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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

HIGH SCHOOL

CURRENT FAMILIES

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CLUBS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

GLOBAL CLASSROOM: STUDENT TRAVEL

We also know that nothing broadens your perspective quite like travel. Our Global Classroom program organizes trips all over the world, including Costa Rica, Colombia, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, and Japan, as well as U.S. trips to New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Grand Canyon and national parks. In the classroom and all across the globe, our students know there are no limits on where they can go and what they can achieve. 

Student Support
 

MENTAL HEALTH

In-School Resources

External Resources

If you are in crisis, here are some resources to help you, along with your school personnel and your trusted relatives: In case of an emergency, call 911. Crisis Text line - a live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds quickly Text 741741 www.crisistextline.org National Suicide Prevention Lifeline www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org  (800) 273-TALK (8255) Children’s Hospital 200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118  (504) 899-9511 (Call ahead) River Oaks Hospital 1525 River Oaks Road W., Harahan, LA 70123 (800) 366-1740 (Call ahead) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) If you need to talk to someone, text NAMI to 741741 or call the NAMI Helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264).

TUTORING OPTIONS

Varsity Tutors (free, live, online tutoring available 24/7; log in with your BFHS email credentials)

 

PeerKonnect  (peer tutoring with current Franklin students)

 

Your teachers!  Contact your teachers to get extra help from the experts. A list of teachers' office hours is here.

 

Physics in Motion, Franklin's after-school physics student support program, takes place every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 324. Teaching Assistants have been trained in best practices for students learning physics, including ones used by current physics teachers (Dr. Spahn, Ms. Otero, and Mr. Little). 

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TUTORING OPTIONS

Paper (free, live, online tutoring available 24/7)

 

PeerKonnect  (peer tutoring with current Franklin students)

 

Your teachers!  Contact your teachers to get extra help from the experts.

 

Physics in Motion Teaching Assistant Tutoring Program (Mondays and Wednesdays  from 3:20 to 4:20 for Physics I and Tuesdays from 3:20 to 4:20 for AP Physics students.  The Zoom link for all sessions is Physics in Motion Teaching Assistant Tutoring)

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Homework Assistance from Tutor.com

SUPPORT FORMS

MEDICAL FORMS

The achievements of Franklin students are not limited to the classroom.  Franklin has fielded numerous state championship athletic teams, and the school is frequently a contender for the Ford Cup, an award given to the best athletic program in the state of Louisiana. 

 

Franklin has 20 competitive sports teams, including soccer, football, cross-country, golf, volleyball, tennis, swimming, basketball, softball, baseball, and indoor/outdoor track and field. 

the ARTS
 

MUSIC

The Music Department includes beginner through advanced level Orchestra and Band, along with Music Theory I and AP Music Theory classes. Music counts for one of the necessary art credits at Franklin, but it is more than just an in school class. Franklin music classes also double as a club/organization that participates in two concerts every year, number fundraisers, music festivals, competitions, and out of school engagements, such as: weddings, anniversaries, retirement parties, and much more. Music is a great way to bring about school spirit and ensure balance of work and your artistic creative expression.

THEATER

Our theater program is expanding each year. The program has been recognized by the renown New Orleans Theater Association - who have helped underwrite numerous shows as well as an incredible upgrades to our auditorium. Other organizations such as the Keller Foundation, RosaMary Foundation, Selly, Zemurray and other private donors around the cities have all shown their enthusiasm and support of our talented theater department. 

NOCCA PARTNERSHIP

Benjamin Franklin High School has approximately forty students who take classes at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Most of these students attend NOCCA’s half-day program and graduate from both Benjamin Franklin High School and NOCCA.  

How does it work? Our schedule lends itself to students spending mornings at Ben Franklin and afternoons at NOCCA. Students take four classes each semester at Ben Franklin, two classes each of the rotation days, Day A and Day B. Because there are additional classes that must be completed in order to graduate from Ben Franklin, students work with their counselor to arrange to take those additional classes at a local college or university. Does attending NOCCA have a negative effect on the students’ GPAs or their college aspirations? Absolutely not. Our most successful NOCCA students (most successful in their academics and in their arts discipline) attend some of the most highly selective colleges and universities in the country. Do BFHS’s NOCCA students stay involved in what is going on at Ben Franklin? Some NOCCA students come back to Ben Franklin after their NOCCA classes because they need tutoring or want to participate in some type of extracurricular activity. Others do not return to BFHS after NOCCA. It depends on the student.

VISUAL ARTS

The Visual Arts Department offers a wide variety of courses in multiple disciplines from painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, digital design and other media arts. Our student's artwork has been recognized by numerous organizations including the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Rau for Art Foundation, Jazz & Heritage Foundation, and the Selley Foundation amongst several others. Our outstanding Fine Arts faculty have participated in international and local exhibitions as well as published in national art journals.

How does it work? Our schedule lends itself to students spending mornings at Ben Franklin and afternoons at NOCCA. Students take four classes each semester at Ben Franklin, two classes each of the rotation days, Day A and Day B. Because there are additional classes that must be completed in order to graduate from Ben Franklin, students work with their counselor to arrange to take those additional classes at a local college or university. Does attending NOCCA have a negative effect on the students’ GPAs or their college aspirations? Absolutely not. Our most successful NOCCA students (most successful in their academics and in their arts discipline) attend some of the most highly selective colleges and universities in the country. Do BFHS’s NOCCA students stay involved in what is going on at Ben Franklin? Some NOCCA students come back to Ben Franklin after their NOCCA classes because they need tutoring or want to participate in some type of extracurricular activity. Others do not return to BFHS after NOCCA. It depends on the student.

