Blog Entries - 2017

District Hashtag
Thanks to the community members that submitted ideas for a new district hashtag. The school board voted and have narrowed it down to the top 5 selections. We are now bringing it back to you, the community, to make the final selection. Voting will be open
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Board Honors Student Achievement
Board Honors Students for Achievement: At its Nov. 27 board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored two sixth graders for earning Straight As for 10 quarters. Pictured are (at left) Alexis Taulbee (Hunter) and Delaney Hamm
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FHS Student Government
A message from Kelli Fromm, principal at FHS: Here is a picture taken with a "Thank You" banner for our FHS Student Government from Beckendorff Junior High near Houston. FHS Student Government raised funds to send to this school in the wake of the
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Franklin Night at the Pacers
The recent turnout of Franklin Night for the Pacers vs. Pistons game was so awesome that they've decided to do it again! Information attached, so please feel free to join the community in representing Franklin to cheer on Luke!
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Franklin Guard Event
Need a break from Thanksgiving and Black Friday? The Franklin Wildcat Guard Boosters is hosting a child care and gift wrapping event November 25th from 1-5pm at Hampton Bennett. Please see the attached flyers. Please register your child
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District Hashtag
We need your help! Franklin City Schools (FCS) is looking to create and adopt a district hashtag. Hashtags are a community-created way of organizing information on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Multiple organizations within FCS utilize
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The Franklin HS Junior After Prom Committee is beginning the annual Fruit and Wreath sale. This fundraiser has been a tradition in Franklin for over 35 years. The produce and evergreen items are alway top quality. Many families rely on this
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Franklin Winter Guard
Attention all Students! The Franklin Winter Guard season is fast approaching and we will be having tryouts for any students that would be interested. All tryouts will be at the Franklin High School and are 4 consecutive days. For Junior High: Try outs will
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Veteran's Day Assembly
Veterans invited to Franklin High School program Nov. 10 All area veterans are invited to attend the annual Veterans Day Program at Franklin High School on Friday, Nov. 10., in the McDade Auditorium. Veterans are asked to arrive by 8:45
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Wednesday evening was the annual homecoming parade and bonfire. We have a great representative of each of the classes serving on our court this year. Freshmen, from left: Melia Sargent, Tyler Woods, Hannah Sandlin, Xavier Combs, Austin
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Fall Play FHS
Franklin High School Drama Club will present Peter and the Starcatcher on Oct. 20 and 21 (7 p.m.) and Oct. 22 (2 p.m.) Tickets are $10/adults, $8/seniors, and $5/students. They will be on sale the week of the show at lunch
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September Student Achievement
Board honors students for achievement. At its Sept. 25 board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored students for earning Straight As for 10 quarters. Front row from left: Logan Robinson, Catherine O'Hara, Jace Murphy (all from Hunter), Aiden
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Anthony Wayne Artist in Residence
Under the guidance of FCS elementary art teacher Karen Roberts, each and every Anthony Wayne student participated in a Muse Artist in Residence program where students colorfully designed plastic shapes of triangles and rhombuses of varying sizes with symbols
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A message from FHS Athletic Director, Brian Bales: Below is information from the Valley View Athletic Director concerning this Friday's game. I wanted to get it to you early this week so you can plan accordingly. We will have pre-sale tickets here at
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When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston we had less than 24 hours to react and get relief to those in need. That's when The Franklin HS School Counseling & Guidance office teamed up with the FHS Athletic Office to send Franklin gear to the Houston flooding
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Pistons vs. Pacers
The Detroit Pistons are coming to Indianapolis on Nov. 17th. The attachment below has information about the game and tickets you can purchase online. See the link on the flyer and use the password (Luke) to get your tickets. Luke will
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FHS Alumni Cheerleaders
Calling ALL………… Franklin Alumni Cheerleaders The current FHS cheerleaders and coaches would like to invite ALL FHS Alumni cheerleaders to cheer at the Homecoming game on Friday, October 6th. We would like to have a meeting on
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Color Guard
Franklin Wild Kittens Color Guard Clinic The Franklin Color Guard is inviting any students grades 1st - 7th to come participate in a Color Guard Clinic that will take place on September 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th @ 6pm-7:30pm behind the
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A message from Chief Whitman: The City of Franklin is partnering with Caring Partners a local Mission Resource Center located on Shotwell Drive here in Franklin to collect personal hygiene/cleaning supplies for areas affected by hurricane
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Community Meeting
The Franklin Board of Education has set a date for a community meeting regarding the possibility of pursuing new school buildings. The board will host an information meeting on October 9 at 6 pm in the Franklin High School cafeteria to measure community
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Grade 7 & 9 Chromebook Orientation
Due to both grade levels being of larger size, the schedule of the 1:1 parent orientation on Monday, August 14, at Franklin High School auditorium has changed slightly: 6:30: Grade 7 and new incoming grade 8 7:00: Grade
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Immunization Clinic
Parents, If your child still needs their immunization shots, here is a clinic they can attend through Warren County Health District. The Warren County Health District will be holding a Saturday Immunization Clinic on August 26th. This
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The Franklin Wildcats Boys' and Girls' Soccer teams are holding a camp to promote an early love for the game of soccer. This camp will focus on helping players learn fundamentals of the game, ball skills, team play, and building character.
