THE GRANTONIAN

Dear Grant Students and Families,

To ensure the safety and well-being of our students and staff, we are reinforcing the following entrance policy.

• Upon arrival, students must enter the main building through the front doors unless their first class is in the Art Building or Hollyrood.

• Late arrivals (after the bell) must sign in at the main office. Signing in ensures student safety and accountability in case of an emergency.

• Side entrances throughout the rest of the day: Students must show their PPS IDs to be "buzzed in”. Front office entry is required otherwise.

• Doors must remain secured all day. Propping doors open or admitting others is prohibited and will result in disciplinary action.

Given the high volume of people on campus at any given time, we are working to implement measures that control building access and mitigate potential risks. It is crucial that students understand the reasoning behind these necessary security directives.

We ask that parents and families reinforce our expectations by discussing the importance of safety and reassuring students that these measures are in place solely to ensure student and staff well-being at Grant High School.

Thank you for your continued support,

Grant High School Administration

Whether you are new to Grant or a returning family, we look forward to the year ahead.

As our sports and student activities get underway, we wanted to share information on how you can make purchases or donations to support our incredible school!

Our classrooms and programs are robust and the price of supplying materials and ensuring safe and productive learning environments is costly; We would not be able to achieve this without your support.

REQUEST FOR GENERAL DONATION any amount is helpful

This year, as a school, we are tasked with doing more with less; staff, supplies, & funding. In light of this, we see that our greatest need right now is for general donations that can be used to provide:

• Course-specific and schoolwide supplies & equipment to our classrooms and support areas
• Student activities for enhanced learning, community building and engagement
• Student incentives
• Student events and celebrations
• Student support- Financial Assistance, Scholarship, 4-star Hunger Project, Support Groups

ASB STICKER

Purchase a $30 ASB sticker for your student's ID* which includes:

• Free and Fast entry to all regular season home games and
• Free and Fast entry to Homecoming Game and Dance
• Discounted Dance tickets
• All proceeds support our Student Activities.

*Your student must have the sticker on their ID for entrance. This can be picked up during lunch or after school at the Bookkeeper's Window in the hall near the main office.

YEARBOOK

Login to schoolpay to pre-purchase a $55 yearbook for your student before the price goes up to $65 after 11/30.

LIFETIME FITNESS CLASS UNIFORM

Uniforms are required for Lifetime Fitness (formerly known as PE 1-2) students, but they are not provided through district resources. This fee helps to cover the cost of PE T-Shirt, Shorts, Workbook, and other supplies.

CLASS DONATIONS

If you prefer to give directly to a classroom or department, you will find them listed here. You can expect further communications from your student's teachers at Back-to-School Night on September 18th from 6-8:30 PM.

Whether it’s staff in the classroom, office, cafeteria, health room or athletics, we care about your students and continue to be humbled by your support.

With gratitude,

Grant High School

GO GENERALS!

Student participation at sporting events and dances is highly encouraged and celebrated at Grant High School. To make attendance easier for our students, we offer an annual Associated Student Body (ASB) Sticker for $30 that provides for this school year:

• Free & Fast Admission to Homecoming Game/Dance
• Free & Fast Admission to Home Games (regular season only)
• Discounts to future dances

What are the benefits?

If your student plans to attend dances or any home games, the ASB sticker will save both money and time with a quick flash of their ID for admittance to games! All proceeds are used to support: student activities, classroom supplies and equipment, events, and students experiencing financial hardship.

Where can I purchase one for my student?

Purchase the 24/25 ASB sticker online and then we will have time during lunch and after school for your student to have it added to their brand-new GHS Student ID. To purchase in-person, you can also send your student in with cash or check.

Congratulations to our Girls Soccer team on an incredible season. Our Generals fell short in the state championship against Jesuit last Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium 2-1. Thank you to all of you who came out to support our team!

Athletics Information for Grant and the PIL

No Backpack Policy: Per PPS policy, no backpacks are allowed while attending athletic events on district property.

