Franklin High School (Virginia)

Public secondary school in Franklin, Virginia, United States

Franklin High School

Address

310 Crescent Drive

Franklin

Virginia

23851

United States

Coordinates| 36°41′29″N 76°56′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.69139°N 76.94778°W﻿ / 36.69139; -76.94778
Information
Type| Public Secondary school
Motto| Go Broncos, and Lead the Stampede!
Established| 1967
School district| Franklin City Public Schools
Principal| Travis Felts
Grades| 9-12
Gender| Co-Ed
Enrollment| 293 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)| Navy Blue, Gold
Nickname| Broncos
Rivals| Southampton High School
Website| Official website
[2]

Franklin High School is a public high school in Franklin, Virginia. It is a co-educational school serving grades 9-12. Franklin High School is a member of the Tri-Rivers District, Class A athletic conference. Franklin High School is part of the Franklin City Public Schools District.[3]

## History[edit]

In 1990, the school was one of 15 high schools nationally to be honored by the White House for its efforts to reduce or eliminate teen tobacco and drug usage. As part of the honor, FHS principal, Sam Jones, went to the White House to meet the president.[4]

Up until 2003, the school's senior class had a tradition of writing goodbye messages and college information on a barn across from FHS. The "Senior Wall" came down, with the assistance of FHS alumni, in December 2003.[5]

## Athletics[edit]

Franklin High School is a member of the Tri-Rivers District, Class A athletic conference. The following sports are offered:[6]

* Football
* Volleyball
* Golf
* Basketball (boys and girls)
* Wrestling
* Baseball
* Softball
* Tennis (boys and girls)
* Cross country
* Track
* Soccer (boys and girls)

### State championships[edit]

In the year 2004, the school's varsity football team won the state championship over J.I. Burton High School.[7] In 2008 the Broncos won their second State Championship in four years against Clintwood 28-20.[8] in total franklin high has 6 state champions as a school in football, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics started in the 1980s

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Franklin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
2. ^ "Franklin High School". Franklin City Public Schools.
3. ^ Franklin High School - Franklin, Virginia - VA - School overview
4. ^ Pearson, Susie (1990-06-12). "WHITE HOUSE HONORS FRANKLIN HIGH". Virginian-Pilot. pp. D4.
5. ^ SPEIDELL, PHYLLIS (2003-12-17). "FRANKLIN SENIORS' WALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN". The Virginia Pilot.
6. ^ "Athletics - Franklin City Public Schools". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14.
7. ^ "TODAY'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES". Roanoke Times. 2008-12-06. pp. C3.
8. ^ Rivals High – High School State Champions 2008

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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* NCES

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