Weekly Family Newsletter

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Wednesday, October 14th: PSAT/Pre-ACT Day

Wednesday, October 14th, 11:00am-10:00pm, 4635 SE Hawthorne: PTSA/¿Por Qué No? Fundraiser

Thursday, October 15th, 8:30am-11:30am: Lifetouch Photo Retakes (see details below). We need volunteers. If you can volunteer from 8:30am to 11:30am, please email sharvey@pps.net. The first two people to reach out, get a 50% discount on their Lifetouch picture package!

Thursday, October 15th, 7:00-8:30pm, Auditorium: Fall Choir Concert

Monday, October 19th-Friday, October 23rd: ASB Spirit Week

Monday, October 19th, 5:30-8:00pm: Post High School Planning Night

Wednesday, October 21st, 6:00-8:00pm: Harvest Festival

Saturday, October 24th, 11:00am-1:00pm, Mt. Tabor Park Playground: Explore Your Park Event

Saturday, October 24th, 8:00-10:00pm, Cafeteria: Homecoming Dance (Chaperones Needed)

Monday, October 26th, 9:30am-1:30pm, Marshall Campus: PTA Clothing Center Volunteers Needed

Thursday, October 29th & Friday, October 30th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 6th, 7:00pm, Auditorium: Broadway Musical Revue: Little Show of Horrors

Wednesday, November 11th: NO SCHOOL

Dear Franklin Community,

It has been a difficult week with the announcement of the proposed list of school closures across the city. I know that families in our Franklin community have been impacted. More information is provided on the district’s rightsizing website here. There will also be public listening sessions for students and families to attend at different schools in the next month. Let me know if you have any questions at znaegele@pps.net.

The PreACT (for all 10th grade students) and the PSAT (for 11th grade students that registered in advance) will be taken on Wednesday. Students taking the PreACT will be in the main building and students taking the PSAT will be in the gym building. Juniors who are not testing and all seniors will be attending college and career presentations in the library and cafeteria. For freshmen, this is a day to offer support and community building with their 9th grade teachers. No new information will be taught. This link will give you information about how the day is structured for 9th grade students. School will end early at 1:34pm on Wednesday.

Thank you,

Dr. Z

Please head to classrooms, businesses, and libraries near you, as well as to fhspost.com, to check out this year's first full issue of The Post. Student journalists have knocked it out of the park on stories about women's baseball, PPS blocked websites, the new Tardy Intervention Program, and a breaking investigative piece on potentially hazardous sediment on Ross Island. Read all these and more, and thank you for supporting student journalism!

Please join us on Monday, October 19th from 5:30-8pm for a post high school planning event. Activities and presentations will be taking place in the main hallway, cafeteria, and college & career center. Here is the timeline for the night's events:

5:30-6:30pm: Post High School Fair

• Universities, community colleges, pre-apprenticeships, companies and trades programs will be represented at the fair
• Open to families of all grades

• Presentation shared by Jenn Satalino from ECMC
• OR: Una presentación de FAFSA y ORSAA en español

• Open to families of all grades

7:00-8:00pm: FAFSA Completion Workshop with Support

• For graduating students and families only
• Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation available

Did you know that Franklin has a food pantry that is open to everyone in the school community? And that you can request a weekly box of food delivered to you?

Franklin’s Community Pantry is opening for the school year the week of October 12th in a new location, Room M-137. The pantry is a partnership between a group of Franklin staff and Franklin 4 Families, a parent organization with support from NHS students. Pantry deliveries will be every Wednesday and open shopping hours are Thursdays from 3:00-4:15pm. The pantry depends on the support of Franklin families, either financial donations or donations of food.

• Do You Need Food? Fill out the form linked here to request a food delivery or come to the pantry Thursdays between 3:00-4:15

• Do You Want to Support the Pantry? Our biggest need is for donations of money through SchoolPay to purchase produce and proteins, our most requested items. Click here to access our SchoolPay donation portal. If you are able, consider donating monthly! Other ways to help are to donate non-expired food from our donation list or volunteer in the pantry.

• Do You Have Questions About the Pantry? Contact Ellen Pederson, Franklin Librarian, at epederson@pps.net.

• Do You Want to Know More About Volunteering? Check out our Sign-Up or email bronwynnb@gmail.com!

Portland Workforce Alliance believes meaningful access to career development is a matter of social and economic justice. The organization works with local employers to educate students about career opportunities to build a resilient, prosperous and well-educated workforce. During the following career days, employers show students their workplaces, share their insights and describe how to pursue different careers! Please email Martin Rodriguez, FHS College & Career Coordinator, if you are interested in attending any of the following events.

• Thursday, October 15th: Nike Career Day

• Friday, October 16th: Business & Real Estate Career Day

• Friday, October 23rd: Portland Fire & Rescue Career Day

The theme for the Saturday, October 24th homecoming dance is Enchanted Forest. Tickets will be on sale near the main entrance from Tuesday, October 13th - Thursday, October 22nd during lunch and after school.

Parents, please consider signing up to chaperone the dance! We are looking for chaperones to help with coat check, checking tickets, and roaming security, from 8:00-10:00pm on Saturday, October 24th in the cafeteria. Thank you for making this dance possible for our students!

