Portage Northern High School Alumni
Portage, Michigan (MI)
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James Menchinger - Debate & Forensics Coach
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James Menchinger - Debate & Forensics Coach
Passed away 2026
James Menchinger - Debate & Forensics Coach attended Portage Northern High School in Portage, MI.
Class of 1966
Date of Passing Oct 17, 2026
Date of Passing Oct 17, 2026
Mr. Menchinger was the debate coach in 1965 at Portage Central but when Portage Northern opened in 1966, he transfered there. I was a student of his in his first year of teaching in 1965 and I kept in contact with him until he had dementia and was in a nursing home. I planned on visiting him next month - I didn't make it in time.