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.
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
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.[2]
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(May 2017)
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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 Benjamin Franklin High SchoolAddress31000 Joy RoadLivonia Michigan 48150Coordinates42 21 22 N 83 20 42 W 42 356 N 83 345 W 42 356 83 345 Coordinates 42 21 22 N 83 20 42 W 42 356 N 83 345 W 42 356 83 345InformationTypePublic schoolEstablished1961School districtLivonia Public SchoolsPrincipalAndrew PesciStaff170Grades9 12Enrollment1 709 2015 Color s Midnight blue and red Athletics conferenceNorthwest Suburban Conference 1963 1985 Western Lakes Activities Association 1985 2008 Kensington Lakes Activities Association 2008 MascotPatriotTeam namePatriotsNewspaperThe PacketYearbookAlmanackAccreditationNorth Central AssociationWebsiteFHSStudent assessments2021 22 school year 1 Change vs prior year 1 M STEP 11th grade proficiency rates Science Social Studies Advanced 11 1 10 4Proficient 23 2 22 2PR Proficient 15 5 45 5Not Proficient 50 2 21 9Average test scoresSAT Total964 0 22 Contents 1 History 2 International Baccalaureate Program 3 Livonia Career Technical Center 4 Athletics 4 1 State championships 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditEstablished 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 EditFranklin 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 EditThe 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 2 Athletics EditState championships Edit Football 1975 3 Girls Softball 1986 4 Girls Pompon 2022Boys Varsity Bowling 2022Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations May 2017 Bernie Carbo MLB OF DH Cincinnati Reds St Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Indians Pittsburgh Pirates Class of 1965 Charlie Collins Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since 2010 5 Class of 1981 Art Regner Detroit sports radio personality WDFN WXYT Fox Sports Detroit Class of 1975 Amy Roloff Mother of family featured in Little People Big World 6 Class of 1980 Mike Donnelly NHL New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars New York Islanders Class of 1981 Mike Modano NHL Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Class of 1988 References Edit a b MI School Data Annual Education Report MI School Data Retrieved 2023 01 10 Livonia Career Technical Center Archived from the original on 2011 04 14 Retrieved 2011 05 05 Yearly Champions Football MHSAA Sports mhsaa com Retrieved 30 December 2017 Yearly Champions Softball MHSAA Sports mhsaa com Retrieved 30 December 2017 Arkansas House of Representatives biography Charlie Collins Archived December 12 2013 at the Wayback Machine Amy Roloff Charity Foundation Amy Roloff Charity Foundation Retrieved 30 December 2017 External links Edit Michigan portal Schools portalFranklin High School Fortin runs Franklin to first district title dead link The Detroit News Woolfork speaks on commitment to Grand Valley State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franklin High School Livonia Michigan amp oldid 1135995486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
