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Portage High School

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Opened
  
1980

Faculty
  
124

Phone
  
+1 219-763-8100

Number of students
  
2,594

Principal
  
Maxwell Gill

Grades
  
9–12

District
  
Portage Township Schools

Founded
  
1980

Type
  
Comprehensive public high school

School district
  
Portage Township Schools

Address
  
6450 US Hwy 6, Portage, IN 46368, USA

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

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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 Max Gill. 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:

  • Football (State Champions, 1977 (3A))
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • 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))
  • All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).

    Portage High School also hosts the 14th oldest MCJROTC unit in the United States.

    Portage High School also has a marching band named "The Pride of Portage Marching Band."

    Publications

    The Publications Department produces the school newspaper (the Pow Wow), the student yearbook the (Legend), and a website.

    Notable alumni

  • Lexi Elisha - Christian musician
  • Darren Elkins - Indiana State Champion wrestler; professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Featherweight Division
  • References

    Portage High School Wikipedia