Senior Football Season

Senior Football 

By Sinan Lal

Husky Herald Report

   With the end of an extremely memorable 8-2 season, Port Huron Northern’s football team hopes to come back next year even stronger. 

   A huge part of the recent success of the program has been the prominence of the athletes from the class of 2020. Arguably one of the greatest classes of athletes PHN has ever had, this graduating class will certainly leave some very large shoes to fill in the next few years. 

   Even though they’ll be moving on to bigger things, our class of 2020 athletes looked back on their past few seasons with fondness and left some advice for the next generation. 

   James Delong (‘20), star receiver and corner for the Huskies, noted that he’d remember some of the stunning plays he made this past season for a long time. “My favorite memory this season had to be beating PH in the regular season and keeping the Brick here at PHN. My 60 yard punt return and then touchdown with that crazy two point conversion is definitely something I’ll remember for a long time,” said Delong. 

   Despite the final loss of the season coming to Port Huron, Delong put on a show with one of the most memorable interception catches Memorial Stadium has ever seen. 

   Luke O’Hare (‘20), linebacker and team captain, also reflected on this past season with thoughtfulness. “The best parts of this season were the bonds we formed and how well we worked together, on and off the field. As a senior and a captain, it’s great to see how much we have impacted the football program for the better over the last few years,” said O’Hare. O’Hare anchored the defense his last two years, and was also the receiver on that unforgettable two point conversion against Port Huron.

   PHN’s star quarterback for the last three years, Seth Klink (‘20) simply acknowledged the feelings and nerves surrounding each game. “I’ll never forget the nerves that you feel before a game in the locker room, listening to music with the team. Channeling that energy into a good game and a win, game in and game out, is something that no other feeling can compare to,” said Klink. Klink’s graduation will leave a huge hole in the offense and leaves massive shoes to fill. 

Attendance Policy

 Attendance Policy 

 By Montana Wesley

 Husky Herald Report

 Good attendance at school is something that is necessary in order to have academic excellence and an understanding of what is happening at school. 

   However, the students at Port Huron Northern have not had the best track record of coming to school. 

   In recent years, students, especially seniors, made a habit of not coming to school at all when they didn’t feel like it, or sometimes ended up just skipping a class or two. One reason was a lack of serious consequences.

   However, this school year, the administrators are trying to put an end to the lack of attendance from some students. By implementing a new attendance policy that causes students to lose credit for their classes, administrators are hoping students will think twice about not attending their classes.

   The new attendance policy gives students only 11 absences, excused or unexcused, per class per semester, and if they go over these absences, they end up losing credit for whatever class it is in. This does not include absences that are excused by doctor’s notes, school businesses, or anything that has been pre-approved by whatever administrator is deemed appropriate. 

   In order to get back the credits that they are missing, students are to go in front of a panel of teachers, who are unknown at this point, and appeal. The teachers decide what it is the students must do to restore their lost credits. 

   Principal Mr. Mossett said the school needed a policy. “We had a similar policy years ago and that policy was changed to what we used to have and, quite honestly, kids weren't coming to school and that’s a problem. I think they were finding reasons not to come to school,” Mossett said.

   However, administrators tried their best to design a policy that would not hurt students. “We wanted to design a policy that would encourage kids to come to school. But for kids that have challenges that make it difficult for them to come, it would still allow for that, as well as kids that have a bad start to a semester with attending school can still have a chance to improve and receive credit,” said Mossett.

   Students have varying opinions on this new policy. Most students are against this policy, but there are some students who like this new policy. 

   Junior Nolan Michalik (‘21) has experienced both the new and old attendance policy. 

   “I don’t think it’s that bad of a thing; it encourages people to go to class. I don’t really miss that many days so it doesn't really affect me as much,” Michalik said.

    Aimee Radatz (‘20) feels that it is unfair that seniors in the past have been able to skip classes without consequences.

   “If it was my choice, I wouldn't make any changes to the policy. Seniors always miss a lot of days and it's unfair that our class is getting punished,” said Radatz.

   This new policy has many positives that can be beneficial and help combat attendance issues. However, it is inevitable that there will be some backlash or dislike from students.