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Welcome 2010 incoming 9th graders!

Tours: January 13, 20 and February 5 at 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Open House-Choices Night:

Wednesday, February 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

l SPS Policy E10.00 (replacing “Board” references):

It is the policy of Franklin HighSchool to encourage and support family involvement in education, at home, in our schools and communities, and in school governance. We recognize the diversity of family structures, circumstances, and cultural backgrounds and respect families as important decision-makers for their children’s education. We are committed to the creation and implementation of culturally inclusive and effective school-family partnerships throughout the school, and we believe these partnerships to be critical to the success of every student.

Fraklin High School Parent Involvement Policy

We welcome active parent/family involvement in classrooms, at extracurricular activities, at special events, and in decision-making. We recognize the diversity of our community and are committed to creating a culturally inclusive school-family partnership to maximize the success of every student.

“Michael Eric Dyson Addresses Franklin Students”

“Power, Freedom and Justice through Education”

Franklin High School Summit for Social Justice

We are so fortunate to have Michael Eric Dyson deliver the keynote address at Franklin’s first annual education mini-summit. On Friday, November 14th, Franklin students will have the opportunity to attend several community-led workshops centering around issues of social justice. The goal is that our students become more knowledgeable about the importance of education and how they may use what they learn to become more engaged citizens in shaping our society. After attending workshops students will then participate in an assembly where Professor Dyson will address the students. Michael Eric Dyson – who is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner – is one of the nation’s most influential and renowned public intellectuals. He has been named one of the 150 most powerful African Americans by Ebony magazine. The Philadelphia Weekly contends that Dyson “is reshaping what it means to be a public intellectual by becoming the most visible black academic of his time.”

Attendance at all events on November 14th is mandatory for students and staff.

Please encourage students to share with you their experiences of this event when they come home!

http://www.answers.com/topic/michael-dyson

FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL EARLY

DISMISSAL DAYS

September 24th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

October 1st and 29th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

October 15th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)) PSAT Testing *this has changed

November 26th 1 hour early dismissal (1:30 pm)

December 10th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

December 19th 1 hour early dismissal (1:30 pm)

February 4th and 11th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

March 4th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

May 6th and 20th Early Dismissal (1:00 pm)

June 16th Last day of school, 1 hour early dismissal (1:30 pm)

NO LATE ARRIVAL DAYS FOR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR

A Note about School Safety:

A reminder that all visitors on campus must check in at the main office. In general, in order to keep campus as safe as possible, we do not allow school-age visitors or guests without a pre-arranged visit and even those visits are very limited. (Parents/guardians are welcome at all times but still need to check into the office.) Most of our serious safety issues at FHS are a result of non-Franklin students coming on to our campus to settle a dispute. If your student is aware of someone coming on to campus that does not belong here, please call the office and report to an administrator or direct your student to report the incident. Theft is another area that results in student conflict at school. Please discourage your student from bringing expensive items to school such as iPods, PSP players, etc. These items are in high demand. We will not be able to direct the use of school personnel to try and recover items such as these that have been stolen. Please keep them at home!!

On another safety note, we run safety drills such as earthquake, fire, and lock down drills periodically throughout the school year to ensure that our students know how to respond should an actual emergency occur.