FHS Principal's Newsletter 4/28/23
Compiled by the PTSA
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Important Upcoming Dates
Friday & Saturday, 28th & 29th*, 7:00pm, Auditorium: Arts Alive
*The April 29th show is SOLD OUT
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2:00-8:00pm: Dairy Hill Fundraiser Day
Wednesday, May 3rd, 11:00am-10:00pm: ¿Por Qué No? Fundraiser Day
Wednesday, May 3rd, 11:30am-4:00pm, Front Lawn: Plant Sale Pick-Up
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2:30-7:00pm, Front Lawn: PTSA Public Plant Sale
Wednesday, May 3rd, 6:00-8:30pm: LGBTQ+ Mental Wellness Evening
Thursday, May 11th, 6:30pm: PTSA General Meeting & Board Candidate Forum
Saturday, May 13th, 7:00-10:00pm, The Aerie at Eagle Landing: Senior Prom
Franklin Families & Students,
April showers bring May flowers, so there should be plenty of blossoms coming our way. There is a great deal of enthusiasm as we enter May and head into the final seven weeks of school. Our school calendar is blooming with many fantastic opportunities and activities for our students and families to support them academically and socially as they prepare for summer break. We are excited about the following upcoming community events:
April 28th & 29th: Arts Alive (Auditorium)
May 1st-5th: Mental Health Week
May 3rd: LGBTQ+ Mental Wellness Evening
May 8th-12th: Staff Appreciation Week
May 13th: Senior Prom (The Aerie at Eagle Landing)
May 24th: Senior Recognition Assembly (Gym)
May 24th: May Fete Carnival (Main Courtyard)
May 26th: Franklin Ohana Luau (Gym)
May 26th: Franklin Film Capstone Screening (Auditorium)
June 6th: Commencement (Providence Park)
We invite our students and families to participate and engage as we look to build community and celebrate our students. Please continue to check the Franklin High School Website for information & updates.
Franklin STRONG,
Chris Frazier
NEW: Restaurant Partnerships
- Tuesday, May 2nd, 2:00-8:00pm: Dairy Hill SE 36th & Hawthorne, 10% of all purchases will be donated to the PTSA
- Wednesday, May 3rd, 11:00am-10:00pm: ¿Por Que No? SE 46th & Hawthorne, 10% of all purchases, up to $750, will be donated to the PTSA
- Wednesday, May 3rd, 5:00-9:00pm: Chipotle SE 35th & Powell, a portion of all sales will be donated to the Class of 2023 (mention Franklin in person or use code VE6FJ4Y online)
(Lunch at ¿Por Que No? and dinner at Chipotle...on the way to the Plant Sale...perhaps?)
NEW: Performing Arts State Participation
Congratulations and best of luck to Mr. Owens and our band students who participated in the State Chamber Festival.
We’d also like to congratulate Ms. Bohart and our choir students who participated in the OMEA State Ensemble Festival.
NEW: State Debate Team Tournament
NEW: Safety Reminders
A message from Portland Public Schools
Dear PPS Families,
We’re in the final weeks of our school year, which can be a busy social time for our older, more-independent students. Regardless of where they’re socializing, though, students’ behaviors and interactions can have significant impacts on our schools. Given this, we wanted to offer a few reminders to ensure safe, supportive learning spaces where our students can thrive.
First, please take a moment to review our social media resource guide. In many of our middle and high schools, students’ social media interactions are impacting school work and climate. Students may throw out harmful words or threats without thinking, but we will always be concerned and cautious about any statement that could impact our school communities.
We’re also seeing an uptick of prohibited items being brought to school. Our Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook provides a full listing, but we’re specifically seeing more items that resemble weapons. Because safety is our primary goal, our initial response makes no distinction between whether a prohibited item is brought to school accidentally or intentionally. We will act swiftly and decisively to secure our campuses, which can include calling for police support. Please ensure your student brings only what they need and nothing that will disrupt the learning experience for themselves or others.
Finally, we ask you to talk with your students about building situational awareness. Students should walk with a peer or trusted adult to their vehicle, bus, bike, or for as much of their walk home as possible. Whether alone or with someone else, students should avoid using electronic devices or headphones as those may limit students’ ability to monitor surroundings. Where possible, they should use well-lighted, well-traveled routes, and avoid dark, vacant, or deserted areas. They should also trust their instincts, and if someone or something makes them feel uneasy, they should get away and report it.
The 24-hours police non-emergency number is 503-823-3333, and you should call 911 if it is an immediate emergency or a crime. You can also contact the SafeOregon tip line by text or phone at 844-472-3367; by email at tip@safeoregon.com, or via the SafeOregon app.
Finally, we have been holding a series of stakeholder conversations about school safety. We would love your perspective on two core questions, and to gauge your interest and availability to discuss more.
