Did you know? GRANT HIGH Marshall Campus WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL. March 2, Hello Grant Community,

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1 GRANT HIGH Marshall Campus WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL Did you know? March 2, 2018 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 8 th 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 4 th. 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 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

2 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.

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4 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 problemsolving. 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.

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6 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 7 th. Congratulation to both candidates: Jada Mann s-wadsworth and Melissa Torres-Duran.

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8 GRANT GENDRILLS COMPETE AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL The Gendrills competed on Saturday at Liberty High School and placed 5 th 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.

9 CONVERSATION ABOUT PREVENTING TEEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE MONDAY, MARCH 12 th, 6:30-8:00 pm/ 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 12 th 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: Grant website link: Report Unsafe Behavior

10 Call or text: SARE-OR ( ) 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: 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 or ext 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

11 106 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 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 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 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 and click on the Mobile First button.