Many people work all their lives to accomplish their dreams, but Grant student Tony Taylor has already experienced three of his. From receiving a kidney transplant to designing his own Nike shoes to helping coach a Denver Nuggets basketball game, Taylor has been through more as a sophomore than many have in a lifetime.

Taylor got a shot at his dream to be a professional shoe designer after being selected by the Doernbecher Childrens’ hospital where he was receiving treatment for Nephrotic syndrome. “Two years ago I saw a fl ier on the wall in the hospital, every year, the hospital let one person design a shoe for Nike. I asked about it, but they had already picked somebody.” However, he was not going to stop just yet. “I told them to keep me in mind for the next year.” Sure enough, the next time around, he was selected.

“I’m like, where’s my bike?” junior Lena Sernoff reenacts enthusiastically. While students enjoy the bike racks and handrails provided outside for them by the school, the recent spike in bike theft at Grant High School has certainly been less enjoyable.