Especially this year, with the long rainy spring, we’re all eager to spend time with friends and family in our communities. Thank you for helping ensure our school communities remain healthy, happy, safe, and productive spaces for learning and socializing.
NEW: Health Coverage and Nutrition Information
Find links to translations of the following articles in PPS’s supported languages here: Chinese-Simplified; Russian; Somali; Spanish; and Vietnamese
Oregon Health Plan (OHP) eligibility renewals
If you or your student get health coverage through the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), it’s critical that you update your contact information. Starting April 1, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) started reviewing and determining member eligibility for OHP. OHP coverage renewed automatically during the last three years, but federally enhanced Medicaid coverage ended at the end of March. While most people will continue to qualify for existing benefits, OHA is required to review eligibility for all OHP members by mid-2024. Oregon has taken steps to keep as many people covered with medical insurance as possible during this transition.
To make sure your family retains access to care, including mental health & chemical dependency treatment, make sure your contact information is up-to-date and review any notices you receive which will tell you what you need to do to keep benefits. The fastest way OHP members can provide an update is by going to benefits.oregon.gov and logging into their ONE account. Other options for updating contact information also can be found on the web here.
If someone is no longer eligible, their OHP benefits will continue for another 60 days. OHA will help members transition to other coverage by providing information. This may include information about financial help available for Marketplace health plans.
Students can continue to obtain no-cost healthcare at Multnomah County-sponsored Student Health Centers and the OHSU-sponsored Benson Wellness Center, regardless of insurance status.
Notices for Pandemic EBT food benefits for children are in the mail
By May 31, 2023, each child who is eligible for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) food benefits will receive a P-EBT card in the mail. The card will have $391 of food benefits on it. This card is different from a regular electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card. P-EBT is money for children whose access to adequate and quality food may have been impacted by COVID-19.
The food benefit is available to all children who were eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch Program meals during the 2021-22 school year. The benefits are also available to all children under six who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits in summer 2022. This includes all students attending Community Eligible Provision (CEP) schools.
Between March and May 2023, each eligible child will receive two pieces of mail addressed to them:
A letter notifying them they are eligible to receive P-EBT benefits; and
A separate envelope with their P-EBT card that has $391 of food benefits on it.
Households with multiple eligible children will receive individual letters and cards for each eligible child.
Contact the P-EBT call center at 844-673-7328 with questions; it is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. The P-EBT website also has helpful information in English and Spanish. Families also can contact 211Info for information about food and other resources.
LGBTQ+ Mental Wellness Evening
Please join us Wednesday, May 3rd from 6:00-8:30 pm for a special event, Supporting our LGBTQ + Kids to Thrive: Mental Wellness Evening for Students and Families
You will have a chance to hear Elliott Hinkle, founder of Unicorn Solutions, celebrate and center the mental health and wellness needs of LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults and their families who support them, with the aim of increasing understanding and capacity to support and affirm their youth.
What Next? Please RSVP and join us!
UPDATED: Dairy Hill and ¿Por Qué No? Fundraisers
Tuesday, May 2nd is Dairy Hill Day and the weather seems like it will cooperate! Stop by the 36th & Hawthorne location between 2:00 and 8:00, and Dairy Hill will donated 10% of all sales the PTSA.
Easy and FREE Ways to Support FHS
Enroll in Fred Meyer Community Rewards and choose Franklin High School PTSA as your community organization
Donate your BottleDrop Funds to Franklin High School PTSA
Each year PTSA makes about $2500 from these two fundraisers with only ~190 families (approximately 10% of the school) participating. Imagine how much more we could earn and how much help we could provide the school if we spread the word and get more families to sign up!
*Kroger is nation-wide company so even out of state families can sign up for their Community Rewards program!
- Plant Sale Pick-Up Day & Public Sale: May 3rd
- Staff Appreciation Week: May 8th-12th (keep checking back because this will be updated)
- Prom: May 13th
NEW: Franklin Strong Winner
Students have the opportunity to be recognized by a staff member for demonstrating Franklin STRONG values. Each week we will draw a name from the nomination box and the student will receive a gift card.
Please join us in congratulating this week's winner:
Scarlett Houser, 11th grade
Thank you so much for your continued support of promoting STRONG values within our community.
UPDATED: Graduate Lawn Signs Available Now
NEW! We will also be selling them on the front lawn during the PTSA's Plant Sale on Wednesday, May 3rd from 11:00am-7:00pm. This is the same day as the Josten's graduation packet distribution day.
Prom
Prom is coming up soon!
May 13th, 7:00-10:00pm
The Aerie at Eagle Landing
Tickets on sale in the main hall at lunch and after school through May 9th
$35 for one, $50 for two
Follow @fhs.leadership for information on tickets and other event news
Pick up a guest form from the VP office (M-132) and return it NO LATER than May 9th
Interested in Chaperoning? Find out more info and sign up here!
