The Frankie Mask Project
All of the funds from the “Frankie Mask Project” support the Frankie Morris-Perez Memorial Scholarship, a $2,500 scholarship for the undergraduate education of a Beacon School graduate committed to making an impact through the arts. Frankie often spoke of wanting to study Psychology to understand, and Theater to heal; we hope another scientist/artist with similar aspirations can continue this brave work in Frankie’s honor. Additional contributions to the scholarship fund can be made to the Brooklyn Community Foundation (https://brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/frankie-morris-perez-memorial-scholarship-fund).
Thank you for being part of Frankie’s community.
Why does my mask have a symbol of a Butterfly?
Many of Frankie’s friends independently associated Frankie with the image of a butterfly. A true “social butterfly”, Frankie had the uncanny ability to make everyone she touched feel special and seen. Some might say that Frankie’s love has the power of the “butterfly effect,” whereby the delicate flutter of a butterfly’s wings can catalyze a powerful gust of wind felt halfway around the world. Delicate but powerful, ephemeral and magical, Frankie reminds us of a butterfly.
Why does my mask have a symbol of a Phoenix?
Since Frankie was young, she wished for the power of the “Phoenix force” -- a powerful cosmic entity in the X-Men universe that is the embodiment of creation. Named after the phoenix bird, this force burns away old depleted planets, making way for new life to grow. The energy that blankets the world with Frankie’s aura is akin to the power of the Phoenix force.
What does Together <-> Ourselves on my mask mean?
As a Beacon School Senior, Frankie was a part of a small honors cohort of theater students. The culminating project for the honors group was a thesis - a 15 minute play that conveys each student’s growth over the high school years and is performed as a collective. Frankie’s honors group named their collective “Together <-> Ourselves”, to symbolize the ways in which each of their pieces were influenced by being part of the collective, and likewise, how the collective was influenced by each of their individual pieces. We now use this name to convey how each of you is influenced by your relationship with others in Frankie’s community, and how Frankie’s community is influenced by each one of you.
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