Blog Entries - 2017
Light Up the Night
Families enjoyed a special night reading books together at Anthony Wayne's family literacy event, "Light Up the Night with a Good Book". Families were able to purchase books at the book fair and several lucky students won books that were raffled during the
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AW Veteran's Care Package
Anthony Wayne students in Mrs. Paulsen's class created care packages for military troops stationed overseas. The care packages will be delivered on behalf of the students through Kettering Medical Center by Anthony Wayne parent Amy Campbell.
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Board Honors Student Achievement
Board Honors Students for Achievement: At its Nov. 27 board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored two sixth graders for earning Straight As for 10 quarters. Pictured are (at left) Alexis Taulbee (Hunter) and Delaney Hamm
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FHS Student Government
A message from Kelli Fromm, principal at FHS: Here is a picture taken with a "Thank You" banner for our FHS Student Government from Beckendorff Junior High near Houston. FHS Student Government raised funds to send to this school in the wake of the
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Anthony Wayne students and staff were joined by active and retired military around the flagpole on Friday, November 10th. The ceremony included the raising of a special flag that was flown in combat over Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Congratulations to Ms. Fidler at Franklin High School. She has been awarded a Next Gen Personal Finance Gold Standard distinction for her commitment to educating ALL students in 21st Century personal finance skills. This summer, NGPF analyzed 11,000 US high
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District Hashtag
We need your help! Franklin City Schools (FCS) is looking to create and adopt a district hashtag. Hashtags are a community-created way of organizing information on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Multiple organizations within FCS utilize
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Students explored the magic and wonders of chemistry when COSI (Center of Science and Industry) brought its traveling science program “It’s Simply Chemistry” to Anthony Wayne Elementary on November 1st. All students participated in a variety
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Students and staff have been making Anthony Wayne Elementary “The Place to Be” by modeling three school-wide behavior expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. Students have been supporting these school-wide behavior
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The Franklin HS Junior After Prom Committee is beginning the annual Fruit and Wreath sale. This fundraiser has been a tradition in Franklin for over 35 years. The produce and evergreen items are alway top quality. Many families rely on this
Blog Entry Synopsis EndAnthony Wayne Fall Math Night
Anthony Wayne families celebrated the beginning of Fall with ‘Fall’ Into Math Night. Students spent quality time playing fun and educational math games with family members. Over the next several weeks Anthony
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Anthony Wayne students in Mrs. Ellzey's class have been learning how to conduct experiments with the scientific method. The students recently learned about force and motion by experimenting with marshmallow catapults!
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Wednesday evening was the annual homecoming parade and bonfire. We have a great representative of each of the classes serving on our court this year. Freshmen, from left: Melia Sargent, Tyler Woods, Hannah Sandlin, Xavier Combs, Austin
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Anthony Wayne Grade 2 Students
Anthony Wayne second grade students in Mrs. Parker's class were excited to take what they learned about communities to make their very own. The students brainstormed ideas to decide what structures would be needed and went to work making their creations. Finally, they discussed as a class how to strategically place each structure.
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September Student Achievement
Board honors students for achievement. At its Sept. 25 board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored students for earning Straight As for 10 quarters. Front row from left: Logan Robinson, Catherine O'Hara, Jace Murphy (all from Hunter), Aiden
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Anthony Wayne Artist in Residence
Under the guidance of FCS elementary art teacher Karen Roberts, each and every Anthony Wayne student participated in a Muse Artist in Residence program where students colorfully designed plastic shapes of triangles and rhombuses of varying sizes with symbols
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Anthony Wayne students are learning all about good nutrition from the Balance My Day curriculum and the Healthy Kids Challenge. Students participate in 6 interactive lessons learning all about healthy foods and healthy eating habits through music,
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When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston we had less than 24 hours to react and get relief to those in need. That's when The Franklin HS School Counseling & Guidance office teamed up with the FHS Athletic Office to send Franklin gear to the Houston flooding
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AP Exams
Congratulations to our FHS students on their recent scores on the Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Each AP test is given a score from 1 to 5. Those numbers mean: 5: Extremely Well Qualified 4: Well Qualified 3:
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Start with Hello
Jocelyn Bialk, the social worker assisting with meeting student needs at FHS, has started the Start With Hello this week at FHS. The rational is this is a time when many people are coming back together or new people are coming into the
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Anthony Wayne Attendance Banner
Anthony Wayne students celebrate winning the 'AW Awesome Attendance Banner'. The attendance banner travels weekly to the hallway with the highest attendance percentage. So far, the 'Awesome Attendance Banner' has been proudly displayed in 2 different hallways!
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The Dayton Challenger Center brought a portable planetarium to Anthony Wayne called 'Star Lab' . Anthony Wayne students learned about constellations, UV light and deep space objects. Thanks to Labors Local 534 from AK Steel and the Anthony Wayne PTO for bringing this learning experience to Anthony Wayne students!
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ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF SENIORS (12TH GRADERS) The Ohio Department of Health has released the immunization requirements for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. Seniors (12th graders) will be required to have two MCV4 (Meningococcal serogroup A,
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Congratulations to the MyOn winner from Anthony Wayne. Kylee Sloan, pictured with our librarian, Dutchess Gaunt, won an award for reading the most on a district reading program by the name of MyOn.
