The Bolt

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Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 21st: All 8 Periods (see schedule below)

Wednesday, January 22nd - Friday, January 24th: FINALS (see schedule below)

Monday, January 27th - Tuesday, January 28th: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 30th, 6:00pm, Auditorium: SUN Community Movie Night

Friday, February 7th, 5:00pm, Room G-018: Celebration to Honor Retired Coach Scott Aker

Saturday, February 8th, 7:00pm, Melody Ballroom: Winter Formal

Friday, February 14th: Senior Portraits & Quotes Due to Yearbook

Dear Franklin Students and Families,

The first semester is coming to an end. Next week is finals week! Monday there is no school as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Learn more via the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel about how “he never chose fear, but always chose courage and determination when fighting for civil rights in the face of oppression, ignorance and violence.” Think about how we can continue Dr. King’s legacy of nonviolence, peace, and justice for all.

Tuesday we will have an all 8-day schedule and Wednesday - Friday we will follow the finals schedule with Tutorial times at the end of each day.

Next, I have an important message about taking care of our school building. We have had to close some bathrooms at school due to graffiti depicting harmful hate speech that needs to be painted over and other serious damage to toilets and plumbing. Closing bathrooms is always a last resort, but is needed to provide students with a safe and clean environment.

Everyone suffers when we have to close the bathrooms so we need your help to identify who is causing this damage. Here’s what you can do:

• Report any damage or problems to a teacher or staff member right away. You can also use SafeOregon to report any issues anonymously.

• Do not throw items in the toilets or damage anything, it can take days to resolve.

If you see something that’s wrong or unsafe, say something.

Thank you,

Dr. Z

Monday: NO SCHOOL; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday: All 8 Periods

• Period 1: 8:26-9:10am
• Period 2: 9:15-10:03am
• Period 3: 10:08-10:52am
• Period 4: 10:57-11:41am
• Lunch: 11:41am-12:14pm
• Period 5: 12:19-1:03pm
• Period 6: 1:08-1:52pm
• Period 7: 1:57-2:41pm
• Period 8: 2:46-3:30pm

Wednesday: Finals Day 1

• Period 1 Final: 8:26-9:58am
• Period 2 Final: 10:05-11:37am
• Lunch: 11:37am-12:14pm
• Period 4 Final: 12:19-1:51pm
• Tutorial: 1:58-3:30pm

Thursday: Finals Day 2

• Period 5 Final: 8:26-9:58am
• Period 6 Final: 10:05-11:37am
• Lunch: 11:37am-12:14pm
• Period 8 Final: 12:19-1:51pm
• Tutorial: 1:58-3:30pm

Friday: Finals Day 3

• Period 3 Final: 8:26-9:58am
• Period 7 Final: 10:05-11:37am
• Lunch: 11:37am-12:14pm
• Tutorial: 12:19-3:30pm

Please review the FHS Counseling website for all forecasting questions and information. Your student must complete their paper forecast form and input their courses into StudentVue by the date counselors visit their english classes. Please consult the graphics below to determine when your student's information is due.

Counselors will be available for drop-in forecasting help during the following times:

Finals Week

Wednesday, January 22nd & Thursday, January 23rd

2:00-3:30pm

Lunch

Wednesday, February 5th & Wednesday, February 12th

11:41am-12:14pm

Tutorial

Thursday, February 6th & Friday, February 7th

2:46-3:30pm

Forecasting season is upon us. We love this time of year because it is when students get to have their voices heard in the classes we offer at Franklin. This past Thursday, Franklin students had the opportunity to hear about Franklin programs during our Forecasting Fair.

On Monday, January 13th, current 10th and 11th graders will be participating in grade-level assemblies to learn about the forecasting process and get their forecasting sheets. They will have access to Student VUE to begin entering their requests at that time.

Current 9th graders will learn about the process in their inquiry class during the first week of second semester.

Students rely on families to help them make great choices for the next school year. Because classes at Franklin are a year long, it is very important that students take forecasting seriously. Franklin has so many amazing advanced coursework opportunities that can help students explore their interests and prepare them for their post high school future. Families can learn more about the forecasting process by visiting the counselors website linked on the Franklin page. They can read course descriptions on the Franklin Digital Course Guide linked on the Franklin Quick Links (right-hand side of the FHS homepage). Thank you for your help in supporting your student through this process.

The Lightning Band Boosters will be meeting on Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00pm in the Band Room. Topics of discussion will be: progress report regarding fundraising for Disney trip, upcoming dine out opportunities, yard sign sales, and volunteer needs. We would love to have input and ideas, please join us if you can.

Winter Formal is happening on Saturday, February 8th from 7:00-10:00pm at the Melody Ballroom: 615 SE Alder St.

• Tickets will be sold January 29th-February 7th.
• Tickets will cost $20 for one and $35 for two.
• Students can purchase tickets with cash only through ASB during lunch and after school on the dates listed above.
• All card sales must go through the bookkeeper.
• Guest forms will be available at the ASB ticket sales table, the bookkeeper's office, and in the main office.
• Guest forms will be due February 5th.

If you know of a PPS middle schooler who might be interested in dancing in high school, please spread the word about Dance at Franklin's upcoming day camps! On January 27th and April 4th (both no school days), DAF will welcome middle schoolers into our beautiful studios for a full day of dance. You can sign up here or email danceatfranklin@gmail.com for more information.

SUN and PTSA are partnering for a coat drive from now until January 23rd. We need M-XXL adult coats for members of the Franklin community! Now is the time to clean out your closets for the new year. Please donate new or clean, gently used coats. They can be dropped off at the Franklin Main Office.

Seniors, your photos and quotes are due to the yearbook staff by February 14th. The QR code in the above flyer does not work but submissions can be made here. Important note, if you do not receive an email confirmation, your submission has not been received.

Everyone is welcome to attend a celebration to honor retired boys' basketball coach, Scott Aker, on Friday, February 7th. The meet and greet will start at 5:00pm in Room G-018 (basement of the gym building) and Coach Aker will be recognized at halftime of the boys' varsity game. Use the code word "AKER" to get into the game for free. Here is a bit of information about Coach Aker:

Scott began his varsity basketball coaching years at Franklin in the fall of 1991, after teaching and coaching basketball, volleyball, tennis and girls' golf at Milwaukie and Marshall High Schools. At Franklin he was the boys PE teacher and varsity boys basketball coach. He was also an assistant freshman football coach with Rick Holte. He coached at Franklin from 1991-1998, and served as the school's athletic director from 1994-98. He then transferred to Wilson (now Wells) from 1998-2017. He was the Wilson athletic director from 2006-2014. He retired from teaching in 2014. Scott returned to Franklin to coach the varsity boys' basketball team from 2017-2020. He was honored as the Oregon High School Basketball coach of the year for the 2018-2019 season.

Franklin Athletic Boosters is going to be busy over break! Read their weekly newsletter and find out how you can participate here.

Because game schedules are subject to frequent, often last-minute changes, we don't publish them in this newsletter. Please bookmark this page to have easy access to up-to-date game info.

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 the FHS website or on our Smore homepage.

There is a lot going on at Franklin. Make sure to download Trivory, bookmark the

FHS website, and follow the PTSA Facebook page for the latest information.