Ulysses S. Grant High School opened in September 1924, with 1,191 students.[4] Many of the schools in the Portland Public School district that were built between 1908 and 1932 were designed by architects Floyd Naramore and George Jones. During the early 1920s, so many schools were being built simultaneously in Portland, the district had to hire another architectural firm to design Grant High School, which is in the Classical Revival style by architects Knighton and Howell. In November 1923, the bricklayers working on Grant went on strike after the district tried to cut costs by using a maintenance worker to lay bricks.[5][6]
After the Vanport flood in May 1948, Grant was home to the Vanport Extension Center (now Portland State University) through the summer of that year.[7] Three motion pictures have been filmed at Grant High School: The made-for-TV movie Reunion (1980), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), and Nearing Grace (2005).
Funded by a $482 million bond measure approved in 2012, A two-year modernization and expansion project of Grant High School began in June 2017 and was completed in the summer of 2019. The interior of the building was gutted and has been completely rebuilt. The project includes a new three-story common area, a new gymnasium, seismic retrofitting, and additional classroom space.[8]
Exterior of U.S. Grant High School in Portland, Oregon (2019)
Student profile
In the 2016–2017 school year, Grant's student population was 67.8% white, 8.2% African American, 6.8% Hispanic, 4.7% Asian, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 11.7% mixed race.[3] About 25% of Grant's students live out of boundaries and transfer in.[9]
In 2008, 92% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 443 students, 388 graduated, 39 dropped out, six received a modified diploma, and ten were still in high school in 2009.[10][11] In 2009, 27% of the students were transfers into the school.[12]
Curriculum
Special programs
Grant High School houses the last installment of the Japanese Immersion Program, a 13-year immersion program, begun at Richmond Elementary and continued at Mt. Tabor Middle School.
Extracurricular activities
Grant's Constitution Team has been the state champion twelve times (2002, 2004–2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018), and has won the national competition three times (2013, 2015, 2018).[13][14][15]
In 2011, Grant's student newspaper, The Grantonian, was replaced by the 36-page full-color monthly Grant Magazine. In its first year, the magazine won Best In Show at the Oregon Fall Press day.[16] It has also won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown award three years in a row, from 2014 through 2016.[17]
Athletics
South end of Grant High School
GHS's mascot is the Grant General, in honor of its namesake General and 18th US President, Ulysses S. Grant.
State championships
Men's football: 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1963 (tie with North Salem)
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^"Director Attacks School Architect". The Morning Oregonian. November 22, 1923.
^"Grant High School (Portland, Oregon)". Oregon Digital. University of Oregon. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^Polich, Edward L. (1950). A history of Portland's secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum (Thesis/dissertation). University of Portland. p. 160. OCLC 232551057.
^"Grant Modernization" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^Kimberly Melton (January 27, 2010). "K-8 growth may help lift Grant High School's enrollment". OregonLive. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
^"State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^. The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^Melton, Kimberly (February 4, 2010). "How many transfer, and where do they go?". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
^"We The People: The Citizen and The Constitution". Classroom Law Project. from the original on January 23, 2018.
^"Grant Constitution Team comes home as national champs". Hollywood Star News. Portland. June 7, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^"Grant's Constitution Team wins state, earns trip to nationals". Portland Public Schools. January 22, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^NWSP (October 26, 2011). "Fall Press Day 2011 Best of Show Winners". Northwest Scholastic Press. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
^Jaquiss, Nigel (March 23, 2015). . Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
^Nick Daschel (March 10, 2018). "Grant ends two years of misery against Jefferson, beats Democrats 63-62 to win Class 6A boys state title". OregonLive. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^Oregon School Activities Association - Tennis 2005
^Hallett, Alison. "Happening This Weekend: EVERYTHING". Portland Mercury. October 13, 2011. from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
^Bancud, Michaela (July 15, 2019). "Book Report: 'Mean Girls' meets the Bard". Portland Tribune. from the original on July 16, 2019.