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Check out information about the upcoming golf outing sponsored by the Franklin Wildcat Baseball team. Information is below about participating and/or sponsoring a hole.
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Your child is protected while attending regular school sessions. Also covered is travel directly to and from your Residence to attend regular school sessions for travel time required, but not more than one hour before or after regular classes. Travel time on
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Franklin City Schools is accepting proposals for the purchase of 500 new Chromebooks for the 2017-18 school year. Please see the attached document for details.
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Please see information below about the upcoming Wildcat Football Camp:
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Franklin High School recently attended the annual DayTony High School Theatre Awards. For five years they have participated in this program which recognizes excellence in high school theater in the Miami Valley. There are 14 area schools who participate.
Blog Entry Synopsis End2017 Elementary Summer School
Registration is now open for the 2017 Elementary Summer School. Summer school will run June 19 through July 13 from 8:30-12 Monday through Thursday for grades Pre-K through 3rd Grade. Seamless lunch program will be available 12 to 12:30. Summer School is
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Board honors students for achievement. At their May 22 meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored 21 students for achievement. Three junior high students, Nikyra Bohannon, Ellie Mullins, and Bryanna Thompson, were recognized for a STEM project that
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Teachers receive crystal apple awards. At its May 22 Board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education recognized two teachers who had received their buildings' Excellence in Teaching awards. Jessica Currin received the first Pennyroyal Elementary
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Teacher Honor
Congratulations to art teacher, Sally Runge! She was selected by the National Board as a standard setting panelist in EMC/Art. The EMC/Art panel will meet on June 27, 2017 in Arlington, VA. She will be working with other National Board Certified Teachers to
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Road Closures
Warren County (Wednesday, May 10, 2017) – Culvert replacement requires closing State Route 123 between SR 122 and Pekin Road for five days beginning Monday, May 15. Traffic will be detoured using SR 122 and Interstate
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Jake Blevins Memorial Scholarship Monte Carlo Night and Kentucky Derby Games
Jake Blevins Memorial Scholarship Monte Carlo Night and Kentucky Derby Games is on Saturday May 6, 2017 at the Franklin Golf Club from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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Crankin' Out the Hits
Everyone's favorite night with the Franklin High School Drama Club is coming soon!
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Cheerleading Tryouts
Any student in grades 6-11 interested in trying out for cheerleading MUST attend the meeting and clinic, then evaluation, and then tryout. Information is below: ALL CHEER TRYOUT CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AN UPDATED PHYSICAL WITH ALL PAPERWORK
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Franklin High School Students earn honors, awards at Miamisburg Art Show Franklin High School students took a number of prizes, including Best of Show and President's Awards, in the 26th annual Miamisburg Art Gallery student art
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FHS to present Sondheim's Into the Woods The Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods will be presented by the Franklin High School music department on Friday, March 31, and Sat., April 1, at 7 p.m. and Sun., Apr. 2,
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Interested in an enriching summer for your student? The WCESC offers many workshops for students. See the flyer to contact WCESC for more information.
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FJHS Spring Production
Franklin Junior High to present Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)You know the stories of The Princess and the Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and Rumpelstiltskin, right? What happens when it's Dad's turn to tell the bedtime stories,
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December picture: Kinsey Harris (right), Gerke, was honored for earning straight As for 11 quarters and Alexis Seger (left), Hunter, was honored for earning straight As for 10 consecutive quarters. January high school picture: High school
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Sectional Tournament Basketball
We have sectional tournament tickets available for purchase in the athletic office during school hours. Tickets are $6.00 if you purchase them from the athletic office. Franklin HS Athletic Department gets 50% of pre-sale tickets sold. If you plan
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The Project Excellence Committee of the Area Progress Council of Warren County, Inc. seeks to recognize and honor excellent teachers within the public schools in Warren County. We ask your assistance in identifying exceptional educators who demonstrate
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The Franklin Volleyball Program is hosting a spring league for 3rd-6th grade girls interested in playing volleyball. The league will be conducted by Franklin volleyball coaches and former players. The league will consist of 3 weeks of fundamentals and 3 weeks
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Wildcat Band Information Nights
Do you have a current 5th or 6th grade student interested in being in the Wildcat Band? Visit FHS on February 1 or 9 anytime from 5-8pm to ask any questions and get information. See flyer below:
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The Crucible
Franklin High School Drama Club presents Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The three performances are as follows: Friday: February 17 at 7 pm Saturday: February 18 at 7 pm Sunday: February 19 at 2 pm Tickets will be $10 for
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