In the News - Franklin High Graduation

Franklin grads told to never give up

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Alison McCall/Daily News staff

Graduation speech of Franklin senior Amy Rucki

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Amy Rucki/Franklin Class of 2011

Graduation speech by Franklin salutatorian Dan Nulton

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Dan Nulton/Franklin Class of 2011 salutatorian

Graduation speech by Franklin senior class president Jay Borelli

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Jay Borelli/Franklin Class of 2011

Graduation speech by Franklin senior class vice president Andrea Bates

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Andrea Bates/Franklin Class of 2011

Franklin, MA

Goodbye pyramid, hello plate!

The food pyramid is gone. The plate is here.

Here is a round up of some articles covering the changes in the presentation of the food guidelines as a plate:

5 Things to Know About the New Nutritional Guidelines

by meganbedard

Goodbye, Food Pyramid: USDA to Announce a New 'Food Icon'

by Marion Nestle

Deconstructing the USDA’s new food plate

by Marion

How the Food Pyramid Failed and Why We Needed MyPlate

by Daniel Fromson

And last but not least, the Choose My Plate website can be found here


Franklin, MA

Farmers Market - Jun 10

The Farmers Market returns to the Town Common Friday, Jun 10th and run each Friday until October.



It will be open from noon to 6:00 PM


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Library Closing

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Library Closing

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 6/1/11

The Library will be closed from June 6 - 11, 2011 for renovations.

Thank you for your Patience!

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Children's Room Closing

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Children's Room Closing

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 6/1/11

The Children's Room will be closed beginning Saturday June 4th and will reopen on Monday June 27th.

Story times will resume on Monday June 13th.

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In the News - butterfly garden

Franklin scout creates butterfly garden for school

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin, MA

Summer is approaching

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Summer is approaching

via Lifelong Learning by Pandora Carlucci on 5/31/11

Tomorrow is June 1st and the final day of school is 3-weeks away ... June 22.

Less than a week later, serveral summer programs begin:
June 27: Math Academy
Solutions Summer Adventure
Summer Art Institute
Summer Music
UMass Amherst Tour

The following week, on July 5, more classes and opportunities begin:
STAR
StarPLUS
High School Academics
High School Online Digital Photography

The High School Experience is the week of August 15 and we hope to see 3/4 of the incoming 9th grade class.
The College Essay Writing course is scheduled for the week of August 22 and is full.

Check out our web site for more activities:
www.franklin.k12.ma.us
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Select Summer Program
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