Franklin High School (New Jersey)
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Franklin High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located at 500 Elizabeth Avenue, in the Somerset
section of Franklin Township
, New Jersey
, United States
. The high school is part of the Franklin Township Public Schools.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,051 students and 145.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1.
The school was the 201st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 150th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
, Bound Brook High School
, Highland Park High School, and New Brunswick High School
among others. The original Franklin High School was designed to accommodate 1,600 students. By the mid 1990s, the student population had grown to over 2,000 making overcrowding a serious issue. In 2001, the residents of Franklin Township voted for the construction of a new High School. Construction began in 2002 and finished in September 2005. In that same month, the new Franklin High School opened its doors.
Among the persons in recent years who have served as Principal of Franklin High School are Orville Wilson, Dr. Howard Lucks, and currently Dr. Neely Hackett.
Enter to learn, we'll go forth to serve her well
Years will pass by for us, names left behind
Yet we will stay with you, pleasant thoughts in mind
For it's you that we love, for our years spent with alma mater
Our years with dear Franklin High
, acquire television production and studio recording skills, and participate in a variety of internship and co-op experiences offered through local area businesses. Students may chose to attend Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School
either part-time or full-time. There students learn the core curriculum along with various skills such as auto shop and culinary arts.
The school offers an open Advanced Placement Program
(AP) college-level courses. Any student can register for an AP course as along as he has completed the prerequisites. For example, it is not uncommon for sophomores to take AP United States History
. The AP courses FHS has are (as of the 07-08 school year):
Certain students who have completed the majority of courses in a department have a chance to take college courses in local colleges. In the past, seniors have taken courses in Princeton University
, Rutgers University
, and Raritan Valley Community College
.
, Advance Placement Scholar Awards, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
s Program.
, which comprises nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
, Somerset County
and Warren County
in west central
New Jersey
and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA).
meet at night, in which cases the students are responsible for their own transportation. Clubs offered at Franklin High School include:
Note: Some information may be inaccurate due to clubs forming or dissipating late in the year and sparse updates for the website.
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the easternmost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. At the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 23,040...
section of Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
-Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The high school is part of the Franklin Township Public Schools.
As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,051 students and 145.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1.
The school was the 201st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 150th in the magazine's September 2008 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
History
The original Franklin High School, now Franklin Middle School, was opened in 1961. Prior to that, the district sent its high school students to Princeton High SchoolPrinceton High School (New Jersey)
Princeton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Princeton Regional Schools district, which serves all public school students in the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township...
, Bound Brook High School
Bound Brook High School
Bound Brook High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Bound Brook, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Bound Brook School District....
, Highland Park High School, and New Brunswick High School
New Brunswick High School
New Brunswick High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in New Brunswick, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the New Brunswick Public Schools....
among others. The original Franklin High School was designed to accommodate 1,600 students. By the mid 1990s, the student population had grown to over 2,000 making overcrowding a serious issue. In 2001, the residents of Franklin Township voted for the construction of a new High School. Construction began in 2002 and finished in September 2005. In that same month, the new Franklin High School opened its doors.
Among the persons in recent years who have served as Principal of Franklin High School are Orville Wilson, Dr. Howard Lucks, and currently Dr. Neely Hackett.
Alma Mater
Mem'ries are dear when we sing Franklin HighEnter to learn, we'll go forth to serve her well
Years will pass by for us, names left behind
Yet we will stay with you, pleasant thoughts in mind
For it's you that we love, for our years spent with alma mater
Our years with dear Franklin High
Courses
FHS offers a wide selection of courses to suit all types of students. Honors level courses in the core content areas and in the areas of the Fine and Performing Arts and of Technology. The school offers business and vocational programs offering training and practical application in real world situations. Students can earn certification in Cisco SystemsCisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
, acquire television production and studio recording skills, and participate in a variety of internship and co-op experiences offered through local area businesses. Students may chose to attend Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School
Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School
The Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School is a fully accredited, four-year public high school located on an campus in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. The school is a public school that serves all of Somerset County...
either part-time or full-time. There students learn the core curriculum along with various skills such as auto shop and culinary arts.
