Grant High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Retirements Mr. John Failor Retires After 23 Years Service to English Department I never had a student I didn’t like! This paraphrase of a Will Rogers' remark sums up a part of my thoughts about these twenty-three years of teaching here at Grant High School. The Frosh have been my favorites, making every single day an interesting one. The other part of my sojourn here has been the rubbing elbows” with the very fine staff that Grant has always seemed to attract. Fellow teachers, administrators, (I've worn out four principals!) secretaries, custodians, all have served to make this, for me, a very pleasant experience. J. W. Failor Other teachers retired this year but requested anonymity. 12 Mr. John Failor

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 Administration Principal Stan Blair Thanks Students; Year ‘Enjoyable’ The 1976-77 school year has been a good one for Grant High School. I sincerely hope that it has also been a good year for each one of you in both your school achievement and school activities. The memories will help you recapture many of those events and to remember the fine friendships you have known. Whether you are now graduating from Grant or returning next year to complete your high school education, I wish the best to each of you in the coming years. Thank you for helping make this a most enjoyable year for me. Sincerely, Stan Blair Principal Top: Dick Hilldreth and Greg Gofford chat. Above: Superintendents Robert Blanchard and Ray Steed. Right: Stan Blair converses with Mel vin Spencer. Opposite Page: Principal Stan Blair, Curriculum Associate Charles Randolph, Administrative Vice Principals Richard Hildreth and Aletha Chavis. Curriculum Vice-Principal George Guthrie.

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Faculty Teachers Struggle With Top: Cortez Rutley uses his free time constructively in the library. Above: Amy Luckenbaugh and Raeline Haugen work on an assignment. Schedule, Program Shifts The faculty was very involved in the many changes that were taking place in the various departments during the school year. Beside basic instruction in different fields, the faculty had to cope with changes in scheduling as well as program alterations. The goal of the English Department was to provide classes tailored to individual needs, emphasizing both composition and literature. This was the first year all grades were under the same department. The Foreign Language Department had one of its most successful years. The annual cookie sales, pastry sales, and the famous taco-flavored maple bar sales were all eventually culminated by the foreign language camps, held for Spanish, Russian, German and French in April and May. According to Ms. Celia Frazier, nothing new happened in the Social Studies Department. If anything, our department dropped the availability of classes — thus enrollment has dropped. The Special Education Program is a self-contained basic skills oriented program whose primary purpose is to provide learning chance to those students who at this point in their lives would not be included in all phases of high school. It was business as usual in the Art bepartment this year. Students were made aware of possible art careers, while expanding and improving the skills they were taught. A major asset to the department was the artist-in-residence in calligraphy. Miss Elizabeth Anderson. The Math Department provided a good preparation for students who planned to enter college and continue their math education. In spite of declining enrollment, the department was still able to provide a fifth year math course to those students who qualified for and wanted this course. The basic skills program also had continued success. The program in Business Education centered around the special cluster offerings in Clerical, Secretarial and Accounting. If the student completed all the courses in the cluster, he or she was ready for a full-time job. Students learned more than just skills in business classes; they also learned the importance of good work habits and a positive attitude towards themselves and their jobs. The Home Economics Department offered students a variety of interesting and worthwhile experiences. Classes in clothing, sewing, foods and interior decorating were offered. A Family life-Playschool class gave students an opportunity to plan and operate a playschool for three and four-year-olds. In the PE Department, co-ed physical education classes were taught for the first time, with a combined weightlifting class leading the change. The Health Department conducted a school-wide blood pressure clinic in which students measured the blood pressure of the majority of the student body. Beside being an excellent learning experience, the clinic showed many people the value of good health and how it relates to the highs and lows of one’s blood pressure. The Science Department found itself faced with a different set of requirements for entering freshmen according to the new state and district regulations. Aside from this change, the department's goals remained the same. A variety of classes were offered by the Industrial Education Department including woodshop, electronics, drafting, automotive, and metalshop. 13