Franklin High School (Massachusetts)

Franklin High School is a public high school located in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

Franklin High School
Location
218 Oak Street - Franklin, MA

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1947
PrincipalPaul Peri
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,729 (2015–16)[1]
Color(s)Blue and White  
AthleticsMIAA - Division 1
Athletics conferenceHockomock League
MascotPanther
NewspaperPantherbook
Websitewww.franklinps.net/fhs

Administration

  • William Klements, Deputy Principal
  • Cathy Klein, Assistant Principal, Special Education
  • Ryan Augusta, Assistant Principal, Student Services
  • Maria Weber, Assistant Principal, Student Services
  • Jennifer Santosuosso, Assistant Principal, Student Services

Clubs and activities

  • Academic Decathlon (ACADEC)
  • Alzheimer's Awareness Club
  • American Sign Language Club
  • Art Club
  • Best Buddies
  • Chamber Music Club
  • Chess Club
  • Classics Club
  • Community Service
  • Computer Club
  • Connect 4 Cancer
  • DECA
  • Diversity Awareness Club
  • Drama and annual Musical
  • Empty Bowls Club
  • FHS Creative (Formerly Photography Club)
  • Future Physicians & Medical Scientists
  • Girl UP
  • Girls Who Code
  • GIVE
  • Green Team
  • Happiness Club (40% Club)
  • Honor Societies (National, Art, French, Latin, Music, Science, Spanish)
  • International Club
  • Math Club
  • Mirage Literacy Magazine
  • Mock Trial Club
  • Model Congress
  • Music Production Club
  • Musical Theater
  • Oskey Production
  • Pantherbook Newspaper Club
  • Peer Leadership
  • Robotics
  • SADD
  • Science Olympiad Club
  • Sexuality & Gender Awareness Club (SAGA)
  • Ski & Board Club
  • Student Government
  • TV Club
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • World of Difference
  • Yearbook
  • Young Democrats
  • Young Investors Society
  • Young Republicans

AP courses offered

DepartmentCourses Offered
ArtAP Studio Art
AP 3D
EnglishAP Literature and Composition
World LanguageAP French
AP Latin
AP Spanish
MathAP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Statistics
ScienceAP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics C-Mechanics
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
HistoryAP US History (I and II)
AP Psychology
AP Government and Politics
AP European History
AP Economics
MusicAP Music Theory

Athletics

  • Mascot: Panthers
  • League: Hockomock

Accomplishments

  • Girls' soccer - MIAA Division 1 South Sectional Champions - 2010, MIAA Division 1 State Champions - 2012[2]

Sports by season:

  • Fall
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross country
    • Field hockey
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Boys' soccer
    • Girls' soccer
    • Volleyball
  • Winter
    • Boys' basketball
    • Girls' basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Boys' ice hockey
    • Girls' ice hockey
    • Curling
    • Indoor track
    • Skiing
    • Boys' swimming
    • Girls' swimming
    • Wrestling
  • Spring
    • Baseball
    • Girls' lacrosse
    • Boys' lacrosse
    • Softball
    • Boys' tennis
    • Girls' tennis
    • Boys' track
    • Girls' track

Music and performing arts

The FHS Music Department is a part of the Massachusetts Music Educator's Association Central District (CD-MMEA) and sends several students to join the senior festival every year. It is also a part of the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association (MICCA), where all ensembles participate in their respective annual festivals. The Jazz Band participates in their own separate festival.

The Drama Club participates in DramaFest, a competition for 1-act high school plays, advancing to semifinals in the 20162017 school year with Gathering Blue. 20172018 was FHS's first year hosting DramaFest.

During the 20122013 school year, FHS changed its marching band to a pep band, with simpler uniforms. While the marching band marched on the field at games, the pep band only marches on Memorial Day.

Musical ensembles:

  • String Orchestra
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Concert Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Chorus
  • Chamber Chorus
  • Treble Chorus
  • Jazz Band
  • Jazz Combo
  • Jazz Trio
  • Pep Band

Annual performances, music:

  • All home varsity football games
  • Pep Rally
  • Thanksgiving Day Game
  • Two varsity basketball games
  • Memorial Day
  • Winter Concert
  • Spring Concert
  • MICCA
  • Jazz Nights
  • Pops Night
  • Graduation

Annual performances, drama:

  • Cabaret
  • Fall Play
  • Lovefest
  • DramaFest
  • Spring Musical
  • OSKEY

Previous school plays and musicals:

YearPlayMusical
2019/2020Six Rounds of Vengeance*Chicago
2018/2019Miracle on 34th Street**Seussical
2017/2018Fahrenheit 451The Addams Family Musical
2016/2017The Giver/Gathering BlueOnce on This Island
2015/2016The Rose of TreasonBeauty and the Beast
2014/2015Rebel Without a CauseShrek the Musical

*canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. **while usually the same play produced in the fall is performed at DramaFest, in 2018/2019, "Shaken" will be performed at competition instead of "Miracle on 34th Street".

Specialized programs

Franklin Arts Academy (FAA): An alternate course pathway, the FAA enables students that are accepted into the program to take courses only available to FAA students, requiring an art component as part of the application. The courses include FAA versions of regular English, history, and some science classes, as well FAA art courses. The FAA also holds fundraisers to go on one field trip a year to a performance and/or museum. Students can join beginning in their sophomore year, applying as a freshman. All fine arts students, including both the performing and visual arts, are able to join.

Senior Project: As a participant in Senior Project, students will increase their awareness of the necessary steps for achieving a set career, service, or artistic path by participating in a full-time externship during the final quarter of their senior year. Students will complete various project objectives including: 70 hours of professional externship experience, written reflection papers, a cumulative portfolio, and a final presentation to a panel. Students must submit a proposal for Senior Project by the end of their junior year. The proposal is reviewed by a panel who will determine if the Project had the potential to be completed successfully. Upon acceptance into the Senior Project, students will enroll in a preparatory course during the 3rd term of their senior year and then commence their externship during the final quarter of their senior year. Senior Project provides students with the opportunity to apply their academic, social, and civic skills developed throughout the course of their experiences at FHS and realize connections between their high school education and future careers.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Franklin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/franklin-high-school-girls-soccer-2012.html
  3. "Franklin's favorite son Peter Laviolette on wrong side of rink". The Milford Daily News. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. "Frank Mason bio". Virginia Tech Hokies. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  5. Kelly, Joyce (December 18, 2008). "On the Obama trail". The Milford Daily News. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

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