The Bolt

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Monday, January 6th: First Day Back After Winter Break

Wednesday, January 15th, 6:30pm, Room M-221: PTSA General Meeting

Thursday, January 16th, 6:00pm, Library: FAFSA Night

Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 21st: All 8 Periods

Wednesday, January 22nd - Friday, January 24th: FINALS

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

Dear Franklin Students and Families,

We are almost at the half-way point in the school year! When we return from winter break students will have 2 weeks before finals which are January 22nd - 24th. We will follow a different schedule each day that week starting with no school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday and an all 8 classes day schedule on Tuesday. Check out Trivory for more details.

Students - it’s already time to start thinking about what classes you want to take next year! The week we return on Thursday, January 9th you will participate in our annual Forecasting Fair during the school day. Students will learn from teachers about classes they are interested in taking. Check out the interactive course guide here.

I know the next two weeks can be difficult for students as they may have to be away from their friends and caring adults at school each day. The Multnomah County Crisis Line - 503-988-4888 - can be accessed as a resource anytime 24/7.

As I begin to reflect on the first half of the school year, I'd like to share a quote from the Dalai Lama, “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, that’s very important for good health.” My wish for you this winter break is good health and that you may be able to slow down and enjoy a calm mind for a bit of time.

Have a restful and joyous winter break! See you in 2025!

Dr. Z

On Sunday, December 15th, members of the Lightning Band participated in playing holiday carols for the opening of Peacock Lane. The crowds enjoyed Franklin's addition to this annual holiday event. Thanks to Mr. Owens and the Lightning Band for representing Franklin High School.

Subscriptions to The Post are currently on sale, making the perfect holiday gift! A subscription to The Post is the perfect present to keep family and friends up-to-date with your neighborhood high school. The Post staff prides itself on informative, fun journalism to keep everyone engaged.

The Post can be shipped nationwide to grandparents, aunts, uncles, relatives, and friends far and wide. Your $30 subscription will include four monthly issues still to come, delivered to their door!

Every year, many of our FHS students and families experience increased stress during the winter holiday season and some of our students may experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, and thoughts about death or suicide. Franklin has many school based supports that all student can access, as well as additional culturally-specific providers on site, to ensure equitable access to care for our students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

If your student is thinking about suicide, please consider using the following crisis supports:

• Multnomah County Crisis Line (& Project Respond) | 503-988-4888 | 24/7 mental health support
• Cascadia Urgent Walk-In Clinic: 42nd & SE Division | 503-963-2575 | Walk in open daily 9am-9pm
• National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | dial or text 988 | 24/7 support and many other Suicide Prevention resources

If you are unsure what "signs of suicide" to look out for, the following is a list (from 988) of common warning signs, especially if the behavior you student is experiencing is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or life change:

• Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
• Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun
• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
• Talking about being a burden to others
• Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
• Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly
• Sleeping too little or too much
• Withdrawing or isolating themselves
• Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
• Extreme mood swings

Remember, don't panic! Talking to your child about suicide thoughts can be intense, but asking them if they are thinking about suicide will NOT give them the idea, and will NOT increase the chance of them making an attempt. Talking with a trusted adult or parent about these thoughts often brings feelings of relief once they are able to start talking about these thoughts and feelings. If you need support having this conversation with your student, please reach out to their School Counselor or the School Social Worker, Jed McClean | 503-729-1626 | jmcclean1@pps.net

General PTSA Meeting January 15th, 6:30-8:00pm in Room M-221.

Speakers will include counselors Javier Huerta and Alice Headley regarding forecasting. Anna York, CTE Instructor, will also speak about CTE. Principal Naegele will speak as well.

SUN and PTSA are partnering for a coat drive right after the winter holiday. We need M-XL 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.

Please save the date for our January FAFSA support night. Thursday, January 16th from 6:00-7:30pm, the FHS College and Career Team will be providing support for families in completing their student and parent financial aid applications. There will be a main event in the library with Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese interpreters, and a Spanish event hosted by our Latino Network partners in the College and Career Center. Families should come prepared with:

• FSA ID’s (if possible)

• 2023 Tax information

• A student’s charged chromebook

• At least one adult contributor (the parent/guardian the student lives with)

Class of 2025, it's time to submit a request for your high school diploma. This is your opportunity to decide how you want your name to appear on your diploma. Will it be your full name or just first and last? Parents or guardians may also have suggestions, so consider including them in this important decision. Using your PPS email, please complete the Diploma Submission Form.

The deadline has been extended but we must receive your diploma submission before the end of Winter Break if you have any changes to make. If no submission is received, your full legal name from Synergy (first, middle, and last) will be used and printed onto your 2025 diploma.

Note: There is no cost for your diploma. Every senior who completes all graduation requirements is awarded a diploma by the school.

Seniors, your photos and quotes are due to the yearbook staff by February 14th. Submissions can be made here. Important note, if you do not receive an email confirmation, your submission has not been received.

Please encourage your senior students to apply for scholarships. Above are scholarships due in December. Please visit Oregon Goes to College for more information.

We are pleased to announce that PIL athletics will be launching a new registration platform for both high school and middle school sports in January 2025, called Play On Sports. This platform will be ready just in time for our spring registration.

Play On Sports works with the many different systems and platforms that we use within PIL athletics that will help make the registration and clearance process more streamlined than Arbiter Sports/Family ID for both parents and our department. Play On Sports syncs with Synergy for registration, NFHS for streaming, OSAA for game schedules, and our new online ticketing system, Go Fan. With this new registration system we will also get new websites for our district athletic page, all of our high schools, and middle school cluster websites.

With this transfer of platforms we ask that parents be sure to download a copy of their students' most recent sports physical from the Arbiter/FamilyID platform so they may upload it to the new system. We ask that this is done by January 1, 2025 before our current platform, Arbiter Sports/Family ID is no longer accessible.

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.