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News and Events

THE END IS NEAR

4th quarter progress reports will be run on Friday May 18. Expect to recieve these at home the week of May 21-25.

FALL SPORTS INFO

Mark your calendars and be prepared if you plan to participate in Fall Sports. Pick up the (salmon colored) Athletic packet from the attendance office and turn it into Ms. JJ Wilkerson before June 22nd and make sure your physical is updated!!

Football practices begins on August 15th, and all other sports (Coed Cross Country, Coed Golf, Girls Soccer, and Volleyball) begin Aug. 20th.

FRANKLIN ARTS FESTIVAL

The 5th Annual Franklin Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, May 19 from 11 to 3, on the Boulevard in front of Franklin High School. The festival is free and open to everyone!

Come see student art work, buy food, tomato plants and student-made crafts and fine arts and see amazing performance:

Lion Dance	11:30-11:40
Steel Drum Band	11:40-12:00
Glee Club	12:00 - 12:05
Kung Fu	12:10-12:20
Jazz Band	12:20-12:40
Breakdance	12:40-12:55
Kozi's Band	12:55-1:15
Vietnamese Dance	1:15 - 1:30
Orchestra	1:30 - 1:45
Habesha Fashion Show	1:45 - 2:00
Tahitian Dance Quaker Band	2:00 – 2:10 2:10- 2:30

Proceeds benefit the FHS Drama Department and student clubs.

Questions about the arts festival? Email Elizabeth Lowry, elizabethlowry@comcast.net.

COLLEGE WEEK . . .NOT JUST FOR SENIORS

Franklin! Get ready for College Week, May 14^th – 18^th, 2012.

Monday, May 14^th- Wear Your College Gear Day!
Tuesday, May 15^th- Spring College Night (in the Commons, starting at 6pm)
Wednesday, May 16^th- FHS College and Career Fair (in the FHS Hallways from 11:30-12:30)
Thursday, May 17^th- Community College Application Drive (during lunch near the Commons)
Friday, May 18^th- UW College Tour (after school- permission slips required)

2012-13 ASB OFFICERS

Elections for next years ASB Officers were held ithe last week of April. Congratulations to our future school leaders!!

Junior Class Officers	Senior Class Officers	ASB Officers
Inter-high Rep: Janet Nguyen Treasurer: Abiel Woldu Secretary: Kayla Garcia Vice President: Eternity Quach President: Kirsten Garcia	Inter-high Rep: Chelsie Vo Treasurer: Autumn Nguyen Secretary: Arieska Akimoto Vice President: Dan Ly President: Sidnie Duro	Co-Apparel Coordinators: Jayvier Cooley-Nin, Deneth Bartolo Assembly Commissioner: Kevin Kitnikone Inter-high Rep: Sara Louie Treasurer: Daphne Lu Secretary: Rhea Panela Vice President: Raxel Pe Benito President: Elijah Brown

OUTSTANDING SENIORS!!!

Awards, recognition and college acceptances are rolling in for the class of 2012. Here are some recent highlights:

Chiem Saeteurn, won the Gates Millennium Scholarship! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the scholarship, it is incredibly competitive, and covers all costs for undergraduate AND graduate school!

Alexandra N. Ricks won the National Achievement Merit Scholarship. This privately financed academic competition recognizes scholastically talented Black American high school seniors. More than 160,000 students initially entered the competition when they took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. To advance in the competition, students needed to demonstrate high academic performance, be recommended by a school official, earn SAT scores consistent with their PSAT scores, and write an essay.

FUTURE HUSKIES!!!: Letters are rolling in from the UW--Here is a breakdown of FHS students admitted:
UW Seattle- 57, UW Tacoma- 25, UW Bothell- 42 (they said that the accepted more applications from FHS than any other school this year).

CLASS OF 2012--IMPORTANT DATES

When is Prom?
When can I get my cap and gown?
What is the last day I can turn in community service hours?
What do I need to know to graduate?

Answers to thes questions and more can be found on this handy senior flyer that you can download and print to post at home!!

2012 SENIOR INFO AND DATES

Upcoming Events

5/16/2012