Weekly Family Newsletter

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Saturday, May 30th, 11:30am-3:30pm, PCC, 5736 N Albina: Rose City Flea

Tuesday, June 2nd, 7:30pm, PSU Viking Pavilion: Class of 2026 Commencement (Livestream Link)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 10:00am-12:00pm, Front Lawn: Diploma Distribution

Wednesday, June 3rd, 11:00am-9:00pm, 7122 SE Foster Rd: Pizzeria Otto Fundraiser

Wednesday, June 3rd-Friday, June 5th: Semester Two Finals

Friday, June 5th: Last Day of School for 9th-11th Graders

Dear Franklin Students and Families,

We have made it to the final week of the school year. The schedule next week will be different from years past. Monday will be an A day, Tuesday will be an All 8 period day, then finals begin on Wednesday. The periods for finals on Wednesday are 1st, 2nd, and 4th. On Thursday they are 5th, 6th, and 8th. On Friday the periods are 3rd and 7th. Check Trivory in case you forget. Teachers will be available at the end of each finals day during tutorial. Students, we are all here to support you as you finish up the semester. Stay locked in! Make sure to meet with your teachers and counselors, if needed, and don’t forget to ask for help!

Monday is the first day of Pride Month! There are several ways to celebrate Pride in Portland. Here is the link to Portland Pride where you can learn about the many events that are happening this month.

On Tuesday we will celebrate our graduating seniors! I am so proud of you and all of your accomplishments! We are so grateful for everything you have done to make Franklin a better place. We will see you at the PSU Viking Pavilion at 6:30pm. Doors open for families at 7:00pm

Thank you and Happy Pride!

Dr. Z

Tuesday, June 2nd (All 8 Periods)

• Period 1: 8:30-9:14am
• Period 2: 9:19-10:07am
• Period 3: 10:12-10:56am
• Period 4: 11:01-11:45am
• Lunch: 11:45am-12:18pm
• Period 5: 12:23-1:07pm
• Period 6: 1:12-1:56pm
• Period 7: 2:01-2:45pm
• Period 8: 2:50-3:34pm

Wednesday, June 3rd

• Period 1 Final: 8:30-10:02am
• Period 2 Final: 10:09-11:41am
• Lunch: 11:41am-12:18pm
• Period 4 Final: 12:23-1:55pm
• Tutorial: 2:02-3:34pm

Thursday, June 4th

• Period 5 Final: 8:30-10:02am
• Period 6 Final: 10:09-11:41am
• Lunch: 11:41am-12:18pm
• Period 8 Final: 12:23-1:55pm
• Tutorial: 2:02-3:34pm

Friday, June 4th

• Period 3 Final: 8:30-10:02am
• Period 7 Final: 10:09-11:41am
• Lunch: 11:41am-12:18pm
• Tutorial: 12:23-3:34pm

All student chromebooks and chargers must be returned by the last day of school, Friday, June 5th, or a fee may be charged. Students can bring these to the VP/Tech office, Room M132, or the main office, after their last final. If possible, don't wait until Friday as there may be long lines! New Acer chromebooks and chargers will be distributed to students in the fall. Yondr pouches should be kept by students over the summer for use next school year.

Six track & field athletes will represent Franklin this weekend at the OSAA State meet at Hayward field in Eugene:

• Nico Bueno: Javelin
• Alison Fajardo: 3000 meters
• Elizabeth Ghazi: 400 meters

• Elliot Platt: 110m hurdles
• Paloma Schrall: 100m hurdles and high jump
• Felix Snyder: 3000 meters

Make sure the check out the Rose City Flea this Saturday, May 30th, at PCC Cascades Campus. It will be from 11:30am-3:30pm with clothing vendors, food, and music! Come support franklin student vendors and have a good time.

A friendly reminder from your school nurse to stay active, hydrated, and healthy this summer! Please have conversations with your students (of any age) about what this looks like. Feel free to visit and explore the following website for guidance and information: https://www.cdc.gov/parents/children/safety-in-the-home-and-community.html

Additionally, two Multnomah County Clinics will be open for care this summer- Park Rose and David Douglas. See the attached flyers above.

See you all in the fall for another year of Franklin fun! -Nurse Katie

PPS Summer Scholars registration is now OPEN. Any student who earned an F in a core class, Health, PE, or Spanish, counselors would like to get you signed up. The classes will fill up fast so please reach out to your counselor ASAP. Here's a link that shares the dates, times, location info. All courses are FREE.

If your student has earned a D in a core class and would like to raise that grade for either improving their GPA or to enroll at a 4-year university can do that during PPS Night School in both the fall and spring terms.

Head to fhspost.com or classrooms, businesses, and mailboxes near you to read this school year's final issue of the Franklin Post! Student journalists have been working hard to bring you an issue that covers everything from birthright citizenship, to a Dairy Queen update, to people pleasing, to a breaking story about Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette. Make sure to check out pages 18-20 for a celebration of our senior journalists. Thank you for supporting student journalism!

The Healthy Choices Bulletin is a monthly summary of substance use prevention resources for school staff to use and share with students and families. Most of the titles and images are linked to fliers and websites. We encourage all families to read and take advantage of the information provided.

Senior parents, here is a copy of the slideshow that was shown at last week's Senior Recognition Assembly.

Please remind your seniors to settle any outstanding fees with our bookkeeper, Kristin DeBenedetto, and to return library books, chromebooks and chargers as soon as they are able, in order to ensure an efficient senior checkout on Thursday, May 28th. Additionally, we will be collecting Yondr pouches from seniors on the morning of Tuesday, May 26th. If anything is outstanding, seniors will not receive their clearance envelope, which includes their commencement tickets.

Additionally, please be advised that we will not be seating graduates alphabetically at the commencement ceremony, so keep your eyes on your student!

We are excited to celebrate with you on Tuesday, June 2nd!

Families of graduates, please take a look at the following links with helpful information pertaining to the commencement ceremony at Portland State University on Tuesday, June 2nd. Hard copies of these, along with graduation tickets, will be provided in the senior clearance envelopes that will be distributed to your graduates on Thursday, May 28th. We look forward to celebrating this momentous occasion with you!

PSU Restrictions

PSU PPS Guidelines

ICE Communication

Parking/Drop Off Map for Families

We’re excited to share that Visual Impressions Photography, LLC will be capturing this year’s graduation for Franklin High School.

If you want to receive your gallery link, be sure to register your email and/or cell phone at this link (and don’t forget to include friends & family who may want access too!).

Questions?
Visual Impressions is here to help! Reach out anytime at: schools@visualimpressions.org

FAB has had another impactful year supporting Franklin athletics. They are already planning for next year and looking for people to step up and get involved, so please read their weekly newsletter here and see how you can help.

We run items in The Bolt family newsletter for two weeks unless there is a good

reason to run them longer. To submit an item, fill out this form by 4pm on Thursday.

You can find past issues of The Bolt on our Smore homepage.

There is a lot going on at Franklin. Make sure to download Trivory, follow the

FHS Instagram page and bookmark the FHS website for the latest information.