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Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne students learned 3 school-wide behavior expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. Students participated in a large group assembly followed by each individual classroom visiting common/shared areas (hallways, restrooms, etc)
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The Anthony Wayne school community thanks Faurecia, First Baptist Church, Freedom Worship Center as well as Drew Mantel and Tonja Johnston from Edward Jones Investments for backpacks, school supplies, and sneakers for our students!
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Your child is protected while attending regular school sessions. Also covered is travel directly to and from your Residence to attend regular school sessions for travel time required, but not more than one hour before or after regular classes. Travel time on
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Franklin High School recently attended the annual DayTony High School Theatre Awards. For five years they have participated in this program which recognizes excellence in high school theater in the Miami Valley. There are 14 area schools who participate.
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Anthony Wayne Girls on the Run members raised a total of $444.76 for Colton Hefner, an Anthony Wayne 4th grade student who is battling Leukemia. Thanks to all of our Anthony Wayne students for their donations to Colton!
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Pennyroyal recently held their annual Ohio Wax Museum, where students were able to showcase the famous people they had learned about.
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Anthony Wayne celebrated with their annual Community Luncheon where local community and staff members eat lunch with fifth grade students at the Franklin Fire House.
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The last day at Pennyroyal was fun filled! They had Tug-of-War, a demonstration from the Franklin Police K-9 Officers, Staff vs. 6th Grade Basketball, Year-end Slideshow, and then lastly said goodbye to the 6th graders as they walked the halls prior to
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Board honors students for achievement. At their May 22 meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored 21 students for achievement. Three junior high students, Nikyra Bohannon, Ellie Mullins, and Bryanna Thompson, were recognized for a STEM project that
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Teachers receive crystal apple awards. At its May 22 Board meeting, the Franklin Board of Education recognized two teachers who had received their buildings' Excellence in Teaching awards. Jessica Currin received the first Pennyroyal Elementary
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Congratulations to Madeline Montez, 5th grade student at Anthony Wayne Elementary, for being selected as the MVP for the Dayton Dragons. Madeline was invited to attend a recent Dayton Dragons game with her teacher Mrs. Cindy Clark where they enjoyed the ball game from the suite!
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Anthony Wayne 5th & 6th grade students visited the Warren County Career Center where they learned about the skills needed for a variety of different careers.
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Thespian Banquet
FHS Thespian Troupe inducts new members, gives awards Franklin High School Thespian Troupe 1569 inducted sixteen new members at its annual banquet on May 16. Those inducted were Cassidy Carver, Megan Combs, Hannah Cundiff, Mackenzie
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NJHS Inductees
Franklin Junior High inducts 29 into NJHSFranklin Junior High School inducted 29 students into its chapter of the National Junior Honor Society on Thursday, May 11. The chapter was established in 2014; this was the third class inducted. Those inducted
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Scholarship Winner
Kelsea Penny honored with a Franklin B. Walter scholarshipSenior Kelsea Penny was named the Franklin High School winner of the Franklin B. Walter scholarship at an April 5 banquet hosted by the Warren County Educational Service Center. She received
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In a contest sponsored by the Franklin City Schools' Department of Technology, students in Mrs. Bender’s art classes at Franklin Junior High School designed Google Doodles for use in the technology department and communications around the district.
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Paul Brow Stadium Visit
Third grade students from Anthony Wayne visited Paul Brown Stadium. THe students even caught a glimpse of some players and gave them 5's!
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Student Achievement
At their April 23 meeting, the Franklin Board of Education honored 8 students for Student Achievement, recognizing them for earning Straight A's for at least 10 consecutive quarters. They were, front row from left. Madeline Montez (Anthony Wayne), Trey
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FJHS STEM
Great job to some of our Franklin Junior High School STEM students for helping a preschool student, Ally, paint.
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Poetry Writing Contest
Check out the winners of the annual Franklin High School Poetry Writing Contest. Entries will be on display in the Media Center on Saturday during the district-wide art show this Saturday from 3-6 pm.
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Reds Showcase MVP
Konnor Black was selected as Reds Showcase MVP at last night's baseball game against Edgewoode at Wright State University. Konnor pitched a complete shutout game with 5 Ks and went 3 for 3 at the plate wth the only RBI. Cats beat
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Jake Blevins Memorial Scholarship Monte Carlo Night and Kentucky Derby Games
Jake Blevins Memorial Scholarship Monte Carlo Night and Kentucky Derby Games is on Saturday May 6, 2017 at the Franklin Golf Club from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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Students honored for academic achievement. The Franklin Board of Education recently honored students for achievement. Pennyroyal Elementary students Brenna Clifford (6th grade) and William Long (5th grade) were both recognized for earning Straight As for
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FHS students in annual young artist show. FHS students Alisa Raney, Mackenzie Faulkner, and Bella Purdy were among students whose work was recently displayed at the Middletown Art Center's annual youth art exhibition, "Tomorrow's Artist Today."
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Franklin High School Winter Guard wows the audience at Winter Guard International (WGI) with their innovative double rifle juggling. See the interviewwith Coach Missy Townsend below. Winter Guard Double
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Franklin High School Students earn honors, awards at Miamisburg Art Show Franklin High School students took a number of prizes, including Best of Show and President's Awards, in the 26th annual Miamisburg Art Gallery student art
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December picture: Kinsey Harris (right), Gerke, was honored for earning straight As for 11 quarters and Alexis Seger (left), Hunter, was honored for earning straight As for 10 consecutive quarters. January high school picture: High school
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