Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)

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Franklin High School
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Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)
900 N. Resler Drive
El Paso, Texas 79912

United States
Coordinates 31°51′40″N106°33′23″W / 31.8611°N 106.5564°W / 31.8611; -106.5564
Information
Type Public
Established1993
School district El Paso Independent School District
PrincipalAmanda Bowser
Staff161.63 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,909 (2020–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.36 [1]
Campus Urban
Color(s) Black, Purple, and White    
MascotCougar
Website www.episd.org/franklin

Franklin High School is a public high school located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, which is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It opened in 1993. Its name refers to the nearby Franklin Mountains. Although the student population of the school is usually between 2,000 and 3,000 annually, as of the 2023-24 school year, it exceeds 3,100. [2] Since 2022, the principal has been Amanda Bowser. [3]

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Feeder schools

Franklin's middle school feeder schools include: Brown Middle School, Hornedo Middle School, and Don Haskins PK-8. Franklin's elementary school feeder schools include: Polk, Lundy, Tippin, Kohlberg, Oran Roberts, Rosa Guerrero, and Herrera Elementary.

Academics

Since 2016, Franklin offers a magnet STEAM/New Tech program with emphasis on preparing students for nursing programs, music production, and engineering. The school partners with Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center El Paso and El Paso Community College. [4] [5]

Extracurricular activities

High Q

The Franklin High Q team has enjoyed national success in recent years, [6] taking three consecutive second-place trophies at the Ysleta High School Invitationals, losing only to in-city rivals and Coronado High School. The team has also reached the bracket championship on KCOS' televised tournament .

Student Council

The Franklin Student Council held the position of the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) State President for the 2013–2014 school year.

The council has received the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) Gold Council of Excellence award for the past nine years.

Franklin has held the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Parliamentarian at the district level.

Band

The Franklin High School Band includes:

All of Franklin's ensembles consistently receive 1st Division ratings at EPISD, UIL Area Contests, and other festivals locally, statewide and nationwide.[ citation needed ] Each year, a large number of students participate in All Region Band, advance to the Area level, and make the Texas All State Band.[ citation needed ] The "Star of the West" band hosts the district's Solo and Ensemble each year.

The Franklin Band has a nationally recognized drumline that was awarded second place at P.A.S.I.C. in Austin, Texas, in the Stand-still division in 2006.[ citation needed ]

The Franklin Drum Line has won the Coronado-Hosted Drumline competition, "Thunder Drums", numerous times, including 2008.[ citation needed ] The Ensemble got first place, Best Overall, and Best Front Ensemble.[ citation needed ]

The Franklin Band has achieved many awards including:

Newspaper

The Chronicle is Franklin High School's student newspaper. It has won numerous local and national awards. [7] On March 20, 2009, The Chronicle was presented with a Silver Crown award at Columbia University in New York. In 2012, The Chronicle also earned a second Silver Crown.[ citation needed ]

Yearbook

Pride is the Franklin yearbook. It has been recognized as one of the best yearbooks in the nation by the National Scholastic Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

For the 2013 20-year anniversary yearbook, themed Icon, Pride earned both a CSPA Gold Crown and a Pacemaker, a feat accomplished by only five yearbooks in the entire nation.

Pride was named a Pacemaker Finalist in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Pride was awarded a CSPA Silver Crown award for the 2009 and 2010 yearbooks. In 2011, Pride, for the first time, earned a CSPA Gold Crown award and received it again in 2013. In addition to these national awards, Pride also received the ILPC (Interscholatic League Press Conference) Gold Star Award and the ILPC Award of Distinguished Merit. ILPC is particular to the state of Texas.

Pride 2014, themed RADICAL, earned a CSPA Silver Crown and a NSPA Pacemaker nomination.

Pride 2015, themed HUMAN, was one of 13 high schools nationally to be awarded a Columbia Scholastic Press Associations's Gold Crown.

Air Force JROTC

Franklin High School is home to TX-9410, a unit formed jointly with nearby Coronado High School. Consisting of one cadet squadron, the unit is reputable[ citation needed ] for its award-winning drill teams[ citation needed ], high unit assessments[ citation needed ], and the success of its graduates outside of high school. The program has had two cadets move into the U.S. military academies. [8]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Franklin High School (2023-24 Ranking) - El Paso, TX". Public School Review. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ↑ "EPISD announces new Chief Academic Officer, three high school principals and director of guidance and counseling". www.episd.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ↑ Sara Sanchez (June 25, 2017). "Franklin nursing magnet program partners with Texas Tech". El Paso Times .
  5. ↑ Jerry Najera (November 15, 2017). "EPISD: Franklin STEAM magnet program not ending". KVIA-TV.
  6. ↑ "Franklin High's Quiz Bowl team to compete at nationals - El Paso Herald Post". 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Irvin Joins Burges, Franklin as Publishing National Winners". El Paso Herald-Post. April 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "AFJROTC Grant Recipients". secure.afa.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  9. ↑ "Franklin Cougars come together to honor one of their own". KTSM 9 News. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  10. ↑ Drew, Jay (7 November 2019). "Who is Baylor Romney? BYU's newest starting QB is unflappable, business-like and passionate about his craft". Deseret News . Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "El Paso's Fernando Rodriguez has come a long way in baseball career". El Paso Times. May 12, 2014 – via Facebook.

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