{"id":1180,"date":"2017-08-16T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T19:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/franklin\/?page_id=1180"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:17:00","slug":"athletics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/students\/athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Martial Arts<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1938 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/11\/CityYouth_MA-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/>Benjamin Franklin School is fortunate enough to provide martial arts to a number of students in grades kindergarten to seventh grade.\u00a0 Lessons are taught by Mary Palmisano of J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy.\u00a0 J.K. Lee City Youth Martial Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which, through the many benefits of martial arts, provides youth and families with an opportunity to learn within a supportive environment that fosters mutual respect, confidence, discipline, and good sportsmanship, while promoting mental health, physical fitness, focus, and well-being.\u00a0 Students are taught 1-hour lessons twice weekly for the entire school year.\u00a0 Students also have the opportunity to show off their skills at tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>Basketball<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4th-6th grade (coed)<\/li>\n<li>7th-8th grade (boys)<\/li>\n<li>7th-8th grade (girls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cheerleading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>7th-8th grade (girls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Softball<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>7th-8th grade (coed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Girls on the Run<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1863\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/08\/Girls-on-the-run-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Girls on the Run is a personal development program with a physical activity component. At Franklin, girls in the 4th-6th grades have an opportunity to join a program that teaches about being a good friend, helping their community, decision making, goal setting, and most importantly, being their best self. The program also involves running throughout the games and activities and ends with an exciting 5K run! Girl Power!<\/p>\n<h2>Danceworks Mad Hot Rhythm (MHR)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/danceworksmke.org\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danceworks Mad Hot Rhythm<\/a> is an educational dance program for schoolchildren in the Greater Milwaukee area targeting primarily very low-income schools in Milwaukee\u2019s central city. MHR provides desperately needed arts programming directly in the schools, while building artistic, academic and social skills among students. MHR strives to empower youth to stay in school, gain self-confidence and reach their full potential through the transformative power of dance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4th-6th grade (coed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martial Arts Benjamin Franklin School is fortunate enough to provide martial arts to a number of students in grades kindergarten to seventh grade.\u00a0 Lessons are taught by Mary Palmisano of J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy.\u00a0 J.K. 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