If you could change one thing about PHN, what would it be?

Chatbox

By Molly Capadagli

Husky Herald Reporter 

Riley Snowden (’15)

“If there was one thing I could change about PHN it would be probably be the way everyone treated each other because like you can tell, some people that just act like they’re better than everyone else and there is some people who are kind and would help anyone who needed help in the school. I wish there were more people like that, because all those little acts of kindness count.”

Emily Gates (’14)

 “I would change off campus lunch because I feel like everyone does it anyways and food locations are right by the school. Not only would I want that to change but also longer lunches. The line at lunch is so long you only have like 15 minutes to eat and chat.”

Hannah Middleton (’16)

“If I could change one thing about Port Huron Northern it would have to be how people think about sports. Everyone thinks football is the number one sport, when in reality tennis, girls’ basketball and boy’s baseball has the most talent. I really don’t think people realize that.”

Jordan Tomlinson (’17)

 “Longer lunches because we can have more time to mingle and eat our lunch. “

Husky Hockey Rivalry

Sports

By Erich Elliot 

Husky Herald Reporter

   The Marysville, Port Huron Northern rivalry met at an all-time high this year. Going into the first game against the Vikings early in the season Northern was defeated 3-1.  It was an all-out tough game but the Vikings came on top with the win.

   During the middle of the season, the rivals met for a second time and came up with a tie. I spoke to one of the captains Justin VanBuskirk (14) and I asked him what his game plan is when they go up against the rival for a third time; the first round in the district playoffs.

    “I expect it to be a hard fought game on both sides, we have to come out on fire from the start and continue to play husky hockey.” Said VanBuskirk (14). The puck drop was scheduled to be at 8:15 Wednesday night.

    Six minutes into the game and Marysville puts one in the back of the net to start off a 1-0 lead against the huskies.  After one period of play the Vikings lead 1-0.  Three minutes into the second Brandon Shagnea (15) gets a one timer to tie things up. 

    Shortly after Bailey McVety (16) sets up Clay Wilson (15) for the second goal to put the huskies up by 1. Hunter Austin (15) found the back of the net twice that night; Nate Wilson (15) also contributed to the 5-1 win with two points.  Justin VanBuskirk (14), Jake Schott (15), Luke Scahill (15) all had an assist.  Trevor Mamps (14) the huskies goalie managed to stop 22 shots from going in.  All though Marysville out-shot the huskies by 14, we still managed to come away with the win.    
Northern plays Saturday at 2:00 the team they play is unannounced.  

Snow Days: Why We Can’t Keep Skipping

Opinion

By Thomas Saura 

Husky Herald Reporter

   So it’s 5 o’ clock on a Monday morning, you’re just opening up your eyes, trying to freshen up your brain for the upcoming daily adversities. No one understands why you’re getting up--its negative 30 degrees outside with a 2-inch sheet of ice on the ground. Oh yeah, now you remember, it’s time for school.

   You have the same thought as everyone else on this treacherous morning of slipping and sliding: Why do we even have school? You think of all the accidents you’re seeing along Pine Grove as you grip the wheel tighter for safety.

   Let’s face it, the morning rush hour can be extremely hectic and tiring to begin with, add terrible road conditions and an angry teenager and you have a recipe for disaster.  With this winter being in the top three for most snowfall in Michigan history, the probability of an accident increases to an overwhelming amount.

   So why do our school district make us go? Why are our lives on the line every morning as we battle through these fierce storms that leave us at the fate of the road?

   Well, a lot of factors go into this, one of the largest being an issue of money.

Truck covered in snow, on a particularly bad day.
Photo By: Matt Fox

   The problem is we have a mandatory 180 days of school we have to attend. If we go past our allotted snow days, we have to make up the days somehow. One solution to this is adding extra days in June.

   Now this would be an effective solution if budgeting wasn't such a problem. For schools to add in extra days means a whole lot of extra money will have to be spent that wasn't originally planned, and as most of us know, this district is pretty tight on money.

   So why not just add an extra 30 minutes to the day? We could put in 5 minutes to each hour and it wouldn't even be noticeable!

   Well that’s where the problem lies; it wouldn't make a difference in each hour. That would just create an extra 5 minutes to line up at the door and mess around with friends, at the cost of having hundreds of students reschedule work and other extra-curricular activities that are affected by us getting out at 3 o’ clock instead of 2:20 pm.

   So the next time you go to complain about having to come into school on a shabby day, just remember you have a set amount of days you need to be at school. In the Port Huron Area School District there are two certainties in life: You will die, and you will go to school for 180 days.

               

Preparing for the ACT's

Feature

By Eric Land 

Husky Herald Reporter

    In any high school the ACTs are taken very seriously, and if the students are serious about going to college it is very important that they study a lot for the ACTs.  If students do not study, they will not be prepared and everything will be a mess when they sit down to take arguably the most important test of your life.

   A very enthusiastic student, Aislinn Hughes (‘15) says, “I need to listen in class every day that I am at school just so I can be prepared to do the reviews because I keep my reviews in class to study from.”

   When asking Hughes if she had any study tips she said, “I go through all of my reviews and when I see a question that I don’t know I put a star next to it. This easy little study tip allows me to review information I don’t know.”

   Hughes said, “One of the most important strategy tips I have learned to do when taking tests is taking notes on the test because those notes I take are usually questions that are asked in the test.”

   Most people when taking the ACTs have certain things they do to help them be more efficient and also more prepared.

   Danielle Tucker (‘15) said, “when studying for the ACTs I usually study more for the class that I am not well at so I do everything I can to help me prepare for my math portions.”

   I asked Tucker if she has done anything yet to help for the ACTs she said, “I have taken some prep classes before at the college before so I have a better idea on what to expect.”

   Most students have a different approach when taking the ACTs than when they take a normal test. Tucker said, “Well, whenever I am taking the reading section I try skimming through each reading section to get a basic summary on what was said.  I do this so I can conserve time and doing this allows me to when answering questions I can just remember where it was at.”

  
Check out Port Huron Northern teachers' motivational ACT/MME mash up song: