Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Benjamin Franklin High School
Address
31000 Joy Road
Livonia, Michigan, 48150
Coordinates 42°21′22″N 83°20′42″W / 42.356°N 83.345°WCoordinates: 42°21′22″N 83°20′42″W / 42.356°N 83.345°W
Information
Type Public school
Established 1961
School district Livonia Public Schools
Principal Daniel R. Willenborg
Staff 170
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1,709 (2014-15 school year)
Color(s) Midnight blue and red         
Athletics conference Northwest-Suburban Conference (1963-1985)
Western Lakes Activities Association (1985-2008)
Kensington Lakes Activities Association (2008- )
Mascot Patriot
Team name Patriots
Newspaper The Packet
Yearbook Almanack
Accreditation North Central Association
Website FHS

Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb west of Detroit.

History

Established in September 1961 a sophomore class attended classes at nearby Bentley High School during the 1961-62 school year. Classes were then taught at FHS when that building opened in September 1962. The school celebrated its first graduating class in June 1964. During the 1968-69 school year, a sophomore class from Churchill High School attended classes at Franklin High School as construction commenced on that school building.

International Baccalaureate Program

The International Baccalaureate Program is a rigorous academic program which promotes intercultural understanding and respect, not as an alternative to a sense of cultural and national identity, but as an essential part of life in the 21st century. The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. This program encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

The IB program allows selected 11th and 12th grade students to earn an IB diploma in addition to their regular high school diploma. The IB curriculum is recognized for its academic rigor and its ‘international mindedness' exposure. Students working for an IB diploma will be required to take a full IB schedule that includes courses in Language 1 (English), Language 2 (Spanish), Individuals and Society (Social Studies), Mathematics, Experimental Science, and Visual Arts. Students will also take end-of-course exams that will be assessed using international standards. The IB program has additional requirements of an extended essay, a Theory of Knowledge course, and 150 hours of documented creativity, action, and service.

Franklin High School is the first public school in Wayne County to offer the IB Diploma program. Faculty members have been trained in the areas of Administration, Coordination, Visual Arts, History of the Americas, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Theory of Knowledge. At the training sessions, teachers spend 3–5 days learning about international perspectives regarding pedagogy, curricular requirements, and standards of assessment.

Livonia Career Technical Center

The Livonia Public School system offers classes at the Livonia Career Technical Center. The Career Center hosts state approved career technical programs to students of Churchill, Franklin, and Stevenson High Schools. Their mission is to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing technological society, as well as develop a foundation for future learning. This offers students the opportunity to explore classes in their future career choice. Along with classroom experience, students have opportunities for field trips, guest speakers, interactive distance learning, on-line instruction, technology representative of the industry, internships, leadership and service learning projects. The Career Center offers students to gain quality experience while in high school.[1]

Athletics


State championships

State runner-ups

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Livonia Career Technical Center". Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  2. ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives biography: Charlie Collins
  3. ↑ "Disc Golf Hall of Fame". Discgolfhalloffame.org. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/dad-hacks-donkey-kong-for-his-daughter-princess-pauline-now-saves-mario/

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