Friday, March 31, 2017

In the News: School Choice; Dean Dash 5K

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The School Committee will decide at its next meeting whether to allow school choice students into the district. 
The matter was raised at the most recent committee meeting, with Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski noting that it had been some time since the schools have accepted such students. 
"We haven't taken school choice students since 2006-2007," she said, noting that seven students accepted at that time currently attend Franklin High School."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170330/franklin-school-committee-ponders-school-choice


"Years after the initial running of the "Dean Dash," organizers believe the 5-kilometer event has become the campus tradition they'd hoped it would be.
The fourth annual race - scheduled to take place at Dean Hall at noon on April 8 - is expected to draw between 200 and 250 runners, said college Recreation Director Carlos Aguilera. 
"It started in 2014," he said. "We were thinking of traditions that the school might call its own. I was always a runner myself, so I suggested a 5K." 
Aguilera said he thought the intent - to establish a new tradition - has been met; on student surveys, he said, the dash is often mentioned as a positive event."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170330/franklin-dean-dash-race-called-campus-tradition

set up for the Dean Dash 5K on the Dean campus in a prior year
set up for the Dean Dash 5K on the Dean campus in a prior year

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