{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Franklin High School","outOfStateSupporters":19.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":10161068,"letterContent":"Subject: Heartfelt Thanks: Keeping Geometry in Focus at Franklin High School\r\n\r\nDear [Donor Name],\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my geometry students at Franklin High School, I want to express our sincere gratitude for your donation of a Replacement Transfer Belt Unit for our classroom laser printer.\r\n\r\nIt might seem like a simple technical component, but in a geometry classroom, print quality is everything. We rely heavily on visual learning, and before this replacement, our diagrams were becoming difficult to read. Your generosity ensures that:\r\n\r\nPrecision Matters: Students can once again print crisp, clear proofs and intricate geometric constructions where every line and intersection is perfectly visible.\r\n\r\nVisual Aids: We can continue producing high-resolution handouts for transformations, tessellations, and coordinate geometry without streaks or fading.\r\n\r\nClassroom Continuity: Our daily flow remains uninterrupted, allowing us to focus on the math rather than troubleshooting equipment.\r\n\r\nYour support helps us maintain a professional and effective learning environment here in Portland. It is incredibly encouraging for the students to know that the community is invested in their education and the tools they use every day.\r\n\r\nThank you for \"aligning\" with our goals and helping our classroom run smoothly!","fullyFundedDate":1775173278907,"projectUrl":"project/replacement-transfer-belt-unit/10161068/","projectTitle":"Replacement Transfer Belt Unit","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":10161352,"letterContent":"On behalf of the students and staff at Franklin High School, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude for your generous donation of a laser printer to our math classroom.\r\n\r\nIn a modern mathematics environment, the ability to quickly produce high-quality resources is essential. This printer will be a vital tool in our daily operations, allowing us to:\r\n\r\nProvide Tangible Materials: Print clear, precise geometric diagrams, coordinate planes, and complex worksheets that help students visualize abstract concepts.\r\n\r\nEnhance Student Feedback: Quickly generate individualized practice sets and assessments to meet students where they are in their learning journey.\r\n\r\nSupport Collaborative Projects: Allow students to print and display data-driven projects and mathematical modeling results.\r\n\r\nYour contribution directly supports our mission to provide a high-quality, resource-rich education to the students of Portland. It is through the kindness of community members like you that we are able to bridge the gap between basic needs and a truly enriched classroom experience.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your investment in our students' success and for supporting the math department here at Franklin.","fullyFundedDate":1775015664449,"projectUrl":"project/small-classroom-laser-printer/10161352/","projectTitle":"Small Classroom Laser Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":9474758,"projectId":9517501,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our school and science department create a portable Makerspace cart. Since we lost funding for the Makerspace in our school district, it took a hard hit on our science classes. We would take students to the Makerspace numerous times a year and felt a huge hole in our classes when we lost funding. Getting this portable Makerspace cart has allowed for us to continue doing projects even though the actual Makerspace is now closed. Every time we roll the cart into a science class, students get excited and ask what project we are going to work on. It gives the similar energy as when the TV/VCR cart would roll into class when I was a kid and we all knew we were going to watch Bill Nye the Science Guy. It's been very sweet seeing students get excited about learning. \r\n\r\nSo far, we have had the following classes use the cart this year for projects: biology, physics, forensics, and sports medicine. In biology, students made large scale models of cells, while in the freshman physics classes, students created a product that helped keep a potato safe from a second story fall. In forensics, students created \"arson houses\" and got to set them on fire outside to learn more about how different types of fuels can spread in a structure fire. \r\n\r\nMore and more science teachers continue to use this cart and there are lots of projects coming up to finish off the school year as well. Some of these projects include: building functional circuits, the \"make something awesome\" project where students build anything out of recycled materials to demonstrate a concept learned in class this year, and building habitat enhancement corridors. Getting this project funded by you really helped us establish this portable Makerspace cart as it took quite a bit of funds to get it going. In the coming years, we will be applying for smaller PTA grants at our school to help restock items as necessary. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for helping our students experience more joy and explore their curiosities within the classroom walls.","fullyFundedDate":1763559115878,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-portable-makerspace-project-c/9517501/","projectTitle":"Creating a Portable MakerSpace Project Cart","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Satoorian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9474758"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":10046335,"letterContent":"On behalf of our math classroom at Franklin High School, thank you for your incredible generosity. Your donation of 10 Chromebook chargers and 1,000 pencils addresses our most frequent daily hurdles.\r\n\r\nThese chargers ensure students stay connected to their digital coursework without interruption, while the steady supply of pencils means no student is ever held back by a lack of basic tools. Your support directly fosters a more focused and equitable learning environment.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your investment in our students' success!","fullyFundedDate":1769717340534,"projectUrl":"project/chromebook-chargers-and-pencils/10046335/","projectTitle":"Chromebook Chargers and Pencils!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9895332,"letterContent":"On behalf of Franklin High School Math teacher Mr. Silkey, thank you for the robot vacuum! In our math classroom things are cleaner than ever and it's all because of your help. Your generosity keeps our floors clean and our students inspired by real-world STEM applications. Thank you for investing in our classroom and making math tangible.\r\nIn the future we may be able to find some lessons in math that talk about the way the vacuum works in the real world, so math and keeping the room clean can work together.\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMr. Silkey","fullyFundedDate":1768442277285,"projectUrl":"project/robot-vacuum-and-mop/9895332/","projectTitle":"Robot Vacuum and Mop","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":6837099,"projectId":9709738,"letterContent":"My students and I can't thank you enough for donating to our classroom community. It is a heavy time for a lot of people and as an educator I am experiencing that heaviness in our children and their families. Food is stability and unfortunately in these times many students are suffering from not having that stability. Students have a hard time learning if they are not getting their basic needs met. I do what I can as educator to support but it takes a village! \r\n\r\nThank you for being apart of our village and caring about the schools and students. We appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1762364359486,"projectUrl":"project/ms-kb-do-you-have-any-snacks/9709738/","projectTitle":"Ms. KB, Do You Have Any Snacks?