Wilcox-Hildreth will be using Striv to live stream the first two games of tonight's triangular here in Franklin. The link is https://striv.tv/channel/wilcox-hildreth/
2020-2021 Activity Tickets - ALL Activity Tickets must be purchased at the HS Office between the hours of 7:30am-4:00pm. Prices are:
Family Pass - $100.00 (Immediate family currently living at home)
Adult Pass - $75.00
Student Pass - $25.00 (Grades K-12)
09/01 - Reminder, tonight will be Parent's Night for the Volleyball Team. All students and Parent's will be announced. The Senior Parent's will meet their player on the court. Please be in the HS Gym by 5:30pm. If you have any questions please call the HS Office. Thank you.
Attention Parents of a High School Football Player, we have scheduled a preseason Football Scrimmage for Friday, August 28th starting at 5:00 pm. With this scrimmage being held outside, we will not be limiting who can attend, but we do ask that you please respect the current DHM of 6 feet of physical distancing, and keep your children within your family group and not running around the field. Finally, with COVID-19 there is nothing you need to bring for admission, as this will just be an open scrimmage.
If you have any questions please contact the school.
Attention Parents of a High School Volleyball Player, we have scheduled a preseason Volleyball Scrimmage for Friday, August 28th starting at 4:00 pm. Please note that for the Volleyball Scrimmage we are asking that only parents of the student athletes be in attendance. This is due to the fact that we will only have the gym partially set up and not set up for a full game. Therefore, we are asking that only Parents attend. Finally, with COVID-19 there is nothing you need to bring for admission, as this will just be an open scrimmage.
If you have any questions please contact the school.
Reminder K-2 Milk Lunch needs to be paid by Friday, August 21st. $20.00 per 9 weeks, $40.00 per semester, or $75.00 for the year. This is not covered under the Free/Reduced Program. Please call the HS Office if you have any questions. Thank you!
Fall Sports Parent's Meetings for the 2020 Fall season are scheduled for Monday, August 17th starting at 6:00 pm. Football will meet in the Library and Volleyball in the cafeteria. Cross Country will be set for another night with Coach Stall.
Franklin Public Schools is looking for Substitute Teachers and Substitute Paras! Both of these are on-call/as-needed basis. If you are interested in finding out more information, please contact Jan Weiss in the HS Office at 308-425-6283 or Email: janet.weiss@fpsflyers.org.
A substitute certificate is required for becoming a substitute teacher, but we are glad to help you work through the process. You can visit the NDE website for more information here: https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/
Franklin Public Schools is looking for a Bus Route Driver. For more information and certification requirements on this position please contact Stacey James at 308-470-0682.
Reminder boys entering grades 9-12 interested in going out for basketball this year there will be a basketball camp this Thursday, July 23rd and Friday July 24th from 7-9 am each day. Coach Baumgart is excited to meet everyone, and hopes you are able to make it.
The 2020-2021 Franklin Public Schools Return to School Plan can be accessed on our schools website by going to the following link, https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/798819/2020-2021_FPS_Return_to_School_Plan.pdf
Any girls that will be going into grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year interested in going out for Basketball are invited to attend a 3-Day Shooting camp from July 15-17 starting at 9:00 am and ending around 10:30 am. If you plan to go out for basketball this year we strongly encourage you to attend this camp. If you have any questions please contact Coach Boettcher.
PROM 2020 - With COVID restrictions being lifted, The Junior Class of Franklin High School is currently working on plans for a 2020 Prom. Prom is being planned for Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Minden Opera House. However, this year's prom activities are only open to Juniors, Seniors, and the 8 sophomore servers as well as their dates.
More information regarding prom will be released to those students eligible to attend in an upcoming mailing. This mailing will include how to RSVP and how to sign up an outside date. Below is a tentative schedule.
5:00pm - Students will arrive at school
5:30pm - Students will load school buses and depart for Minden Opera House.
***All students will be required to use school transportation.
6:30pm - Dinner at Minden Opera House
Pictures will follow dinner by Sara Cline
8:00pm - 11:00pm - Dance
Students will return to the school.
*All students will be required to use school transportation to and from the Minden Opera House.
Franklin High School Graduation is this Saturday, June 20th starting at 10:00 am. For those that are not able to be in attendance the graduation will be live streamed to our school's Facebook page. Seniors will need to please park in the student parking lot and arrive by 9:00 am, you will be admitted in the activities entrance. Parents and Families please park in the front parking lot and we will ask that you enter through the front doors. Finally, please remember that each family is only allowed 5 guests, and only those with tickets will be admitted. Everyone who has a ticket will be required to sit with their families ticket, and will leave with their family. Thank you, for everyone's patience and Saturday will be a Great Day to Be A Flyer.
The UNK Volleyball Camp hosted at Franklin High School will be July 1st, 2020 starting with the first session from 1:30-4:00 pm and the second session 5:30-8:00pm this is a different time than was on the forms that were sent out. If you would like to sign up please contact Kelsey Sindt, Head Volleyball Coach
Franklin Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and/or Cook/Assistant Cook. If you are interested in the Coaching position please send a letter of interest to Adam Boettcher, 7-12 AD/Principal. For the Cook/Assistant Cook position please send letter of interest, resume and application (found on our website under employment opportunities) to Dr. Candace Conradt. Mailing address is 1001 M Street, Franklin, NE 68939; or you can email your information to adam.boettcher@fpsflyers.org or candace.conradt@fpsflyers.org
One Final Shout Out. Parent's if you have not filled out the Remote Learning Planning Survey Online, please do so by Saturday, as this is when the survey will close. Everyone also received a paper copy of this survey with report cards, we only need your feedback from one format either Online (due by Saturday), or via Paper/Pencil (please get it to us ASAP.
We have had many of our parent's respond and please know that we truly appreciate you taking the time to do this. Your feedback will go a long ways to helping us working on back up plans for next school year. Remember that we are planning and hoping to start school normally in the fall, the information you are providing us is just so we can work on these back up plans should the Federal, State or Local Government require us to close down school during the 2020-2021 school year.
Finally, please note that as we compile the information from these surveys it is vital that we know who you child is and what grade they are in. We have had a few surveys in which we have had to delete due to no name, grade, or incomplete information.
Here is the link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RemoteLearningPlanningSurvey
Survey reminder: Parent's we really value and need a response from as many of you as possible. Remember that we truly plan to begin school as normal for the 2020-2021 school year, but should we have to go another direction your feedback on this survey will help to guide us in those plans. Please keep in mind that we need you to fill out the survey completely so that we have all the information necessary to guide us in our planning. Thank you again for your participation.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RemoteLearningPlanningSurvey
Franklin Public Schools is excited to announce that graduation for our 2020 Seniors has been scheduled for Saturday, June 20th, 2020 starting at 10:00 am at Franklin High School Gym. Attendance will be limited to the seniors and five of their family members. The ceremony will be live streamed on the schools Facebook Page for everyone to view.
The Franklin Board of Education will hold a Special Board Meeting to discuss Graduation on Thursday, May 28th, 2020 starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Information to join the meeting is below:
Candace Conradt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Special Board Meeting - Graduation
Time: May 28, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85971057196?pwd=RU9IdDk5K3NieUdvdzNTNlFPOHNCUT09
Meeting ID: 859 7105 7196
Password: flyers