FHS Drama Club to perform 2 one-act plays, “The Giver” and “Gathering Blue”

From Pantherbook we share:

"On Wednesday December 21st and Thursday December 22nd, FHS drama club will be performing two one-act plays, “The Giver” and “Gathering Blue”. Both plays are set in dystopian societies with “Gathering Blue” being the sequel to “The Giver”. This week I spoke to the cast to get their insight on both plays. 

When asked about her experience in “The Giver”, Riley Halliday, who plays Fiona, said, “it has been an all around great experience, I love working with a smaller cast because we have all become very close”. Melissa Reinerston who plays Kira in “Gathering Blue” described the two separate plays as being “…especially challenging…because rehearsals felt divided, but both shows have come together really well”.

The shows are $5 dollars for students and $12 for adults and will be performed in the FHS auditorium at 7 o’clock.

Continue reading the article online
http://franklinpanthers.us/student-life/2016/12/19/drama-club-to-put-on-shows/

FHS Drama Club

Tri-County posts 401 students for the 2016-17 Q1 Honor Roll

Here is the tally by community

Here is the listing of names by community

Tri-County RVTHS 

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda updated - Dec 21, 2016

The Town of Franklin updated the agenda document for the Town Council meeting on Weds, Dec 21, 2016. As near as I can tell, the line items of the agenda did not change. What did change was the inclusion of all the supporting documents into the single PDF format shown below.

You can also find the doc on the Town of Franklin site here
http://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/town-council-meeting-agenda-december-21-2016

Downtown Franklin in the snow

FHS Boys Basketball posts win over Foxboro

Boys Basketball = Foxboro, 55 @ Franklin, 67 – Final

– Franklin turned a seven point lead (27-20) at the halftime break into a double-digit advantage (50-37) by the end of third quarter. Franklin’s Connor Peterson led all scorers with 19 points while Josh Macchi added 14 points and Paul Mahon chipped in with 12 points for the Panthers. Foxboro’s Andrew Block had a team-high 14 points while Mark Clagg scored 12 points, Joe Morrison had 10 points and Joe Bartucca finished with eight points.

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 31 @ Foxboro, 52- Final

– Ashley Sampson reached the 20-point mark for the second game in a row, leading the Warriors with 22. Lily Sykes chipped in with 17 for the Warriors.

Gymnastics = Attleboro, 136.6 @ Franklin, 126 – Final

– Attleboro’s Emma Humphrey (36.7) scored a 9.4 on bars, a 9.4 on floor, 9.0 on the vault and 8.9 on beam to lead the Bombardiers to the win. Franklin sophomore Mia Lizotte was not far behind at 36.3, scoring 9.2 on floor, vault and beam and 8.7 on bars.

For all the results around the Hockomock League 
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-122016/

FHS Panthers

And confirmations via Twitter:

Tough meet you girls really hung in there. Attleboro won 136.6 - 126. Sophomore Mia Lizotte took second in All Around with a 36.3. #fhsgym pic.twitter.com/7pyYwM9e8m

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) December 21, 2016

Lost to a great Foxboro team 31-52. Congratulations to our Freshman team for a great win. Back to work tomorrow

— Franklin Girls Bball (@fhsgvbasketball) December 21, 2016

Boy V BB: Final. Franklin 67 Foxboro 55 @HockomockSports #PantherPride

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) December 21, 2016

Sign up for the French Wine Scholar Certification program!

French Wine Scholar (FWS)

Vinitas WineWorks LLC, Tri-County Adult Education, and Franklin Liquors are excited to announce the next session of the French Wine Scholar Certification program!

French Wine Scholar Certification

Now you don't have to go to Boston for this world-class French wine course! Set yourself apart from your peers and specialize in the wines of France. Gain the confidence to taste, sell, and speak meaningfully about all aspects of French wine, from Champagne to Bordeaux and everything in between. Pass the exam and earn the title French Wine Scholar and FWS post-nominal.

