On Tuesday March 14th, 2023, Grant Softball played its inaugural game on the newly renovated Upper Field at Grant High School. This momentous event was a long time coming and well deserved for Coach Engelstad, our community, and the student athletes. We hope you were able to join us on the historic day, we hope to see you at more softball games on campus this season.

For the 8th year in a row, Grant is competing at Nationals in Washington, D.C.! The 2023 Team wants to thank the community, both as participants and supporters - and ask again for your support. In return, we pledge to do the same for future teams, and together, let’s continue to build our legacy.

Our 2023 goal is to raise $95,000. We would be grateful for your tax-deductible contribution. This is our tax ID # 93-6000830. You may donate via School Pay or you may send a check to: Grant High School Constitution Team ℅ Angela DiPasquale 2245 NE 36th Ave, Portland, OR 97212

Regardless of whether you or your child are in a position to give, you all may enjoy following current and future Grant Constitution Teams. It is inspiring, to say the least, to see so many Alumni members come back year after year to “cheer” on the team at both the district and state competitions. Thank you for your continued support of this amazing program!

Go Generals!

Introducing the 2023 Grant Constitution Team:

Scarlett Anderson

Paige Axness

Veronica Bianco

Sam Blacker

Tait Butterfield

Finley Carpenter

Owen Casey

George Crittenden

David Eaton

Isaac Friedman

Violet Holah

Dylan Jacobs

Benicio Lumbreras

Ava Madalinski

Kai Markle

Elijah Martin-Collier

Beck McLaughlin

Alice Parker

Eva Pitzer

Max Robben

Caiden Searcy

Oliver Siemens

Naima Smith

Jackson Snider

Paige Suckling

Aidan Vogt

Sadie Wallsmith

Anjali Weerasinghe

Athena Wooters

This year's "Casino Royale Prom" (Jr/Sr) will be held at the Portland Art Museum's Grand Ballroom on Saturday, April 22nd from 7-10pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to play games, dance, experience a 360 Photo Booth, and celebrate with peers. More information coming soon about guest passes and ticket sales! Guest passes are available in the main office or on the Grant website and are due by Monday, April 10th. Tickets will be sold at lunch and after school April 13th-21st for $35.

The party will happen after graduation on June 8th. Seniors will be transported in school buses from graduation to a secret location where they get to spend time with friends playing games, winning awesome prizes, eating good food, and socializing one last time together as a class. They’ll be brought to the school the next morning around 4am. This is a long-standing tradition of Grant grads and an event not to be missed!

Buy your ticket by May 1 and they are only $75! The tickets will go up to $90 on May 2. Scholarships are available. https://grantboosters.schoolauction.net/anp2023/

Team Unified is so grateful for all the support and collaboration from Grant Faculty and Staff, Grant Athletics, Grant Cheer, GDC, Grant Leadership, Grant Student Store, Grant Admin, Grant Families, Grant students and Grant Community Partners that helped us to have such a successful Unified Basketball Season.

From April 13th-26th, all 11th graders will take the OSAS (state standardized exam) in specific classes. There is an English, Math, and Science portion of the test. Check out the weekly bulletin for generic OSAS information, but expect a stand alone email with key details at the end of March.

Any questions, please reach out to Vice Principal Steven Benson (sbenson@pps.net).

Test: AP

Students: Any student enrolled in an AP course and has registered for the test.

• May 1st - May 12th (click here for a full schedule of tests)

• Students without accommodations will test at the Portland DoubleTree Hotel

• Students with accommodations will test at Grant

• If you haven’t registered your child yet, you can do so by February 28th. Click here for registration information.
  

Volunteer opportunity!

We need 3-4 more volunteers to help out at the PTA Clothing Closet at the Marshall Campus on Thursday, May 4, 9:30- 1:30pm. This is a fun, finite way to help our community.

Sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AFAB2BA5F58-clothing

Do you like writing checks? Do your friends call you “The Bookkeeper”?

The end of the school year is in sight and we need to start preparing for the 23/24 school year! Contact grantptaboard@gmail.com to learn about becoming the PTA Treasurer. The workload is limited and you will be supported by the outgoing and current officers.

Mark your calendar right now!

Plan to join us on Tuesday, May 9 for our final meeting of the year when we will hear from PPS School Board member for Zone 5 (including Grant) Gary Hollands.

