Moments: Feliz Navidad?

A suspicious fire on Dec. 7 prompted a school-wide evacuation of Grant High School. But it wasn’t the only incident that took place. Social studies teacher Marta Repollet and some of her students spent hours decorating their classroom door for a competition among teachers days before. They arrived at school that morning, only to see most of their work torn down. Irene Santiago-Chavez, 17, senior (pictured):“Originally when I saw it all torn down,…

Coming Back

On a Monday morning in early July, Liz Mahlum walked through Grant’s large front doors for one of the first times in two years. It was sweltering and she was jittery, ready to set to work unpacking her new office. But her morning would not be spent getting ready for school. As she eagerly opened the door to the space that would soon become her second home, the first thing that hit her…