Weekly Family Newsletter

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Sunday, November 9th, 2:00pm: The Drowsy Chaperone (Fall Musical) Matinee

Monday, November 10th, 5:30pm, Cafeteria: Informational Softball Meeting for Parents & Players

Tuesday, November 11th: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, November 11th, 6:00-8:00pm, Flying Pie Pizza: FAB Volunteer Appreciation Event

Thursday, November 13th, Friday, November 14th & Saturday, November 15th, 7:00pm: The Drowsy Chaperone (Fall Musical)

Tuesday, November 18th, 8:30am-1:30pm, Auxiliary Gym: Red Cross Blood Drive

Monday, November 24th, 8:30am-7:45pm, Gym: Drop-In Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 25th, 8:30am-7:45pm, Main Building: By Appointment Parent-Teacher Conferences

Monday, November 24th-Friday, November 28th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, December 12th & Saturday, December 13th, 7:00pm: Winter Dance Performance

Thursday, December 18th, 7:00pm: FHS Bands Winter Concert

Dear Franklin Students and Families,

I know that students and families may be feeling fearful of reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity that is happening around our city. Please know that when your student is here on campus, we will do everything we can to keep them safe. If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to me at znaegele@pps.net or call the main office (503) 916-5140. We know each family needs to do what is best for them, and we want to also let you know that we want your student at school.

As a reminder, we do not work with or share any information about you or your child with the

Department of Homeland Security or ICE without a valid judicial warrant.

Below are trusted resources and information to help navigate this challenging situation:

PIRC Hotline is 1-888-622-1510. PIRC supports immigrant rights through direct

assistance, education, legal support, advocacy, and community organizing.

Know your rights planning

Immigrant Rights Legal Resources

Additional Resources for families

In the midst of these challenging times, I’d like to also highlight that in November and everyday we honor and celebrate our Native students and staff. One way we do that is by incorporating Native history and perspectives as part of culturally responsive curriculum and instruction. We can also visit and participate in community events and activities. The Portland Art Museum houses a Native American Art collection encompassing over 3,500 ancient, historic and contemporary objects originating from approximately 200 Indigenous cultural groups from across the Americas. Notable for its depth and breadth, the collection houses works by Native American masters such as Allan Houser, Charles Edenshaw, Maria Martinez, and Virgil Ortiz in addition to regional contemporary artists such as Lillian Pitt, Joe Feddersen, James Lavadour, Wendy Red Star, and Marie Watt. I hope that you can visit this amazing exhibit.

Lastly, I’d like to remind you that this is the opening weekend of our school musical The Drowsy Chaperone. There will be several opportunities this week and next week to come out and support Franklin students in the arts!

Thank you,

Dr. Z

Across Portland and Multnomah County, there are dozens of local food pantries, school-based food markets, and meal programs ready to help. Most do not require ID, income verification, or federal paperwork, just come as you are.

Here are ways to get support right now or by calling 2-1-1:

- Oregon Food Bank’s Food Finder – find the nearest pantry or market by ZIP code

- Urban Gleaners Free Food Markets – fresh produce and pantry staples, open to all

- Sunshine Division Emergency Food Boxes & Delivery – free home-delivered groceries

- Milk Crate Kitchen – free chef-prepared meals delivered to families

- Full list of Portland and PPS-area food pantries

Donations for Food Assistance for PPS Families are accepted by The Fund for PPS. Let’s come together as a community to make sure PPS families have access to nutritious food. Thank you for your generosity!

*As noted below, Franklin will be collecting food donations during parent-teacher conferences to support our families during this challenging time.

Portland Public Schools Department of Student Success & Health is kicking off the 25-26 Lunch and Learn Series on Thursday, November 13th at 12:00pm with Helping Students and Families with Screen Time Boundaries.

This is a virtual event featuring Michael Dzwill, LCSW from Newport Healthcare. To join, click this link. No pre-registration required.

The Drowsy Chaperone is a meta-musical parody of 1920s musical comedies, where a musical theatre fan, the "Woman in Chair," listens to a record of a fictional 1928 show of the same name. As the music plays, the show comes to life in her apartment, featuring a young Broadway starlet Janet van de Graaff who wants to marry for love, her producer who needs her to stay in show business, her comically inebriated chaperone, a Latin lover, and gangsters. The audience experiences the 1920s musical through the Woman in Chair's commentary and reactions, which include observing its cliched plot, stock characters, and musical numbers, all while learning about the narrator's own melancholic life.

You have 6 chances to see the Franklin Theater Department's rendition of The Drowsy Chaperone:

As we prepare for Parent Teacher conferences, we would like to share more details about our planning. On Monday, November 24th, conferences will be drop-in, arena style, in our gymnasium building. Teachers will be clustered by department with families able to check in with each teacher without an appointment. Case managers, counselors, and other support staff will be available for consultation. We will have Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, and Chinese interpreters on-site from 1:00-8:00pm.

Monday's Schedule:

• 8:30am-12:00pm: Conferences (please arrive no later than 11:40am or plan on coming back after lunch)
• 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
• 1:00-4:30pm: Conferences (please arrive no later than 4:00pm or plan on coming back after dinner)
• 4:30-5:30pm: Staff Dinner
• 5:30-8:00pm: Conferences (please arrive no later than 7:45pm before the doors close at 8:00pm)

On Tuesday, November 25th, conferences are by appointment only, either virtual or in-person. Teachers have until Friday, November 14th to reach out to priority families to set up conferences. On November 14th, any remaining conference time slots will be released to families who would like appointments for Tuesday, November 25th. Interpretation services will be available as needed.

During conferences, Franklin will be collecting food donations to support our families during this challenging time.

Your voice matters!

Please take a few moments to share your feedback about your family's school experience by completing the 2025–2026 Successful Schools Survey. You can access the survey here: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/fall25family.

Alternatively, visit pps.net/successfulschools for links and instructions available in all PPS-supported languages. Your input helps us make our schools even better—thank you for taking the time to share your perspective.

The Portland Rose Festival has opened applications for the 2026 Rose Festival Court. Students interested in applying to join the court can find information at this link. Students and families with questions about the process at Franklin can reach out to Vice Principal Amy Gervais (agervais@pps.net).

Check out what the 9th graders did at Franklin during the first quarter of the school year!

This quarterly newsletter also includes information about how families can support student's success.

Contact 9th Grade Team Lead Desi Wolff-Myren with any questions.

Every Thursday from 1:00-2:30pm in the College and Career Center, the Franklin College and Career Team are supporting students who need help starting, completing or finishing their FAFSA/ORSAA and/or Oregon promise. To get a pass, students need to sign up in their Maia Learning account under “events”. Please encourage your student to sign up and make sure they come prepared with a charged chromebook.

Parents who have questions about completing the FAFSA can reach out to financial aid expert and director of The College Place Oregon, Jenn Satalino [jsatalino@ecmc.org].

Anyone interested in playing softball this spring, please attend an informational meeting on Monday, November 10th at 5:30 in the cafeteria. We will be discussing winter workouts, fundraising and the upcoming season. This meeting is for parents and prospective players.

The mission of the Franklin Athletic Boosters is to provide positive support to the sanctioned FHS and Franklin cluster youth athletic teams through community building, fundraising support, engaging alumni participation and raising the profile of all Franklin HS and youth athletic teams.

You can read all about the upcoming opportunities to get involved with FAB in their weekly newsletter here.

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.

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