Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon) Explained

Benjamin Franklin High School
Streetaddress:5405 SE Woodward Street
Zipcode:97206
Country:USA
Coordinates:45.5021°N -122.6069°W
Opened:1914
Principal:Chris Frazier[1]
Conference:OSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1
Mascot:Lightning[2] [3]
Rival:Cleveland High School
Newspaper:The Franklin Post
Feeder Schools:Bridger K-8
Harrison Park Middle
Hosford Middle
Kellogg Middle
Lane Middle
Mt. Tabor Middle
Sunnyside K-8
Pushpin Map:Portland
Students:1,966
Colors:Maroon and grey
Homepage:https://www.pps.net/Domain/116

Franklin High School (FHS) (formally Benjamin Franklin High School) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in central southeast Portland in the South Tabor neighborhood. It is the largest high school in the Portland Public School District. Its attendance boundary is expansive, with six middle schools feeding into it[4] and covering the neighborhoods of Southeast Portland, Mt. Tabor, Lents, and Belmont.[5]

History

Founded in 1914, Franklin is Portland's fourth high school. The city's high schools were filled to capacity at the time, and the population in southeast Portland was rapidly growing. It was initially founded in part of the Creston Elementary School, with nine instructors and 115 students in the spring 1914 semester.[6] The current building, designed by Floyd Naramore,[7] opened in September 1917.[8]

In 1942, a statue of Benjamin Franklin, after whom the school was named, was installed outside of Franklin High School.

Due to the baby boom and the passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, a new addition for arts, industrial arts, and home economics departments was slated.

In October 2010 the school decided to discontinue its competitive robotics team due to the lack of any school official sanctioning the team, allegedly by locking the team out of their workspace without access to their tools, or the more than $7000 the team had raised to sustain the program. The team had been a part of the school for seven years.[9]

Between 2015 and 2017, the school was modernized and expanded, with funding from a $482 million bond measure in 2012. The modernization included a new arts center, a new gym, biomedical, and culinary arts building, seismic retrofitting, and a new entrance.[10]

Student profile

In the 2017–2018 school year, Franklin's student population was 48.9% White, 20.5% Hispanic, 16.4% Asian, 5.6% African American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 0.6% Native American, and 7.4% mixed race.[11]

In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 354 students, 282 graduated, 52 dropped out, five received a modified diploma, and 15 were still in high school the following year.[12] [13] In 2009, 31% of the students were transfers into the school.[14]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2018–19 . . 68 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023023859/https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Documents/School%20Directory%208-2018.pdf . 2018-10-23.
  2. Web site: Franklin High School's new mascot will be Lightning after Board approves selection . PPS . July 7, 2019 . June 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Franklin High School . Oregon School Activities Association . 2018-03-01.
  4. Web site: School Progression Patterns, Cleveland and Franklin HS .
  5. Web site: https://pdxschools.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=7b665b666982448b86985e4a3cd1a11a&find=5301-5399%2520SE%2520WOODWARD%2520ST%252C%2520PORTLAND%252C%2520OR%252C%252097206 . 2024-05-05 . pdxschools.maps.arcgis.com.
  6. News: Franklin to Be First High School with Parent-Teacher Association . The Sunday Oregonian . June 14, 1914 . Sec. 3, p. 5 .
  7. Encyclopedia: Ritz . Richard Ellison . Naramore, Floyd . Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries . Portland, Oregon . Lair Hill Publishing . 2002 . 293–294 . 0-9726200-2-8.
  8. Polich . Edward L. . A history of Portland's secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum . M.A. . . 1950 . 80,160 . 232551057 .
  9. Web site: Franklin High banishes its robotics club; may keep its cash . thebeenews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129062545/http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=129022143848652900 . 2010-11-29.
  10. Web site: Franklin Modernization . Portland Public Schools. 2017-07-07.
  11. Web site: School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018 . Portland Public Schools . 2018-08-06 . 199.
  12. News: State releases high school graduation rates. June 30, 2009. The Oregonian. 2009-07-01.
  13. News: Oregon dropout rates for 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916113750/http://blog.oregonlive.com/education_impact/2009/06/Dropout-Rates.xls . dead . 2011-09-16 . June 30, 2009 . . 2009-07-01 .
  14. News: How many transfer, and where do they go? . Melton. Kimberly. February 4, 2010. The Oregonian. 2010-02-12.
  15. Book: Wood, Carlyle . TV Personalities: Biographical Sketch Book . 2 . TV Personalities . 1956 . 152.
  16. Web site: Oregon Stater. correction to previous article. Oregon State University Alumni Association. July 2002. 2010-11-29. Correction: An article about Douglas Engelbart in the April 2002 issue of the Stater incorrectly stated that Engelbart grew up near Salem. He grew up in southeast Portland and attended Franklin High School.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100703061230/http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/stater/issues/Stater0209/campnews.html. 2010-07-03.
  17. News: Reception ball planned for Miss Oregon . The Oregonian . August 6, 1987 . B03.
  18. News: Rep. Gilliam, diagnosed with ALS in 2015, resigns from House . Portland Tribune . January 30, 2017 . 2019-03-15.
  19. Web site: Oregon Secretary of State: Candidate Information . 2019-03-15.
  20. News: Howard Hobson; Basketball Pioneer And Coach Was 87 . The New York Times . Obituary . June 10, 1991 . 2010-11-29 . Mr. Hobson, who was born in Portland, began his basketball career as a player at Franklin High School..
  21. Web site: Meet Blazers Broadcaster Steve Jones. Portland Trail Blazers. 2010-11-29. One of the most respected and watched NBA analysts, Steve "Snapper" Jones returns for a 21st year as courtside analyst for Blazers games on KGW-TV 8 and Fox Sports Net ... ones is a Portland native who led Franklin High School to the state basketball championship in 1959..
  22. Web site: Legedu Naanee. biographical and statistical sketch. National Football League. 2010. 2010-11-29. High School: Franklin HS [Portland, OR].
  23. Libby . Brian . January 14, 2011 . Manila Mata Hari . . In a Franklin High School photo, young Claire looks out from beneath a tangle of youthful curls with a half-smile and a subtly mischievous gleam in her eye..
  24. News: Mother, Daughter Prove Themselves 'Off The Rez' . NPR . May 14, 2011 . 2019-03-15.
  25. "Memorial Service Honors Pearl Harbor Raid Victim". The Oregonian. 1941-12-22.
  26. News: Richard Unis, former Oregon Supreme Court justice, 'ideal' trial judge, dead at 87 . OregonLive . February 20, 2016 . 2019-03-15.
  27. Web site: Basalyga . Stephanie . 2000-11-14 . Architect shaped Pacific Northwest style • Daily Journal of Commerce . 2023-01-30 . Daily Journal of Commerce.

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