Franklin Pierce High School
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| Established | 1952 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Lindsay Shaw |
| Students | 1,220 (2005) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Parkland, Washington, USA |
| District | Franklin Pierce School District |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red and yellow |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Website | [1] |
Franklin Pierce High School in Parkland, Washington is named after the fourteenth US President, Franklin Pierce, who was president when the Washington Territory was formed in 1853.
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[edit] Academics
Advanced Placement courses are offered in Calculus AB, Statistics, Chemistry (at Washington H.S.), Literature (Junior and Senior) and United States History. Language classes offered are Spanish, Japanese, and American Sign Language.
[edit] Activities
Clubs at FPHS are Drama Club, Girls' Club, National Honor Society, and Ski Club.
[edit] Athletics
Football(2008 SPLA Champion), Golf, Cross Country, Volleyball, Soccer(2007 SPSL Champions),Basketball, Wrestling, Tennis, Baseball, Fastpitch Softball, and Track.
[edit] Daffodil Festival
Every year, Franklin Pierce participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Franklin Pierce Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Franklin Pierce band accompanies the float of Franklin Pierce princesses every year in the parade, held annually in April.
[edit] Past Franklin Pierce Daffodil Festival Queens
- Carol Mills, 1959
- Carol Parcheta, 1967
- Wendy Van Noy, 1975
- Katrina Woldseth, 2002
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