Franklin High School

2011-12 Course Syllabus 

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Benjamin Frankin, our "Benji"

Franklin's Mission:

Our mission is to help all students prepare for a post secondary education and to successfully meet the challenges and demands of a complex, changing and technological world. In association with our community of businesses, families and students, we are committed to providing excellent instruction in a caring environment. We are dedicated to challenging all students to develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes, and to nurturing them in their growth as life-long learners and positive, responsible participants in life and society as demonstrated by a Franklin High School Diploma.

Franklin Administration:

• Principal: Shay James
• Vice Principal: Ivonne Guerra 
• Vice Principal: Lavert Robertson
• Dean of Students: Ken Berry
• Business Manager: Steve Matthews

Franklin Facts:

• Founded in 1915; built in 1917
• 12 additional acres of campus purchased by students in 1924
• A Pictorial Journey: The building of FHS
• Portland Public Schools School Report Card: Franklin

• Franklin High School is front-and-center on the front page of The Oregonian on August 3rd...check us out!

• Franklin High School Profile

• Civil Rights Poster, 2010-11 School Year

• Keep up with Portland Public School via the monthly publication "The Pulse" here.

Faculty

• Student-faculty ratio: 20:1
• Teachers holding a master’s degree or higher: 79%
• Teachers who are “highly qualified” under the NCLB: 100%

Athletics

• Member of 5A OSAA classification
• 2005-06 PIL boys soccer champions
• 2005-06 PIL girls basketball champions

Special programs and classes

• Law and public policy program
• Advanced Scholar Program
• World Language Institute
• Chinese Flagship program
• Ninth grade academies (science, English, math)
• Advanced Placement (15 classes in 5 subjects)
• Honors credit by arrangement
• Visual and performing arts
• Industrial arts classes include, welding and woods in freestanding shop
• Other electives include child development, foods, medical terminology, psychology
• PCC credits available for some classes

Feeder schools

• Mt. Tabor
• Sunnyside
• Arleta
• Creston
• Bridger
• Creative Science
• DaVinci
• Winterhaven
• Lane
• Marysville
• Lent

Team name

• Quakers

Namesake

• Named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), printer, author, scientist, inventor, musician, revolutionary, Founding Father, ambassador. “Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” (Ben Franklin)