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| FHS Class of 2020 post graduation plans |
"Waving from a truck through town wasn’t how Chorrkin Chin envisioned celebrating his high school graduation, but it was also one car ride he’ll ever forget.
“It was crazy – I don’t even know where to start,” said Chin, vice president of the Franklin High School Class of 2020 after the high school’s first-ever car parade graduation on Friday afternoon. Wearing his blue gown with a gold graduation stole and honor cords, the 18-year-old graduate decked out his ride with silver streamers and banners for the ceremony. He saw many teachers along the 3-4 mile route, which included circling the Town Common then ending up at the high school where graduates received their diplomas from Principal Paul Peri and roaring cheers from teachers and the administration.
He even saw his kindergarten teacher.
“There was so much support for us in this community – it’s unbelievable,” he said. “Definitely one of the best times (of my life that) I’ve ever had.”
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| Franklin Public Schools: Graduation Parade and Video - June 5 |
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| FM #284 FPS Superintendent Sara Ahern 5/31/20 (audio) |
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| Franklin Public Schools: Important Dates and Information |
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| School Committee Meeting recap - budget not good news |
"There are some things that just can’t not happen. High School Graduation is one of them. It’s an undeniable rite of passage, and our FHS Panthers will not be denied. Normally, we celebrate this milestone in the FHS gym for a few hours. This year’s graduation will happen in like manner, but it will take place over several days.
We are working with school officials to record each and every student’s moment. One-by-one, with safe social distancing, each student will walk the stage as per usual to receive his/her diploma. Each student, accompanied by his/her family, will experience that well-deserved, special moment of accomplishment. Their families deserve this celebratory moment of achievement as well.
This will take several days to record each student safely and edit all of their moments into the graduation program, scheduled to air on Friday June 5th at 7PM, and repeated several times thereafter.
Our 2020 Graduation may be happening in slow motion, but we hope and trust that all good things that spring from dedication and accomplishment will come to each and every student – not just in the fullness of time, but in the fullness of youth.
Even when we must be separately prerecorded, community television can bring us all together.
And – as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. And, thank you for watching Franklin.tv
Note: There is also a planned car parade for graduating students and families. We are in the midst of planning our coverage of this unique and fun event. As they say – stay tuned.
This event might become one memorable example of a new tradition – a new way that we can all celebrate the good moments in new ways, not just this year, but every year. I’m good with that.
Our heartiest congrats to all of our 2020 Panthers on Parade. Panthers rule!"
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| Graduation! It’s a Happening Thing |
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| FM #269 School Committee Meeting 5/12/20 (Audio) |
"Despite high school memories, like prom and spring sports, lost to the coronavirus pandemic, Franklin High School Principal Paul Peri said the district is planning what could be one of its most memorable high school graduations.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
On Tuesday night during a Franklin School Committee virtual meeting, Peri, joined by Senior Class President Danny Harrington and Vice President Chorrkin Chin, outlined the school’s plan for a graduation parade tentatively scheduled for June 5 in place of its usual ceremony, which is held every year in the high school gymnasium.
“Over the course of the last few weeks, we have been meeting quite a bit with various groups and we are trying to pull together a graduation ceremony like never seen before in Franklin, and I think that the class advisors and officers have done an absolutely incredible job of really working with all the different parties involved,” said Peri.
Three possible routes have been mapped out, with students starting at the middle schools they attended in town, and the top 10% of the class and class officers starting at the high school."
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| route on the FHS campus to get to the diploma distributions points shown in red |
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| example from Milton HS on how they set up for diploma distribution |
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| sample pictures gathered as part of the FHS planning for graduation |
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| proposed route through the FHS parking lots for diploma distribution |
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| Calling All Franklin High School Senior Parents — Adopt A Senior! |
Tonight, at 8:20 (20:20 military time), we send this message. @FPS_FAA @FHSPantherbook @FranklinHSDrama @FranklinHSMusic @fhs_choral @FranklinMatters pic.twitter.com/CivMVywc2I— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) May 2, 2020
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| The lights at FHS on May 1 between 8:00 and 8:20 |
To the Class of 2020, we are all thinking of you and wishing you the best! The future is bright! #BeTheLight #FHSseniors #Classof2020 @FranklinHS @FHS2020_ @FHSPantherbook @TOFranklinMA @FranklinRec pic.twitter.com/5HFRlHWfjl— Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) April 24, 2020
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| Stadium lights to honor the Class of 2020 |
"Looking forward to his junior season at St. Anselm, Ryan Spillane was expecting to see a larger role for the Hawks. The former Franklin High standout had played in 23 games as a sophomore, scoring a pair of goals and recording three assists, and he had high hopes of even more ice time and even more production as a junior.
Unfortunately, a hamstring injury in September would cost Spillane the entire year. He has worked hard to not only get back on the ice but to become a regular contributor for a team with its sights set on bringing home the NE-10 title.
“By the beginning of the summer I was ready to get back on the ice and get in shape,” Spillane explained. “By the time the season came, I felt like I was ready to go, back in game shape like I was two years ago. It’s nice to be back on the ice.”
It is always hard for an athlete to sit and watch his team play, but Spillane praised his coaches, teammates, and the training staff at St. Anselm for keeping him involved and for getting him back on the ice for this season."
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| Former Franklin standout Ryan Spillane has battled back from an injury to have a strong senior season at St. Anselm. (St. Anselm Athletics) |
"The U.S. Census Bureau released an update to Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Explorer, a data visualization tool providing easy access to employment and earnings outcomes for college graduates based on the industries they enter after receiving their degrees. The PSEO pilot research program is being conducted in cooperation with higher education institutional systems to examine labor market outcomes of post-secondary graduates.
PSEO Explorer now features employment flows tabulations, which explore flows from institutions and degrees to the industries and geographies where graduates are employed. Tabulations on earnings outcomes compare data for different degree types by institution and years postgrad using grouped bar charts. Statistics will be updated for future graduation cohorts as they become available.
The Census Bureau is working to add higher education institution systems to the database."
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| For Univ Wisconsin-Madison, these five degree majors are shown |