^"Former Salem Boy, Victor Jory, Leads Film Names in Visit Here". Statesman Journal. October 13, 1951. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^Bailey Jr., Everton (August 21, 2013). "Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton dies; former Portland resident". OregonLive/The Oregonian. from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^Cheng, Gracye (June 1, 2007). "Donald P. Hodel '57". The Harvard Crimson. from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
^Lee, Henry K. (May 21, 2002). "Hayward woman 'sole Survivor': First African American to win TV show's $1 million prize". San Francisco Chronicle. from the original on June 5, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
^Watt, Ryan (September 10, 2004). . Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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Ulysses S Grant High School commonly Grant High School is a public high school in the Grant Park neighborhood of Portland Oregon United States Ulysses S Grant High SchoolAddress2245 Northeast 36th AvenuePortland Multnomah County Oregon 97212United StatesCoordinates45 32 21 N 122 37 35 W 45 539034 N 122 626514 W 45 539034 122 626514 Coordinates 45 32 21 N 122 37 35 W 45 539034 N 122 626514 W 45 539034 122 626514InformationTypePublicOpened1924School districtPortland Public SchoolsPrincipalJames McGeeGrades9 12 1 Number of students2 003 2020 2021 enrollment 3 Color s Blue and grey 2 Athletics conferenceOSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A 1 2 MascotGenerals 2 NewspaperGrant MagazineWebsitehttp www pps k12 or us schools grant Contents 1 History 2 Student profile 3 Curriculum 3 1 Special programs 4 Extracurricular activities 5 Athletics 5 1 State championships 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditUlysses S Grant High School opened in September 1924 with 1 191 students 4 Many of the schools in the Portland Public School district that were built between 1908 and 1932 were designed by architects Floyd Naramore and George Jones During the early 1920s so many schools were being built simultaneously in Portland the district had to hire another architectural firm to design Grant High School which is in the Classical Revival style by architects Knighton and Howell In November 1923 the bricklayers working on Grant went on strike after the district tried to cut costs by using a maintenance worker to lay bricks 5 6 After the Vanport flood in May 1948 Grant was home to the Vanport Extension Center now Portland State University through the summer of that year 7 Three motion pictures have been filmed at Grant High School The made for TV movie Reunion 1980 Mr Holland s Opus 1995 and Nearing Grace 2005 Funded by a 482 million bond measure approved in 2012 A two year modernization and expansion project of Grant High School began in June 2017 and was completed in the summer of 2019 The interior of the building was gutted and has been completely rebuilt The project includes a new three story common area a new gymnasium seismic retrofitting and additional classroom space 8 Exterior of U S Grant High School in Portland Oregon 2019 Student profile EditIn the 2016 2017 school year Grant s student population was 67 8 white 8 2 African American 6 8 Hispanic 4 7 Asian 0 6 Native American 0 2 Pacific Islander and 11 7 mixed race 3 About 25 of Grant s students live out of boundaries and transfer in 9 In 2008 92 of the school s seniors received a high school diploma Of 443 students 388 graduated 39 dropped out six received a modified diploma and ten were still in high school in 2009 10 11 In 2009 27 of the students were transfers into the school 12 Curriculum EditSpecial programs Edit Grant High School houses the last installment of the Japanese Immersion Program a 13 year immersion program begun at Richmond Elementary and continued at Mt Tabor Middle School Extracurricular activities EditGrant s Constitution Team has been the state champion twelve times 2002 2004 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 and 2018 and has won the national competition three times 2013 2015 2018 13 14 15 In 2011 Grant s student newspaper The Grantonian was replaced by the 36 page full color monthly Grant Magazine In its first year the magazine won Best In Show at the Oregon Fall Press day 16 It has also won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association s Gold Crown award three years in a row from 2014 through 2016 17 Athletics Edit South end of Grant High School GHS s mascot is the Grant General in honor of its namesake General and 18th US President Ulysses S Grant State championships Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grant High School Portland Oregon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Men s football 1943 1945 1946 1949 1950 1963 tie with North Salem Men s gymnastics 1982 Men s baseball 1958 Men s basketball 1969 1986 1988 2008 2018 18 Men s soccer team 2008 Men s tennis 2005 19 Men s swimming 2010 Men s cross country 1957 1958 1963 1964 20 Women s soccer 2021 Men s track and field 1930 1931 1939 1961 1965 1966 1968 1970 1988 21 Women s cross country 1974 22 2012 23 Notable alumni EditSee also Category Grant High School Portland Oregon alumni Kenneth Acker pro football player Vecepia Towery winner of Survivor Season 4 Marquesas Terrell Brandon former NBA player Matt Braunger comedian MADtv IKEA Heights 24 Beverly Cleary children s author National Book Award and Newbery Medal recipient Charles Crookham former Oregon Attorney General Ian