Ladies, have you noticed the bathrooms in the English hall have been white? Not for long!
The leadership class noticed the blank walls and they were thoroughly upset about the previous bathroom art being painted over.
The Clinton school (located at the end of the English hall) thought the paint was distracting, so over the summer they painted over it with white.
Leadership decided to start a committee organizing and designing fresh new artistic ideas for the walls. For the past week, they have been in the bathroom sketching away their fabulous ideas.
“I was really upset went I saw that they painted over the bathrooms. Being a part of painting them is exciting because I am leaving my mark before graduating.” Said Senior Carly Ruben-Stahr. “Our committee has come up with some really awesome drawings!”
Stay tuned to see the fresh art!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Carnival
Fun in the Sun!
Over the years, Franklin has had countless carnivals that always seem to bring students and staff together. The carnivals always seem to consist of nice weather, fun games, and yummy food and this year was no exception. The sun was beaming and everybody looked like they were having a great time soaking up the sun. The dunk tank was a huge attraction as people paid to dunk teachers, like Ms. Moore, Mrs. Beeber, and even students like senior Bailee Jurgenson and junior Derrick Pleasant. The bounce house was set up, and many of the underclassmen seemed to enjoy bouncing around with one another. To keep cool, many students had wild water fights. There was also an egg toss, where you had the chance to win $5. The winners were juniors Autumn Morgan and Ryan Short.
The carnival was mainly a way for clubs to raise money; each club sold something different. There were hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, crepes, elephant ears, and even face paining! For cold foods, there was shaved ice that the key club sold and gelato that the yearbook staff sold.
Over the years, the carnivals have changed. The carnivals used to be in conjunction with the May Fete assembly. Now it’s mainly a way to raise money. Mr. Hill, who has taught at Franklin for over a decade, and also attended as a student says “the carnivals are always a blast! It gives teachers an opportunity to relate with their students outside of class. You get to see people in a different aspect.” With everything combined, the food and the different activities brought everyone together to have a great time.
Over the years, Franklin has had countless carnivals that always seem to bring students and staff together. The carnivals always seem to consist of nice weather, fun games, and yummy food and this year was no exception. The sun was beaming and everybody looked like they were having a great time soaking up the sun. The dunk tank was a huge attraction as people paid to dunk teachers, like Ms. Moore, Mrs. Beeber, and even students like senior Bailee Jurgenson and junior Derrick Pleasant. The bounce house was set up, and many of the underclassmen seemed to enjoy bouncing around with one another. To keep cool, many students had wild water fights. There was also an egg toss, where you had the chance to win $5. The winners were juniors Autumn Morgan and Ryan Short.
The carnival was mainly a way for clubs to raise money; each club sold something different. There were hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, crepes, elephant ears, and even face paining! For cold foods, there was shaved ice that the key club sold and gelato that the yearbook staff sold.
Over the years, the carnivals have changed. The carnivals used to be in conjunction with the May Fete assembly. Now it’s mainly a way to raise money. Mr. Hill, who has taught at Franklin for over a decade, and also attended as a student says “the carnivals are always a blast! It gives teachers an opportunity to relate with their students outside of class. You get to see people in a different aspect.” With everything combined, the food and the different activities brought everyone together to have a great time.
by: Carol Morgan
The carnival was mainly a way for clubs to raise money; each club sold something different. There were hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, crepes, elephant ears, and even face paining! For cold foods, there was shaved ice that the key club sold and gelato that the yearbook staff sold.
Over the years, the carnivals have changed. The carnivals used to be in conjunction with the May Fete assembly. Now it’s mainly a way to raise money. Mr. Hill, who has taught at Franklin for over a decade, and also attended as a student says “the carnivals are always a blast! It gives teachers an opportunity to relate with their students outside of class. You get to see people in a different aspect.” With everything combined, the food and the different activities brought everyone together to have a great time.
Over the years, Franklin has had countless carnivals that always seem to bring students and staff together. The carnivals always seem to consist of nice weather, fun games, and yummy food and this year was no exception. The sun was beaming and everybody looked like they were having a great time soaking up the sun. The dunk tank was a huge attraction as people paid to dunk teachers, like Ms. Moore, Mrs. Beeber, and even students like senior Bailee Jurgenson and junior Derrick Pleasant. The bounce house was set up, and many of the underclassmen seemed to enjoy bouncing around with one another. To keep cool, many students had wild water fights. There was also an egg toss, where you had the chance to win $5. The winners were juniors Autumn Morgan and Ryan Short.
