Moments: Lunch on the fire escape
They’ve been friends since 2011 when they were students at Beaumont Middle School. These days, they gather at lunch on the east side of Grant High School.
They’ve been friends since 2011 when they were students at Beaumont Middle School. These days, they gather at lunch on the east side of Grant High School.
Senior Kindra Jones felt at home as a library intern. For her, the library was a safe haven. She started working there as a freshman one to two times a week, but it became more frequent starting junior year. She spent most of her time shelving books in the back room or picking up trash tossed on the floor by students. “We check people into the library, check books in and out and…
At Grant, there’s a chance you’ve seen Angelo Accus. He’s the kid who flips and tumbles his way around campus. He spends time teaching anyone how to be acrobatic. People, he says, find it interesting and they want to learn. His friend, Justin Robinson (left), tries to keep up. “When I first landed an aerial, people were like: ‘Whoa, that’s incredible.’ So I kept on doing it and since then it’s just been practice makes perfect….
Students in Melody Rockwell’s art classes recently finished a project the teacher refers to as “an unblocking assignment.” Inspired by Portland painter Flora Bowley, students were encouraged to leave behind their idea of what art is “supposed to look like.” “I thought at first it was kind of ridiculous. I wasn’t sure what the main point of it was. And then I started doing it and it was really relaxing, just throwing things on the…
A few years ago, the Grant girls’ basketball team couldn’t buy a win and the program was
in disarray. Coach Michael Bontemps took over and things began to change. Now, his team has
swept through the Portland Interscholastic League this season with a 16-0 record in conference
play and 21-3 overall.
Members of the Grant community’s stories, shared through photos and their words.