Moments: Morning Rush
Every Friday morning, Grant High School faculty members, alumni and other members of the community gather in the gym to play pickup basketball.
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Grant High holds school-wide talks about race
On a routine Monday morning when most secondary schools were in the midst of regular classes, Grant High School fell silent. Few people roamed the hallways. Instead, in an unprecedented move, Grant students and staff sat in sixth-period classrooms, participating in the Portland Public School district’s first school-wide discussion on race. Dubbed “Race Forward,” the event comes after months of internal meetings between Grant administrators, students and the district’s equity department. The result…
The First Time
Members of the Grant community recall how the N-word has affected their lives.
More Than Meets the Eye
Eight Grant students take pride in their lockers.
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,…
Grant’s Ella Donaghu captures No. 2 spot in national cross country championships
Ella Donaghu, arguably one of the best female high school runners in Oregon history, took second place Saturday in the Nike Cross Country Nationals meet at Glendoveer Golf Course in Northeast Portland.