The carnival was mainly a way for clubs to raise money; each club sold something different. There were hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, crepes, elephant ears, and even face paining! For cold foods, there was shaved ice that the key club sold and gelato that the yearbook staff sold.
Over the years, the carnivals have changed. The carnivals used to be in conjunction with the May Fete assembly. Now it’s mainly a way to raise money. Mr. Hill, who has taught at Franklin for over a decade, and also attended as a student says “the carnivals are always a blast! It gives teachers an opportunity to relate with their students outside of class. You get to see people in a different aspect.” With everything combined, the food and the different activities brought everyone together to have a great time.
by: Carol Morgan
Unleash the Beast
For the entire Track and Field season, throwers, jumpers, and runners have been preparing for one meaningful meet: the Portland Interscholastic 6A Varsity District Meet. For months, the Franklin Track and Field team has been tirelessly working hard to consistently improve themselves for the chance to compete at the Oregon High School Track and Field Meet. In order to compete in the State Meet, the athletes needed to place in the top two of their events. Each athlete’s hard work, perseverance, and dedication to the sport came down to one two-day District Meet at Lewis & Clark College.
On May 18th and 19th, the Franklin Track and Field Varsity Team competed with zeal. At districts, competition was at its highest, but Franklin athletes used the intense competition to “unleash the beast” within themselves to place in top two of their event. Despite the powerful winds and wet weather, the eleven Quaker athletes “unleashed their beast” and are going to compete in the Oregon High School Track and Field Meet at Hayward Field in Eugene on May 28-29. Senior Julia Funk smoked her competitors in the 800 Meters, sophomore Dannika Sullivan and junior Karina Harper swept the hurdle races, and the women’s Four by Four team set a new school record!
Each Quaker athlete is extremely excited to compete at the State Meet. Senior Bailee Jurgensen, placed 2cd in the Shot Put with a throw of 28 ft. and 4 in., says, “I’m so excited! I can’t wait to go to State!” To top-off the already great news of eleven state qualifiers, the Track and Field Team placed 2cd at the District Meet, trailing Grant High School. Way to go Franklin!
On May 18th and 19th, the Franklin Track and Field Varsity Team competed with zeal. At districts, competition was at its highest, but Franklin athletes used the intense competition to “unleash the beast” within themselves to place in top two of their event. Despite the powerful winds and wet weather, the eleven Quaker athletes “unleashed their beast” and are going to compete in the Oregon High School Track and Field Meet at Hayward Field in Eugene on May 28-29. Senior Julia Funk smoked her competitors in the 800 Meters, sophomore Dannika Sullivan and junior Karina Harper swept the hurdle races, and the women’s Four by Four team set a new school record!
Each Quaker athlete is extremely excited to compete at the State Meet. Senior Bailee Jurgensen, placed 2cd in the Shot Put with a throw of 28 ft. and 4 in., says, “I’m so excited! I can’t wait to go to State!” To top-off the already great news of eleven state qualifiers, the Track and Field Team placed 2cd at the District Meet, trailing Grant High School. Way to go Franklin!
by Erika Schmidt
Monday, May 17, 2010
A Night Full of Talent
The first FHS Idol of the year went so well that leadership decided to put on another one this spring. On May 4th, Franklin students showed off their talent to their peers and parents. Even a couple teachers performed this time. Mr. Tucker and Mr. Rivera sang and played guitar together. The three judges, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Butenhoff, and Mrs. Garrett, wrote their scores on a whiteboard after each performance. The person with the highest total score would be the winner of the talent show.
The night started off with sophomore Kaile Newland singing a Vanessa Carlton song and was followed by several other singing solos. After the intermission, sophomore Michael Ponz and his band of Mr. Rivera and two family members performed and brought lots of excitement to the show. The last act was by the talented sophomores Olivia Jones-Hall and Marlee Rosoff playing piano and singing.
In the end sophomore Jennifer Rushen was announced as the winner after her great guitar and singing performance that wowed the judges and the audience.
