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FHS Student Turns Near-Death Experience Into Inspirational Book

February 28, 2026 School News

CELEBRATING LIFE – FHS junior Matthew Rodriguez salutes at his book publishing party February 27 in the school’s library.

The last six-plus years have been volatile ones for Matthew Rodriguez.

The Franklin High School junior has gone from being in a seven-month coma when he was 11 years old, to celebrating the publication of his first book on February 28 in the school library.

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