Franklin Regional School District
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Staff | Approx. 225 |
| Students | Approx. 3800 |
| Athletic Conference | Greater Allegheny |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Location | Murrysville, PA USA |
| Website | http://www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us |
Franklin Regional School District is a school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring towns of Delmont and Export.
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[edit] School campus
The school district consists of five buildings: Franklin Regional High School (grades 9-12), Franklin Regional Middle School (grades 6-8), Heritage Elementary School, Newlonsburg Elementary School, and Sloan Elementary School (each grades K-5). All buildings except for Sloan Elementary are situated on the school's main campus at the intersection of School Road and Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.
The school's campus at one time extended to additional schools: Sardis Elementary School in Sardis, Delmont Elementary School in Delmont, White Valley Elementary School in White Valley, and Duff Elementary in Export. The Delmont and Duff school buildings are still standing and have been repurposed for other uses (the Delmont building houses the town library). White Valley Elementary was torn down in the late 1980s and the site is now a playground.
[edit] Extracurricular activities and achievements
- In 1979, the Franklin Regional girls' basketball team won the state championship over J. P. McCaskey High School 68-42. The 1997 boys' basketball team was the runner-up for the state championship, losing the championship game 50-45 to Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.[1]
- In football, Franklin Regional won the AAA Pennsylvania state championship in 2005, defeating Pottsville Area High School 23-13.[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Actress Julie Benz. Benz has been in several films, including Jawbreaker (film), Rambo (film), and As Good As It Gets, and the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. [3]
- Courtney Hazlett is a gossip columnist for MSNBC and msnbc.com [4]
- Bob Moose, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Manu Narayan, an actor.
- Brian Pekarcik, a 1993 Franklin Regional graduate, is the executive chef at the Steelhead Brasserie and Wine Bar [5]
- Tom Ricketts, a lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6]
- Allie Meixner, Broadway Dancer [7]
[edit] Franklin Regional in the news
In 1997, the ABC News news magazine 20/20 aired a story resulting from an incident at Franklin Regional Junior High where a student experienced harassment by a group of older girls. The school's response was to suspend the student receiving the threats (instead of the ones who were allegedly instigating the harassment).[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (2007). PIAA Champions (.pdf). Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc.. Retrieved on December 21, 2007.
- ^ PIAA Champions
- ^ Murrysville Native Stars In New 'Rambo' Movie
- ^ Murrysville native mixes doses of gossip and journalism - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- ^ Brian Pekarcik, Executive Chef, Steelhead Brasserie and Wine Bar
- ^ Franklin Regional coach stays grounded - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ^ Local woman leads Tony winner into region
- ^ http://www.abcnewsstore.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.product&product_code=T971211%2002
