "WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL Adds Brian Barnas As Promotions Dir". All Access. Retrieved 2021-06-09.

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