“It was a fun experience with interesting acts. Zeid and Dupree should have won but I thought Jen was really good too,” said senior Brandy Crase. Overall the event was a success, raising money for the leadership class and giving Franklin students a chance to show off their undiscovered talents!
The night started off with sophomore Kaile Newland singing a Vanessa Carlton song and was followed by several other singing solos. After the intermission, sophomore Michael Ponz and his band of Mr. Rivera and two family members performed and brought lots of excitement to the show. The last act was by the talented sophomores Olivia Jones-Hall and Marlee Rosoff playing piano and singing.
In the end sophomore Jennifer Rushen was announced as the winner after her great guitar and singing performance that wowed the judges and the audience.
“It was a fun experience with interesting acts. Zeid and Dupree should have won but I thought Jen was really good too,” said senior Brandy Crase. Overall the event was a success, raising money for the leadership class and giving Franklin students a chance to show off their undiscovered talents!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Freshman Friday? No...Freshmen Field Day!
On April 30th, Link Crew organized a Field Day for freshmens from all the acadamies. The event took place in the bowl, where there were activites and relays set up. This was the first year for link crew and first field day. The juniors and seniors, did not get to experience this event during thier fresmen year. "It was fun setting up activites for the freshmen," senior Shari Sherman reflects, "I wish we had a freshmen field day our year." Sophmores and upperclassmen were NOT allowed to attend the event. There were many activites set up for the freshmen such as: ultimate frisbee, face painting, chalk drawing, hula hoops and tug-of-war. "My favorite part was when the link crew leaders threw candy out in the stands!" Freshman, Paul Krekeler says. "I also liked how we had a lot of freedom, and got to socialize with each other." Many freshmen's enjoyed the event, but some didn't. "It was kind of boring," Freshman Hector Rodriguez explains, "It would haven been better if the whole school got to contribute."
Overall, the event was a success. It was a good way for freshmen to come together as one and get to interact with people they never talk to. Thanks to Ms. Andrews and Ms. Garrett for starting a new Franklin Tradition.
by: Monica Khean
Overall, the event was a success. It was a good way for freshmen to come together as one and get to interact with people they never talk to. Thanks to Ms. Andrews and Ms. Garrett for starting a new Franklin Tradition.
by: Monica Khean
Friday, May 7, 2010
A Knight for a Princess
Starting on the first day of Freshman year, the senior prom is something that many high school students look forward to. Months of preparation go in to one night of glitz and glamour. Prom is a special night for everyone, no matter how you celebrate it.
Franklin’s 2010 senior prom was held at the beautiful Crown Ballroom downtown and was themed, “A Knight for a Princess.” There was a very diverse age group this year occupying the dance floor, considering many seniors who brought underclassmen as their dates. “I went to prom last year and this year was definitely the best,” said Junior Chandler Kane. “It looked like everyone was having a really good time and didn’t want the night to end.”
Thanks to all the hard work the senior class put into fundraising for the prom, there were lots of goodies and treats to snack on during dance breaks. There were large tables of candy and cookies, and who could forget the unlimited supply of Italian sodas?
Carly Caplener 12, shares her experience, “I had an awesome time at prom! I loved riding in a limo all night and my date was a lot of fun.”
By: Hanna Jackson
Franklin’s 2010 senior prom was held at the beautiful Crown Ballroom downtown and was themed, “A Knight for a Princess.” There was a very diverse age group this year occupying the dance floor, considering many seniors who brought underclassmen as their dates. “I went to prom last year and this year was definitely the best,” said Junior Chandler Kane. “It looked like everyone was having a really good time and didn’t want the night to end.”
Thanks to all the hard work the senior class put into fundraising for the prom, there were lots of goodies and treats to snack on during dance breaks. There were large tables of candy and cookies, and who could forget the unlimited supply of Italian sodas?
Carly Caplener 12, shares her experience, “I had an awesome time at prom! I loved riding in a limo all night and my date was a lot of fun.”
By: Hanna Jackson
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Beginning of an End
The wait is over. After two years of developing the new PPS High School System, on Monday April 26th, 2010, Superintendent Carole Smith released the recommendations for the High School Redesign. The 87 page plan is quite thorough, stating eight current schools would become community high schools: Cleveland, Franklin, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Roosevelt and Wilson. What is a community school? Community schools will offer the same core academics programs and a broad range of electives across the district with slight variations. This makes schools equal to each other in terms of the classes offered to students, while still preserves a little wiggle-room for individuality.
