Relay for Life 2023: FHS Rises Together Once More In The Fight Against Cancer

Relay for Life 2023: FHS Rises Together Once More In The Fight Against Cancer

Relay for Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. All money raised goes to research, detection, prevention, education, and patient support. This is an FHS student-led event on Friday, May 5, 2023, starting at 5:30 PM and ending at 10:30 PM, at Franklin High School. Watch this website for a final schedule of when events take place.

Anyone can participate in this event ranging from students, staff, and the community. Everyone and anyone is welcome. Relay for Life especially invites and encourages cancer survivors and caregivers to participate so they may honor and celebrate you. There will be water and baked goods available for a small donation to ACS.

Relay for Life encourages you to donate to this cause if you can for the American Cancer Society. You can do that through your own personal donation, asking friends and family to donate, or purchasing raffle tickets or other items on the day of the event.

There have been 7 established teams that have raised an estimated amount of $7,621.12 (April 21). If you sign up through the ACS website with FHS while raising $100 or more, you will receive a 2023 T-Shirt. The goal of this event is to raise $20,000 or more in donations.

This year’s theme is Give Cancer the Boot! Many activities will be present for all ages and planned around the theme. There will be activity stations with games, coloring, a photo booth, and much more.

If you are not able to make it to this event, there are other opportunities to be involved or donate. This weekend, April 22 and April 23, Kendra Scott in Brookfield, will donate a portion of all sales to the FHS Relay for Life! What you have to do is mention FHS Relay at the check out or use the code GIVEBACK-DROLM when shopping online.

Thursday, April 27, Ricardo’s Pizza in the Village of Greendale, will donate 15% of all sales including dine in, carry out, and gift card sales. Just mention FHS Relay for Life at the check out.

If you have any questions about the event, you can contact Diane Gilroy by emailing diane.gilroy@franklin.k12.wi.us or calling (414) 817-5552.

Franklin High Schools Digital Newspaper, The Saber Slate, Officially Updated

Since June 8, 2022, we haven’t posted anything until this moment. With the web page fully updated and revised by an FHS programming teacher, Mr. Hust, we are able to get back to posting about anything. We’ve come up with more categories that can help inform students, staff, and families of what is going on in our school and community.

The new categories created are academics, art, and creative writing. Soon enough, a google form will be created where students and teachers can submit work that can be featured in the art and creative writing categories.

The Saber Slate was created to provide a way for students to express their opinions, ideas, and creativity, help shape perspectives and identity, and improve writing and vocab. We strive to help students be comfortable with voicing their work and opinions for others to see.

We will be meeting in the Saber Center Commons every Wednesday after school around 2:50 until 3:30. This may change, so please watch for updates. If you are thinking of joining, please fill out this Google Form.

If you have any questions, you can email jessica.kelly@franklin.k12.wi.us or mckenna.gnas@franklinsabers.org

FHS Culture Fest – 2020

FHS Culture Fest – 2020

On Thursday the 5th, FHS hosted its annual Culture Fest – in the past, it was known as Mini-Juneteenth Day. This time, we celebrated just about every culture there is. Around the main commons you could find different varieties of food and cultural traditions. I had the opportunity of volunteering to man the Japanese booth. With the help of a few of my fellow Japanese classmates we were able to set up a pretty decent booth towards the front of the room. We brought in traditional Japanese onigiri, which are rice balls with soy sauce and some seasonings. Sometimes they contain what are pickled plums inside, but these ones did not. Visitors could have the option of wrapping nori seaweed around the onigiri, but they weren’t required to. Or, they could just have the seaweed on its own. Unfortunately I didn’t have the opportunity to taste test these delicacies because they were for visitors of our stand.

We also brought traditional Japanese clothes from class, which were the kimono and yukata. We didn’t wear the kimono because there were too many different pieces and there is a certain traditional way of putting on these clothes. Kids could come by as well and play with the kendama, which is the Japanese version of the cup game. Basically, a ball is attached to the wooden part by a string, and you need to flick the ball to get it on a small point. It’s more frustrating than it sounds, trust me. But it was a good way to keep people entertained.

I had the opportunity to ask a fellow volunteer and friend, Nadia Estrada(who was working on the Bolivia stand near me with her sister Jiana) about her experiences and thoughts about the Culture Fest. Bolded are my questions, and italicized are Nadia’s responses.

