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July 17, 2025
Monday, August 18th, 9:00am-noon and 1:00-3:30pm: Freshmen and Seniors
Tuesday, August 19th, 9:00am-noon and 1:00-3:30pm: Sophomores and Juniors
Back-to-School (BTS) Prep Days, formerly known as Registration are days set aside for students in each grade to come to campus to take care of the following business before classes start:
We ask that students follow the BTS Prep Day schedule as much as possible, but they are welcome to come on either day. If your student cannot attend either day, they will have to wait until Tuesday, September 2nd to get their ID card/Tri-Met Hop Pass.
If you would like to volunteer to help make this massive event run smoother, please check out the sign-up here.
June 18, 2025
Franklin High School offices will be closed from June 19 to August 3. While we're away, here are some helpful quick links and dates to keep you connected and informed:
Important upcoming dates:
Congratulations to Lincoln High School students Richard Deng and Coral Platt! Both were awarded National Merit Scholarships of $2,500 toward their college studies.
They were chosen from more than 15,000 finalists nationwide. Richard plans to pursue a career in politics and Coral is looking at a future in the legal sector.
Two exceptional PPS educators, Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones, were recently named OnPoint Educators of the Year for 2025.
As part of this prestigious honor, both teachers will have their rent or mortgage paid for an entire year, and their schools also receive a $2,500 donation.
Ricardo Barber teaches third grade at Faubion, and Hang Jones serves as a social worker at Marysville Elementary.
The OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education celebrates educators who embrace innovative teaching techniques that ignite enthusiasm in their students.
Congratulations to Ricardo Barber and Hang Jones! And thank you both for everything you do to make a difference in the lives our students.
The assignment their teacher gave them was simple – make a short film that begins with a phone call and ends with someone hanging up. Benson first-year students Dylan Martinez-Torres and Dariel Soriano Zamora ran it all the way to a small city populated by two very big and rather iconic monsters – Godzilla and Hedora.
The result, Sorry, Wrong Number, is one of the more than 90 films entered into the annual Best of PPS Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of exceptional student filmmaking that includes a showcase at the historic Hollywood Theatre.
The fourth annual installment of the festival took place on May 21 and included a screening of 13 standout films. The films came from all over PPS and ran the gamut from Dylan and Dariel’s monster short to documentaries, film noir, and broadcast journalism.
If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.
On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.
No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.
Deadline to apply: June 6.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board - Regular Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board - Special Meeting or Work Session
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board - Regular Meeting