The school offers an open Advanced Placement Program
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
(AP) college-level courses. Any student can register for an AP course as along as he has completed the prerequisites. For example, it is not uncommon for sophomores to take AP United States History
AP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
. The AP courses FHS has are (as of the 07-08 school year):
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AP Physics B AP Physics B is an Advanced Placement science course that is divided into nine different sections: Newtonian Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics. The course is equivalent to a one-year college course that... AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Physics C: Mechanics is an Advanced Placement science course that studies Newtonian mechanics. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems which is why most schools recommend that the student have completed or be... AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is an Advanced Placement science course that studies electricity and magnetism. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems. It is supposed to be equivalent to an introductory... AP Spanish Language Advanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:... AP Statistics Advanced Placement Statistics is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program... AP Studio Art AP Studio Art is a series of Advanced Placement Courses divided into three different categories: AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Studio Art 3D.-The portfolio:... AP United States History Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program... AP World History Advanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies... |
Certain students who have completed the majority of courses in a department have a chance to take college courses in local colleges. In the past, seniors have taken courses in Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, and Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...
.
Curriculum
Franklin High School students need to earn a total of 120 credits to be eligible for graduation. The vast majority of the year-long courses give 5 credits each while a half-year course offers 2.5 credits. The exceptions to this rule are the science classes with labs. An extra credit is given for each lab day in the 5-day cycle. Honors science classes with one lab and AP sciences classes with two labs give the students 6 and 7 credits, respectively. The credit spread for incoming classes is as follows:| Department | Minimum Credits |
|---|---|
| Language Arts | 20 |
| Mathematics | 15 |
| Science | 15 |
| Social Studies | 15 |
| Physical Education, Health, or JROTC | 20 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 5 |
| World Language | 5 |
| Career Education or Life Skills | 5 |
| Electives | 20 |
| Total Minimum Credits | 120 |
Academic excellence
Franklin High School students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship ProgramNational Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...
, Advance Placement Scholar Awards, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars are recognized as the highest achieving graduating high school students in or from New Jersey and are granted awards regardless of need.Students are selected on the basis of the following criteria:...
s Program.
Athletics
Franklin High School competes in the Skyland ConferenceSkyland Conference
The Skyland Conference is a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference is made up of nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County, Somerset County and Warren County in west...
, which comprises nineteen public and parochial high schools covering Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
, Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
and Warren County
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
in west central
Central Jersey
Central Jersey is a common designation for a region of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America. Trenton is considered the boundary between designated "North Jersey" and "South Jersey"...
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA).
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities provide an excellent medium for FHS students to explore their interests, learn, and help the community. Most "clubs" meet after school when additional buses are available for after school transportation. Some clubs such as Brass Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, and Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
meet at night, in which cases the students are responsible for their own transportation. Clubs offered at Franklin High School include:
Note: Some information may be inaccurate due to clubs forming or dissipating late in the year and sparse updates for the website.
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Madrigal (music) A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six.... Marching band Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments... Model United Nations Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.... National Honor Society The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries... Odyssey of the Mind Odyssey of the Mind, often called OM , is a creative problem-solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. Team members work together at length to solve a predefined problem ; and present their solution to the problem at a competition... Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies is an Anti-Tobacco program for teens in New Jersey. REBEL began back in 2000 at Kick Ash Weekend. It was originally funded under the Master Settlement Agreement. It is currently funded by the high taxes on tobacco products. Currently there are three division of... Youth council Youth councils are a form of youth voice engaged in community decision-making. Youth councils exist on local, state, provincial, regional, national, and international levels among governments, NGOs, schools, and other entities.-About:... |
Administration
Members of the school administration are:- Dr. Neely Hackett - Principal
- Ammon Barksdale - Vice Principal (acting)
- Rod Brundidge - Vice Principal
- Anna Washington - Vice Principal
External links
- Franklin High School website
- Data for the Franklin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...