Franklin High School (North Carolina)

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Franklin High School
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Address
Franklin High School (North Carolina)
100 Panther Dr

Franklin, North Carolina
28734

United States
Coordinates 35°10′35″N83°22′50″W / 35.1765°N 83.3806°W / 35.1765; -83.3806
Information
Type Public
School districtMacon County Schools
CEEB code 341370
PrincipalMickey Noe
Faculty87
Grades9–12
Number of students900–1000
Color(s)Red, White (Alt Color Grey)
   
MascotPanther
Website macon.k12.nc.us/fhs

Franklin High School is the largest 9th-12th grade public high school in Macon County, North Carolina. Franklin High is just parallel to downtown Franklin. [1] It is part of the Macon County School System. The graduation rate is about 98 percent as of 2023. [2]

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Athletics

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The Panther football stadium

Franklin's teams are known as the Panthers. Franklin competes in the Smoky Mountain Conference (SMC) and its varsity sports are:

History

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Franklin High School was built in 1952

A 15-room high school and cafeteria was built in Franklin in 1952. [4] [5] A seven-room annex was constructed on the north end of the building in 1955. When the gymnasium burned in 1954, a new $157,000 gym was built to replace it. [5]

In 2022, plans were announced to demolish the existing campus and construct a modern 265,000-square-foot three-story school on the same land. [4] [6] The new complex would support up to 1,400 students. [6] The estimated cost for the project is approximately $110 million. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ McLeod, Hannah. "Union Academy transforms to Bartram Academy". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Franklin (NC) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. 1 2 McLeod, Hannah. "Plans laid for new Franklin High School". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. 1 2 "(Franklin, N.C.) 1932-1968, June 16, 1955, Franklin Centennial Edition". newspapers.digitalnc.org. The Franklin press and the Highlands Maconian. June 16, 1955. p. SECTION B, Page 4-B. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. 1 2 Sherrill, Thomas (October 24, 2023). "New FHS plan unveiled". The Franklin Press . Community Newspapers Inc. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. ↑ Hodge, Rex (2024-01-23). "Unexpected $62M grant speeds up Franklin High School's long-awaited rebuild". WLOS. Retrieved 2024-05-06.


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