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1963 GRADUATES LISTED
A new tab has been added showing a listing from the Oregonian of the 1963 Grant graduates. Note this may not show up on mobile devices.
FLETCHER MURAL RESTORATION PROJECT
PPS SUPERINTENDENT ORDERS MURALS REMOVED
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we bring news to all of you that Portland Public School Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero, with the support of the School Board, announced at the November 17, 2020 School Board Meeting that the Grant High School Fletcher Memorial Murals will be removed. We were not notified of the decision until shortly before that evening’s meeting giving us no chance to discuss the matter with the Superintendent or the board either before the announcement or during the meeting. The Superintendent’s memo “Removal of Fletcher Murals at Grant High School” can be found here.
We were deeply disappointed with the Superintendent’s decision-making process especially since we were told on multiple occasions that we would be included. Our requests to meet with individual school board members and with the Superintendent were acknowledged by only three board members. We also sent information packets to the board members and superintendent, but only the three with whom we met acknowledged that the packet was received. The information that we sent included an elegant compromise created by Nina Olsson, art conservator.
Our issue has never been with the students who are remarkable young men and women and we hope all of you recognize their strength and fortitude and encourage you to respect them as well. The students presented their desire to remove the murals to the school board a year ago and it appears to us that the administration continued to meet only with the students to finalize the decision. The Alumni Association was asked to not discuss the issue publicly contributing to what we consider a lack of transparency throughout the process.
We are equally disappointed with the loss of the benefit to Grant’s Music Department which would have been the beneficiary of any of the Leo Lester Browne Fund not used for the mural restoration. We ask you to remain patient for a few more weeks until we have exhausted all avenues to overturn the decision. If we are unsuccessful, we will contact you with options for the return of your donation.
Thank you all for your generosity, your support and understanding.
The Grant Alumni Association
The William T. Fletcher Memorial Mural Committee
It is with a heavy heart that we bring news to all of you that Portland Public School Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero, with the support of the School Board, announced at the November 17, 2020 School Board Meeting that the Grant High School Fletcher Memorial Murals will be removed. We were not notified of the decision until shortly before that evening’s meeting giving us no chance to discuss the matter with the Superintendent or the board either before the announcement or during the meeting. The Superintendent’s memo “Removal of Fletcher Murals at Grant High School” can be found here.
We were deeply disappointed with the Superintendent’s decision-making process especially since we were told on multiple occasions that we would be included. Our requests to meet with individual school board members and with the Superintendent were acknowledged by only three board members. We also sent information packets to the board members and superintendent, but only the three with whom we met acknowledged that the packet was received. The information that we sent included an elegant compromise created by Nina Olsson, art conservator.
Our issue has never been with the students who are remarkable young men and women and we hope all of you recognize their strength and fortitude and encourage you to respect them as well. The students presented their desire to remove the murals to the school board a year ago and it appears to us that the administration continued to meet only with the students to finalize the decision. The Alumni Association was asked to not discuss the issue publicly contributing to what we consider a lack of transparency throughout the process.
We are equally disappointed with the loss of the benefit to Grant’s Music Department which would have been the beneficiary of any of the Leo Lester Browne Fund not used for the mural restoration. We ask you to remain patient for a few more weeks until we have exhausted all avenues to overturn the decision. If we are unsuccessful, we will contact you with options for the return of your donation.
Thank you all for your generosity, your support and understanding.
The Grant Alumni Association
The William T. Fletcher Memorial Mural Committee
WWII MEMORIAL SUNDIAL REMOVAL CEREMONY
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The WWII memorial sundial dedicated to the memory of the 101 Grant High School students who lost their lives in the war is being restored by a group of the construction crew workers on the Grant remodeling project. Click to watch the ceremony when the sundial was removed.
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IN MEMORIAM AFTER 2013
We have often received requests to add to the IN MEMORIAM tab the names of others we've lost since our 50th reunion. A new tab has been set up called IN MEMORIAM AFTER 2013. If you know of any errors of omissions, please contact us.
DISCLAIMER: The classmates included in this list are believed to be deceased. Their names were obtained from other classmates, family members, or public records. Although we cannot assume responsibility should this information be incorrect, we will make every effort to correct errors promptly upon receiving notification.
DISCLAIMER: The classmates included in this list are believed to be deceased. Their names were obtained from other classmates, family members, or public records. Although we cannot assume responsibility should this information be incorrect, we will make every effort to correct errors promptly upon receiving notification.
UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Go to the Contact tab to update your contact information. NOTE: This information may be shared with the Grant High School Alumni Association.
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE GRANT REMODELING PROJECT
Click here to go the Grant Alumni Association website's page that shows a video of the work being done on the school's modernization project. Work is expected to be completed for the beginning of the school year in 2019.
US GRANT HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
DID YOU KNOW... If you graduated from Grant High School you are a Grant High School Alumni, but are you a PAID member of the Grant High School Alumni Association? (NOTE: THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR NOW RUNS FROM JULY 1 TO JUNE 30. DUES PAID DURING THE YEAR EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH).
