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March 2012

"Franklin Collection" Art Exhibition

German Exchange Students Meet the Mayor

Athletic Banquet 2012

Spanish Students Learn About Las Fallas

GEE 2012 Information

WWII Quiz Bowl Team Participates in Tournament

February 2012

Frühlingsfeier; International Festival - March 10- Save the Date!

Join the GEN2GENS's First Annual Generations Fest

Free Physicals for 2012-13 Athletes- April 21, 2012

Students Visit Washington, D.C.

"Mardi Gras Act Responsibly" Campaign Receives Grant

January 2012

Franklin Welcomes Chinese Visitors

Everything You Wanted to Know About EOC Testing

IT Club Holds Photoshop Workshop

Thank you to our Sodexo Staff

Welcome to our new Staff Members

FIRST Robotics Team Gets Started

December 2011

Come Join Us for Falcon Feast!

Outdoor Club Takes to the Water

Green Society Makes Mats for Homeless

BFHS Speech Tournament Invitation

November 2011

Speech and Debate Team Wins Again

HONK! A Musical Comedy + Celebration - Nov. 11/12

October 2011

Homecoming King, Queen, and Court

Quiz Bowl Team Travels to Florida

Long Awaited Baritone Sax Arrives

Spirit Week - Oct.17-21

September 2011

Swim Team Gets Ready for State

Mu Alpha Theta Takes 2nd Place in St. Paul's Tournament

Outdoor Adventure Club Holds First Training Session

Franklin Students Participate in Beach Sweep

August 2011

Librarian Selected for Study Tour in Germany

German Trip 2011

Paris/London Trip 2011

BFHS Students Visit China

BFHS wins 10-year charter renewal from OPSB

July 2011

John Parauka Receives Region I Teacher of the Year Award at Symposium

May 2011

Riverbend Review Annual Reading

Summer Opportunity - "Career Connect" - Sponsored by Alumni Association

Congratulations Class of 2011 - Colleges/Universities Attending

Junior Ring Ceremony

Spring Reading of Nationally Acclaimed BFHS Riverbend Review Literary Magazine

April 2011

AP Environmental Science Students and Green Society Team Up for Earth Day Tree Planting

Students Participate in Career Day 2011

Green Society Partners with Green Light New Orleans

March 2011

Student Council Sponsors Waves of Relief Campaign

CoSN National Conference Attendees Visit BFHS

Ben Franklin High School's Board Gains 3 New Members (nola.com article)

Students Participate in Impaired Driving Mock Crash

February 2011

Join the Mardi Gras "Act Responsibly" Campaign

Orchestra Receives B Flat Bass Clarinet from Anonymous Donor

Franklin Students to Visit China in June

View Nick News with Linda Ellerbee Featuring 9 Franklin Students

Key Club Volunteers at Rock and Roll Marathon

Students Participate in Washington, D. C. Study Visit

Franklin Community Shares Mardi Gras with Troops

Jewish Endowment Foundation Awards Grant

Mark Your Calendars! BFHS TAT Class and Drama Club Present The Savage Dilemma

January 2011

Singers of United Lands to Perform Feb. 23!

Science Students Learn About Marine Life

BFHS Begins Link with School in Beijing,China

Students Introduced to "Tech Tuesday"

CAFCA Performs!

Art Students Share Their Talent with Holiday Spirit

December 2010

AP Biology Students Visit LSU Health Sciences Center

Audience "Wowed" at Young Pianists' Club Recital

November 2010

Band and Orchestra Winter Concert - Dec. 11!!!

Invisible Children Club Holds Fundraiser to Help School in Uganda

Green Society Raises Money for Wetlands Restoration

French Classes Introduced to French with Contemporary Music

JV Volleyball Participates in Dig Pink Volleyball Tournament

IT Club Visits NOPS Data Center

Swim Team Participates in Metro Meet and Heads to State

Green Society Sponsors Car Wash to Benefit Restoration of our Wetlands

October 2010

BFHS Drama Club presents: The Curious Savage(Mark your calendars!!!)

