FHS Gymnastics: Meet Megan! Meet Kim!

Meet Megan! @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @MetroWestSports @HockomockSports @MyFM1013 @KatCornetta @FHSTrainingRoom @meganpritoni  

https://t.co/K06nxsGDrT

Meet Kim! @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @MetroWestSports @HockomockSports @MyFM1013 @KatCornetta @FHSTrainingRoom  

https://t.co/kudIz3kddF

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1354055818262491139

 and here:  https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1354056260908441600

Meet Megan! @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @MetroWestSports @HockomockSports @MyFM1013 @KatCornetta @FHSTrainingRoom @meganpritoni pic.twitter.com/K06nxsGDrT

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 26, 2021

Meet Kim! @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @MetroWestSports @HockomockSports @MyFM1013 @KatCornetta @FHSTrainingRoom pic.twitter.com/kudIz3kddF

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 26, 2021

Pantherbook: "The Reality of Online Learning: Students Perspective"

Tess Bower shares the results of her research into online Learning and its impact on Franklin students on Pantherbook.

"The swarm of kids rushing into school in the morning, the cool seats on the noisy bus, the crowded cafeteria and chattering media center. All sights students have not seen this year. With Hybrid Learning at FHS, some of these norms have taken new shape. The once loud, crowded cafeteria now has students quietly chatting amongst themselves while sitting six feet apart. The swarm of kids rushing into school is now only 1/3rd of the student body, socially distancing themselves while they walk in. Busses are disturbingly quiet and empty, and the media center has signs reading, “Closed before and after school”. To say our beloved FHS has an entirely new atmosphere, would be an understatement. These new norms have been put in place and everyone is continuing to adjust to them. "

Continue reading the article online: https://t.co/eLRaf7GxlG 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHSPantherbook/status/1354046481276280833

Pantherbook: "The Reality of Online Learning: Students Perspective"

John Lewis's speech at the March on Washington

A new history podcast has ten episodes that are well worth listening to.

"It Was Said is a limited documentary podcast series looking back on some of the most powerful, impactful and timeless speeches in American history. 

Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling author-historian Jon Meacham, and created, directed and produced by Peabody-nominated C13Originals Studios in association with HISTORY Channel, this series takes you through 10 speeches for the inaugural season. 

Meacham offers expert insight and analysis into their origins, the orator, the context of the times they were given, why they are still relevant today, and the importance of never forgetting them. 

Each episode of this documentary podcast series also brings together some of the top historians, authors and journalists relevant to each respective speech and figure."

Ep 9: John Lewis, We Want Our Freedom Now

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vaXQtd2FzLXNhaWQ&ep=14&episode=MWM1MGE1MzgtZTdlMS0xMWVhLTk1ZDYtOTM3OGRmNmJkNDQ2

The text of John Lewis' speech at the March on Washington

https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/lewis-speech-at-the-march-on-washington-speech-text/

YouTube Video of the full speech  https://youtu.be/tFs1eTsokJg

“We’re a year behind in fulfilling the promise of the Student Opportunity Act"

"The Baker-Polito Administration today filed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget recommendation, a $45.6 billion proposal that continues the Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses critical priorities including promoting economic growth, fully funding the first year of the landmark Student Opportunity Act, and supporting cities and towns across Massachusetts. This balanced proposal does not raise taxes on the Commonwealth’s residents and preserves substantial financial reserves for the future.

Submitted as House 1, this budget recommendation provides $246.3 million in new funding for the Student Opportunity Act including an increase of $197.7 million in Chapter 70 funding, with a particular focus on school districts serving low-income students. The Administration is also proposing to allow municipalities to count $114 million in federal dollars towards their Chapter 70 required local contribution increases to further deliver on the commitments in the Student Opportunity Act. Additionally, House 1 maintains the Administration’s promise to cities and towns with a $39.5 million increase in unrestricted local aid, which is equivalent to the 3.5% consensus tax revenue growth rate."

Continue to read the press release from Gov Baker's office

https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-files-fiscal-year-2022-budget-proposal

To review the budget letter and funding details

https://budget.digital.mass.gov/govbudget/fy22/

Chapter 70 info for FY 2022 from DESE

https://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/chapter70/fy2022/preliminary.html

Insights into the details of the budget and slick accounting used

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/baker-releases-fy22-budget-with-drop-in-spending-no-new-taxes/

Critics of the budget proposal outline details

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/school-advocates-call-bakers-funding-proposal-inadequate/

Gov Baker budget press conference:  https://youtu.be/S3KlSfJdu5s

COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Veterans

COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Veterans

January 27, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Veterans

We know some of our veterans have already received the COVID-19 vaccine, some are not planning on getting it and others are anxiously waiting to receive it.

If you are enrolled in the VA medical system and get called for an appointment to receive the vaccine, you must go to that facility at the scheduled day and time. You can't go to the Brockton VAMC to be vaccinated if you've been scheduled to receive it at the Jamaica Plain VAMC. You can, however, request a different day and time if the scheduled appointment is not convenient for you. The VA is currently scheduling appointments for veterans who are 75+ years of age.

If you are not enrolled in the VA medical system but have a disability rating, you can enroll in the VA medical system and will be eligible to receive a vaccine at one of the VA facilities. Vets who are not enrolled in the VA medical system should contact their civilian health care practitioners for vaccine information.

For current information about vaccines at the VA Medical Centers, please visit:

https://www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine/

Here you'll be able to sign up for email updates, find information about vaccine eligibility and get answers to many of your questions. Please remember to continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines and stay up-to-date with the Department of Public Health prevention recommendations. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Veterans

The Guardian: ‘A remarkable phenomenon’: billions of cicadas set to emerge across eastern US

"Billions of cicadas that have spent 17 years underground are set to emerge across large areas of the eastern US, bringing swarming numbers and loud mating calls to major towns and cities.

The periodic cicadas – bugs with strikingly red eyes, black bodies and orange wings – burrow underground as nymphs and suck fluids from the roots of plants as they grow, eventually bursting into the open as adults in mass synchronized events.

The last such event for 15 states including New York, Ohio, Illinois and Georgia occurred in 2004. The cicadas emerge in a 17-year cycle, meaning they will appear this year once temperatures are warm enough, expected to be mid-May."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/26/cicadas-emerge-eastern-us 

Scammers cash in on COVID-19 vaccination confusion

Scammers cash in on COVID-19 vaccination confusion by Colleen Tressler, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC With every passing day, the news on COVID-19 vaccine distribution seems to change. One reason is that distribution varies by state and territory. And scammers, always at the ready, are taking advantage of the confusion. Read more https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/01/scammers-cash-covid-19-vaccination-confusion?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.