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Franklin Library: Teddy Bear Picnic - June 22 |
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2017/06/teddy-bear-picnic-at-town-common.html
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Franklin Library: Teddy Bear Picnic - June 22 |
"While students get a break from school over the summer, that doesn’t mean they should take a break from learning, many educators and advocates say.
When kids experience the so-called “summer slide,” they lose some of the knowledge and skills they acquired during the school year. The result is that some – particularly those who may have already been struggling academically – can fall behind when they return to school in the fall.
“For the first months when they come back to school, it’s like the teachers are retraining the kids,” said Jennifer Francioso, president of the Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association."
http://www.franklinlifelonglearning.com/summer_program/index.php |
"Facing steadily rising costs to educate students each year, several MetroWest and Milford-area school systems are using school choice money to make upgrades and prevent cuts to programs and staff.
Public school districts can vote to accept students from outside their district under the state’s school choice program. A student’s home district pays the receiving district a tuition – typically about $5,000 – each year a student is enrolled in the receiving system. Districts that enroll in school choice can limit the number of students they want to accept each year and into which grades, but cannot remove a student once he or she joins.
Holliston has been a staple in the program since it was created in 1991 and has drawn several out-of-district students the past several years due, in part, to the district’s French immersion classes, Montessori education and small class sizes, said Superintendent Brad Jackson.
“Some students and families are looking for a more intimate and small school district,” he said. “Others are just seeking a change in venue.”
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Parmenter school sign |
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http://www.norfolkdeeds.org |
"At age 15, when he was spending his mother’s money on drugs and getting drunk to hang out with friends he’d known his entire life, Chris Herren wishes someone had asked him one simple question.
Why?
“Like, with all you have going for you, why?” said Herren, the former Boston Celtics player and one-time drug user who now dedicates his life to the cause of preventing others from making the same bad choices he made.
Decades later, Herren is imploring schools to begin asking that same question of their students, promoting dialogue around the factors that lead young people to use drugs and alcohol."
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#safe-ch0229 "I did not know that one pill was going to change my life" |
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Inside the Rail Good Coffee shop at Franklin Dean (Facebook image) |
Franklin Library: Summer Reading Kickoff Carnival - June 21 |
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Haunted House on the Town Common 2016 |
Girls 4x800 just ran 9:18.5!!! 2nd in their heat and just set a new FHS record! Awesome job!— Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) June 16, 2017
FHS NEW school record in the 4x800 and 2nd place in the Emerging Elite Division of the New Balance National Championship! #PantherPride pic.twitter.com/SzEsBDp4IB— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) June 16, 2017
Just sayin...this is kind of a big deal. Way to go girls!!!!!! https://t.co/4JOYVb0zDv— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) June 16, 2017
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https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/875738346357706753 |
Brandywine Village Lottery: 32 Brandywine Road, $247,000. 3 Bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms Central Air, Gas Heat, 2 Car Garage.
Information Session to be held on Wednesday, May 31 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers.
Application deadline is Monday, June 19, Late or incomplete applications will not be entered into Lottery.
Lottery will be held on Saturday, June 24 at 10:00 AM.
Affordable Housing Lottery: 32 Brandywine Road |
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Earlier this week, the Walking Tour was on a section of the SNETT Trail in Douglas, MA |
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https://hockomocksports.com/ |
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screen grab of American Legion Post 75 webpage |
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Facebook photo of volunteers at the Dog Park in 2013 |
"With music and messages, the Franklin Elks will celebrate the glories of Old Glory at ceremonies on Saturday.
The group’s Flag Day ceremony is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the Town Common.
Katie Morvan, a member of the Elks, said the group has held Flag Day celebrations over the past several years - this one is entitled “A Salute to Our Flag.”
“Flag Day was (Wednesday) this year but, since it was the middle of the week, we decided to push it to Saturday,” she said."
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the main flag pole on the Town Common was recently repainted and hung with a new flag |
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Franklin Dean Station |
*Spiral Notebooks *Pencils *Erasers*Calculators *Crayons *Markers*Pocket Folders *Pencil Bag *Rulers*Highlighters *Scissors *Binders*Colored Markers *Glue Sticks *Pens*Loose Leaf Paper *Colored Pencils*Mini Hand Sanitizer
Backpack Drive during July-August
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St. Vincent de Paul Freedom from Food Hunger Drive |
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https://hockomocksports.com/ |
"Starting Monday, June 19, both turf fields, (FHS Pisini turf field and Beaver Pond Turf field) will be off-line and closed while renovations begin. FHS is expected to return to normal use on August 16 and Beaver Pond expected to open on September 1."
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new artificial turf field at the high school is made with crumb rubber fill |
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Franklin Library: Summer Reading Book Tote Decorating - June 16 |
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Jefferson playground |
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Keller Sullivan school sign |