Portage Northern High School
History
History
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Portage Northern was built in 1965 to accommodate overcrowding at [Portage Central High School](/wiki/Portage_Central_High_School "Portage Central High School"), the school's crosstown rival. In 2007, Portage voters approved a bond issue that funded major renovations at Portage Northern as well as an entirely new Central High School. The renovations concluded in 2011\.


Why was Portage Northern built?