by Everette Cogswell | Mar 13, 2023 | News
The Franklin High School Rose Princess candidates Sariah Albers (left), Abigail Crowe (middle), and Scarlett Judson (right). Abigail Crowe will represent Franklin as she joins the 2023 Rose Festival Court. Photo by Everette Cogswell Abigail Crowe is officially...
by Oscar Ponteri | Mar 13, 2023 | News
The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 long session on Jan. 9 under the leadership of newly-elected Governor Tina Kotek and over a dozen first time State Representatives and Senators, who have named education one of their main focuses. Poor graduation rates and...
by Max Emrich | Mar 13, 2023 | News
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and various student representatives gathered at Faubion (a K-8 school in Northeast Portland) on Monday, Feb. 27 for a mental health roundtable. After Becerra and Kotek took a brief...
by Emil Nelson | Mar 13, 2023 | News
One of the new FX2 bus stops at 51st and Division. The green bendy buses are back, after a recall due to loose fasteners found on a few of the buses. Photo by Emil Nelson TriMet launched the new FX2 bus line on Division Street on Sept. 18, 2022. Now, after a recall...
by Grace “Racer” Sorensen | Mar 13, 2023 | News
On March 4, 2023, the Franklin Mock Trial Maroon Team advanced to the state competition that is set to take place on March 12, 2023, at the Multnomah County Courthouse. After a long and strenuous day at Clackamas County Courthouse competing in three trials over the...
by Lucy Eckel | Mar 13, 2023 | News
For ages 10-24, there was an overall increase of 2.8 percent in suicide rates from 2018-2021, with all reported races increasing besides White people. The long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are continuing to impact people of color disproportionately when it...
