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This winter, Hockomock League teams are not only competing on the track at the Reggie Lewis Center, but are also in a friendly competition off it. Teams are racing to collect new and gently used clothing that will be donated to the non-profit organization Cradles to Crayons to help families in need throughout the Boston and Metrowest areas.Continue reading the article online
The brainchild of Sharon athletes and MIAA student ambassadors Berta Faktorovich and Jacob Durbin, this is not an ordinary call for donations. The teams have been organized into a competition to see which program can collect the most. Certain items of clothing are worth more points than others, for example sweatshirts, coats, ski pants, and jackets are worth three points and t-shirts, socks, gloves, and hats are worth one.
Clothes are being collected at each of the league’s track meets, as all the teams gather together at the Reggie Lewis Center. Through the first two meets, North Attleboro was in the lead with 197 points and Sharon was close behind in second at 179.
The idea of using fun competition as a means for drawing interest in helping a local charity stemmed from an MIAA student ambassador huddle. “In small groups, we were talking about how having an incentive can encourage more people to bring in donations,” Faktorovich explained. “I then realized how great it would be to have a competition among the winter tracks teams for a clothing drive.”
"this is a great opportunity to collect clothes for those who need it" |
FHS girls swim, boys swim, and wrestling teams post wins, girls hockey skates to a tie |
Franklin defeats Mansfield 37-31. LEO with the pin to win it! pic.twitter.com/fKPXW165P1— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) January 23, 2020
HUGE 39-31 win over Mansfield on Senior Night. Pins by Carlucci, Sauer, Sackley, and Leofanti. 💦🦆 #Corefour @FHSSports @HockomockSports— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 23, 2020
Awesome team win tonight to end our regular season at 6-1!!! Amazing team contributions from all but Dory goes to @sealenep for fighting it out in all her races!!! pic.twitter.com/Cf9o89YeUJ— FHSGVSWIM! (@fhsgvswim1) January 23, 2020
Alone with my thoughts, leftover sandwiches, and filled with pride. Franklin High School Boys Swim Team has gone UNDEFEATED for the first time since the program's inception. They are your 2019-2020 KELLY-REX champions.— CoachP_FHS_Swim (@CoachP_FHSswim) January 23, 2020
One immensely PROUD coach.
Congratulations boys!! pic.twitter.com/U1HXUsMm6U
School Committee's Legislative Forum - Feb 4 - 6:30 PM |
"Police have located Kayla Quagan, the Franklin resident who was reported missing over the weekend.
“The subject of a well-being check has been located, and completed. Nothing further in this incident will be released,” reads a statement issued by Franklin police on Wednesday morning.
Police asked for the public’s help locating Quagan late Sunday night, stating the 35-year-old had been reported missing by her roommate on Saturday. Quagan was last seen in person with her small dog, named Jimmy, on Friday morning, according to police."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"For the third year in a row, Franklin Public Library held a “readathon” of the entirety of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography on Jan 16, timed to mark the 313th anniversary of Franklin’s birth.
Dozens of readers took turns reading the often lively and amusing recollections of the American statesman, written by Franklin late in his life. Published first in French after his death, according to Wikipedia, “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” also became the first full-length audiobook in history -- voiced by actor Michael Rye and released in 1969.
His donations of books to the newly formed town of Franklin, which was the first named in his honor, became the nucleus of the Franklin Public library, the oldest public library the United States.
Among the readers contributing their time were several Dean College students, Dean president Dr. Paula Rooney, Republican State Committeewoman Patricia Saint Aubin, Democratic state Rep. Jeffrey Roy, Susan Speers from the Metacomet Land Trust, and both Lynn Calling and Laura Often from the Franklin Food Pantry.
Yes, I did as well. I stumbled through pronouncing a quote in Latin (no, I did not have a class in Latin) but aside from that felt good about the reading. It was interesting to step back into Ben's time to read his words in the Library he helped inspire! https://t.co/9yccA0dd8R— Steve Sherlock (@FranklinMatters) January 17, 2020
The Franklin Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on an application by Maks Roast Beef and Breakfast, Inc., located at 451 West Central Street, Franklin, MA for a New Annual §12 Wine & Malt Beverages Restaurant License.
The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 7:10 PM in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street Franklin, MA. Information on this application may be obtained in the Town Administrator's Office.
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"DECA Inc. is excited to announce this year’s DECA Idea Challenge global winners!
A premier event of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), the DECA Idea Challenge dared elementary through university students to generate a new use for shoelaces in merely a week! In addition to reinventing the item, teams were to create a video pitch of their new product.
With a significant amount of creativity, teamwork and determination, these teams were able to rise to the top.
Congratulations to the following DECA Idea Challenge global winning teams"
Congratulations to Shoumik Sompally, Saket Gandham, Rohit Valiveti, and Saahil Bhakta!High School
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Proud to announce the team of Sompally, Valiveti, Bhakta, and Gandham have won DECA's 2019 GLOBAL Idea Challenge. Unbelievable! This year's material: shoelaces. Check out their video here: https://t.co/PfCYWiN3ZP@DECAInc @mass_DECA @FranklinHS @FHSPantherbook https://t.co/rNSzu6vc2S— Franklin DECA (@FranklinMA_DECA) January 21, 2020
A Franklin High School team is one of the DECA Idea Challenge global winners |
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