Hello my Friends,
Franklin - based Women's Success Network (WSN) is looking for qualified candidates for our scholarship program.
Please see the attached for more information, or here's a link to forward: https://www.wsninc.org/scholarship-app
We're hoping to make a difference for women who can benefit from this!
Thanks & Kind Regards,
-L
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| www.confidencebeads.com |
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| beads for a cause |
State Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham, and Rep. Jeffrey N. Roy, D-Franklin, will host an informational seminar on the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit at the Franklin Senior Center on Wednesday, March 19 at 1:30 p.m. They will be joined by Brian Lynch of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
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| Tastebuds Fresh Marketplace |
Tastebuds Fresh Marketplace is a dream realized by owners David and Donna Lanni. "Throughout the years wherever we traveled, we were always in search of small neighborhood grocers with a focus on unique, high quality foods delivered by knowlegeable, customer friendly staff. Finding that this vision was difficult for retailers to achieve, we decided to do it ourselves.
We love good food and we love sharing that food with friends and family. Tastebuds was created for customers who share our vision of quality and who depend on a staff that will assure that they receive exactly the foods that will best serve their needs.
We believe in delivering the best. Because of this, we pride ourselves on having brought together great foods with market fresh ingredients produced locally or in unique destinations across the world. Foods that you will be proud to serve to your family and delight your dearest friends.
That's why we called it Tastebuds; delivering flavor beyond description. Every day is a quest, a quest to develop and deliver new and unique foods to our customers. Come on the journey... it will be a great trip. We promise!"
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| Tastebuds Fresh Marketplace |
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| bottles collected and bagged for pickup |
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| All Night Party - bottle/can collection team |
“What the study underscored is the tremendous amount of potential here—they’re a national resource,” Lubinski says. “But it’s hard to separate the findings of this study from what we know about gifted kids in general. The genuine concern is, we know we’re not identifying all of this population. We’re not getting nearly enough, and we’re losing them.”
To people more worried about kids who are falling through the cracks altogether, doing slightly less than we could for the most gifted might not seem like a pressing problem. But if the study is right that exceptional youthful ability really does correlate directly with exceptional adult achievement, then these talented young kids aren’t just a challenge for schools and parents: they’re also demonstrably important to America’s future. And it means that if, in education, we focus on steering all extra money and attention toward kids who are struggling academically, or even just to the average student, we risk shortchanging the country in a different way.
“We are in a talent war, and we’re living in a global economy now,” Lubinski says. “These are the people who are going to figure out all the riddles. Schizophrenia, cancer—they’re going to fight terrorism, they’re going to create patents and the scientific innovations that drive our economy. But they are not given a lot of opportunities in schools that are designed for typically developing kids.”
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| Horace Mann Middle School, Oak St Elementary School |
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| point of view |
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| Emeritus at 656 King St opening in May 2014 |
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| Emeritus entrance on King St |
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| King St Memorial Park sign |
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| ready for March madness? |
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| Community gardens in their snow blanket |
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| stream flows under King St |
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| lucky to catch a melting drop of water |
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| Franklin Municipal Building |
The Franklin Art Association will award a $1000 scholarship to a qualifying high school senior residing in Franklin or attending a school in Franklin, or a senior whose parent, grandparent or legal guardian is a current member of the association.
Applicants must submit an application, student portfolio, teacher's letter of recommendation and a transcript of high school grades to Franklin High School, 218 Oak Street, Franklin, MA between 2:00 and 3:30 pm in room G140 on Friday , April 4.An application may be obtained by contacting: tinaguarinoart@gmail.com
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| Franklin Education Foundation |
The Franklin Education Foundation Trivia Bee is Wednesday, March 19th @7 in the Horace Mann Middle School Mercer auditorium. The theme is MUSIC and will be a good time for folks of all ages!
Come for a fun time and you can pick up some great stuff at the raffle. Come cheer on your respective school or business to be the one to win the iconic FEF Trivia Bee Cup!
All proceeds go to Franklin Public Schools to support innovative educational programs.For more about the Franklin Education Foundation, visit their website http://www.franklined.org/
Town Council Chairman Robert Vallee has postponed the discussion on the Old Municipal Building at 150 Emmons Street which was expected take place at the March 19 Council meeting. It will be discussed at the April 2 Town Council meeting.
This will allow all interested parties additional time to consider potential future uses of the property. Chairman Vallee encourages all interested citizens to attend the meeting.
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| Emmons St building - view from West Central St |
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| Franklin High School, home of the Panthers |
A new University of Virginia study found that kindergarten changed in disturbing ways from 1999-2006. There was a marked decline in exposure to social studies, science, music, art and physical education and an increased emphasis on reading instruction. Teachers reported spending as much time on reading as all other subjects combined.
The time spent in child-selected activity dropped by more than one-third. Direct instruction and testing increased. Moreover, more teachers reported holding all children to the same standard.
Is this drastic shift in kindergarten the result of a transformation in the way children learn?
No. A 2011 nationwide study by the Gesell Institute for Child Development found that the ages at which children reach developmental milestones have not changed in 100 years.
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| Oak St/Horace Mann school complex |
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| DelCarte Open Space sign on Pleasant St |
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| I think I should have brought my sled! |
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| water and ice |
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| culvert view of the dam |
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| the swans found the open water |
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| the playground does blend in with the winter trees |