Annually, the Alumni Association provides a scholarship to a deserving Grant student, organizes the alumni picnic and publishes a biannual newsletter. In the past it organized such things as Grant's Last Stand at the end of the 2017 school year and raised funds for the restoration of the Steinway Grand Piano in the auditorium. It also researches candidates and votes on who is inducted into the General Hall of Achievement. In 2018 GHSAA decided to spearhead a fundraising project to have the two murals in the auditorium restored. If you would like to help or become involved, please see the Alumni Association website at http://www.grantalumni.org
The alumni directory presently has contact information for more than 9,000 of Grant graduates, but they may be missing you. If you haven't been receiving a biannual newsletter, please sign up on our Contact page or on the Alumni Association Directory & Contact page and consider being a dues paying member.
Annually, the Alumni Association provides a scholarship to a deserving Grant student, organizes the alumni picnic and publishes a biannual newsletter. In the past it organized such things as Grant's Last Stand at the end of the 2017 school year and raised funds for the restoration of the Steinway Grand Piano in the auditorium. It also researches candidates and votes on who is inducted into the General Hall of Achievement. In 2018 GHSAA decided to spearhead a fundraising project to have the two murals in the auditorium restored. If you would like to help or become involved, please see the Alumni Association website at http://www.grantalumni.org
The alumni directory presently has contact information for more than 9,000 of Grant graduates, but they may be missing you. If you haven't been receiving a biannual newsletter, please sign up on our Contact page or on the Alumni Association Directory & Contact page and consider being a dues paying member.
GRANT REMODELING PROJECT
Link to latest pictures of remodeling project: Click here
star news
GRANT'S LAST STAND
See the new tab for Grant's Last Stand with pictures and video. Additional photos are also on the US Grant Alumni Association website here.
A FEW WEBSITES OF INTEREST...
- US Grant High School Alumni Association
- Grant High School Alumni Association on Facebook
- PPS Grant High School on Facebook
- Grant Magazine
- Hollywood Star Newspaper
- Alameda History: A blog dedicated to collecting and sharing knowledge about the life of old houses, buildings and neighborhoods in Northeast Portland, Oregon.
- Alameda News: Alameda Neighborhood Association
- Beaumont-Wilshire News: Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association
- Concordia News: Concordia Neighborhood Association
- Cully News: Cully Association of Neighbors
- Grant Park News: Grant Park Neighborhood Association
- Irvington News: Irvington Community Association
- Laurelhurst News: Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association
- Rose City Park News: Rose City Park Neighborhood Association
- Sabin News: Sabin Community Association
- Vintage Portland: City of Portland Archives and Records Center project showing historical pictures around Portland.
- Stumptown Blogger: This is an eclectic website with a Portland theme by Dave Stone of KISN radio fame.
- The Volga Germans in Portland: This website chronicles the history of Germans who came from the lower Volga region of Russia to Portland. Many settled in the Sabin School area in Portland. Who knows, you may find stories from people who were our classmates on this website if you poke around a little bit.
Contact us using the Contact button if you know of other websites of interest.
Grant modernization project
The Grant High School Master Remodel Plan was unanimously approved by the Portland Public School Board at their meeting on December 15, 2015. The plan includes innovative restrooms that work for everyone.
Construction begins in 2017 with students attending school at the old Marshall High School campus. Students return to Grant in 2019. Click here to see more. Watch videos of the planning meetings of the Design Advisory Group (DAG) by clicking here. Here is an interesting look a 2009 PPS Historic Building Assessment. (There is more following the first page. Be sure to page down).
Stay informed. Update your contact information by sending us an email using the contact button below.
Construction begins in 2017 with students attending school at the old Marshall High School campus. Students return to Grant in 2019. Click here to see more. Watch videos of the planning meetings of the Design Advisory Group (DAG) by clicking here. Here is an interesting look a 2009 PPS Historic Building Assessment. (There is more following the first page. Be sure to page down).
Stay informed. Update your contact information by sending us an email using the contact button below.
NEW PHOTOS
Alameda Grade School now has a page called "When We Were Kids" and pictures from our 40th Class Reunion have been added. If you have photographs you would like to share, please contact me using the Contact button below.
Hollywood star news
Are you interested in keeping up with the news in our old Grant neighborhood? If so, here is a link to the Hollywood Star News where you can download a monthly copy of the newspaper.
Link to stories in and around Grant Park here.
Here we find out that it was the class of 1965 that was the largest class to graduate from Grant High School (and we thought we were the largest class).
Link to stories in and around Grant Park here.
Here we find out that it was the class of 1965 that was the largest class to graduate from Grant High School (and we thought we were the largest class).
NEW CONTENT
In order to keep this website vibrant we are looking for new content. If you have ideas or information to share click here to contact the web administrator.
We would like to set up a "When we were kids" page for each elementary school. If you have photos from one of the grade schools that fed into Grant High School contact the webmaster using the Contact page for details on how to submit them. Group photos are the best, but we will consider posting any picture sent to us.
We would like to set up a "When we were kids" page for each elementary school. If you have photos from one of the grade schools that fed into Grant High School contact the webmaster using the Contact page for details on how to submit them. Group photos are the best, but we will consider posting any picture sent to us.
FERNWOOD MINI-REUNION
See sub-folder under Fernwood School Photos for pictures from the Fernwood Mini-Reunion held on July 24, 2015 or Click Here
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