Showing posts with label latin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label latin. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

2 FHS teachers on the joy of teaching & the hard things about budget issues (audio)

FM #1401 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1401 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of my conversation with Leah Wahrhaftig-Jeri and Katherine Kellett, both teachers at Franklin High School. We had our conversation at the Franklin TV Studio on Monday, March  3, 2025.  


Katherine Kellett, Teacher - English

Leah Wahrhaftig-Jeri, Teacher - World Language


  • We cover their road to Franklin and FHS

  • We talk about the joy in teaching

  • And the issues faced with continued budget cuts

    • Only one language to be offered at the middle school

    • Reduces the total of language classes High School graduates can carry forward to college

    • Text book & curriculum cuts challenge the appropriate delivery of curriculum

    • Loss of shared intellectual capital with colleagues cut due to budget

    • Language lab is a resource heavily utilized and will no longer available (per budget)

    • Struggle to attract and retain substitute teachers

    • Ripple effects for curriculum coverage that is lost and how that affects students and the next year’s teachers for that subject


The recording runs about 40 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Leah and Katherine on teaching in challenging budget times


Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1401-2-franklin-high-school-teachers-03-03-25/



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Franklin High School page -> https://www.franklinps.net/o/fhs 


Franklin School District budget page -> FY 2026 https://www.franklinps.net/documents/about-us/school-district-budget/fy2026-budget/728831 


Joint budget listening sessions archive -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/joint-budget-listening-sessions-fy-2026.html 



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A couple of Ben Franklin's gift books to the Town
A couple of Ben Franklin's gift books to the Town

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Latin Awards at BFCCPS

As part of the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School's commitment to a classical education, our students in grades 3-8 receive instruction in Latin. This year, on May 29th, students in grades six and eight were recognized for their achievements on the National Latin Exam.

Grade Eight students participated in The National Latin Exam, which is technically a high school level exam for Latin I.  This year, BFCCPS students have earned three Gold Medal recipients, which is a record accomplishment! BFCCPS students have also been awarded four Silver Medals, five Magna cum Laude and seven Cum Laude Awards.  We are so pleased and proud of the students' accomplishments as this marks an unprecedented amount of eighth grade Awards.


This year, four students in grade six have received certificates of Merit for Introduction to Latin. 


Grade Six:



These students have received certificates of Merit for Introduction to Latin

  • Vibha Kamath 
  • Samuel Pfieffer 
  • Neeraj Ramesh 
  • Hector Vasquez

Grade Eight:


These students have received Gold Medals: A Summa Cum Laude Award

  • Amanda Tardif 
  • Shraddha Iyer 
  • Ansh Tarafder

These students have received Silver Medals: A Maxima Cum Laude award

  • Angela Piso 
  • Brinda Venkataraman 
  • Elizabeth Viveiros 
  • Samuel Gilberti 
  • Katherine Mc Callister

These students received Magna cum Laude Awards

  • Amy Keigwin 
  • Nihal Kamath 
  • Haley Dion 
  • Kaitlyn Broyles

These students received Cum Laude Awards

  • Spencer Jolie 
  • Sophie Kripp 
  • Sky Da Costa 
  • Charlotte Ackman 
  • Kaylee di Simone 
  • Andrew Bremser 
  • Emma Goulet

This student received a Special Award for excellence and perseverance in Latin

  • Owen Neas

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Live reporting - Latin recognitions

2. Guests/Presentations
a. FHS Latin Exam Certificates





Three FHS Latin teachers assisted SchCom Chair Jeff Roy in presenting the certificates


b. FHS Jr. Classical League State Latin Convention Certificates






c. Pawtucket Red Sox – Significantly Improved Students (FHS)



Franklin, MA

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Annie Sullivan: Latin Awards (audio)

From the Franklin School Committee meeting 4/29/08, the Annie Sullivan Middle School recognizes 14 students who passed a national Latin exam.

Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds



MP3 File