Key Club Participates in "Light the Night"

TAT and Peer Assistance Team Present: Sick and Tired

College Night 2010

Key Club Carnation Sale

Spirit Week Ends with Selection of Homecoming King and Queen

Cyberbullying? Sexting? Come Hear What It's All About!

BFHS Students Donate to Second Harvesters

Students Show Spirit in Beautifying New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain

September 2010

BFHS 2010-11 Cheerleaders Selected

Thank You to Donors Choose!

Key Club Collects Magazines for Local Clinics

Key Club Sponsors "Saints Hat Day"

June 2010

Lisa Hartman, Recipient of Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching

May 2010

Where Have All the Seniors Gone?

Tech Team (part of the IT Club) Honored at Districtwide Event

April 2010

Physics Students Visit UNO School of Naval Architecture

Representative Cao Visits Franklin

Spring Production of The Vain and the Heartless- April 23

Google Presents Laptops to Four Math Students and Department Chairperson

March 2010

Emeralds Win at Regional Dance Competition

Franklin Students Dominate Greater New Orleans Science Fair

Academic Games Team Going to Nationals

Lao Ambassador Visits Franklin

Marcel Garon Named to All District 11-3A Basketball Team

Key Club Organizes Water Station at Mardi Gras Marathon

Key Club Delivers Val-O-Grams

YRNO Students Help Renovate Flooded House

YRNO Students Work at Local School

February 2010

BFHS Has "Saints" Spirit!

Mardi Gras "Act Responsibly" Campaign

Mr. Parauka and Key Club Receive Lowe's Grant

Shannon Macika Named Student of the Year

January 2010

Sarah Oberhelman Selected to 2009 All State Volleyball Team

Speech and Debate Team Flies High at Riverdale Tournament

Swim Team "Rocks" at State Swim Meet

NHS Works with Second Harvest

December 2009

YRNO Makes Things Happen!

Key Club Participates in "Light the Night"

Students Visit WWII Museum

Metro Swim Team Results

Key Club Week Celebrated at Franklin

Blue Bell for a Blue Ribbon School

November 2009

French Students Visit France

Representative Cedric Richmond Visits BFHS

Hungarian Teachers Visit Social Studies Classes

Senator J.P. Morrell Visits Franklin

Boogie for Baskets Cross Country Team Wins Team Time Trial

October 2009

Green Society Volunteers at Beach Sweep

Culinary Club Learns from a Master Chef

Volleyball for the Cure to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness

Swim Team Gears Up for Metro and State

NHS Helps Habitat for Humanity

AP Environmental Science Students Visit L.U.M.C.O.N.

Spirit Week Photos!

May 2009

Children's Mental Health Week May 4-9

April 2009

Key Club Attends District Conference

March 2009

GAPP Program Huge Success!

Austrian Marshall Plan Library Books Donation Arrives

Franklin Students Attend Inauguration

February 2009

Swim Team Awards Breakfast

Senator Mary Landrieu Visits Franklin

"Act Responsibly" Mardi Gras Campaign

Green Society Contributes to Coastal LA Restoration

Dauphine Island Touch Lab Visits Science Classes

January 2009

Career Day 2009

BFHS Welcomes Exchange Students

9 BFHS Swimmers Place at State Meet

BFHS Key Club Winter Activities

December 2008

November Service Saturday a Success

November 2008

Lots of Fun Had at Key Club Rally

BFHS Drama Club to Present Born Yesterday

Admissions Open House Successful

BFHS Presidential Mock Debate Pictures Posted

October 2008

2008 Spirit Week

Students Visit Austria

Students Volunteer at Nature Center

Green Society Volunteers at Beach Sweep

Students Volunteer at Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest

Red Ribbon Week Starts October 27th

BFHS Library Update

NOLA.com Covers BFHS Student Achievements

BFHS Model Classrooms

June 2008

New BFHS Principal Named