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| 5 Week Session of Women's FIT Boxing begins Monday, Oct 31 |
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| Franklin Garden Club |
"A group of school district officials will be seeking parent feedback on the dress code this weekend.
The policy subcommittee of the Franklin School Committee is set to meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday on the third floor of the town municipal building to discuss the matter.
Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Jane Scofield announced the session during the School Committee meeting this week. She said the subcommittee was currently on its fourth draft of the policy, and would likely be seeking a full committee vote on it after Saturday's event."
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| Four students from Portland, Oregon, testified in front of the board in May 2015. Image via PPS Communications/YouTube. |
"Pots with Pizzazz will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Remington Middle School located, 628 Washington St. This event will be the featured program at a joint meeting of the Franklin, Norfolk and Millis garden clubs.
The presenters will be Jana Milbocker and Joan Butler of Holliston-based Enchanted Gardens. The workshop will inspire participants to design jazzy containers. Participants will learn how to brighten shady spots with pops of color, and create focal points for vistas and welcoming entry gardens with container groupings. Including designs for all seasons, the presenters will show examples of pots ranging from whimsical to grand. They will also provide information on creating unusual, eye-catching pots."
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| Kaye Kelly (photo by Jake Jacobson) |
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| Kenny Hadley Big Band on Sunday, November 13 |
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"Local residents, town officials and state legislators lobbied for state support in an unusual way: by going on a bike ride.
The group guided Matthew Beaton, the Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, down the town's portion of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) Wednesday afternoon. Their aim was to garner support for a tunnel beneath Prospect Street, which would connect the trail to a wider network of bike paths.
State Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, said the group was hoping to convince Beaton to bring its concerns to Gov. Charlie Baker.
"It's a nice trail all the way, until you get to Prospect Street," he said, estimating that the intersection was about 1.25 miles from the trail's Grove Street entrance. "There, it's a steep climb up - you can't ride it."
"Citing the town's key role in American public education, the School Committee took a position against a charter-school ballot question in the November election.
The committee at its meeting Tuesday night voted unanimously against Question 2, a ballot measure that would lift the cap on charter schools in the state.
Several of those who spoke on the matter mentioned that Franklin is the birthplace of Horace Mann, regarded as the father of public education in the U.S., and that they believed the referendum, if passed, would go against the principles he supported.
Committee member Anne Bergen said she believed the measure would create schools that were not subject to public oversight."
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| trail head parking lot for the SNETT on Grove St |
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| THE BLACK BOX at 15 West Central St, Franklin |
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| FHS Panthers |
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| help develop the leadership profile of the next Franklin (MA) Superintendent of Schools |
"Math educators from the town's schools said instruction in the district has shifted to encourage activity and problem solving, but School Committee members expressed concern about communication with parents and the standards set.
Math specialists and instructors spoke at the committee meeting Tuesday night as part of a general overview on the curriculum and instruction in the district.
Assistant Superintendent Joyce Edwards said the district's curriculum has been changed to align with state standards.
"It involves the construction of knowledge - not just passively sitting and being talked at," she said.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| one of the elementary math specialists updating the School Committee during the Tuesday meeting |
"It may have looked like play, but the robotic arm demonstration was really a glimpse at manufacturing's present and future.
Students Andrew Plante and Candis Brodeur were showcasing the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School's new robotic arm, using it to build a tower with assorted blocks Tuesday.
"We're just starting now on this - trying to play around with it and learn how it works," Plante said, adding that the arm had just arrived last week.
Brodeur said the school already had a smaller robotic arm, which introduced students to the basic concepts of programming robotics.
"It’s no secret the FHS has an outstanding resources for its sound recording department, however things just got a little more interesting.
Mr. O’Connors, the new sound recording teacher, has already made an impact in his first months here. He recently applied for a grant from Ableton, a music software company. This Wednesday, sound recording classes and the music production club received fantastic news which included 15 new Ableton Push boards, as well as Ableton Live software.Continue reading the article online
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| Pantherbook photo for the article on the sound grant received |
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