Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
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6400 Whitelock Parkway Elk Grove, California, Sacramento County 95757 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′34″N 121°25′49″W / 38.392818°N 121.43019°WCoordinates: 38°23′34″N 121°25′49″W / 38.392818°N 121.43019°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Opened | 2002 |
| School district | Elk Grove Unified School District |
| Principal | Mrs. Chantelle Albiani |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2,733 |
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| Fight song | "Wildcat Victory" |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Rival | Cosumnes Oaks High School |
| Feeder schools | Toby Johnson Middle School |
| Website | egusd.net/franklinhs |
Franklin High School is a public high school located in Elk Grove, California, United States. It is officially accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
In 1856, the town of Franklin was founded by an enterprising gentleman named Andrew George, who established the town fourteen miles south of Sacramento on Lower Stockton Road. Now known as Franklin Boulevard, this had been the main road from Sutter's Fort to the Mexican capital of Monterey. During the Gold Rush, this road became the stage route to .
George did not originally name the town Franklin, as it is known today. He called it "Georgetown", after himself, and the post office there was known by that name. The hotel he built was, however, given the name "Franklin House" in honor of his mother's family, the Franklins.
Since the district's creation in 1959, Franklin Elementary School had been the only school located in the town of Franklin. The Franklin High School was opened in 2002 in the new East Franklin area. Franklin High School has graduated students every year since the class of 2005.
Franklin High School shares its campus with Toby Johnson Middle School and the Franklin Community Library. As well as their academic program, Franklin High School offers the STEM academy, the GREEN academy, AVID, the athletic department, and Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) department.
In the recent years of 2009 and 2010, Franklin boasted great success in various academic competitions, beating some of the oldest and most highly ranked high schools in the region. The success includes both individual and team awards in Moot Court, Academic Decathlon, Science Olympiad, National History Day, Model United Nations, and Mathletes, to name a few.
Franklin High School offers an extensive theatre program for its students. It provides a diverse season of performing arts entertainment for the community. The program offers opportunities to perform onstage or participate in behind the scenes technical work in the Black Box Theatre. The Franklin Theatre Company usually puts on a main stage play in the fall and a main stage musical in the spring. Throughout the year, smaller events and plays are produced. Most notably, a children's show is put on by the Advanced Children's Theatre classes and elementary school classes from around Elk Grove Unified School District are invited to watch the interactive performances.
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