Admission: We will charge admission to the following sports across the district: football, volleyball, wrestling, and boys’ and girls’ basketball.

How to Purchase Tickets:

This season, we will be offering digital ticketing through GoFan. You can pre-purchase tickets for all PIL-hosted events online through GoFan Tickets. Links for tickets to PPS athletic events will be available on the district athletic website and individual school's athletic websites. Above is the link to all Grant Games and Season Passes.

Fans can purchase tickets online through GoFan or by presenting a card or mobile payment option at the ticket gate. All major credit cards, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, are accepted. Student ASB stickers will also be honored this year.

We will have JV2 Basketball games at the same time as Varsity Contests, we will begin charging for our contests at 530pm, including the JV2 game if it is at the same time as a Varsity game.

Winter PIL Single Game Ticket Prices:

• Basketball: adults $7, students $5, senior citizens $5

• Wrestling: adults $7, students $5, senior citizens $5

• Swimming: no charge

Athletics Passes: This year, spectators can purchase athletics passes. These passes are accepted at all league events. These passes do not get you into preseason games outside the PIL.

• Winter PIL Pass: $90

Outside Food: Outside food and drink are not allowed in our athletic contests. Some sites will have concessions available for purchase.

Entry Point: We have one point of entry for our contests in our Gym. These are the gym doors on the east side of the gym. You will be directed to use those doors for entry.

No Re-Entry: Once a person enters a varsity game, they are not allowed to leave the event and then return. This policy is for both students and adults.

Spectator Conduct: It is of the utmost importance that we conduct ourselves with the highest level of sportsmanship towards visiting schools, athletes, fans, and officials. The PIL is seeking to provide the best experience possible for everyone who attends our athletic contests. What makes these events fun and enriching is when we all do our part regardless of the outcome. Should any concerns arise, please seek out event workers, administration, or security personnel for help. We appreciate your support in advance.

We cheer for our athletes, support our coaches, stay off the referees, and respect our opponents. Anyone unable to follow these guidelines may be asked to leave the gym or field.

Saturday November 23rd

Gendrills Dance @ Reynolds Competition 9am

Wednesday December 4th

Girls Basketball @ Forest Grove Jamboree (JV/Varsity) 5pm

Friday December 6th

Boys Basketball v Mountainside JV/Frosh 5pm, Varsity/JV2 630pm

Saturday December 7th

Gendrills Dance @ Rex Putnam Competition 9am

Fall Sports Wrap-Up

The 2024 Fall Sports Season was a good one to be a General. Here are the successes from our Teams this Fall. Congratulations to all of our Fall Athletes for an outstanding season!

Volleyball - Won the PIL Title for the second year in a row, made it to the Quarterfinals of the state playoffs for the first time in school history. Head Coach Erin Cole won Coach of the Year.

All League Winners

1st Team - Maggie McCarthy (S, OH), An Roesinger (MB), Cecily Wagstaff (OPP)

2nd Team - Osa Olsgaard (OH), Claire Coffey (S)

Cross Country - Boys and Girls Teams qualified for the State Meet with the Boys finished 6th and Girls Finishing 14th

All League Winners

1st Team - Amelia Campbell, Nate Rumberger

2nd Team - Noah DuVivier

Honorable Mention - Marina Streich, Liam Paulson, Grady Gilkey

Water Polo - Both boys and girls teams made the state playoffs with the girls team reaching the semifinals.

All League Winners

1st Team - Sofia Korpi, Karis Malinosky, Piper Powell, Kajsa Brown, Seneca Wahab-Holles

2nd Team - Coco Ord, Quinton Perkins, Kazmer Zawadski

Honorable Mention - Jenna Fryer, Ava Fogerty, Evan Creany

Football - Just missed out on state playoff qualification

All League Winners

1st Team - Marcus Rouse (RB), Jaylen Hill (OL, DL), Tre Hoffert (DB), Thomas Browning (LB), Deckard Hale (LB)

2nd Team - Payton Dinh (OL), Braden Baker (P)

Honorable Mention - Patrick Ford (DL)

Boys Soccer - Finished tied 1st for the PIL Title, reached the Semifinals in the State Playoffs.

