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Friday, October 2, 2026
FHS golf, field hockey, and volleyball teams all posts wins on Thursday
Thursday, October 1, 2026
FHS girls & boys soccer, field hockey, and volleyball teams all post wins on Wednesday
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
FHS field hockey, volleyball, girls & boys soccer teams all post wins on Monday
Friday, September 25, 2026
FHS field hockey, volleyball, and golf teams all post wins on Thursday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
FHS girls soccer, field hockey, volleyball & cross teams all posted wins on Tuesday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Saturday, September 19, 2026
FHS field hockey, golf and football (video) teams post wins on Friday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Thursday, September 17, 2026
FHS field hockey, volleyball and golf teams all post wins on Wednesday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
FHS volleyball, field hockey, and boys soccer (video) teams post wins on Monday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Saturday, September 12, 2026
FHS volleyball sweeps Bishop Feehan on Friday (video)
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Friday, September 11, 2026
FHS field hockey and volleyball teams post wins on Thursday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
FHS Girls soccer ( (video), field hockey, volleyball and golf teams post wins on Tuesday
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Monday, June 8, 2026
Middle School Girls Volleyball Camp - August 24 - 27, 2026
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| Middle School Girls Volleyball Camp - August 24 - 27, 2026 |
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
2025 Hockomock Sports Volleyball Awards recognize Kuykendall, Alberti, O’Connor & Delleo
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| 2025 Hockomock Sports Volleyball Awards recognize Kuykendall, Alberti, O’Connor & Delleo (Photo credit HockomockSports.com) |
- Makayla Kuykendall – Franklin – Outside Hitter
- Olivia Alberti – Franklin – Middle
- Phoebe O’Connor – Franklin – Setter
- Emerson Delleo – Franklin – Outside Hitter
Sunday, December 28, 2025
School Committee meeting of Dec 9 condensed to 30 minutes (audio)
FM #1618 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1618 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Vice Chair of the School Committee Dave Callaghan. We had our discussion via Zoom on Monday, December 15, 2025. We condense and get into the explanations behind the key items from the recent School Committee meeting Dec 9, 2025.
Our conversation covered the following topics:
- Policy Subcommittee meeting update
- FHS Volleyball team recognized for D1 State Championship for first time
- Capital budget presentation
- Franklin (MA) School enrollment
- Hold harmless and revolving funds
Our conversation runs about 40 minutes. Let’s listen
Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1618-chalkboard-chat-12-15-25/--------------
School Committee page (with contact info) -> https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-committee
Franklin TV Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/tUGB-NrTDqg?si=hP1E7xxxxg-vJwVa&t=13
Agenda for this session -> https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12092025-2043
My notes captured during the session -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXqbmtnXdasgYqiM9utZ2WPhLMQ1S3Gq/view?usp=drive_link
Superintendent’s Report -> https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4780/FPSD/6159058/December_9__2025_Superintendent_s_Report_to_School_Committee.pdf
School District Capital Request ->
Special Education Presentation to SchCmte -> https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4780/FPSD/6159049/Special_Education_School_Committee_Presentation_December_9__2025.pdf
Franklin (MA) Enrollment snapshot (as of October 1, 2025)
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