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Franklin Fall Festival gives middle school singers a glimpse at their future

When Lent teacher Chris Meade took his middle school choral students to the recent Franklin Fall Festival, he watched in amazement as they entered the fully modernized high school’s state-of-the-art auditorium.

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If you’re a boxing fan you probably know the name Cam Awesome. If not, you should -- Cam is a seven-time U.S. and Golden Gloves boxing champion, and he’s a vegan, featured in a Netflix movie, and is a motivational speaker for young teens. He was recently at West Sylvan Middle School, where he shared his life mantra of, “Never be afraid to fail.”

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Portland Public Schools will join thousands of other school districts in the United States in participating in the Great Shakeout, a national earthquake preparedness event on Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 a.m.

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Families who currently have students in the fifth grade in Portland Public Schools should take note of an important date change. If your students wants to attend a focus option school in the middle school years, the window to apply for the 2020-21 lottery is:

• Opens: 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5
• Closes: 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3

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The City of Portland’s Safe Routes to School program encourages families to use active transportation (typically walking or biking) as a safe, convenient, accessible and desirable option for getting to and from school. It needs your help.

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The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.