Grant Athletics for the Week of March 27th (Spring Break)

This week is spring break, most of our teams are not competing this week but here is what it looks like for the teams competing next week.

Baseball - Varsity Baseball will compete in Arizona over spring break. They will play Monday-Thursday playing one game each day. Check out their instagram page for GrantBSB for updates throughout the week.

Softball - Varsity Softball will compete at the Sandy Softball Tournament Friday March 31st-April 2nd. Here is their schedule.

Friday March 31st - v Reynolds 9am

Saturday April 1st - v Gresham 515pm

Sunday April 2nd - v Silverton 10am

Here is the Athletics Schedule for the week of April 3rd

Monday April 3rd

Boys Golf - Generals Invitational @ Columbia Edgewater CC 12pm

Softball - JV v McDaniel 4pm (Wilshire Park)

Baseball - JV2 @ Benson 5pm, JV v Wells 4pm (Irving Park)

Girls Lacrosse - v Wilsonville 630pm (Delta Park)

Tuesday April 4th

Boys and Girls Golf - JV @ Colwood 3pm

Baseball - Varsity v Wells 4pm

Softball - Varsity v McDaniel 7pm

Girls Tennis - OES 4pm

Wednesday April 5th

Track and Field - @ Franklin 415pm

Baseball - Varsity @ Wells 5pm

Softball - Varsity v Wells 430pm

Thursday April 6th

Softball - JV v Franklin 4pm (Wilshire Park)

Boys Tennis - @ McDaniel 415pm (Glenhaven Park)

Girls Tennis - v McDaniel 415pm (Grant Park)

Boys Golf - PIL 18 Hole Match @ Redtail 1pm

Girls Golf - PIL 18 Hole Match @ Rose City 130pm

Boys Lacrosse - Varsity @ Tualatin 6pm, JV @ Lakeridge 530pm

Friday April 7th

Track and Field - @ Newberg HS 2pm

Softball - Varsity @ Cleveland @ Woodstock Park 4pm

Baseball - Varsity v Wells 430pm, JV2 @ Nelson 5pm

Saturday April 8th

Boys Tennis - @ OES Tournament 8am

Baseball - JV @ Wells 12pm

Track and Field - JV Classic @ Marshall Campus 11am

Boys Lacrosse - v Bend Varsity 1pm, JV 11am, Location TBD

GRANT SNOWBOARD CLUB – CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL of our riders this 2023 season!

OISA STATE League Results (top 10)

INDIVIDUALS

Finn O’Kelly - 5th Half pip

Bailey Hetherington - 8th Slopestyle

SLOPESTYLE GIRLS GRANT TEAM – 2ND BOYS GRANT TEAM – 8TH

Bailey Hetherington

Sam O’Kelly

Marina Streich

Eliza Webber

OISA STATE League HALF PIPE Competition

GIRLS GRANT TEAM 3RD BOYS GRANT TEAM 6TH

Eliza Webber

Sylvia McDonald

COLLEGE VISITS

OSU-Cascades Admitted Student Meeting: Tuesday, April 4th at 11:40 am in the College & Career Center

Seniors who have been admitted to OSU-Cascades are invited to meet with an admissions representative to learn more about OSU-Cascades housing, orientation, and programs. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about life as a Bend Beav. Admitted students will receive an email invitation from OSU-Cascades. Pizza will be served during this lunchtime session!

University of Providence: Wednesday, April 5th at 3:00 pm in the College & Career Center

University of California, Santa Cruz: Thursday, April 6th at 9:55 am in the College & Career Center

The University of British Columbia: Friday, April 14th at 3:00 pm in the College & Career Center

Colorado State University: Tuesday, May 2nd at 11:40 am in the College & Career Center **Pizza will be served**

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coalition for College: Free College Planning Workshops

March 28, 2023 - Decoding Your Financial Aid Offer

April 4, 2023 - Ask Us Anything About Admissions

April 12, 2023 - Scoir + Coalition Presents: Decoding the Admissions Process

Virtual ECMC College Nights on April 5th (in English) & April 6th (in Spanish) at 6:00 pm

This presentation is geared towards high school juniors (class of 2024), but younger students/families may benefit from it. Not everyone has the capacity to pull off an ECMC College Nights event in their community, so we’re providing two statewide webinars on Wednesday, April 5 in English and Thursday, April 6 in Spanish. Each night, we’ll go through the ECMC College Night presentation, which emphasizes why education after high school is important, how to choose an educational path, how to obtain financial aid to pay for education, and how to plan for education after high school. Pre-registration for students, parents, guardians, and families is required.

