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Franklin, founded in 1799, in Williamson County, Tennessee, is an established community with cultural roots. Around the town suburban growth is fast-paced. The county, which covers 583 square miles, has a population of 145,000. Between the years of 1990 and 2000, the county experienced a 56 % population growth. Franklin is the largest incorporated area within the county with a population of 50,000. Approximately 23,450 students are enrolled in county schools, between the ages of 5 and 18; approximately 8,400 students are enrolled in high school. The median household income is $72,031.
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Franklin High is a public high school with a long history and community traditions. It was established in 1910 with 20 students and 2 teachers. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools first accredited the school in 1941, when there were 13 teachers and a senior class of 53 students. Today the school numbers 1,760 with a faculty of 123, almost half holding advanced degrees. The student population is 85% white, 9% African-American, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian with a student/faculty ratio of 21.7 to 1.
Over the past five years, 9 students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, and test scores have remained well above state and national averages. In 2000 Franklin High became the first high school in Tennessee to be accepted as an affiliate member of the International Baccalaureate Program. Franklin High also excels outside the classroom, with a nationally recognized band program, active forensic and vocal music programs, numerous student clubs and organizations, and competitive athletic programs in every sport sanctioned by the TSSAA, including 10 state championships in women’s soccer in the past 11 years.
STATISTICAL DATA
CLASS OF 2005
GRADING SYSTEM
Numerical grades are given in all classes for each 9-weeks’ grading period. Letter grades are recorded on transcripts (1994-95 and later). For Advanced Placement (AP) courses, teachers add five (5) points to each 9-weeks’ numerical average. For Honors courses, teachers add three (3) points to each 9-weeks’ numerical average. Additional quality points are added to Honors and AP grades to determine the GPA (effective the 1994-95 school year). The GPA determines class rank. Class rank includes all subjects given school credit beginning with the first semester of the 9th grade and ending with the second semester of the 12th grade. Prior to 2000 – 2001, class rank and GPA were calculated only on the work completed in the Williamson County School System.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSES (mixed with non-IB students)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
FRANKLIN Franklin, founded in 1799, in Williamson County, Tennessee, is an established community with cultural roots. Around the town suburban growth is fast-paced. The county, which covers 583 square miles, has a population of 145,000. Between the years of 1990 and 2000, the county experienced a 56 % population growth. Franklin is the largest incorporated area within the county with a population of 50,000. Approximately 23,450 students are enrolled in county schools, between the ages of 5 and 18; approximately 8,400 students are enrolled in high school. The median household income is $72,031.
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Franklin High is a public high school with a long history and community traditions. It was established in 1910 with 20 students and 2 teachers. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools first accredited the school in 1941, when there were 13 teachers and a senior class of 53 students. Today the school numbers 1,760 with a faculty of 123, almost half holding advanced degrees. The student population is 85% white, 9% African-American, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian with a student/faculty ratio of 21.7 to 1. Over the past five years, 9 students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, and test scores have remained well above state and national averages. In 2000 Franklin High became the first high school in Tennessee to be accepted as an affiliate member of the International Baccalaureate Program. Franklin High also excels outside the classroom, with a nationally recognized band program, active forensic and vocal music programs, numerous student clubs and organizations, and competitive athletic programs in every sport sanctioned by the TSSAA, including 10 state championships in women’s soccer in the past 11 years.
Franklin High School has a long and rich history of providing education to the young people of Williamson County. It began in 1910 with twenty students and two teachers in a few upstairs rooms of the Franklin Institute, the old Franklin Elementary School, located at Five Corners. That first Franklin High School graduated three students in 1912. One of the early principals was an educator by the name of Miss Nell Shea. In the fall of 1926, the new Franklin High School opened its doors on a site atop a hill on Columbia Avenue. G.E. Craddock was the principal when this move was made and he carried with him a staff of ten teachers and a senior class of 33. Courses taught included English, math, history, science, French, Latin, home economics and manual arts, taught by Mr. Craddock, the principal. In 1936, W.C. Yates became principal of Franklin High School. In addition to serving as principal, Mr. Yates also taught agricult | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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