Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Benjamin Franklin High School

Address

31000 Joy Road

Livonia

Michigan

48150

Coordinates| 42°21′22″N 83°20′42″W﻿ / ﻿42.356°N 83.345°W﻿ / 42.356; -83.345
Information
Type| Public school
Established| 1961
School district| Livonia Public Schools
Principal| Andrew Pesci
Staff| 170
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 1,709 (2015)
Color(s)| Midnight blue and red
Athletics conference| Northwest-Suburban Conference (1963-1985)
Western Lakes Activities Association (1985-2008)
Kensington Lakes Activities Association (2008- )
Mascot| Patriot
Team name| Patriots
Newspaper| The Packet
Yearbook| Almanack
Accreditation| North Central Association
Website| FHS
Student assessments

2021-22 school
year[1]

Change vs.
prior year[1]

* * *

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %| 11.1 / 10.4
Proficient %| 23.2 / 22.2
PR. Proficient %| 15.5 / 45.5
Not Proficient %| 50.2 / 21.9
Average test scores
SAT Total| 964.0

( −22)

Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb west of Detroit.

## History[edit]

Established in September 1961 a sophomore class attended classes at nearby Bentley High School during the 1961–62 school year. Classes were then taught at FHS when that building opened in September 1962. The school celebrated its first graduating class in June 1964. During the 1968–69 school year, a sophomore class from Churchill High School attended classes at Franklin High School as construction commenced on that school building.

## International Baccalaureate Program[edit]

Franklin High School is the first public school in Wayne County to offer the IB Diploma program. Faculty members have been trained in the areas of Administration, Coordination, Visual Arts, History of the Americas, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Theory of Knowledge. At the training sessions, teachers spend 3–5 days learning about international perspectives regarding pedagogy, curricular requirements, and standards of assessment.

## Livonia Career Technical Center[edit]

The Livonia Public School system offers classes at the Livonia Career Technical Center. The Career Center hosts state approved career technical programs to students of Churchill, Franklin, and Stevenson High Schools.[2]

## Athletics[edit]

### State championships[edit]

* Football: 1975[3]
* Girls Softball: 1986[4]
* Girls Pompon: 2022

* Boys Varsity Bowling: 2022

## Notable alumni[edit]

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (May 2017)

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* Bernie Carbo: MLB OF/DH (Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates (Class of 1965)
* Charlie Collins, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since 2010.[5] (Class of 1981)
* Art Regner: Detroit sports radio personality, WDFN, WXYT, Fox Sports Detroit (Class of 1975)
* Amy Roloff: Mother of family featured in Little People, Big World[6] (Class of 1980)
* Mike Donnelly: NHL (New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders) (Class of 1981)
* Mike Modano: NHL: (Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings) (Class of 1988)
* Israel Woolfork: NFL: (Arizona Cardinals) Quarterbacks Coach (Class of 2008)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
2. ^ "Livonia Career Technical Center". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
3. ^ "Yearly Champions - Football - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
4. ^ "Yearly Champions - Softball - MHSAA Sports". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. ^ Arkansas House of Representatives biography: Charlie Collins Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Amy Roloff Charity Foundation". Amy Roloff Charity Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Michigan portal
* Schools portal

* Franklin High School
* Fortin runs Franklin to first district title[dead link] The Detroit News.
* Woolfork speaks on commitment to Grand Valley State

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Livonia, Michigan

Geography

Areas|

* Rosedale Gardens Historic District

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Livonia PS
* Winston Churchill HS
* Benjamin Franklin HS
* Adlai E. Stevenson HS
* Clarenceville SD
* Ladywood HS

| Closed|

* Hinoki International School

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Colleges and universities|

* Schoolcraft College
* Madonna University

Other

Landmarks|

* Laurel Park Place
* Livonia Marketplace
* Orson Everitt House
* Wonderland Village

Culture|

* Livonia Hockey Association
* Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Transportation|

* DDOT
* SMART

This list is incomplete.

