Franklin Regional High School

Public high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Franklin Regional Senior High School

Address

3200 School Road

Murrysville

Pennsylvania

15668

United States

Coordinates| 40°25′45″N 79°40′8″W﻿ / ﻿40.42917°N 79.66889°W﻿ / 40.42917; -79.66889
Information
Type| Public high school
School district| Franklin Regional School District
Superintendent| Gennaro Piraino
Principal| Ron Suvak
Teaching staff| 101.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment| 1,119 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 11.08[1]
Color(s)|

* Blue
* Gold

Athletics conference| PIAA District 7
Mascot| Panthers
USNWR ranking| 1067
Website| highschool.frsdk12.org
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Franklin Regional Senior High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) in Murrysville, Pennsylvania and is part of the Franklin Regional School District.

## History

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Main article: Franklin Regional High School stabbing

On April 9, 2014, Franklin was the site of a mass stabbing and slashing incident that wounded 21 students and a security guard. Eight of the students were wounded seriously. A 16-year-old student, Alex Hribal, was arrested and charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.[3][4]

In January 2018, after pleading guilty to 21 counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, Alex Hribal was sentenced to 23.5 to 60 years in prison and fined $269,000 in restitution.[5]

## Athletics

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Franklin offers the following sports through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (District 7):[6]

Franklin Sports

Gender  | Sport  | Class
Boys | Baseball | AAAAA
Boys | Basketball | AAAAA
Boys | Cross Country | AAA
Boys | Football | AAAAA
Boys | Golf | AAA
Boys | Lacrosse | AA
Boys | Soccer | AAA
Boys | Swimming and Diving | AAA
Boys | Tennis | AAA
Boys | Track and Field | AAA
Boys | Wrestling | AAA
Girls | Basketball | AAAAA
Girls | Competitive Spirit | AAA
Girls | Cross Country | AAA
Girls | Golf | AAA
Girls | Lacrosse | AA
Girls | Soccer | AAA
Girls | Softball | AAAAA
Girls | Swimming and Diving | AAA
Girls | Tennis | AAA
Girls | Track and Field | AAA
Girls | Volleyball | AAA

## Notable alumni

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* Julie Benz – actress[7]
* Courtney Hazlett – journalist[8]
* Sean Hickey – American football player[9]
* Spencer Lee – wrestler[10]
* John Malecki – American football player[11]
* John F. Meier – U.S. Navy aviator and rear admiral[12]
* Tom Ricketts – American football player[13]
* Manu Narayan – Broadway actor[14]
* Jeremie Rehak– Major League Baseball umpire

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Franklin Regional SHS (421023004360)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ "Enrollment >> Public School Enrollment Reports". September 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. ^ Begos, Kevin; Mandak, Joe (April 9, 2014). "Teen stabs 22 at Pittsburgh-area high school". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
4. ^ Murdock, Sebastian (April 9, 2014). "School Stabbing Hero Gracey Evans: 'He Saved My Life, So I Saved His'". Huffington Post.
5. ^ Routh, Julian (January 22, 2018). "Alex Hribal sentenced to 23 1/2 to 60 years in Franklin Regional stabbings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
6. ^ "Franklin Regional High School - PIAA". www.piaa.org. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
7. ^ Owen, Rob (September 27, 2010). "Murrysville native Benz enjoys lighter, comedic role in 'Family'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
8. ^ Haynes, Monica (February 8, 2008). "Murrysville native mixes doses of gossip and journalism". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
9. ^ "Sean Hickey - Football - Syracuse University Athletics". Syracuse University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
10. ^ "Spencer Lee - Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics". University of Iowa Athletics. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
11. ^ "John Malecki Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
12. ^ Erdley, Deb (May 31, 2021). "'Those who gave last full measure' remembered on Memorial Day in Westmoreland County". Tribune-Review. Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
13. ^ "Tom Ricketts Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
14. ^ "Manu Narayan". linkedin.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* NCES

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