• Register for Wednesday, April 5 (in English) at: http://bit.ly/3YyYq9Z

• Register for Thursday, April 6 (in Spanish) at: bit.ly/3JLAKuZ

Gap Year Session: Friday, April 7th from 12:05 - 12:35 pm in the College & Career Center

Representatives from GlobalLife Education Consulting will be at Grant to discuss gap year trends and provide gap year resources to students. Students can learn more about benefits of taking a gap year, explore arts/language/career gap programs to continue to improve upon skillsets and/or language proficiency, and how a gap year can be a benefitin the transition to college. **Pizza wil be served**

PCC Preview Day at Cascade Campus: Friday, April 21st from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Portland Community College will be hosting an in-person Preview Day for high school students to participate in a brief introduction to our programs and services. During Preview Day, you will get valuable information on how to prepare to attend PCC, hear about programs, degrees, and certificates, spend time interacting with PCC faculty and staff, and learn about financial aid and other scholarship opportunities. Registration is required.

Portland PNACAC College Fair: Sunday, April 30 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm at the University of Portland

Connect with colleges from across the US and beyond. Free and open to the public, PNACAC fairs connect you with colleges and universities in one convenient location.

FEATURED SCHOLARSHIPS

Below are scholarships with upcoming deadlines:

• Black United Fund of Oregon Scholarships: Deadlines Vary

• 2023 Pink Ivy Foundation Scholarships: Deadline March 25, 2023

• Oregon PTA Teacher Education Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023

• OCA-UPS® Gold Mountain Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023

• Rose City Scholarship: Deadline, March 31, 2023

• Linda C. Eby Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023

• AFT Robert G. Porter Scholars Program: Deadline March 31, 2023

• SELCO Community Credit Union Scholarship: March 31, 2023

• The Great Khalid Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023

• Be A Light Scholarship - Anfernee Simons Foundation: Deadline March 31, 2023

• iQ Credit Union Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023

• Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship: Deadline March 31, 2023 at 3 pm Central Time

• Driver Education Initiative Award – Annual Scholarship Opportunity: Deadline March 31, 2023

• The Actuarial Foundation, The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA), the Organization of Latinx Actuaries (OLA) and the Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries (SAGAA) Scholarships: Deadlines Vary

• Association of Oregon Loggers (AOL) Scholarship Program: April 1, 2023

• 2023 GFWC Oregon Fine Art Scholarships: Deadline April 4, 2023

• Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders Scholarship: Deadline April 5 at 1:00 pm

• Humanists of Greater Portland (HGP) Annual Scholarship Contest: Deadline April 8, 2023

• Pence Construction Diversity in Leadership Scholarship: Deadline April 12, 2023

• Footwear Warriors Higher Education Scholarship: Deadline April 15, 2023

• Our Streets & Local Grown Sponsored Scholarships: Deadline April 20, 2023

• John and Eline Goss Scholarship: Deadline April 24 at 3:30 pm

• 2023 Grant High School Jerry Exley Scholarship: Deadline April 24 at 3:30 pm

• 2023 Alvin Alexandre Scholarship: Deadline April 24 at 3:30 pm

• The Grant High School Alumni Association Scholarship: Deadline April 24 at 3:30 pm

• Hollywood Senior Center Scholarship: Deadline April 24 at 3:30 pm

• Bailey Passion Scholarship: Deadline May 1, 2023

CAREER EXPLORATION AND PAYING WORK

1. New and hot PAID internship with a March 31st deadline: Multnomah County REACH & Building Blocks 2 Success are proud to present the Public Health and Civic Literacy Academy Youth Leadership Training in Social Justice, Public Health and Civic Engagement Program

If you are interested in learning about public health, policy advocacy, and social and environmental justice, this is a new program designed to train youth as community investigators to carry out research projects on topics of their choosing. Participants will get to interact with local decision makers, public health professionals, and academic researchers.