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. KB","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6837099_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693967900421","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6837099"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9842995,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom environment with the toner cartridge refills for our classroom printer. It has been so nice and smooth to have everything we need at our fingertips when a student needs and extra copy of an assignment or something needs revising right here in the classroom. We've received a lot of support during my 4 years at FHS and even though they aren't huge dollar amounts the impact is just huge. We thank you.\r\nThanks again and take care,\r\nMr. Silkey","fullyFundedDate":1762267628234,"projectUrl":"project/replacement-toner-cartridges/9842995/","projectTitle":"Replacement Toner Cartridges","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9697731,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation to our classroom environment by donating money for us to purchase resources for out class. The toner cartridges are invaluable when we need to print something last minutes for the students or teacher without having to go hunt down a working printer, which can sometimes be a real challenge in a building with over 1800 students. Thanks again for your kind support and I will let you know if we need anything in the future. Thanks again and have a great day.","fullyFundedDate":1757539705625,"projectUrl":"project/printer-drum-replacements-new-compasses/9697731/","projectTitle":"Printer Drum Replacements, New Compasses and a Cable Connectors","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9632642,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation to our classroom environment by donating money for us to purchase resources for out class. The toner cartridges are invaluable when we need to print something last minutes for the students or teacher without having to go hunt down a working printer, which can sometimes be a real challenge in a building with over 1800 students. Thanks again for your kind support and I will let you know if we need anything in the future. Thanks again and have a great day.","fullyFundedDate":1756850123525,"projectUrl":"project/spare-pencils-highlighters-chargers-f/9632642/","projectTitle":"Spare Pencils, Highlighters, Chargers, Folders and Projector Screen","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9415600,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation to our classroom environment by donating money for us to purchase resources for out class. The toner cartridges are invaluable when we need to print something last minutes for the students or teacher without having to go hunt down a working printer, which can sometimes be a real challenge in a building with over 1800 students. Thanks again for your kind support and I will let you know if we need anything in the future. Thanks again and have a great day.","fullyFundedDate":1755725628317,"projectUrl":"project/toner-refills-for-printer/9415600/","projectTitle":"Toner Refills for Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":3828322,"projectId":9310682,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous contributions to our classroom here in the math department at Franklin High School. Your help keeps things running smoothly for my 155 students and others who share this room. We've had a wonderful school year and it continues along very well as the spring is leading us into summer break soon. I have seen a lot of growth and improvement in the math work my students have done throughout the school year and having all the materials needed to do that is what makes that possible so thanks so much.","fullyFundedDate":1746477500838,"projectUrl":"project/tissues-for-the-allergy-season-colorful/9310682/","projectTitle":"Tissues for the allergy season, colorful paper and toner refill.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silkey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3828322_orig.png?crop=389,389,x23,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661467419452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-silkey"},{"teacherId":9722471,"projectId":9089636,"letterContent":"Over the last couple of weeks my Freshmen have spent time reading Agatha Christie's \"And Then There Were None\", which has provided ample opportunities for growth and learning. Early in the novel we focused our attention on getting acquainted with the novel's ten main characters. To ensure my students were engaging with the text in a deeper and more meaningful way, I broke each class (of which there are two) into ten groups and assigned each group a character to keep track of. These groups created character profiles for their assigned characters as a way to gain a fuller understanding of each character. The profiles were then made into posters, which were put up in the room so the whole class had access to each profile. This characterization was, for many of my Freshmen, their first foray into literary analysis. \r\n\r\nAlongside our lessons on character analysis, students learned about red herrings and foreshadowing, both of which they had ample time to practice identifying throughout the novel. With each section read students maintained a reading log where they were able to keep track of red herrings, foreshadowing, and any suspects and clues they may have discovered. \r\n\r\nAs we ventured further into the novel and characters started dying off, character groups were tasked with either conducting close readings of the moments leading up to their characters death looking for clues and suspects, or defending the innocence of their character. Each group would have an opportunity to present their characters death to the class in a sort of mock trial of sorts, and once all the evidence was presented to the class - and suspects had a chance to defend themselves - the rest of the class would manipulate the \"murder board\" so that we had a visual representation of the victims and their presumed killers. \r\n\r\nUnfortunately we are still finishing up the book - only two chapters and an epilogue to go! However, this novel set has allowed me to introduce countless lessons to my students. It has been interactive and fun, and I will absolutely be using this lesson again in the future. By weeks end we'll have finished reading and I will be teaching a lesson on culpability hierarchy, then have students play \"judge\" and rank each character's accused crimes in order of least to most severe and compare this to their fate in the novel. This will be part of a larger discussion about the theme of vigilante justice. We will conclude the unit, and the year, with an essay about the killer, Justice Wargrave, and whether his actions were in fact justice. \r\n\r\nAs a first year teacher I am so deeply grateful for the opportunity to explore a unit of my own making. While there is certainly room for improvement, I feel that overall it was thought provoking, engaging, and fun. I most heartily offer my thanks to all who helped fund this project.","fullyFundedDate":1738789126457,"projectUrl":"project/murder-mystery-literary-unit/9089636/","projectTitle":"Murder Mystery Literary Unit","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9722471_orig.jpg?crop=1125,1125,x0,y26&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738614811555","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9722471"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88270","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1807,"numTeachers":88,"percentFrplEligible":42,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":50,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":19,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":80.8,"schoolId":88270,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Franklin High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Franklin High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oregon/portland-public-schools/franklin-high-school/88270"}