1st Team - Owen Bonin (CB), Charlie Moss (CM), Darby Geller (F)

2nd Team - Graham Chandler (F), Liam Siel (D), Noah Harwood (GK)

Honorable Mention - Henry Wines, Callum Broadfoot, Thomas Roberts, Max Schimke

Girls Soccer - Won the PIL Title for the fourth year in a row, and made it to their third state championship game in four years on November 16th taking 2nd in State.

All League Winners

1st Team - Nailani Solomon (Player of the Year, M/F), Paige Nakada (M), Chloe Herkert (CB), Kate Ratanaproeska (F), Lucy Kapranos (GK)

2nd Team - Marley Hunter (M), Tessa Matteri (M), Sadie Melville (RB)

Honorable Mention - Charlotte Wilson (GK)

Check out this awesome feature on our Grant Generals Girls Soccer team, and Senior Captain and Northwestern University Lacrosse commit Kate Ratanaproeksa from Fox 12’s Nick Krupke. https://www.kptv.com/2024/11/15/grant-hs-soccer-captain-hoping-team-becomes-back-to-back-champions/

Coalition for College Event - Completing the FAFSA: Tuesday, December 3rd at 5:00 PM

Not sure where to begin with the FAFSA? Confused by the process or unfamiliar with certain terms? In this session, admissions and financial aid experts from Coalition schools will share tips to better prepare you to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Bring along your questions and get answers to confidently fill out the FAFSA. Featuring admissions and financial aid counselors from Berea College, Bowdoin College, and Northwestern University.

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Free College Essay Online Workshops for Grant Students: Access until December 31st

We're excited to be partnering with College Essay Guy this year to offer students a number of useful college application resources, including virtual workshops on how to write personal statements. The How to Write A Personal Statement Boot Camp, The College Application + Supplemental Essays Crash Course, and the How to Answer the UC Personal Insight Questions Crash Course sessions were recorded and students can access the recordings until December 31st. How to register & access resources/recordings:

1. Go to this registration page: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/sub-ceg-live-students.

2. Enter your name and email, and select Grant High School from the School/Organization list.

3. You’re done! Put the dates and times in your calendar, and keep an eye on your email with the next steps and instructions for the assignments to complete and how to join the live events.

4. Contact Ms. Snell, GH College Coordinator, at msnell@pps.net with any questions.

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Portland Black College Expo 2025: Saturday, January 16th at 2:00 PM

The National College Resource Foundation would like to extend this invitation to high school students to join us for the 1st Annual Portland Black College Expo! Meet with over 50 colleges. Get answers right on the spot. Get Educational Resources. EVERYONE is Welcome...it’s for students of ALL ages. Get Accepted on the SPOT - students must bring their transcripts, and are welcome to bring the ACT or SAT scores. Application fees are waived, so students can save hundreds. Scholarships are offered on the spot! And we will be giving away CASH at the STAGE... Everyone has the opportunity to win CASH and prizes!

SCHOLARSHIPS

We encourage students to start looking for scholarships now! The College & Career Center website has a running list of featured scholarships, as well as resources for finding additional scholarships. Below are a few scholarships with upcoming deadlines:

• Common App Scholarship: Deadline November 30th

• $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship: Deadline November 30th

• PrimePutt Putting Mat Women in Golf Annual Scholarship: Deadline December 1st

• Dell Scholars Program: Deadline December 1st

• The Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship: Deadline December 5th at 5:00 pm

