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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Franklin High School (North Carolina)
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. It is part of the Macon County School System. The graduation rate is about 98 percent as of 2023.

Athletics

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:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

History

Franklin High School was built in 1952

A 15-room high school and cafeteria was built in Franklin in 1952. 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.

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. The new complex would support up to 1,400 students. The estimated cost for the project is approximately $110 million.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Franklin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ McLeod, Hannah. "Union Academy transforms to Bartram Academy". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Franklin (NC) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ McLeod, Hannah. "Plans laid for new Franklin High School". smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "(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 April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Sherrill, Thomas (October 24, 2023). "New FHS plan unveiled". The Franklin Press. Community Newspapers Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Hodge, Rex (January 23, 2024). "Unexpected $62M grant speeds up Franklin High School's long-awaited rebuild". WLOS. Retrieved May 6, 2024.


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