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# Franklin pupils can figure it out
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/franklin-pupils-can-figure-it-out/
- Published: 2005-06-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:17:22.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The numbers added up for the fourth and fifth grades at Franklin Elementary earlier this month.

The school’s fourth and fifth grade teams competed for the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District in this year’s math field day on June 4, which was sponsored by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Team members were selected by the math club and were coached by Mrs. Helen McCullough and Ms. Dawn Silhavy. The fourth grade team members were Ella Marks, Ben Vigman, Jessica Deese and Rick Tennenbaum. They came home with medals in two out of the five competition categories. The fifth grade team members were Kayla Shapiro, Aziz Yehia, Hanyu Chwe, and Adam Platt. They medaled in three out of the five competition categories. Elks raise funds for handicapped children

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students take honors in county math fest. (Photo: Photo courtesy Franklin Elementary)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 24, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)