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Schools in Wayne County, Michigan

Public high schools

Detroit
Public
Schools|

| Neighborhood schools|

* Central
* Cody
* Denby
* East English Village
* Ford
* King
* Mumford
* Northwestern
* Osborn
* Pershing
* Southeastern
* Western International

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Alternative schools|

* Academy of the Americas
* Barsamian Preparatory Center
* Cass Technical
* Communication & Media Arts
* Crosman
* Davis Aerospace
* Detroit International Academy for Young Women
* Detroit Technology High School
* Detroit School of Arts
* Douglass Academy
* Millennium School
* Renaissance
* Trombly Alternative
* West Side Academy
* White Center

Closed or merged|

* Chadsey
* Cooley
* Crockett
* Detroit City
* Finney
* Kettering
* Mackenzie
* Murray-Wright
* Northeastern
* Northern
* Redford
* Southwestern
* Catherine Ferguson Academy (alternative)

Other
public
schools|

| Neighborhood
schools|

* Allen Park
* Annapolis (Dearborn Heights)
* Carlson (Gibraltar)
* Winston Churchill (Livonia)
* Clarenceville (Livonia)
* Crestwood (Dearborn Heights)
* Dearborn
* Ecorse Community
* Edsel Ford (Dearborn)
* Flat Rock
* Fordson (Dearborn)
* Benjamin Franklin (Livonia)
* Garden City
* John Glenn (Westland)
* Grosse Ile
* Grosse Pointe North
* Grosse Pointe South
* Hamtramck
* Harper Woods
* Lincoln Park
* Melvindale
* Northville
* Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (Canton)
* Plymouth (Canton)
* Redford Union
* Robichaud (Dearborn Heights)
* River Rouge
* Riverview
* Romulus
* Theodore Roosevelt (Wyandotte)
* Southgate Anderson
* Adlai E. Stevenson (Livonia)
* Thurston (Redford)
* Trenton
* Taylor
* Wayne Memorial
* Woodhaven (Brownstown Township)

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Alternative
schools|

* Burger School for Students with Autism (Inkster)
* Dearborn Center for Math, Science and Technology
* Dearborn Magnet
* Henry Ford Collegiate Academy (Dearborn)

Closed|

* Highland Park Community
* Inkster
* John F. Kennedy (Taylor)
* Harry S. Truman (Taylor)

Charter
schools|

* Chandler Park Academy (Harper Woods)
* Cesar Chavez Academy (Detroit)
* Consortium College Prep (Detroit)
* Cornerstone Schools High School (Detroit)
* Clara B. Ford Academy (Dearborn Heights)
* Henry Ford Academy (Dearborn)
* Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (Detroit)
* Taylor Preparatory High School (Taylor)
* Universal Academy (Detroit)
* Universal Learning Academy (Westland)
* University Prep Schools (Detroit)

| Closed|

* Catherine Ferguson Academy (Detroit)

|

HS closed|

* Plymouth Educational Center (Detroit)

Independent

Secular
private|

* Detroit Waldorf School
* University Liggett School

Religious|

* Cabrini
* Detroit Cristo Rey
* Inter-City Baptist School
* Lutheran High Westland
* Loyola
* University of Detroit Jesuit

| Closed or merged|

* Austin Catholic Prep
* Holy Redeemer
* Ladywood
* Notre Dame
* Our Lady of Mount Carmel
* St. Florian
* Trinity Catholic

|

Moved|

* Detroit Catholic Central (to Novi in 2005)
* Regina (to Warren in 2007)

This list is incomplete.

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Kensington Lakes Activities Association

| West Division|

* Brighton
* Canton
* Hartland
* Howell
* Northville
* Novi
* Plymouth
* Plymouth Salem

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East Division|

* Belleville
* Dearborn
* Dearborn Fordson
* Livonia Churchill
* Livonia Franklin
* Livonia Stevenson
* Wayne Memorial
* Westland Glenn

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* NCES

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