• Dedication to Education $2,000 Scholarship: Deadline December 7th at 11:59 pm

• Reach For Your Peak Scholarship 2024: Deadline December 8th at 11:59 pm

• The Coolidge Scholarship: Deadline December 11th at 5:00 pm

• Forté Future Leaders Scholarship: Deadline December 13th

• BURGER KING℠ Scholars Program: Deadline December 16th

• The Science Ambassador Scholarship: Deadline December 16th at 11:59 pm CST

• AIAA Roger W. Kahn Scholarship: Deadline December 31st

• Sean Carroll's Mindscape Big Picture Scholarship: Deadline December 31st

Career Exploration, Key Volunteer Opportunity and Paying Jobs

1. Career Days with the ProvidenceReady Program:

Lab & Pathology Career Highlight: December 10th, 9am-12pm at Providence Portland Medical Center HCC 2 & 3 - Register Here!

Respiratory Therapy Career Highlight: December 18th, 9 am-12 pm at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Souther Classroom - Register Here!

Sign up per the above links. Note that when you sign up you are taking a spot and committing to attend. If you need to cancel, do it ahead of time so students on the waiting list can take your spot. Please do not be a "no-show". Questions, email Ms. Kokes at mkokes@pps.net.

2. Career Day at the Oregonian: The Oregonian Career Day (Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024). Get a behind-the-scenes look at the largest media company in Oregon and meet journalism professionals. Explore how the pros use tools such as video, photography and social media to tell stories. Participate in hands-on learning, including a mock press conference. Learn about the skills and education needed for a career in journalism, communications, and media. IN PERSON at The O.

3. Internships:

OHSU's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities application will open on December 2, 2024. Here is a flyer with information about the program. Must be 16 years of age to apply. Deadline is January 10th at 5PM.

4. Volunteer in the Cafeteria - we are still looking for students to help out with lunch in the cafeteria. It's a great chance to help your community (lessen the long lunch lines!), earn 1/2 of an elective credit, get some volunteer experience, mark off a CRLE (Career Related Learning Experience) and gain experience to put on your resume and that could help you get a job in a restaurant! If interested, email Ms. Kokes at mkokes@pps.net or stop by the College and Career Center, Room 128, south side of the building.

5. Looking for a paying job?

Fred Meyer Hollywood is hiring: Fred Meyer Jobs. Entry-level jobs for 16 and 17-year-olds are "Parcel Clerk" and/or "Courtesy Clerk".

TIMOTHY EGAN AUTHOR EVENT/BOOK STUDY

Portland Arts and Lectures will feature author Timothy Egan on Thursday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m. in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Space is available for 25 students to attend the author event for FREE. Preference will be given to students who want to participate in the second Quarterly Book Study of the school year: The Worst Hard Time.

Students who sign up for this book study agree to: READ the book The Worst Hard Time

ATTEND three lunchtime book discussion meetings with Ms. Battle (Grant Librarian)

PARTICIPATE in discussions

COMPLETE a survey

Students can sign up at this link

LITERARY COMPETITION - POETRY OUT LOUD

Poetry Out Loud is a recitation contest open to all Oregon high school students. It is a free and flexible program that encourages students to dive into American poetry through memorization and competitive performance. School competition winners advance to a regional and/or state competition, and ultimately to the national finals.

Each winner at the state level receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip (with an adult chaperone) to Washington, D.C., to compete at the National Finals. At the national finals, a total of $50,000 in awards and school/organizational stipends are awarded annually including a $20,000 award for the National Champion, $10,000 for 2nd place, $5,000 for 3rd place, and $1,000 for 4th-12th places.

Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in partnership with the Oregon Arts Commission.

Interested in participating in this contest? Bring your lunch to the South Forum on Wednesday, December 4th, to learn more! Can't make it on December 4th?

Come talk to Ms. Battle in the Library.

is Monday November 25th, 1-4:30pm.

Register Here. (high school students can register as "prospective PSU students")

The event will include:

Hosted Hands-On STEM Activities

A showcase of STEM opportunities via interactive tours of PSU science and engineering labs. Meet-and-greets with STEM professors and college students, including hearing from the Deans of PSU colleges.

