Weekly Family Newsletter

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Monday, May 11th, 4:00 pm, Room SS-009: Site Council Meeting

Wednesday, May 13th, 6:30pm, Library: Final PTSA General Meeting of the Year

Thursday, May 14th, 3:00-9:00pm, 2724 SE Ankeny: Gorges Beer Co. PTSA Restaurant Night

Saturday, May 16th, 9:00-10:00am, Cafeteria: Community Connection Event

Saturday, May 16th, 5:00-7:00pm, Capes & Crepes: 'Ohana Konane Clinic

Saturday, May 16th, 7:00-10:00pm, Aerie at Eagle Landing: Senior Prom (Volunteers Needed!)

Wednesday, May 20th, 5:30-8:00pm: Family Wellness Night

Thursday, May 21st, 6:00-8:00pm, Library: Rainbow Graduation

Thursday, May 21st, 5:30-7:30pm, Cafeteria: AP Capstone Night

Friday, May 22nd, 2:36pm, Gym: Senior Recognition Assembly

Monday, May 25th: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, May 28th: Last Day of School for Seniors

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

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,

Academic Progress Reports will be completed by teachers today. Look in ParentVue to check your students' current grades. There are three weeks left in the semester before finals week. Students, now is the time to check-in with your teachers about any missing projects or assignments and for information on how to prepare for finals.

Wednesday, May 13th at 6:30pm in the library, is the last PTSA meeting of the school year. We hope to see you there.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in our community! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating you and your family.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Dr. Z

Prom Ticket sales are happening now through Thursday, May 14th! There are two options for purchasing tickets:

• In person during lunch and tutorials, students with cash can pay in the main hallway; students using a credit card can pay at the bookkeepers office.
• Online ticket sales are available here until Wednesday, May 13th

Please consider helping out at prom! Our seniors have worked so hard on this event and need your support to make this night as magical as possible. Check out the available slots and sign up here.

May is the month to donate menstrual products. ASB is partnering with McDaniel High School for the period drive! Hundreds of students can't afford basic necessities for their periods. Please drop off your donations at the main office or make donations online here.

Celebrate National Pacific Islander Heritage Month by learning how to play Konane (pronounced Co-NAAN-eh). This authentic Hawaiian strategy game has been around for 1,200 years and has been played by all kinds of Islanders from commoners to kings. Here are all the details:

• Saturday, May 16th, 5:00-7:00pm
• Capes and Crepes Board Game Cafe, 4490 SE Division Street
• Admission is FREE
• Raffle prizes available to all participants
• Please RSVP by either contacting Mr. Garcia or through this form

Franklin's Pride Club will be hosting Rainbow Graduation, a special graduation ceremony for LGBTQ+ seniors in the library on Thursday, May 21st from 6:00-8:00pm. There will be music, food, and rainbow stoles for seniors who sign up. Find a poster in the hallway or email officialfhsprideclub@gmail.com for more information or to sign up.

Please thank our volunteer student leaders who spent a night supporting Science and Engineering at Glencoe Elementary last week. Give a high five to Luca Gusto, George Walker and Ethan Carlson for their work in Computer Science and Robotics.

The FHS Site Council is looking for some parents who have a little vision and would like to collaborate with teachers, students and admin to make Franklin the best place it can be.

Site Council is composed of students, caregivers, teachers and administrators at Franklin (usually 2 of each). We meet once a month, mostly virtually with a couple of in-person meetings per year.

Site Council is what we make it. Don't give in to the darkness! Together we can make things better for this community of students. Please reach out to cookholly@gmail.com with questions. And/or come to our next meeting at FHS on Monday, May 11th at 4:00 pm, Room SS-009. We will also have a table at the May 16th Spring Parent Coffee and Connections in the FHS library from 9:00-10:00am. We hope you will join us!

On Thursday, May 21st from 5:30–7:30pm, we’re excited to host our very first AP Capstone Night, a special community event celebrating the hard work and achievements of our AP Research and AP Seminar students.

We warmly invite you to join us in the cafeteria to explore student projects and learn more about the Capstone program. It’s a great opportunity to see the creativity, curiosity, and dedication of our students in action.

We hope you can make it! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Anna York, AP Research teacher (ayork@pps.net).

Franklin Food Pantry has been distributing food and hygiene staples to families since November 2025. We continue help feed Franklin families every week, but we need your help to continue. Please consider donating to our pantry account (this link takes you to our SchoolPay portal). All donations go directly to buy food and hygiene supplies for Franklin families. Every donation counts...

Thank you for helping keep our community healthy!

Spring clean for a great cause! Please drop off new or slightly used clothing and new toiletries in the bins outside the main office, now until Friday, May 15th. All donations will go to Rose Haven Day Shelter and Community Center.

On Thursday, May 14th, Gorges Beer Co (2724 SE Ankeny) is donating 20% of all sales from 3:00 to 9:00pm to the Franklin PTSA. Minors are welcome! Check out their menu here.

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

Dear Class of 2026 Seniors and Families,

Please open and review the Class of 2026 Senior Letter and Calendar, as it contains valuable information regarding several important dates, senior prom, senior clearance, graduation & rehearsal, the 60 Day Rule, and more! The letter is attached as a PDF below as well.

FAB is in the middle of spring season and hoping to finish out the year strong! They need volunteers to make that happen, though, so please read their weekly newsletter here and see how you can help.

Because game schedules are subject to change, sometimes with short notice, we don't post them here. Please bookmark this page that is kept up to date. This information is also posted in Trivory for your convenience.

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.