Dear Quaker friends,
We invite you to write about your experiences at Franklin, particularly how they shaped you and informed your life. Send to quakertimes@franklinalumni.net. We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas.
Mary Duryee, ‘67, Editor
“They say we die twice. Once when they bury us in the grave and the second time is the last time someone mentions our name.” This quote, adapted from a Macklemore song, resonates with me as we prepare to induct the newest members of the Hall of Fame this May. While the 2024 group is thankfully all still with us in body and spirit, this time of year always makes me think of all of those who have left us since that first induction in 1992. When we stop voicing our collective and shared histories, we risk losing a part of our story. In this way, the last six months have been wonderful when it comes to honoring the life and work of Cheryl Chow, class of 1964.
Read MoreAgnes Leapai, the Student and Family Advocate for Franklin High School, greets everyone with an enormous smile and a welcoming demeanor. Her program does its best to assist with food, clothing, occasional utility assistance, and those situations that call for an emergency motel stay. Food and housing insecurity is very real among the students at Franklin. The poverty rate for the school is higher than the Seattle School District average, and hovers in the low-to-mid-60 percent of the student body of 1,241. In the first month of school alone, more than thirty families had sought assistance. During the 2022-2023 school year, approximately 250 families were helped.
Read MoreRon Chew, a Franklin graduate and honoree in our Hall of Fame, published an extensive autobiography in 2020. This book speaks to his roots in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood as well as to his lifelong connection to the Chinatown-International District. Chew covers key moments in his life as a journalist during the early years of the Asian American movement, as editor of the International Examiner, and executive director of The Wing, as he helped create our community-based exhibition model to spotlight community stories. Includes 56 pages of color photos.
With his blessing we are pleased to reprint a portion of it here.
Read MoreIn this edition of the Quaker Times, we are pleased to feature the Franklin High School Art Department Faculty, John Dunkerley, Stacy Schierholz, and Alex Ng (‘06).
Read MoreOn June 10th, Board members Tamiko Miyano ‘88 and Deborah Burton ‘67, President of FAA&F, were present at the Senior Check Out day at Franklin. Over 150 seniors, soon to be alumni, stopped by their table and signed up for a free one-year membership in the association.
Read MoreNeedless to say, COVID took a toll in many ways in 2020, and persists. It eliminated our Annual Golf Tourney in 2020--along with most group activities here and around the world.
Read MoreMy name is Terry Green (FHS c/o 88). Last October, I was named Head Coach of the Franklin High School football team. It is a privilege and honor to guide and mentor this new generation of young Quakers through this and future seasons.
Read MoreIn order for the Quaker Times to continue, we need your help. If you enjoy telling the Franklin story, connecting alumni, love to write, or photography, let us know. We especially need the skills of a graphic artist.
Read MoreFranklin Alumni Association and Foundation Hall of Fame Dinner tentatively set for Spring 2022. We are in the early planning stages of hosting the Franklin Alumni Association and Foundation Hall of Fame dinner and are soliciting committee members who would like to help create this event.
Read MoreAs we begin the 110th year since the first graduating class walked across the stage, and as the proud principal of Franklin High School, it is an honor to send this greeting in the Quaker Times. While I am the proud principal, I am also a proud graduate of Franklin from the class of 1997. As such, I wake up everyday feeling blessed and thankful to walk the halls of Franklin and to nurture Franklin’s legacy of Truth, Unity and Honor.
Read MoreGREETINGS FHS Alumni!!
My name is Deborah Burton from the illustrious class of ‘67. It has been my honor to serve as President of the Franklin Alumni Association and Foundation for the last year and will do so for upcoming year. I must say that the FAA&F Board has been rejuvenated with outstanding Franklin Alums: Christine Chacòn ‘98, David Duryee’56, Tamiko Miyano ’88, Noah Purcell ‘97, Heleya de Barros ‘02, Erica Merritt ‘93, Herman Houston ’67, Anna Cronin’98, Erica Merritt ’93, Toni Mamallo-Thomas ‘67, Drew O’Connell (ex-officio), ‘97, and Stephanie Ragland, who joined the board when her sons attended Franklin (Nick ’08 & Michael ’11).
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