FOR PARENTS
 

The Ben Franklin Parent Association needs you! Explore the BFPA website for ways you can get involved making our school even better.

RESOURCES

COMMUNICATIONS

GOOGLE CLASSROOM is the main platform that teachers use to communicate with students, distribute assignments and collect work. Incoming students are provided with login credentials for their Google Classroom within the first week of school. All returning students may use their credentials from the previous school year. While Google Classroom is used for upcoming work, PowerSchool is where grades are posted. Parents can monitor a student's activity in Google Classroom by receiving daily or weekly email summaries of their child's Google classroom activity. In order for parents to receive these summaries, they must sign-up for Google Classroom Guardian Digests using an email link that is distributed within the first month of the school year.

EMAIL: Parents and Guardians will be emailed a weekly newsletter. If you accidentally unsubscribe to the weekly newsletters, please complete this form so you can opt back in to receiving them Students will be emailed daily announcements. Email is the primary method of communicating with parents and students. Please contact Eve Peyton (epeyton@bfhsla.org) if you are not receiving emails from us.

POWERSCHOOL is used to see student grades and attendance It can be accessed at www.bfhsla.powerschool.com New students and families were emailed log-on instructions The PowerSchool app is available from Apple or Google stores. LRRF as our district code Contact Tina Shariff (tshariff@bfhsla.org) with PowerSchool issues

TEXT & VOICEMAIL: Time-sensitive and emergency messages will be sent as text or voicemails to parents. Teachers may also create class Remind groups to provide an additional communication channel for students. 

FINANCIAL

Families may request financial assistance based on need. Please complete this form to request assistance. Assistance determinations are not based solely on Free/Reduced Lunch qualification. We understand extenuating family circumstances may arise in which financial assistance may need to be requested even if families do not qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch.

  • Use district "NOLA Public Schools" for the Free/Reduced Lunch application

  • The Free/Reduced Lunch application must be completed by a parent or guardian (If logged in a student, the application will not be available)

FINANCIAL

Families may request financial assistance based on need. Please complete this form to request assistance. Assistance determinations are not based solely on Free/Reduced Lunch qualification. We understand extenuating family circumstances may arise in which financial assistance may need to be requested even if families do not qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch.

  • Use district "NOLA Public Schools" for the Free/Reduced Lunch application

  • The Free/Reduced Lunch application must be completed by a parent or guardian (If logged in a student, the application will not be available)

Public Transportation

All students at BFHS are provided the opportunity to use public transportation through the Regional Transit Authority, or RTA.  We currently have a supply of tokens that we will use while transitioning to the Youth Jazzy Passes.  The rider MUST live a mile or more from BFHS in order to use this free service.  

Parents can request a Youth Jazzy Pass (which provides 31 days worth of service no transfer needed) by completing the BFHS Application for RTA Transportation Ecollect form in the parent Power School Portal.   If a student loses a Jazzy pass they will have to pay a fee of $18 to replace it since it covers transportation for the entire month. If you have any questions please contact us. Parents can request tokens by completing the BFHS Application for RTA Transportation form in the parent PowerSchool portal. *Log in to the main BFHS PowerSchool portal (this will not be accessible in the app) *Choose "Forms" from the left-hand menu *Click "BFHS Application for RTA Transportation" *Provide your electronic signature and choice of RTA token needs   Contact Derrick Allen with any questions dallen@bfhsla.org 504-286-2601

Parents have coordinated to offer private bus services for Franklin students. These cooperative efforts are organized and managed by parents. ​

 

Private Bus Initiatives

Franklin is a city-wide charter school – and thus has the expected congestion of cars and buses during normal pick-up and drop-off times. There are a number of transportation options available to families who cannot, or do not wish to, drive on a daily basis. RTA, private bus co-ops, and carpool options exist to help families navigate the daily drop-off and pick-up involved with a city-wide charter school. 

TRANSPORTATION

Carpool

Families interested in carpooling, can complete this Carpool Interest form. Addresses are mapped so that you can find families who live near you or reside along your route. Families can then connect to make individual plans.

A link to the private Google map, with families' carpooling street addresses and contact information, will be available on the confirmation page after submitting the form. The map is updated weekly. 

Public Transportation

All students at BFHS are provided the opportunity to use public transportation through the Regional Transit Authority, or RTA.  We currently have a supply of tokens that we will use while transitioning to the Youth Jazzy Passes.  The rider MUST live a mile or more from BFHS in order to use this free service.  

Parents can request a Youth Jazzy Pass (which provides 31 days worth of service no transfer needed) by completing the BFHS Application for RTA Transportation Ecollect form in the parent Power School Portal.   If a student loses a Jazzy pass they will have to pay a fee of $18 to replace it since it covers transportation for the entire month. If you have any questions please contact us. Parents can request tokens by completing the BFHS Application for RTA Transportation form in the parent PowerSchool portal. *Log in to the main BFHS PowerSchool portal (this will not be accessible in the app) *Choose "Forms" from the left-hand menu *Click "BFHS Application for RTA Transportation" *Provide your electronic signature and choice of RTA token needs   Contact Derrick Allen with any questions dallen@bfhsla.org 504-286-2601

Private Bus Initiatives

Parents have coordinated to offer private bus services for Franklin students. These cooperative efforts are organized and managed by parents. ​

 

Private Bus Initiatives

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