Doescher author of the William Shakespeare s Star Wars series 25 Linda Douglas actress and model 26 C Gordon Fullerton astronaut 27 Tom Grant musician Donald P Hodel former United States Secretary of the Interior and United States Secretary of Energy former president of Focus on the Family 28 Mike James professional basketball player June Jones NFL player college and pro football head coach Thomas Lauderdale pianist of band Pink Martini 29 Lorry I Lokey founder of Business Wire philanthropist Connie McCready former mayor of Portland Jinkx Monsoon actor and drag queen Mike Moser basketball player Darryl Motley MLB Kansas City Royals outfielder Janee Munroe violist Bob Packwood lawyer former U S Senator Mark Radford former NBA player Harry Wayland Randall former member of International Brigades that fought in Spanish Civil War George Shaw NFL quarterback Al Siebert author and educator Jefferson Smith founder of Bus Project former member of Oregon House of Representatives Sally Struthers film and Emmy Award winning actress of All in the Family Ndamukong Suh NFL player Miami Dolphins Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams 30 Robina Suwol children s health advocate 31 Vecepia Towery winner of Survivor Marquesas 32 Caroline Walker set world record in marathon while attending GHS 33 Dominic Waters born 1986 basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League Edward Curtis Wells businessman Dan Wieden CEO of Wieden KennedyReferences Edit Oregon School Directory 2017 18 PDF Oregon Department of Education p 69 Archived from the original PDF on January 26 2018 a b c Grant High School Oregon School Activities Association Retrieved January 18 2018 a b School Profiles amp Enrollment Data 2016 2017 PDF Portland Public Schools p 199 Retrieved January 18 2018 Polich Edward L 1950 A history of Portland s secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum Thesis dissertation University of Portland p 97 OCLC 232551057 Director Attacks School Architect The Morning Oregonian November 22 1923 Grant High School Portland Oregon Oregon Digital University of Oregon Retrieved November 6 2015 Polich Edward L 1950 A history of Portland s secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum Thesis dissertation University of Portland p 160 OCLC 232551057 Grant Modernization PDF Portland Public Schools Retrieved July 7 2017 Kimberly Melton January 27 2010 K 8 growth may help lift Grant High School s enrollment OregonLive Retrieved January 29 2010 State releases high school graduation rates The Oregonian June 30 2009 Retrieved July 1 2009 Oregon dropout rates for 2008 The Oregonian June 30 2009 Archived from the original on September 16 2011 Retrieved July 1 2009 Melton Kimberly February 4 2010 How many transfer and where do they go The Oregonian Retrieved February 12 2010 We The People The Citizen and The Constitution Classroom Law Project Archived from the original on January 23 2018 Grant Constitution Team comes home as national champs Hollywood Star News Portland June 7 2018 Retrieved November 17 2018 Grant s Constitution Team wins state earns trip to nationals Portland Public Schools January 22 2018 Retrieved November 17 2018 NWSP October 26 2011 Fall Press Day 2011 Best of Show Winners Northwest Scholastic Press Retrieved January 20 2013 Jaquiss Nigel March 23 2015 Grant High School Magazine Wins Regional and National Honors Willamette Week Archived from the original on August 6 2016 Retrieved May 17 2016 Nick Daschel March 10 2018 Grant ends two years of misery against Jefferson beats Democrats 63 62 to win Class 6A boys state title OregonLive Retrieved March 11 2018 Oregon School Activities Association Tennis 2005 http www osaa org crosscountry history boysxcteamchampions pdf bare URL PDF Oregon School Activities Association Championship Archive http www osaa org docs bxc records 1974g pdf bare URL PDF 2012 Cross Country Results Oregon School Activities Association Retrieved January 20 2013 Hallett Alison Happening This Weekend EVERYTHING Portland Mercury October 13 2011 Archived from the original on February 3 2012 Retrieved November 4 2011 Bancud Michaela July 15 2019 Book Report Mean Girls meets the Bard Portland Tribune Archived from the original on July 16 2019 Former Salem Boy Victor Jory Leads Film Names in Visit Here Statesman Journal October 13 1951 p 2 via Newspapers com Bailey Jr Everton August 21 2013 Astronaut C Gordon Fullerton dies former Portland resident OregonLive The Oregonian Archived from the original on October 24 2013 Retrieved July 1 2021 Cheng Gracye June 1 2007 Donald P Hodel 57 The Harvard Crimson Archived from the original on March 28 2018 Retrieved June 9 2010 Pink Martini The Band Archived July 18 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wagner Brent C April 17 2010 Ndamukong Suh to donate 2 6 million to NU Husker Extra Retrieved April 19 2010 Volvo for life Awards Robina Suwol Lee Henry K May 21 2002 Hayward woman sole Survivor First African American to win TV show s 1 million prize San Francisco Chronicle Archived from the original on June 5 2002 Retrieved October 7 2009 Watt Ryan September 10 2004 Many miles behind her Record setter is one of state s least known athletes Portland Tribune Archived from the original on June 7 2011 Retrieved July 1 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grant High School Portland Oregon Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grant High School Portland Oregon amp oldid 1077090928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
