Portage High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Portage High School
| logo_size = 300
| image =
| streetaddress = 6450
| city = Portage
| state = Indiana
| zipcode = 46368
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|41|33|08|N|87|10|11|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| opened = 1932
| type = Public secondary school
| district = Portage Township Schools
| grades = 9–12
| principal = Mike Stills
| enrollment = 2,248(2024-2025){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=180915001514|title=Portage High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 138.33 {{FTE}}
| nickname = Indians
| rival = Crown Point High School
Chesterton High School
Valparaiso High School{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/crown-point-bulldogs-(crown-point,in)/rival.htm|title=Rivalry-Crown Point High School (IN)|publisher=MaxPreps|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}
| conference = Duneland Athletic Conference
| song = Go U Northwestern
| colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}}
| yearbook = Legend
| newspaper = The Chronicle
| homepage = {{URL|http://phs.portage.k12.in.us}}
| feeder_schools = Fegely Middle School
Willowcreek Middle School
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://phs.portage.k12.in.us/our_school/main_office |title=Administrators - Portage High School |access-date=2016-08-28 |archive-date=2016-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825055338/http://phs.portage.k12.in.us/our_school/main_office |url-status=dead }} 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:{{Cite web |url=http://www.ihsaa.org/TourneyInfo/TourneyInfoStatistics/FormerStateChamps/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/581/Default.aspx#2653415-p |title=IHSAA State Championships by School |access-date=2014-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513035928/http://www.ihsaa.org/TourneyInfo/TourneyInfoStatistics/FormerStateChamps/StateChampionshipsbySchool/tabid/581/Default.aspx#2653415-p |archive-date=2016-05-13 |url-status=dead }}
- Football (State Champions, 1977 (3A))
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Basketball (Regional Champions: 1988, 1996) (Sectional Champions: 1956, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2025)
- 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))
- Esports (State Champions Rocket League (3A), 2023 Spring, IEN)
All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).
Publications
The Publications Department produces the student news website and newspaper (The Chronicle),{{Cite web | title=Portage Township Media – The Student News Site of Portage High School | url=https://portagetownshipmedia.com/ | access-date=2025-04-03 | website=portagetownshipmedia.com}} as well as the student yearbook (Legend).{{Cite web |title=PHS 2023 YEARBOOKS ON SALE! |url=https://phs.portage.k12.in.us/apps/news/article/1645020 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=phs.portage.k12.in.us |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.portage.k12.in.us Official website]
{{Duneland}}
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Category:Schools in Porter County, Indiana