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Important Dates:
TBD: Back to School Prep Day for Freshman (Registration)
TBD: First Day for Freshman - 8:30am-Noon
TBD: First Day for ALL students - Classes Begin (A Day)
TBD: Picture Make-up Day for students who missed Prep Day to get their ID/TriMet Hop Pass
TBD: Back to School Night
TBD: Homecoming Football Game
Back to School Prep Day (Registration) - TBD for Freshman
At Back to School Prep Day, you will:
Get your photo taken and receive your school ID/TriMet Hop pass
Pay class contributions, registration and athletic fees (check, cash, or credit card)
Pre-order your yearbook
If you missed Freshman Prep Day
If you missed Freshman prep day, your student will have to wait until Picture make-up day on TBD to get their school ID/TriMet pass. This means that your student will not have a bus pass for the first few days of school. If you are unable to pay for a bus pass please reach out to Amanda Mayernik - ammayernik@pps.net. You can make contributions to the school and pay student fees through SchoolPay.
Jump Start for 9th Grade - TBD
TBD is Freshman Orientation!
Orientation will include a welcome assembly, review of school day schedules, and time with student's 9th grade community and their teachers.
8:15-8:25 - Breakfast (optional) in the cafeteria
8:30-9:15 - Jumpstart Welcome Assembly in the gym with student leaders and staff. The assembly will include directions on how to access class schedules in synergy (Students without Synergy access will have paper copies available).
9:30-10:00 - Period 1. Students will go to their 1st period class where teachers will take attendance, hand out Franklin swag, and go over:
Agenda
What are 9th grade communities?
Review A/B Schedule
Review 9th grade page
Activities/quick intro to the class.
Where to go at 10am
10:15-11:30 - Community time which includes a campus tour and activities for students to get to know each other.
11:30-12:00 - Lunch (optional) in the cafeteria. Students who do not want lunch are free to go home at 11:30.
Stay Connected and Up To Date with ParentVUE and StudentVUE
StudentVUE offers students real time access to:
School/Teacher Messages
Calendar
Attendance
Grades
Class Schedule
Course History
Grade Book
School Information
Students are automatically provided access to StudentVUE, using their standard PPS network credentials. If a student has any issues logging into StudentVUE, they should speak with their teacher/office staff.
ParentVUE offers parents, guardians real time access to:
School Messages
Calendar
View Attendance and mark your student's absences excused
Grades
Class Schedule
Course History
Grade Book
School Information
Additionally, parent/guardians can complete their yearly verification of student data through ParentVUE
To sign up for ParentVUE, you'll first need an Activation Letter from your school. If you have not already received a copy of your activation letter or having trouble activating your account, please the Franklin main office.
For more ParentVUE information see the Franklin Website
Starting 9th grade right makes the path to graduation clearer
Earning all of your credit in 9th grade makes it more likely that you will graduate on time.
What do I need to graduate? Each student needs 24 credits and to meet all graduation requirements in order to graduate. Your 24 credits are made up of core classes and electives. To graduate, each student must earn:
4 English credits
3 Science credits
3 History credits
3 Math credits
2 World Language credits
1 CTE credit (Arts or vocational)
1 PE credit
1 Health credit
6 Elective credits
Graduation Requirements are:
Two CRLE's (Career related learning experiences)
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My Plan Essay
In 9th grade your core classes are English, Physics, and Math. You will also take 9th Grade Inquiry or AVID, which will help you earn some of your graduation requirements. Most 9th grade students will also take PE, Health 1, and two electives of their choice. Each semester you have the ability to earn 0.5 credits per class. This adds up to 8 credits per year.
Start high school right with Leap into 9th Grade
Proposed 2023 Dates: Monday - Friday, July 17 - August 4, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Proposed 2023 Dates: Monday - Friday, July 17 - August 4, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Leap into 9th Grade summer program prepares incoming ninth grade students to excel in high school by building a foundation for success before starting high school.
What is the curriculum?
Intelligence is an area of growth - developing your intelligence is not just retaining information, it involves embracing multiple ways of knowing and recognizing that there are different ways to approach problems. This stems from who you are, acknowledging that your lived experiences serve as valid forms of knowledge, and makes learning experiences unique to every individual.
Students learn how their brains change as they learn and how effective effort, productive persistence, skills of collaboration, and motivation can change their academic success. Students also learn how to manage their own engagement in schoolwork, thus taking responsibility for their own learning.
Students will participate in AVID skills like WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading): Focused note-taking, interactive notebooks, writing and vocabulary, and team-building activities.
Students discover their interests and learn about different opportunities available to them during high school and after high school. Students participate in hands-on activities related to career and technical education (CTE) programs, practice career and financial planning.
To sign up for Leap Into 9th Grade at Franklin High school, contact Charles McKinney at
9th Grade Student Support Teams
All Franklin 9th graders are placed in Student Support Teams (SSTs). Each SST cohort has the same periods for English, Math, Physics, and 9th Grade Inquiry, together as a class community. SST teachers meet regularly to collaborate on how to best support each individual student in their cohort. This allows teachers to better help students make the transition from middle school to high school. Teachers use common academic strategies and restorative justice practices to create rigorous, safe, and collaborative classes. Our goal in the 9th grade year is to build community, while introducing students to college and career opportunities, and preparing them to reach graduation requirements. See the Important School Contacts link below for a complete list of SST teachers.
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