Last week, the Franklin Pierce Schools Board of Directors took time to recognize the contributions of four previous school board members. This event was a longtime in the making followed by delays related to COVID-19, air quality and a community tragedy. Collectively, these four members contributed 44 years of service to the Franklin Pierce community. We are incredibly grateful for their support and leadership including the passage of levies and bonds, guiding superintendent transitions, navigating a global pandemic, and numerous board meetings hearing from constituents, inquiring about the impact of new policies on students and families, and advocating for public education among legislators and through the Washington State School Directors Association.

A group of high school students are being recognized for their quick actions saving a bus driver who was experiencing a medical emergency in mid-December. 

Just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 12, a school bus driver was driving students from Franklin Pierce and Washington high schools on 112th Street East in Puyallup, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. 

On Monday, Michael Fong, Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, visited Harvard Elementary School to learn more about Harvard’s solar panel installation project, which was funded through a grant by the Department of Commerce. This grant allowed Franklin Pierce Schools to purchase 100kwh solar panels to install on the roof of Harvard and generate electricity for the school.