Developed by the Wine Scholar Guild with the support of the French Ministry of Agriculture, this specialization program is designed for advanced students of wine, whether professionals or serious wine hobbyists. 

This is NOT an introductory wine class; students should have professional wine experience or previous classroom study. Students must be familiar with the concepts of viticulture and vinification, major grape varieties, wine regions, and wine styles from across the globe, and have experience tasting wine in a formal setting.

Our next session and will run on nine consecutive Tuesday evenings.

• 9 Tuesdays: February 28 - May 30, 2017 
• Review: May 16, 2017 
• Exam date: May 30, 2017

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Franklin Liquors, 363 E. Central Street, Franklin MA
Tuition: $999

http://www.tri-county.tc/wine-scholar-program

In the News: Franklin's Liberatore on top team; Governor will let Legislature deal with marijuana sales tax

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"A student cybersecurity team from MassBay Community College placed fourth at the National Cyber League 2016 Competition. The seven-member student team from MassBay, called the Segfault, was ranked fourth out of 144 teams nationwide, and included a Franklin resident. 

The team consisted of Andrew Liberatore, of Franklin, as well as Paul Buonopane, David Dew, Chester Moses, Timothy Ferguson, Corey Skinner and Fred Dolan. 

The students have been working together since the beginning of the fall 2016 semester and have competed in the preseason, regular season and postseason of the National Cyber League competition. The competition is held online in a cloud-based environment, where students compete to solve real problems. The MassBay team was given problems to solve that replicate what it might face in the real world if its company fell victim to hackers. The team dissected the problems to find solutions, which included downloading files, decryption to view passwords and analyzing information on the attack."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161220/massbay-community-college-places-fourth-in-cyber-league-competition

http://www.massbay.edu/

"Gov. Charlie Baker couldn't quite bring himself on Monday to say he would support a higher tax rate on retail marijuana sales, but he didn't rule it out either. 

"I'm going to let the Legislature kick this one around a little, " Baker said during his monthly appearance on WGBH's "Boston Public Radio" show. "No, no, no, no," he added as clarification when host Jim Braude brought up a possible veto threat. 

Several prominent Democrats, including Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, have been open with their belief that the 3.75 percent retail sales tax on pot is too low, and will be up for debate when the Legislature considers changes in the new year to the legalization law that went into effect last Thursday. 

The ballot law stipulated a 3.75 percent excise tax on marijuana that would be added to the state's 6.25 percent sales tax, effectively taxing pot at 10 percent to start. Cities and towns have the ability to add an additional sales tax of up to 2 percent on top of that."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161220/baker-leaving-pot-tax-debate-to-legislature-for-now

Note: The Franklin Town Council takes up the measure that would add 2% for the local portion of the tax at the meeting scheduled for Weds, Dec 21.

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-122116.html

In the News: Medway peaker plant approved; new assistant executive director at MIAA

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued its final air quality permits for Exelon's Medway power plant - the last set of state approvals the company sought in its project to expand the facility. 

The department's official sign-off on Exelon's Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit and the Air Quality Plan this week comes after state officials issued a draft approval in October. 

A public hearing regarding both was held last month in Medway. 

Mark Rodgers, a company spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday the DEP's final decision marked an "important milestone" in the project."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161220/medway-dep-gives-exelon-final-permit-approval

"Ann Trytko, retired educator and athletic director from Hampshire Regional High School, has joined the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association as a part-time assistant executive director. 

Trytko retired at the end of last school year after a 35-year career in education that started in 1975 as a physical education teacher and concluded this past year as athletic director. She also spent several of these years coaching both middle school and high school varsity sports. 

Trytko remains an active MIAA coaches' education instructor and served several years on the MIAA tournament management and gymnastic committees, as well as the past six years as chair of gymnastics."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161220/massachusetts-interscholastic-athletic-association-announces-addition