Program goals and activities:

• Learn about health equity challenges and potential policy solutions

• Conduct your own public health research project

• Participate in a college campus visit and field trips

• Receive mentorship from public health professionals and college professors

• Eat delicious, locally-sourced and culturally-relevant foods

• Receive $30 per hour compensation

• Receive a certificate of completion from the Multnomah County Health Department’s REACH program

• Currently a student in Multnomah County H.S. 9th, 10th, or 11th grade between the ages of 13 and 17

• Recommended by an ACHIEVE partner organization (your high school)

• Interested in public health or public policy

• Ability to commit to the project timeline

• Must provide own transport to meeting location(s), FREE Tri-Met Bus passes available

• Willing to attend program events, and engage in group discussions and activities

• Ability to commit to the program for it’s full duration (June 2023 through June 2024)

• Consent to participating in program evaluation related activities (e.g., surveys, interviews)

• Obtain a parent/guardian signature consenting to student participation. (Note: a parent or guardian must be willing to attend the orientation event)

To apply, click here: (https://forms.gle/wtN4iZ5tMBTtDhoU7)

2. HURRY - these job openings are filling up - Students aged 14 and up can apply to work in Environmental Education with Portland Parks and Recreation: Yearly, Portland Parks and Recreation hires over 100 summer staff members ages 14 - adult, and a handful of folks to work year-round. Here is a link directly to more information and the application access: Environmental Education Employment and Volunteering | Portland.gov.

3. And Freshmen, now is the time to apply for the Eagle Caddie Program: Get paid to work in the great outdoors all summer on a Portland Parks Golf Course! Plus, this program places participating students on a pathway to the Evans Scholarship, a full tuition and housing scholarship to the University of Oregon. Details and application here: Eagle Caddie Program. Deadline to apply is April 28th.

4. Free Live Sound Engineering Program: Students aged 14-18 are encouraged to join the Live SET cohort and learn the basics of sound engineering in a venue with professionals in the field. The program is a commitment of 6 workshop sessions ending in a live concert in collaboration with Friends of Noise. April 15-30th. Deadline to apply is March 27th, 8AM. For more information: LiveSET

5. Still time! Do the OK Challenge: OK YOU is a creative nonprofit that offers free online projects and resources for navigating anxiety and staying connected to our OK selves. In conjunction with The Portland Art Museum and Wieden+Kennedy, OK YOU is hosting the OK Challenge - a contest that invites students to use their creativity to design an arts-based project that supports inner wellbeing. Here’s a short video outlining the contest details. Deadline is March 31st. For more details or questions: go to okyou.org/ok-challenge or email hello@okyou.org.

1. New and hot PAID internship with a March 31st deadline: Multnomah County REACH & Building Blocks 2 Success are proud to present the Public Health and Civic Literacy Academy Youth Leadership Training in Social Justice, Public Health and Civic Engagement Program

If you are interested in learning about public health, policy advocacy, and social and environmental justice, this is a new program designed to train youth as community investigators to carry out research projects on topics of their choosing. Participants will get to interact with local decision makers, public health professionals, and academic researchers.

Program goals and activities:

• Learn about health equity challenges and potential policy solutions

• Conduct your own public health research project

• Participate in a college campus visit and field trips

• Receive mentorship from public health professionals and college professors

• Eat delicious, locally-sourced and culturally-relevant foods

• Receive $30 per hour compensation

• Receive a certificate of completion from the Multnomah County Health Department’s REACH program

• Currently a student in Multnomah County H.S. 9th, 10th, or 11th grade between the ages of 13 and 17

• Recommended by an ACHIEVE partner organization (your high school)

• Interested in public health or public policy

• Ability to commit to the project timeline

• Must provide own transport to meeting location(s), FREE Tri-Met Bus passes available

• Willing to attend program events, and engage in group discussions and activities

• Ability to commit to the program for it’s full duration (June 2023 through June 2024)

• Consent to participating in program evaluation related activities (e.g., surveys, interviews)

• Obtain a parent/guardian signature consenting to student participation. (Note: a parent or guardian must be willing to attend the orientation event)

To apply, click here: (https://forms.gle/wtN4iZ5tMBTtDhoU7)

2. HURRY - these job openings are filling up - Students aged 14 and up can apply to work in Environmental Education with Portland Parks and Recreation: Yearly, Portland Parks and Recreation hires over 100 summer staff members ages 14 - adult, and a handful of folks to work year-round. Here is a link directly to more information and the application access: Environmental Education Employment and Volunteering | Portland.gov. And see below, for information on a Portland Parks and Rec Job Fair happening tomorrow!

