Charles Parker comes from a multi-generation Franklin family with deep roots in South Seattle, though he graduated from Ingraham High School in north Seattle, the result of a period of busing in Seattle (1972 – 1999). He says, “I grew up in the Seattle system and it failed me.
Read MoreFranklin Alumni Association & Foundation is pleased to announce the inductees of the 2022 Hall of Fame! Ramona Church Bennett (‘56), Sharon Tomiko Santos (‘75) and Noah Purcell (‘97).
Read MoreQuaker LQVE! Franklin High School is shaping the minds of young Seattleites for generations to come. Our school community has always had a razor-sharp lens on equity and a commitment to celebrating the humanity in each other. Our current Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, the Franklin Principal and the football coach are all Alumni. You and your classmates are leading the world on large and small platforms every day, and we need you. Franklin students need you.
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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