Class of 2023 Important Dates
- April 3rd: 60-Day Rule In Effect
- April 3rd: Scholarship Reporting Form Available
- April 11th: Senior Calendar & Packet Mailed Home
- April 14th: First Senior Failure Notices Sent Out
- May 1st: CRLEs, Resumes, and My Plan Essays DUE
- May 1st - 5th: Advanced Placement Testing Begins
AP exams at the DoubleTree Hotel are coming up in May! Click here for up-to-date information about AP testing with Portland Public Schools; email AdvancedPlacement@pps.net with any questions. You can also view your current AP exam schedule by logging into your College Board account.
- May 3rd: Graduation Package Distribution
- May 5th: Final Day to Submit Scholarship Reporting Form
SENIOR CORNER: On Franklin’s website, there is a page called the Senior Corner. It contains the most up-to-date information regarding graduation announcements, diplomas, ordering graduation items, messages from counselors, and much, much more. This is such an exciting time for your graduating student! Along with all of the excitement, there are time-sensitive requests that will occur throughout this school year. Please visit the Senior Corner often!
Franklin Girls Basketball - OSAA Academic All State
Congratulations to Coach Erin Brunton and the Franklin girls basketball program for posting the highest cumulative team GPA of all 6A teams in the state of Oregon. The team recorded a 3.91 GPA for the 2022-2023 season. Congratulations and Go Lightning!
Game Schedules
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.
NEW: Youth Paddling Event
When: Thursday, May 4th & May 11th, 4:30pm
Where: 1945 SE Water Ave, near the OMSI parking lot
Questions: See Dr. Baber at lunch in S-027
RSVP: Text your name and the date you would like to attend to 503-890-1002 (Lynn Bonser, team manager)
The youth team "KRAKEN" is forming now, and thanks to a sponsorship from Wasabi it will be free of charge this year. Check out the Wasabi website for more details.
Portland-Metro Queer Prom
NAYA is organizing the Portland-Metro Queer Prom! The Event will take place Friday May 26th, 6:00-10:00pm. It is open to Queer/Trans/Questioning Youth attending high schools in the Portland-Metro area, and will be held at the Portland Art Museum Sunken Ballroom. Tickets are FREE FREE FREE but all guests must register first.
Please bring your student ID and have it ready to show, or you may be turned away. This is for your safety, which is our highest priority.
Allies are welcome if they are invited by a Queer/Trans/Questioning friend or date. All relationships and dates are welcome, including straight-appearing. Biphobia is not tolerated in this space.
This is an alcohol and drug free event and paraphernalia will not be allowed on site. No bullying, harassment or hate speech of any kind will be tolerated.
Questions? See Dr. Baber in S-027 during lunch or email at mbaber@pps.net.
Community Approved Fliers
Below is the list of fliers approved for distribution directly to students:
Vibe of Portland Spring Break Camp
PPS 2023 Multilingual Family Conference, March 11 @ McDaniel HS
PPS Supplemental Transportation Plan, Phase I Schools Flier
Vibe of Portland Illustration and Cartooning Workshop
Multnomah County Student Health Centers: Catch up on School Vaccines Now!
(English & Spanish)Portland Parks & Recreation Preschool 2023-2024
Portland Metro Fire Camp (for young women ages 16-22)
Vibe of Portland East Winds Summer Band Camp
Oregon State University STEM Academy Winter 2023 AWSEM Club (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering, and Math (English) (Spanish)
Multnomah County February School Immunization Clinics
(Spanish) (Chinese) (Somali) (Russian) (Vietnamese) (Ukrainian) (Swahili)Multnomah County Free Community Vaccination Clinic
(Spanish)Multnomah County Student Health Center Vaccination Outreach (English & Spanish)
Vibe of Portland No-School Art Workshops (Jan & Feb)
Vibe of Portland Winter Music Classes
Vibe of Portland Studio Classes Begin Soon
Saturday Academy Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Program
(Spanish)Tech Youth Project Winter Sports Clinics 2022-2023
(Spanish)PSU Sonic Arts & Music Production Academy Winter 2023 sessions (starting Jan. 6)
City of Portland 311 Non-Emergency Hotline
(Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Chinese) (Russian) (Somali)Oregon State University Summer Reading Program 2023
Multnomah Early Childhood Program Preschool Classes
Kaiser Permanente CASCADIA COVID-19 screening study (English)
(Spanish) (Russian) (Amharic) (Chinese) (Vietnamese)Vibe of Portland 2022-23 Art Camps & Classes
- Portland Parks & Recreation Preschool 2022-23 Registration
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