 

Overall what did you think of the event?

I was really surprised by how many people attended and was really pleased with how legitimately interested they seemed about all the cultures presented. It was really cool to see everyone come together to create an event that brought students and the community together.

Is there anything you’d want different for next year?

I would want to somehow make the passports for the kids so that they actually had to listen to the presentations instead of just a stamp and go, because then they aren’t learning anything.

What was your favorite part?

My favorite part was the dancing performances, Senor Mac’s friend’s guitar performance, and the fashion show was groovy too. 

Can you describe some of the things you did volunteering? 

So I helped in the planning and organization of the event (I mean so did almost everyone else) by giving my input on possible ideas and how we would run them and possible solutions to issues we would encounter. I also ran the Bolivia booth with Jiana where we had a poster board that had a bunch of information about Bolivia (the indigenous culture, music, etc) and brought artifacts that we had from our relatives in Bolivia. We also brought some Bolivian food – alfajores (like a shortbread cookie with caramel cream in the middle (cajeta)) and cocads (a coconut candy with sweetened condensed milk).

Any thing else you would like to add? 

It was really nice to see all the hard work that everyone, especially Mrs. DeClark, put into the event and how much it paid off for everything there because of how well it turned out. I was super impressed and I hope we can make it even better for next year.

 

I’d like to thank all of the volunteers who came along with me and everyone who came to attend our Culture Fest! Also a big thanks for Nadia once again for the interview! I’m looking forward to coming next year as an alumni.

Homecoming Week – 2019

Homecoming Week – 2019

It’s Homecoming week Sabers! Gold Block Color Day has passed already, and we’ve already seen the beautiful colors of the rainbow throughout the school. 

  • Tuesday is Generations Day:
    • Freshman dress up as Gen Z (aka wear modern day clothes)
    • Sophomores dress up like Millennials, so be sure to pack your best avocado toast and overpriced Starbucks drinks.
    • Juniors dress up as Gen X (which is 70’s and 80’s style clothes) so bring your zany clothes and your parents’ old mixtapes. 
    • Seniors dress up as Baby Boomers – borrow your grandparents’ old clothes, or wear something old from the thrift shop. Your favorite rocking chair is optional.
  • Wednesday is Space/Alien Day, so bring your favorite items from Area 51.
  • Thursday is Wisconsin Day; wear your best Wisconsin-related gear.
  • Friday is Black and Gold Day, please wear your best Saber gear! 
    • The PowderPuff Championship will be played during the all-school assembly at 1:00 pm.
    • The Homecoming Parade starts at 5:00 pm!
  • Saturday is the date of the Homecoming dance, so buy your tickets fast!

This info comes from Mr. Hein’s Homecoming Week email 🙂

Girls’ Soccer Highlights

Girls’ Soccer Highlights

A huge spring sport that takes place here at Franklin High School is Girls’ Soccer. Recently, I got the chance to connect with one of the captains of our soccer team through email, Morgan Peters. I had a few questions for her about the soccer team and what the highlights of their season so far. Here are her responses!

Q:What have been some of the highlights of the soccer season so far?

Morgan: The girls’ soccer team is off to their best start in program history. A little over a month into the season, the girls’ soccer team has a record of 12-1-1 and are ranked #9 in the state for the first time ever. They have had 2 big wins against Kenosha Tremper and Bradford this season. The team is in the driver’s seat to win their first-ever conference championship.

Q: What are some things that you enjoy about soccer?

Morgan: I enjoy playing soccer because it is great to be a part of a team. Everyone is so close and you meet people you probably would never have talked to before. It is a lot of fun and you feel a great sense of unity.

Q:What position do you play?

Morgan: I play outside mid.

Q: Why do you play soccer?

Morgan: I play soccer because I love the sport. I have been playing soccer since I was 5 years old and it has always brought so much joy into my life. With playing in high school, you also get to play with people who are different ages. It is a great way to bring people together and I have really enjoyed it.

Thank you to Morgan Peters for the interview, and another special thanks to Megan Lacina for connecting me with her, much appreciated. Please come out and support the girls in their last regular season home game and senior night on Tuesday, May 21st. The team hopes to finish undefeated in conference and move up in the state rankings.