May 20, 2015
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Up for a New Franklin
Joins Roosevelt
as modernization
projects begin
Another local high school is get-
ting ready for a multi-million dollar
modernization that is set to upgrade
its campus for better accessibility
and safety.
Franklin High School in south-
east Portland broke ground on the
project on Saturday, holding a cel-
ebration including Mayor Charlie
Hales, Franklin Principal Juanita
Valder, school board members, state
legislators, teachers, students, alum-
ni, and the Franklin Design Adviso-
ry Group, which consists of parents,
teachers, and students.
Franklin High School is a diverse
community. The graduation rate for
African American students is 92
percent, and for Latino students it
is 83 percent, both higher than the
state and national averages.
Students will enjoy a new per-
forming arts center as a central
component of the high school
make over, along with a new build-
ing and promenade. Lisa Zuniga, a
design advisory group member and
Franklin Parent Teacher Student
Association president, hoped the
renovations would remind students
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith joins other district
officials and community members alike for a ground breaking celebra-
tion for the modernization of Franklin High School in southeast Portland.
of just how valuable they are to the
community.
“The message the newly mod-
ernized Franklin will send to stu-
dents, from the moment they walk
in the door is that school is import-
ant, our community cares about
you, and this is where your dreams
are launched,” she said.
Roosevelt High School in
north Portland broke ground on
its modernization project earlier
this month. As part of a district
wide re-building effort, another 27
schools are slated for some remod-
eling work this summer, and work
on 17 other schools has already
begun.
Franklin students will attend
school on the disbanded Marshall
High School Campus for two years
during construction.
CityFair, the Portland
Rose Festival waterfront
celebration, opens Friday
for the three day Memori-
al Day weekend, and then
opens again for two more
extended weekends as
the Rose Festival comes
into full swing.
Kick Off to Rose Festival
Portland’s waterfront is about to come alive with
fun and festivities for the annual Rose Festival
which opens CityFair on Friday May 22 at the Tom
McCall Waterfront Park for the three-day Memorial
Day weekend, and then opens again for two more
extended weekends through June 7 as the Rose Fes-
tival Comes into full swing.
City Fair includes a variety of carnival rides,
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live music on the RoZone stage, local beer and tasty
treats, exotic animal displays, dozens of shops and
wares, among other attractions.
Opening night also comes with a spectacular fire-
works show at 8:30 p.m. accompanied by a free live
concert by Hit Machine. Gates open at 5 p.m. and
admission starts at $7 for adults. Children under 6
are free.
School Shooters Sentenced
O livia O livia
T he P ortland O bserver
Last December a shooting
outside Rosemary Anderson
High School in north Portland
by
shocked the community and in-
Marquis Murphy, 16 was sen-
jured four students. Last week, tenced to 10 years in prison. A
three young men were sentenced plea agreement allows him to be
for their participation in the gun-
C ontinued on P age 14
fire.