Weekly Family Newsletter

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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!)

Monday, May 18th-Friday, May 22nd: Spirit Week

Wednesday, May 20th, 5:30pm, Auditorium: Final Choir Concert

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

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

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

Friday, May 22nd, 2:30pm, Gym: Senior Recognition Assembly

Monday, May 25th: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, May 27th, 7:00pm, Auditorium: Lightning Bands Spring Awards Concert

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,

There are many events that are happening in the next few weeks! Read below to learn more about all of our events, such as the Community Connection event tomorrow morning at 9:00am for parents and caregivers in the cafeteria. Other events include the Family Wellness Night, AP Capstone Night, the Spring Choir and Band concerts, and Rainbow Graduation. We will also celebrate our seniors on Friday during the Senior Recognition Assembly at 2:30pm. Senior families are invited.

Hope to see you at one of our many events next week. Have a great weekend!

Dr. Z

• Freshmen: Pink
• Sophomores: Yellow
• Juniors: Blue
• Seniors: White

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.

Wednesday, May 20th is the last choir concert of the year! There will be a special Senior Solo Showcase beginning at 5:30pm in the auditorium and the main concert will begin at 7:00pm in the auditorium. Come see the Franklin choirs, staff and student choir, and songwriting students perform!

On Wednesday, May 27th at 7:00pm, the Franklin Lightning Bands will be performing their Spring Awards Concert. Selections will be performed by the Jazz, Concert, Symphonic, and Wind Ensemble Bands along with the Drumline and Real Book Club. You can buy your tickets here.

We look forward to seeing the Franklin community come support our student musicians!

Franklin Lightning Bands is proud to announce that the Wind Ensemble Band will be competing this Saturday, May 16th at 9:30am in the OSAA 2026 Band/Orchestra State Championships in Corvallis. They are one of twenty schools who qualified to compete in the 6A division.

Good luck, Lightning Band, we are rooting for you!!

Please join us for an evening of Family Wellness activities on Wednesday, May 20th from 5:30-8:00pm.

Dinner and childcare will be provided, and all Franklin families are welcome to attend. We will have guest speakers from Sankofa Counseling, Lines 4 Life, Latino Network, Indian Education, Asian Health and Service Center, and our substance use counselor Marysol Jimenez. We will have MANY for community partners sharing info in the main hall, including Doughy Center, SMYRC, PPS Confidential Advocates, SUN, Step Up, PTSA, and several of our student clubs focused on wellness. ASB students will be making slime and leading other self-care activities, we will have a therapy dog available for cuddles, and please plan to stick around until 7:45 for the raffle!

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

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.

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'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.

Attention all parents and guardians of graduating FHS seniors: You're Invited to join us on Friday, May 22nd at 2:30pm in the FHS Gymnasium for the Senior Department Awards & Recognition Assembly.

This is a school-wide event honoring our graduating seniors with departmental awards and celebrating their achievements. Following the ceremony, seniors will receive important information about Senior Clearance, Graduation, and how to obtain tickets for the Graduation Ceremony at Portland State University on June 2nd.

Please remind all seniors to bring their caps and gowns, as they will be wearing them during the assembly.

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 after the Senior Assembly on Friday, May 22nd. Signs can also be purchased in person there.

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.