• Monday, October 19th: PJ day
• Tuesday, October 20th: Camo Out Day
• Wednesday, October 21st: Pink Out Day
• Thursday, October 22nd: Meme Day
• Friday, October 23rd: Class Colors (Freshmen: White / Sophomores: Blue / Juniors: Red / Seniors: Purple)

It was wonderful to see many of you at Back to School Night on last week! Please let us know about your experience by completing this short google form.

School photo retakes will happen at school on Thursday, October 15th from 8:30am to 11:30am.

We need volunteers. If you can volunteer from 8:30am to 11:30am, please email sharvey@pps.net. The first two people to reach out, get a 50% discount on their Lifetouch picture package!

Retakes are ONLY for families who purchased photos but are unhappy with them. Your student should bring their photo packet to school with them on October 15th in order to exchange it for a new packet. New ID cards will not be printed on this day. A student's new retake photo will be in the yearbook.

NEW INFORMATION: Several of you have inquired about ordering photos. Here is the response from Lifetouch: After Picture Day, families can view and order portraits at mylifetouch.com using their student's school ID number.

To get started, families should sign in to their MyLifetouch account, or create one if they do not already have an account. Once logged in, select "Add Student or Event" and then choose "Student ID."

When prompted for a postal code, please enter the school's ZIP code (97206), not the family's home ZIP code. Families can then follow the remaining steps to locate and order portraits.

If families need additional assistance, please contact our Parent Help Line at 1-800-736-4753.

The annual Harvest Festival is coming up on Wednesday, October 21st from 6:00-8:00pm.

This year we would love to include trunk-or-treating during the event. If you are interested in setting up a car trunk to represent an FHS organization, department, or team, please fill out this Google form. We can provide some support with purchasing candy.

Let's make this Harvest Festival a great experience for the community!

Starting Thursday, November 5th from 2:00-3:00pm, you can complete your FAFSA or ORSAA or ask your complicated questions at school with the help of experts. These ongoing help sessions will take place every Thursday from 2:00-3:00pm. Please bring a charged chromebook and have your login information available.

Exact dates can be found in Maia or Trivory.

You must register in Maia to attend.

FHS Oregon State Application Workshop (on campus)

When: Friday October 23rd, 11:00am-12:00pm

Where: College and Career Center

Please note: This event is for 12th grade students only. Please bring a charged chromebook.

PPS Oregon State Application Workshop (off campus)

What: OSU Access and Application Event for PPS

When: Tuesday, November 3rd, 10:00am-1:30pm

Where: OSU Portland Center (555 SW Morrison St, Portland, 97204)

Audience: Juniors and seniors

Transportation and Lunch: Provided (bus schedule and permission slip coming soon)

Registration Link:https://bit.ly/OSUApp26

Parents of Seniors! Jostens provided an informational presentation to students pertaining to cap & gown orders, announcements and other senior swag at this past week's senior meeting. If you missed the meeting, please stop by the front office to pick up a graduation order packet. Jostens will return on Tuesday, October 13th during lunch to take in-person orders.

Orders will be delivered on Thursday, April 1st. All graduates will need a cap and gown for the ceremony in June.

The Senior Corner page on the FHS website is a great resource and is regularly updated as dates and information become available. Please check frequently for updates and reach out to Natalia at npolicelli@pps.net with any questions.

On Wednesday, October 14th, ¿Por Qué No? at 4635 SE Hawthorne will donate 10 % of all proceeds to the Franklin PTSA, up to $1,000. This includes catering and to-go orders all day. They are open from 11:00am-9:30pm.

Tacos + Franklin, what's not to love?

It's Franklin's turn to help at the PTA Clothing Center!

When: Monday, October 26th, 9:30am-1:30pm

Where: The Marshall High School Campus, 3905 SE 91st Ave.

This helpful service exists only because of wonderful volunteers like you! We're looking for 5-6 people to help sort donations or be a "personal shopper" for families who are selecting clothing. Sign up here. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA8A923A0FF2-45020015-volunteer#/

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.

Come join us for concessions, community and help raise funds for our athletic programs!

Sign up to volunteer here.

For more information reach out: president@franklinathleticboosters.com

Are you interested in traveling to Italy and Greece in June, 2027? Learn more on Thursday October 15th at 6:00pm via Zoom: rsvp.eftours.com/eb89akt

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.

Portland Park &Recreation’s environmental education department has launched a new program -- the ‘Explore Your Park Series!’

This series is a free, drop-in program for all ages that offers hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, creature features, guided park tours, and more. Events will be 2 hours in length and attendees can drop in to participate for any amount of time during that period. This program will visit a different Portland park each month to learn from and about the plants and animals that call it home.

In October, we will be hosting an Explore Your Park Series event at Mt Tabor Park. The park entrance address is at SE 69th and Yamhill, and we will be located near the playground. We will be learning about bats and other creatures!

No need to register, just come on by!

Saturday, October 24th, 11:00am-1:00pm

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 and

bookmark the FHS website for the latest information.