This event is tailored for students in grades 9-12th. Chaperones and parents are welcome but not required for high school students. All ages are welcome but please note PSU is not able to accommodate students younger than 9th grade without a chaperone. Registration will close once capacity is reached.

Mission: The overall purpose of PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

Save the Date: Our next Board Meeting will be December 10, 2024 @ 6:30pm via Zoom. Thanks to all who came to our meeting this week. Meeting Minutes from our meeting this week are posted on the website.

General Scholars: This newly revamped program could use some snack $$ donations. Students getting tutoring in core subjects directly from teachers on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons need some snacks to fuel their sessions. Consider clicking the link and helping them buy snacks: https://pps.schoolpay.com/pay/for/General-Scholars-Snack-Donations/Se15Vie

Membership: Thank you for being one (or two) of the 118 people who became members this year. Your membership dollars go right back into the school in the form of Teacher Appreciation and

Classroom Grants. The more members we have, the more we can support these two activities.

The next scheduled Principal's Coffee Talk is Wednesday, December 11th at 8:45am in the Lower Commons. Check in at the main office.

The purpose of this communication is to alert families about a troubling pattern of online cyber abuse, which targets youth aged 14-18, particularly males, referred to as Sextortion. Sextortion occurs when someone is coerced into sending explicit images and once those images are received, they are used to threaten and extort (usually for money). In most cases, the teen believes they are exchanging the images with a teen of a similar age - this is part of the scam. Recently, federal law enforcement warned schools to be on the lookout for warning signs so that we may have the opportunity to intervene in potentially dangerous situations before things go too far. Last week, Hulu released a powerful documentary called IMPACT X Nightline: Sextortion that serves as an urgent warning and call to action for parents. While we recommend the film, we do so with caution as teen suicide is discussed throughout - please take care when watching. Included here are links to information, tips, and resources we’ve gathered about protecting teens from harm by online predators. We hope it will encourage conversation at home and between teens within their peer groups. As always, we welcome your feedback. Report concerns to Safe Oregon using any of the following methods.

The Grant High School health room is located in room 197 near the main entrance. Please stop by, the health room staff will be happy to assist you.

School Nurse: Tegan Leipzig, RN, NCSN

Email: tleipzig@pps.net

Phone Number: 503-916-5160 x85197 (or option 5 in the phone menu)

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45am-3:45pm

School Nurse Website: https://www.pps.net/domain/4179

The school nurse works in the building every day and can assist students with any health needs or accommodations that are necessary to safely participate in school. Please contact your School Nurse if your student has a health condition that may require care during the school day.

School Health Assistant: Ty Harrell

Email: tharrell@mesd.k12.or.us

Phone number: 503-916-5160 x85190

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:30pm

The School Health Assistant works in the health room every day to assist students with their daily health needs. They are considered an unregulated assistive person (UAP), which means they do not have health-related licensure or certification. They provide care for ill and injured students, and administer medications. At the direction of the RN, the SHA performs interventions and delegated nursing procedures within the student's individualized health plan. Parents may be contacted by the School Health Assistant if their student becomes ill or injured during the school day.

The Portland Public Schools contractor Western Exterminator Company will be setting out rodent bait stations to a limited part of your campus. This letter is to inform you of this event and provide you with the proper notification as stated in the PPS Integrated Pest Management Plan, ORS 634.740(3).

Date of Application: 8/30/2024 - 12/30/2024

Target pest: Rodents

Location description: Along the school building and around dumpsters.

What prompted Application: Rodent activity

Chemical Description: Bell Laboratories Inc.

Fast Trac All Weather Blox

CAS# 63333-35-7

All products that we apply have been approved for use in Oregon school grounds by the State of Oregon. This state wide approval is based on the “low impact” characteristics of the product as designated by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Bell Schedule/School Calendar

Canvas Pairing Help

GHS Website

GHS Staff Roster

PPS Communications Tool

PPS District Calendar 2022-2023

Student Store Online Shopping