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Frankford High Jr. ROTC at 911 Remembrance

The Frankford High School Jr. ROTC participated in the Philadelphia 911 Remembrance Day Ceremony on Sept 11th at Fire Firemen’s Hall on 2nd Street.  Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joined police and fire officials at the Memorial to the Fallen.

Frankford HS Jr. ROTC along with the Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel after flag folding ceremony are pictured above.

Frankford HS Jr. ROTC along with the Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel after flag folding ceremony are pictured above.

After that ceremony, the group marched to the Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch St. for a 10 a.m. memorial.

Lt Col Gary Siefert, Col Siegfried Honig (both of the.Veteran Guard 3rd Regiment, National Guard of Pa), Jay Ginsburg, Esquire - President, Philadelphia Flag Day Association, and Patricia Coyne Regent, Daughters of the American Revolution Flag House Chapter.

Lt Col Gary Siefert, Col Siegfried Honig (both of the.Veteran Guard 3rd Regiment, National Guard of Pa), Jay Ginsburg, Esquire – President, Philadelphia Flag Day Association, and Patricia Coyne Regent, Daughters of the American Revolution Flag House Chapter.

 

 

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Frankford’s Harding and Marshall Schools to Be Focus Schools

Harding and Marshall along with nine other  Philadelphia public schools are in line for a major shake up, the school district announced Monday.  Community meetings at the schools scheduled for October 18th and 19th.  See the details at the link below.

Source: Philly targets 11 low-performing schools for intervention — Keystone Crossroads

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Frankford High – School Advisory Council

Frankford High School will be both creating and launching a School Advisory Council (SAC) this year.  The flyer below explains the purpose of the SAC and also the composition of the committee. They are seeking at least one community member to serve on this important committee. There is a roughly one-hour time commitment each month beginning in January. Meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings at 4:30 PM in the IMC at Frankford.

SAC Infor Flyer Color

If you or someone you know is interested, you may email the Principal, Michael Calderone at mjcalderone@philasd.org and complete the online application at this link.  Those applying electronically through the link have until 11/23/16 to complete their application.

Those completing paper applications will need to mail in their applications no later than November 10, 2016. Please have them write ATTN: Principal RE: SAC on the envelope to ensure that their application is entered into the electronic form created by the School District. You will find the application in English at this link.  Spanish is at this link.

The “election window” (if necessary) will run from 12/5/16-12/15/16. Applicants that have been selected will be notified on or around 12/23/16. The first meeting of the Frankford HS SAC will be held on January 11, 2017.

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Frankford Library Welcomes New Children’s Librarian

We welcome Mr. Alberto Pagan-Ramirez to the branch as our  new Children’s Librarian! Mr. Pagan has already begun to start excellent and long lasting children’s programs. We are very excited to have him on board!

See below for Frankford Neighborhood Library’s upcoming Fall Programs:

For Adults

Fitness @Frankford!
Exercise to our wonderful collection of fitness instruction videos. Open to Adults and Teens
Every Monday and Wednesday starting October 3rd – November 21st | 5:30 p.m.

Computer Basics with Tara
Brush up on your computer skills with our Digital Resource Specialist. Space may be limited.
Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to noon

October 7: Learn to Use E-mail
November 4: Resumes
December 2: Online Job Searching

For Teens

Teen Third Thursdays
Crafts, games and fun for Teens Only.
3rd Thursday of the month | 4:30 p.m.
September 15, October 20, November 17, and December 15

For Children

Wii Wednesdays with Vince
Come play your favorite Wii games with Mr. Vince. For Teens and school-aged kids.
4th Wednesday of the month | 4:30 p.m.
September 28, October 26, December 28

Minecraft Club
Come build and play Minecraft with other kids, ages 8 to 14. Your host will be librarian Mr. Pagan. We’ll be playing in peaceful mode only!
Saturdays | 2:00 pm
September 24, October 22, November 19, December 17

Spanish/English Bilingual Storytime
For children and their parents. Read by Librarian , Mr. Pagan.
1st Wednesdays | 6:00pm
October 5, November 2, December 7

Preschool Storytime
For children and their parents. Read by Librarian, Mr. Pagan.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays | 11:00am
October 4, 18. November 1, 15. December 6, 20

Mr. Pagan’s Reading Club for Boys
Come to listen and talk about fun, interesting scary books for boys ages 9 to 12 and to do a fun activity. Members are eligible to win books. Come and join PRCB.
Select Saturdays | 2:00pm
October 8, November 5, December 3

Movies and Popcorn
Come enjoy a movie and freshly made popcorn with our new popcorn maker.
1st Fridays | 3:15pm
October 7, November 4, December 2

Leap Afterschool Program (Note: The LEAP Afterschool program is system-wide and is not specific to Frankford Library)
provides homework assistance, computer literacy, and library skills for students in grades K-12, and daily literacy enrichment activities for elementary school students. LEAP operates from September to June at all Free Library neighborhood libraries and Parkway Central Library, and Tuesday-Friday in the three regional libraries.
Mondays- Thursdays | 3pm -5:30 p.m.
Saturdays | 1pm-5pm

LaBae Daniels
Branch Manager & Adult/Teen Librarian
Frankford Neighborhood Library
4634 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: 215-685-1473
Email: danielsl@freelibrary.org
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