Weekly Family Newsletter

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Friday, April 24th-Saturday, May 2nd, 7:00pm, Auditorium: Arts Alive

Thursday, April 30th, 8:30am-1:30pm, Auxiliary Gym: Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, May 1st: NO SCHOOL

Monday, May 4th-Friday, May 8th: Staff Appreciation Week

Wednesday, May 6th, Front Lawn: PTSA Plant Sale & Pre-Order Pick-Up

Saturday, May 16th, 7:00-10:00pm, Aerie at Eagle Landing: Senior Prom

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,

Opening night for Arts Alive is tonight! Click here to purchase tickets to several performances happening in the next 2 weeks. There will be performances from dance, choir, and band as well as an art exhibit from our visual arts department. We hope you can join us to support all of our Franklin artists.

Congratulations to our student filmmakers! Out of 16 films selected for the Best of PPS Film Festival, 9 of them are from Franklin.They will be screened at the Best of PPS Film Festival on May 20th at the Hollywood Theater.

There are also several spring athletic events coming up. You can check Trivory for game times and locations. Spring sports include tennis, golf, softball, baseball, and track and field. Let’s Go Lightning!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dr. Z

Tickets are on sale now for all four 7:00pm performances of Arts Alive 2026:

• Friday, April 24th
• Saturday, April 25th
• Thursday, April 30th
• Saturday, May 2nd (Senior Night)

Please come support the hard work of Franklin's amazing artists! You will not want to miss these performances.

The last Red Cross blood drive of the year is taking place on Thursday, April 30th from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Sign up to save three lives with just one donation (you can be age 16 with parental consent form, or older), or up to six for donating power red (biological males must be 17, and biological females must be 19). The drive will take place in the auxiliary gym at Franklin High School and every donor will receive a $20 gift card! Help out your local community and donate now!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQQF0cryfYq41jBryN7QwxOfUsSMoa2NJRnCnmmnQs6Qcwkg/viewform

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!

Host an Italian student and enjoy a true cultural exchange! Your child will be invited to an all-expense paid vacation to visit the family of your Italian student in the summer of 2027!

Ergon specializes in a rigorous selection process ensuring that students are responsible, adaptable, respectful, and willing to integrate in their host family. Students are fully insured and arrive with credit cards for all expenses, including recreation activities and vacations. We devote great care to matching students with host families. For parents and children alike, the experience of sharing their home with an Italian student often leads to lifelong friendships. To complete the cultural exchange, your son or daughter will enjoy an-all expense paid vacation to visit the family of your Italian student in the summer of 2027. Ergon sponsors the flight!

To learn more, please email info@ergon-se.org and visit www.ergon-se.org. Thank you!

Please head to classrooms, businesses, mailboxes, or fhspost.com to check out some amazing student journalism. This issue explores everything from the Moda Center renovations to AI to nap time to medieval combat! This was also our transitional issue (the final issue of the year with our current editorial staff and an issue where new editorial staff are being trained). Congratulate these amazing journalists if you see them!

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.

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

Seniors, are you attending PCC next fall? Do you need help with applying to PCC, have questions or want support choosing classes?

PCC will be at the College and Career Center all day on Tuesday, May 5th connecting with students individually. Students MUST register in their Maia Learning account under "events" to attend

Parents of graduates, please connect with your senior, as the results of the Commencement Ticket Lottery were sent to their PPS email accounts on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 15th.

Show your pride for your graduate! The Franklin PTSA is now selling Franklin Graduate yard signs for $20. Please click this link to order, and plan to pick up your sign either at the Plant Sale on Wednesday, May 6th, or after the Senior Assembly on Friday, May 22nd. Signs can also be purchased at either of those events!

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.

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is the week of May 4th, and we are looking for several helpers. Check out the sign-up and find a spot that works for you.

We are also looking forward to our annual Plant Sale Pick Up on Wednesday, May 6th and could really use your support. Sign up here.

The Franklin PTSA’s Annual Fundraiser is taking place this month. Every dollar donated goes directly to delivering critical needs for our students, from computers for photography classes to mock trial/debate tournament fees and the FHS counselors' emergency clothing budget. Make a difference today at: tinyurl.com/FranklinGives.

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.

If you love wildlife, conservation, and adventure, Dr. Moyers is hosting a student expedition to Madagascar in 2027! Join the online info session on Thursday, April 30th at 6:00pm.

Register for the info session here.

*Portland Public Schools does not fund, sponsor, or endorse this travel study program. The District is not responsible for conducting or supervising this trip. Portland Public School employees who participate in travel study programs are not acting in their capacity as District employees and do so at their own risk. Students participating in travel study programs do so at their own risk.

Are you interested in travel to Italy and Greece next summer? Attend our enrollment meeting on Monday April 27th at 6:00pm (via Google Meet) to learn more! RSVP for the info session here.

Look for posters around the school for more information. We will see Rome, Pompeii, Capri, Athens, Delphi and more! If you have questions, see Ms. Haight in SS-221.

*Portland Public Schools does not fund, sponsor, or endorse this travel study program. The District is not responsible for conducting or supervising this trip. Portland Public School employees who participate in travel study programs are not acting in their capacity as District employees and do so at their own risk. Students participating in travel study programs do so at their own risk.

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