Other key components of the recommendation include Marshall High School’s conversion to a focus site. A focus school will provide students to “go deep” in key interest areas, such as the arts or business. At the end of the 2010-2011 year, Renaissance Arts, BizTech, and Pauling will close to be replaced by 3 to 4 new focus options with extensive programming. In fall 2011, the Marshall focus schools would open with 300 to 1,100 PPS students attending.
In fall 2011, Benson will become an advanced learning center for career-related and technical learning experiences available for juniors and seniors across the district. PPS students can apply to spend half their school day or a week at Benson and the remainder of the day/week at their community school. Sounds like the best of both worlds; attending your community schools and focus school.
What does all this mean for Franklin? Franklin will stay a community school with class options taken away and replaced with new ones. Sophomore Bethany Moua says, “I like that Franklin is not closing, because I like Franklin.” Franklin will be receiving new staff members as well as some being transferred to other schools. Because of the new attendance boundaries, students living in the Lane Middle School and Bridger, Lent and Marysville K-8 schools areas will attend Franklin beginning the fall 2011. This will increase to a projected enrollment of 1,318 students. In response to the news that students from Marshall will be becoming part of the Franklin community, junior Steven Faughn simply responded, “Better them than us.” But remember, the current proposed High School Plan is a recommendation, not the final product until finalized by the PPS board in mid June.
by Erika Schmidt
Goodbye Teachers
So long, Farewell
Unfortunately, Franklin loses good teachers to retirement every year. Usually, these teachers are people we have come to be very fond of and don’t want to see go. Ms. Cordell, a science teacher, has decided that this will be her last year teaching. She has been teaching for seventeen years, four of which have been at Franklin. After the school year is over, Cordell plans to spend more time caring for her farm and planting more trees. “I’m going to miss all the kids and teachers I have met over the years, it was a delight working with everyone,” she says. During the summer, she plans to do some traveling and hopefully some volunteer work later.
Mr. Kendig, who teaches Medical Terminology, English, and Human Biology, is also retiring this year. He has been a teacher for twenty seven years and has been at Franklin for his entire teaching career. When Kendig was asked, what he’s going to miss most about Franklin, he responded, “It’s going to be different not pulling into work everyday. A lot of the people I have met have become close friends, almost like family.” When he starts his retirement, he plans to work more on his tutoring business which he started a few years ago and also tend to his farm. He wants to continue to raise his family and spend more time with them. Senior, Nadia Estrada, a student of Kendig, says “He’s a good teacher and takes his job very seriously.” It’s always sad to say goodbye to the wonderful teachers that have contributed to Franklin for so long. Both these teachers have worked for many years and have dedicated a lot of time and effort to making Franklin a better place. They truly will be missed.
by Carol Morgan
Unfortunately, Franklin loses good teachers to retirement every year. Usually, these teachers are people we have come to be very fond of and don’t want to see go. Ms. Cordell, a science teacher, has decided that this will be her last year teaching. She has been teaching for seventeen years, four of which have been at Franklin. After the school year is over, Cordell plans to spend more time caring for her farm and planting more trees. “I’m going to miss all the kids and teachers I have met over the years, it was a delight working with everyone,” she says. During the summer, she plans to do some traveling and hopefully some volunteer work later.
Mr. Kendig, who teaches Medical Terminology, English, and Human Biology, is also retiring this year. He has been a teacher for twenty seven years and has been at Franklin for his entire teaching career. When Kendig was asked, what he’s going to miss most about Franklin, he responded, “It’s going to be different not pulling into work everyday. A lot of the people I have met have become close friends, almost like family.” When he starts his retirement, he plans to work more on his tutoring business which he started a few years ago and also tend to his farm. He wants to continue to raise his family and spend more time with them. Senior, Nadia Estrada, a student of Kendig, says “He’s a good teacher and takes his job very seriously.” It’s always sad to say goodbye to the wonderful teachers that have contributed to Franklin for so long. Both these teachers have worked for many years and have dedicated a lot of time and effort to making Franklin a better place. They truly will be missed.
by Carol Morgan
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