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Poster showing a bird’s eye view of the Albina neighborhood in 1948, 1962 and 2023 (from left to right).
Restoring Albina
Fictional Tips For a School Year of Success
Fictional Tips For a School Year of Success
Prophet Center - Dr. Matthew Prophet Education Center, where PPS district board meetings are held and budget concerns are brought up and addressed.
Cutting into the Community
Revolution, Grrrl Style
Revolution, Grrrl Style
Vy Tran was elected as Senior Patrol Leader, the highest ranking leadership position in Troop 243 — the second female, all-Vietnamese troop in Oregon.
One of the Boys
Grant Women's Soccer huddled with matching “Save the Bread” bracelets.
From Rituals to Results: Grant Athletes’ Paths to Success
Concrete to Diamond
Concrete to Diamond
Fair Play?
Fair Play?
An Outlet in the Air
An Outlet in the Air
A Swimmer's Setback
A New School of Thought
A New School of Thought
All in The Acting
All in The Acting
Taking care of Batts proved difficult for her family as her illness progressed. Elizabeth and Alan Batts say that in the months before her death, she cut off communication and isolated herself.
A Life Derailed
Playing the Part
Playing the Part
Even though Olivia Bee's work largely centers around working for commercial companies, she's stayed true to the artistic style she's developed over the years, something she describes as "documentary with a romantic eye."
Capturing the Light
Grant High School Vice Principal Luis Jara.
Piecing Grant Together
"An Intellectual Turn of Mind”
"An Intellectual Turn of Mind”
Striking a Chord
Striking a Chord
A Sunny Disposition
A Sunny Disposition
Staying in the Game
Staying in the Game
The one with her Grant jersey “Ratenaproeksa demonstrates her control of the ball as she looks to advance, gripping her stick with only one hand.”
Kate CATZenaproeksa
Mari Baker playing her bass clarinet.
Student Stars
Grant Theater Goes Together
Grant Theater Goes Together
Meet the Staff: Grant Magazine 2024-2025
Meet the Staff: Grant Magazine 2024-2025
Senior Video 2023
Senior Video 2023
Grant's new Digital Photography and Printmaking teacher spends his free time making various pieces of art.
The Media Man
Critiques on the Coastal East
Critiques on the Coastal East
Mental Hell
Mental Hell
Grant senior Max SB.
More Than a Sport: A Lifestyle
A forest of trees is lit up by a sunset, making the bark glow a warm orange color.
Along the Pacific Northwest's Winding Trails
Middletown's poster.
A Review of “Middletown”
Podcast: A Choice of Words, a Matter of Conscience
Podcast: A Choice of Words, a Matter of Conscience
The Student News Site of Grant High School

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Beat of His Own Drum

Beat of His Own Drum

Story by Sarah Hamilton | Photo by Luke Bolton • August 30, 2016
An appearance on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” catapulted alumni Ilan Swartz-Brownstein into the spotlight. But he won’t forget his faith.
Teaching with a Mission

Teaching with a Mission

Story by Blu Midyett | Photos by Kayanna Henderson • August 30, 2016
Susan Bartley has spent years bringing activism into her job as a teacher. At Grant, she plans to continue pushing for educational equity.
Grant's new Digital Photography and Printmaking teacher spends his free time making various pieces of art.

The Media Man

Video by Blu Midyett and Sarah Hamilton • August 30, 2016
Kelly Merrill has done it all. From filmmaking and animation to illustration, Merrill will bring his expertise into his Digital Photography and Printmaking classes at Grant this year.
Time With: Speed Racer

Time With: Speed Racer

Interview by Georgia Greenblum | Photo by Molly Metz • August 30, 2016
Longboarding has given Grant junior Emmet White more than just an outlet for expression.
Striking a Chord

Striking a Chord

Story by Kali Rennaker | Photos by Finn Hawley-Blue • August 30, 2016
Sound has been a guiding force for Branic Howard. Now at Grant, he pushes students to hear music in a new way.
Summer on the Grant High campus

Summer on the Grant High campus

Contributed to by multiple Grant Magazine reporters. • August 30, 2016
Grant Magazine photographers reveal what’s happening around the school during the break.
Grant's new Digital Photography and Printmaking teacher spends his free time making various pieces of art.

The Media Man

Story by Molly Metz | Photos by Finn Hawley-Blue | Video by Blu Midyett and Sarah Hamilton • August 30, 2016
Kelly Merrill has done it all. From filmmaking and animation to illustration, Merrill will bring his expertise into his Digital Photography and Printmaking classes at Grant this year.
Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

Story by Blu Midyett and Kana Heitzman | Photos by Molly Metz and Toli Tate | Video by Mackie Mallison and Ella Weeks • August 30, 2016
After Bowen Terry lost his eldest brother in a tragic accident, water polo was the remedy to his loss of confidence.
While the Japan earthquake of 2011 forced change into her life, Tina Smillie says it has given her the opportunity to focus on her true interests, like dance.

Navigating Two Cultures

Story by Ella Weeks | Photos by Finn Hawley-Blue • August 30, 2016
How Grant sophomore Tina Smillie used an earthquake in Japan to find a new home in America.
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

Story by Ari Tandan | Photos by Finn Hawley-Blue • August 30, 2016
Téa Johnson, winner of Verselandia 2016 and a senior at Grant, uses her poetry as an outlet to speak out about injustices in society.
Editorial: Standing Up

Editorial: Standing Up

By Dylan Palmer • August 30, 2016
It’s time for everyone to get behind Black Lives Matter.
Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Story by Sophie Hauth and Callie Quinn-Ward | Photos by Finn Hawley-Blue | Video by Mackie Mallison • August 30, 2016
Grant High administrators and teachers say they want the school's Theater Department to be more inclusive when it comes to race. When is that going to happen?
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