Grant Magazine

Grant Magazine
Categories News magazine
Frequency Monthly
Format 36-page magazine
Publisher Morel Ink
Year founded 2011
Based in Grant High School,
Portland, Oregon
Language English
Website http://grantmagazine.com

The Grant Magazine is a monthly magazine published by the students of Grant High School, in Portland, Oregon, United States. It has won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown award three years in a row, from 2014 through 2016.[1][2]

History

The Grant Magazine was launched in 2011, replacing the Grantonian, which had previously been Grant High School's newspaper.[3] It was founded by the principal at the time, Vivian Orlen. The Grant Magazine's advisor is David Austin, who had worked for The Oregonian for 22 years and is now the Communications Director of Multnomah County.[4][5] In the 2015–2016 school year, the co-editors in chief were Eliza Kamerling-Brown and Bella Rideau, both of which were seniors at Grant High School.[6] Stories in the Grant Magazine have brought up issues including hazing, sexist and racist posts on social media by students at Grant High School, teen suicide, controversial curriculum changes, homelessness, assault and the use of the N-Word.[3][5][6][7][8] As of April 2015, the Grant Magazine had over 400 subscribers, and is given out for free at Grant High School.[9][10]

Awards

For three years in a row, from 2014 through 2016, the Grant Magazine has won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown award, one of the highest awards for school journalism.[2]

Let's Talk About the N-Word

The Grant Magazine issue for March 2016 was titled Let's Talk About the N-Word, and dealt with race and the N-Word in Grant High School. The issue was inspired by the increasing use of racial slurs by students at Grant High School. It describes the history of the N-Word, and its culture today. The issue features interviews with Andrew Young; Paul Coakley, who was a principal of Roosevelt High School, and a number of African Americans in the Grant community.[4]

The N-Word issue inspired a school-wide discussion about race at Grant High School.[11]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (23 March 2015). "Grant High School Magazine Wins Regional and National Honors". Willamette Week. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Straight Talk: Grant Magazine Students". KGW. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Jennifer (23 May 2012). "New Grant magazine hits hard and prospers". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Duin, Steve (4 March 2016). "Great expectations, and journalism, at Grant Magazine". The Oregonian. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 Sabatier, Julie (20 May 2014). "Journalism Is Alive And Well At Grant High School". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 Norcross, Geoff (7 March 2016). "Portland Students Ready To Talk About The N-Word". OPB FM. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Parks, Casey (6 April 2016). "Grant High School students investigated for racist, sexist Instagram posts, Grant Magazine reports". The Oregonian. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Holmstrom, Chris (4 April 2015). "Grant High journalists tackle misogyny, racism". KOIN. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Simons, Joe (April 8, 2015). "Grant Magazine". KXL Morning News.
  10. ↑ "Murmurs: Grant High School Exposés Itself". Willamette Week. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Campbell, Carol (18 March 2016). "Grant High School Weekly Newsletter" (PDF). Grant High School. Portland Public Schools. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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