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Hello Grant Community,

The Spring Musical starts this week. Tickets are available online. See more information below.

This week is the final week of winter sports and our men’s basketball team has qualified for the

elite eight tournament at the University of Portland Chiles Center. Congratulations to Jefferson

and Lincoln men’s teams and Benson’s women’s team for also making it to the elite eight. A

great showing by the Portland Interscholastic League. Our first game is Thursday, March 8th at

8:15 p.m. vs. West Salem.

Our seniors are anticipating the end of their K-12 education and making plans for opportunities

after high school. The spring months leading up to graduation can be difficult for some students

and this can impact attendance. Please encourage and support students to attend school every

day. Attendance issues can prevent students from being successful in classes and potentially can

influence their ability to graduate on time. Students must be finished with all requirements if

they intend to participate in the graduation ceremony on June 4th.

Have a good week,

Carol

SPRING MUSICAL-INTO THE WOODS

The Grant Performing Arts Department is proud to present their musical Into the Woods.

The show runs March 8-10 at 6:30, with an additional matinee on the 10th AT 1:30.

Performances continue the following week, March 14-16 at 6:30 in the Auditorium. This

production includes the Theatre, Band, Choir, and CTE Audio Engineering and

Woodworking programs - do not miss these incredibly talented actors, singers, musicians,

and technicians. Charming and poignant, with a dark twist, this popular musical blends

many familiar fairy tales into one adventure into the woods as characters seek their

happily ever-afters. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students. New this year, purchase

your tickets online and reserve your own seats now

at http://www.granthighschooltheater.com/

GRANT HIGH SCHOOL

@ Marshall Campus

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE

PRINCIPAL

March 2, 2018

Concessions, with donations from local bakeries, will be sold at the show. The Thespian

club will also be selling flowers for the performers. Please come and support Grant

Performing Arts.

BOOSTER AUCTION

Thanks to everyone who came to the Booster Auction on Saturday. This event raises

money to support athletics, activities and clubs at Grant High School. A special thanks to

Booster President, Miriana Clark, the auction committee and Booster members for

planning and hosting the auction.

STUDENT-RUN BUSINESS

Patti Downing, SpEd Career Coordinator and Community Transition Coordinator,

established a student-run business this year at Grant. Through grant funds, she purchased

equipment for a printing business and has helped teach a class for SpEd students. Our

goal is to establish the business which is run by students at Grant (SpEd and Gen. Ed.) as

a way to teach students skills related to careers. Students learn skills in accounting,

inventory, budgeting, sales, advertising, photoshop and excel, collaboration and problem-

solving. Special Education teacher, Mary Flamer, is also teaching the class and

supporting the students. Recently the teachers and students presented a workshop about

their experience for a local conference on Youth Transitions Programs. Here are some

pictures of their presentation.

ROSE FESTIVAL COURT

On Friday, Grant’s two Rose Festival candidates gave their speeches at an all-school

assembly. We will announce the name of the person who will represent Grant High

School as a Rose Festival Princess at an assembly on March 7th. Congratulation to both

candidates: Jada Mann’s-Wadsworth and Melissa Torres-Duran.

GRANT GENDRILLS COMPETE AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

The Gendrills competed on Saturday at Liberty High School and placed 5th in the Show

Division. Congratulations to the athletes and coaches, Kali Capps and Breanna Williams.

Their set was built with assistance from the GeoTech class at Grant.

The team will practice two more weeks and then enter in the state competition.

CONVERSATION ABOUT PREVENTING TEEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE

MONDAY, MARCH 12th, 6:30- 8:00 pm/ Grant @Marshall Library

Did you know that parents and family connection continue to be one of the strongest

preventative factors for reducing risky behavior connected to Drugs and Alcohol? Join

us on the 12th to begin the conversation about how families, in partnership with the

school community, can engage and support our young adults while they navigate this

period of their life. Grant High School is excited to partner with Big Village, Multnomah

County Wraparound Team, NW Family Services, and Volunteers of America for this

event.

PPS SAFE OREGON

PPS Safe Oregon

Keep yourself and others safe.

You can now anonymously report bullying, violence, drugs or harm that you see or hear

at school. You can report in the following ways:

Online: www.safeoregon.com

Grant website link: “Report Unsafe Behavior”

Email: tip@safeoregon.com

Call or text: 844-4-SARE-OR (844-472-3367)

The Safe Oregon mobile app is also available on iTunes and Google play.

Other options for reporting:

Talk to a trusted adults at home, at school or in the community.

Call the Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Line: 503-988-4888

Always call 911 for emergencies.

4STAR HUNGER PROJECT

Meineke has partnered with us to provide a resource for students and families in the

Grant community. The project will allow us to support students and families with a

weekend supply of food when school lunch and breakfast is unavailable. Our goal is to

provide a backpack that would include 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, snacks and possibly fresh

fruit and/or vegetables. The food is provided free of charge.

Meineke is one of our Marshall neighborhood community businesses and they have

helped get us started with backpacks and food items. We also received a monetary

donation from the class of 2007 from monies collected at their recent 10-year reunion.

Our long term vision is to make this a sustainable resource for any Grant family who is in

need.

If you are interested in donating to this program, we would welcome any non-perishable

food item(s). These items could be: instant oatmeal, granola bars, canned

fruit/applesauce, canned tuna/chicken, peanut butter, pasta and pasta sauce, soup/chili,

rice, beans, cup-o-noodles, etc. All items can be delivered to A30 (office in the gym

foyer, West side of building).

If you have any questions about the program, please reach out to Lee Orr at 971-235-

4490 or 503-916-5160 ext. 81081.

Thanks to Lee Orr (Community Agent) and Liz Mahlum (Vice Principal) for working on

the partnership with Meineke and organizing the project.

PTA

McMenamins Friends and Family Night for the Grant PTA - Save March 13 for dinner

out at the Mall 205 McMenamins and the Grant PTA will receive 50% of proceeds for

the night.

Our regular meeting will be the following week, March 20, at Grant, featuring a

presentation by Madeline Kokes on summer jobs and internships for students.

Fred Meyer Rewards Fundraising

A very easy way to help raise money for the PTA is to link your Fred Meyer Rewards

card to the PTA. You still receive all your same Rewards benefits and the PTA earns a

percentage. For the third quarter of this year, the PTA will receive a check for $629 with

106 households participating. We could easily increase participation in this program with

the number of families we have. Tell your friends and family members, too. Signing up is

easy from these links:

Information on the Rewards program.

Create account and enroll, or link your card if you have an account.

The Grant PTA number is 86178.

GET CONNECTED TO GRANT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

There are several Grant High School Facebook pages. I manage a page that can be found

at: PPS Grant High School. I post pictures and news related to events at the high

school.

I also send information via Twitter at: @ccampbellGHS

ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION TOOL

PPS has shifted family, student and staff communication to a new tool that gives schools

the ability to send texts about emergencies, closures, delays and other important news.

To receive text notifications, you must opt in to the service. You opt in by texting YES

to 68453. Parents and students should confirm their cell numbers listed in the student

information system. Staff should confirm their cell numbers are the “primary” number in

the PeopleSoft system. For more information about texting, go to www.pps.net and click

on the “Mobile First” button.