THE 2008-09 ACADEMIC YEAR 

During this year of economic turmoil throughout the country, Franklin Academy’s enrollment remained steady at seventy-five students, and initiatives were set in motion to attract a larger enrollment in future years.  First, the administration petitioned the Federal Government for permission to begin enrolling international students with Nonverbal Learning Differences and Asperger’s Syndrome, and this approval was secured for the 2009-10 academic year.  Second, a new program – The Franklin Learning Institute – was developed to serve young adults of college age with NLD and AS.  The school also created another satellite dormitory to house eight boarders.  At the end of a productive and satisfying year, we graduated our largest senior class, numbering 23 students – 13 young men and 10 young women.  What follows are the book awards, certificates, faculty and senior speeches, and diplomas presented at graduation.

BOOK AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Thucydides History Award – Billy Petty and Andy Penfield 
DaVinci Creativity Award – Caitlin Anders and Mark Jordan-Kamholz
Maya Angelou Literature Award – Jeff Klein and Mike Hanig 
Marie Curie Precision Award – Emily Graniero and Zach Mitnik 
Galileo Science Award – Jeff Klein and Andy Penfield 
Carter Mediation Award – Ben Brennan and David Whitley
Mandela Award – Caitlin Anders and Billy Petty
Eleanor Roosevelt Service Award – Jason Cohen
e Award – Zach Mitnik and Andy Penfield 
Pi Award – Halsey Vandenberg and Jedidiah Chang 
Headmaster’s Citizenship Award – Caitlin Dundas
Headmaster’s Spirit Award – Kaylee Tucker
Headmaster’s Perseverance Award – Jane Langner and Tori Smyth
Odyssey Award – Jeff Klein 
Phoenix Award – Matthew Fishman 

FACULTY SPEECH 
 
Please click on the accompanying link for a copy of Ken Engard’s Faculty Speech.

SENIOR SPEECH

DIPLOMAS

The following graduates are members of Franklin Academy’s class of 2009: