Portland Public Schools
Portland, Oregon

Franklin High School

Home of the Quakers

5405 SE Woodward | Portland, OR 97206
Phone: (503) 916-5140 | Fax: (503) 916-2694

FRANKLIN FEATURES

The On Saturday, May 18, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, an exciting new program is being launched at Franklin High School called The Innovation Academy and we are looking for interested students and volunteers.The Innovation Academy is bringing together students, teachers, parents and working professionals from the Northwest’s technology industries to empower students with new skills sets of the digital age. Teams will work collaboratively to build software applications and other technology-based solutions that will solve real world problems that exist within our community.

If you want to attend click here to register: http://bit.ly/IAFHS-register. Interested in volunteering for the event? Register here: http://bit.ly/ia-fhs. For more information go to www.techstart.orgor contact Randy Macdonald (randy@techstart.orgor 503-806-6359).

 

May 30th and 31st

Featuring : Dance, Visual Arts Gallery, Theater, Choir and more! 
Directed by Julana Torres

Franklin High School is proud to present Arts Alive, a two day showcase of Franklin High School student talent, directed by Franklin dance teacher - Julana Torres. The show featuresinspiring work by student musicians, dance, spoken word, theater, and a student art gallery!  Special appearance Friday by the professional tap company: Beat Bangerz.  

Shows take place Thursday May 30 and Friday May 31. Gallery opens at 6 PM with performance beginning at 7 PM.Ticketsare $3 students/seniors - $6 for the general public.All proceeds go to the Arts Programs at Franklin High School.

 

 

 

Franklin has received an Equal Opportunity Schools Matching Grant to Expand AP Offering

The Equal Opportunity Schools Matchings grant that will allow us to expand our Advanced Placement (AP) course offerings and recruit more students into the high-rigor classes, specifically underserved studens. Equal Opportunity Schools, a non-profit dedicated to providing equal education opportunities to minority and low-income students, recently received a Google Global Impact Award, allowing it to provide the matching grants. Portland Public (Franklin) was one of six districts in Oregon to receive the award.

The award will provide matching funds and technical expertise to allow Franklin High School to expand even further, its AP offerings, beginning next school year. With the award, the school plans to improve on the already incredible Advanced Scholars Program.
The award also provides assistance to encourage and recruit higher rates of participation in AP offerings by minority and low-income students, who are often under represented in AP classes.
For additional information on this award and the research done to support it, go to the website, http://eoschools.org/research/

 

 

 

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Franklin App Project

Read about the innovative program introduced to Franklin students by parent Thompson Morrison in The Oregonian!

And, learn more about Franklin's Tech for Tomorrow.

Franklin Happenings!

Ryan Lee and Olive Eisdorfer are 2 of 600 students nationwide who received U.S. Dept. of State scholarship to study abroad this summer.

Franklin High School students will present student readings on May 21st at the Bipartisan Cafe at 7pm.  This is a Writers in the Schools end-of-residency reading open to the public. 

Writing the College Essay is a great class for juniors interested in developing their college essay skills.  Dates are June 24-28, 2013.

Freshman Fundraiser at The Original Taco House on Tuesday, May 21st!

Juniors and your parents!!!  Mark your calendars for "Now that You're a Senior" college planning evening on June 4th from 6-9. 

WOW....WAY TO GO....CONGRATS Learn about recent recognitions of Franklin's staff!

 

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PPS News

Wilson, Cleveland claim 1st, 2nd at state choir championship

May 13, 2013
Wilson High School's Wilson High School took first place and Cleveland High School landed second place in the 2013 5A OSAA State Choir Championships May 11 at George Fox University in Newberg - a first for Wilson and a first for two PPS high schools earning top finishes in one year. [More]

Agreement between City and PPS would buffer City arts tax risk for schools

May 13, 2013
Superintendent Carole Smith has outlined a proposed agreement that would allow PPS to put at least a half-time art teacher in every school serving elementary students for the 2013-14 school year, pending resolution of current legal challenges to the City arts tax. [More]

PPS high schools to offer 8 classes to all students for 2013-14 school year

May 10, 2013
Superintendent Carole Smith announced today that the school district is lifting the current limitation on the number of classes that high school students can take. As a result of the 58 additional teaching positions reallocated to high schools for next year, PPS high schools will make 8 credit-bearing classes available to high school students in the 2013-14 school year. [More]

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