Empty Bowls - modified fund raiser - June 10

Brenna M. Johnson (@johnsonb_ms) tweeted on Thu, Jun 03, 2021:

On Thursday June 10th, EB will host a modified fundraiser at FHS in room 138 (No Food.) 

See the classroom, bid on the Silent Auction, meet club members, make a difference!!! 

@FHS_EmptyBowls @FHSPantherbook @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters #emptybowls
https://t.co/qtfO67qDJj 

Get your ticket or contribute to the cause
https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/empty-bowls-sponsors-2021/

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1400584059722551297

Empty Bowls - modified fund raiser - June 10

Franklin Public Schools, MA: 3 FHS students' work selected for MAEA exhibit

Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) tweeted on Mon, Mar 08, 2021:

So proud of the @FranklinHS students whose artwork was selected for the Massachusetts Amazing Emerging Artists HS Recognitions Exhibit! 

View the gallery of the exhibit: https://t.co/bgBUP9P6t1   or https://maearecognitions2021.artcall.org/pages/web-gallery?fbclid=IwAR3eTizfo8PNwrPitzBFsGCnEs8B2j5UU8q1Prpt0NMh5DDVlWmIw7Bhqcw

Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/0ygUcPE23L  or https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1369016339965349899

3 FHS students' work selected for MAEA exhibit

3 FHS Student works selected for MAEA juried Recognitions Exhibit

"Three students from FHS were accepted into the MAEA juried Recognitions Exhibit: Kashish Singh, raku fired organic form; Millie Chalk, altered metallic teapot; and Katie Sawyer, a teapot set. 

Congratulations! We are all so proud of you! @FHSPantherbook @MassArtEd @FranklinHS  "

 

Shared by Brenna Johnson, (Art Educator at Franklin High School, Advisor of The Empty Bowls Club, Co-Advisor of NAHS, Supporter of all things Franklin): https://t.co/7ztmuSYfvm

 

Follow the link to Twitter for a more full size photo of each of the items
https://t.co/7ztmuSYfvm 

 

3 FHS Student works selected for MAEA juried Recognitions Exhibit

Distinguished Service Award from MAEA for FHS' Brenna M. Johnson

Brenna M. Johnson (@johnsonb_ms) tweeted on Mon, Jan 11, 2021:

I am honored to share that I received the Distinguished Service Award from MAEA. This award is born out of the continued support of amazing colleagues, a strong administrative team, and phenomenal students who make going to work each day easy & inspiring. Thank You! @MassArtEd

Shared from Twitter:   https://t.co/Vx7R1ZmC2t

Among the many good things Ms Johnson does for FHS, she is the coordinator of the student Empty Bowls Club. The Empty Bowls Club is working on bowls for this year's fund raising effort. 
 

You can listen to the interview we did last year as they pivoted to do a virtual event instead of the empty bowls dinner. 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-263-fhs-empty-bowl-club-stars-50420.html

Distinguished Service Award from MAEA

FM #263 FHS Empty Bowl Club Stars 5/04/20 (audio)

FM #263 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 263 in the series.

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with the FHS Empty Bowls Stars. Brenna Johnson, FHS ceramics teacher and club advisor. The stars introduce themselves: Allison Ivers, Breanna Atwood, and Drew Conrad. We had our conversation via virtual conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We started the discussion with the round of introductions and their work on the Empty Bowls Dinner. It would have been held Thursday, May 7 and due to the pandemic has shifted to a virtual event.

Posts on Thursday, May 7 will share photos and talk about the virtual event coming up the week of June 8-12

The “Week of Giving” virtual event will be held online. The site is still in development and will be shared when ready. It will enable donations to the Franklin Food Pantry for which you will receive a crafted bowl. There will also be an online auction for about 15 special pieces crafted for this event.

Support from the FHS Principal Paul Peri and Superintendent Sara Ahern has been key to enable this effort by the students for the Food Pantry.

The recording runs about 25 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with the FHS Empty Bowls Stars   https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HrWy1yK7



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Recap:
FHS Empty Bowls Club is still active albeit virtually working to complete some of the hand crafted ceramic bowls for the event now to be held virtually.

The virtual event called a “Week of Giving” is scheduled for June 8-12

• Direct Donations to the Franklin Food Pantry during the “Week of Giving” will receive a hand made bowl (The first 150 people)
• An auction online will also be held this week too. 15 hand crafted pieces made by current and recently graduated FHS students and Claymark Studio (Patricia & Larry Vintinner) for this event.

Stay tuned for more to come from the FHS Empty Bowls club

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Lifelong Learning: Ceramics Class Begins Tuesday

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