2. And Freshmen, now is the time to apply for the Eagle Caddie Program: Get paid to work in the great outdoors all summer on a Portland Parks Golf Course! Plus, this program places participating students on a pathway to the Evans Scholarship, a full tuition and housing scholarship to the University of Oregon. Details and application here: Eagle Caddie Program. Deadline to apply is April 28th.

3.. Free Live Sound Engineering Program: Students aged 14-18 are encouraged to join the Live SET cohort and learn the basics of sound engineering in a venue with professionals in the field. The program is a commitment of 6 workshop sessions ending in a live concert in collaboration with Friends of Noise. April 15-30th. Deadline to apply is March 27th, 8AM. For more information: LiveSET

4. Still time! Do the OK Challenge: OK YOU is a creative nonprofit that offers free online projects and resources for navigating anxiety and staying connected to our OK selves. In conjunction with The Portland Art Museum and Wieden+Kennedy, OK YOU is hosting the OK Challenge - a contest that invites students to use their creativity to design an arts-based project that supports inner wellbeing. Here’s a short video outlining the contest details. Deadline is March 31st. For more details or questions: go to okyou.org/ok-challenge or email hello@okyou.org.

POETRY SLAM IS ALMOST HERE - SIGN UP!!

The 11th Annual GHS Poetry Slam will be live and in-person in the Grant Library on

Thursday, April 13th at 7 p.m. Winner and runner-up will win prizes and represent Grant at Verselandia on Thursday, April 27th, at 7 p.m. in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Questions? Email Teacher Librarian, Paige Battle (pbattle@pps.net)

Ready to sign up? Stop by the library for an information packet - deadline is Friday, April 7th.

We would like to remind our families that drop off and pick up their students, at both Grant and Hollyrood, to be courteous to fellow drivers, as well as our neighbors, by not parking in "No Parking" zones, as well as moving on after dropping off or picking up. Thank you!

ATTENTION PARENTS: Monday, March 6th is the last day to order your yearbook!! Ordering a yearbook before Monday is the only way to guarantee your student a yearbook, there will only be an extremely limited amount of books to purchase in the spring. Yearbooks can be ordered on SchoolPay using this link. Contact emartincollier7230@student.pps.net with any questions.

NEW TARDY POLICY:

We will no longer require students to get a tardy slip when arriving late to their classes; they should go directly to their class.

Teachers will mark the tardy, however they can not excuse the tardy.

The attendance office will excuse the absence once they are notified by the student’s parent/guardian. If the student is bringing in a note to excuse an absence, they will need to bring it to the Attendance Office on or before, or within three school days following the absence (NOT TO THE TEACHER).

March is Women's History Month

March 22nd - SAT / Early Release Day

March 27th-31st - Spring Break

ATTENDANCE UPDATE

ATHLETICS

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

GHS RESOURCE CENTER

• Camp Erin Bereavement Camp

• Confidential Advocacy

• Grief Supports

• Mental Health Resources

• Resources for Substance Use

INCLEMENT WEATHER

ISC CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER

LIBRARY

LOST AND FOUND ITEMS

NO OFF CAMPUS LUNCH FRIDAYS

NUTRITION SERVICES UPDATE

OHSU COVID-19 SCREENING PROGRAM

PTA

SAFE OREGON TIP LINE

SCHOOL NURSE NEWS

• Student Health Centers

SCHOOL PICTURE PICK UP

SENIOR CORNER

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Club Information

• Polar Plunge

• Prom - Casino Royale

STUDENT REMINDERS

SUDENT TRIVORY APP CHECK IT OUT!

STUDENT STORE

TESTING INFORMATION

YEARBOOKS - UPDATE

Bell Schedule/School Calendar

Canvas Pairing Help

GHS Website

GHS Staff Roster

PPS Communications Tool

PPS District Calendar 2022-2023

Student Store Online Shopping