Franklin Regional School District

Franklin Regional School District
Franklin regional aerial.jpg Panthers
Type and location
Type	Public
Grades	K–12
Established	1962[1]
Country	USA
Location	Murrysville, Pennsylvania
District Info
Superintendent	Dr. Emery D'Arcangelo
Students and staff
Students	Approx. 3800
Staff	Approx. 225
Athletic Conference	Keystone
Colors	Blue and Gold
Other information
Mascot	Panther
Website	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.

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.

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.^[2]
• In football, Franklin Regional won the AAA Pennsylvania state championship in 2005, defeating Pottsville Area High School 23-13.^[3]
• In softball, Franklin Regional won the 2009 AAA W.P.I.A.L. title, defeating Trinity 2-0.^[4]
• In lacrosse, Franklin Regional were WPIAL runner ups in 2010. They were defeated by Sewickley Academy.^{[citation needed]}
• Football Section Champions - 1995,1998,2004,2005,2009,2011^{[citation needed]}
• Basketball Section Champions - 1997,2008^{[citation needed]}
• Softball Section Champions - 1974,1999,2000,2005,2006,2009,2010,2011^{[citation needed]}
• The marching band has participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2003 and 2009, and has been invited to the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade.^[5][6]
• In the summer of 2010, the science fiction film I Am Number Four, produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg, directed by D.J. Caruso, and starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, and Timothy Olyphant, was filmed at Franklin Regional High School.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Actress Julie Benz. Benz has been in several films, including Jawbreaker, Rambo, and As Good as It Gets, and the television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Desperate Housewives, and Showtime's hit series Dexter.^[8]
• Courtney Hazlett is a gossip columnist for MSNBC and msnbc.com ^[9]
• Bob Moose, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Manu Narayan, an actor, co-starring with Mike Myers in the film The Love Guru.
• Tom Ricketts, a lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[10]

References

1. ^ Buterbaugh, Cory. "Franklin Hallways Echo Voices of the Past". http://www.franklinregional.k12.pa.us/highschool/clubsandactivities/panthernewspaper/MarchFeatureCory2.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
2. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (2007). "PIAA Champions" (.pdf). Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc.. http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/basketball_past_champs.pdf. Retrieved December 21, 2007. 
3. ^ PIAA Champions
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Scott, Rebekah (November 23, 2003). "Franklin Regional band must be precision perfect for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03327/242961-59.stm. 
6. ^ http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/r/25018314/detail.html
7. ^ Bailey, Laurie (June 24, 2010). "An alien ticket to Paradise: Movie crew invades Franklin Regional". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10175/1067653-59.stm. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
8. ^ Murrysville Native Stars In New 'Rambo' Movie
9. ^ Murrysville native mixes doses of gossip and journalism - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
10. ^ [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/highschool/football/tab/s_364666.html
    • Brooke Hyland is on the TV show "Dance Moms"
    Franklin Regional coach stays grounded - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

External links

• Franklin Regional School District's webpage