Franklin Regional High School

Franklin Regional Senior High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) in Murrysville, Pennsylvania and is part of the Franklin Regional School District.

Franklin Regional Senior High School
Address
3200 School Road

Murrysville
,
Pennsylvania
15668

United States
Coordinates40°25′45″N 79°40′8″W
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtFranklin Regional School District
SuperintendentGennaro Piraino
PrincipalRon Suvak
Teaching staff73.94 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,135 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.35:1[1]
Color(s)
  •   Blue
  •   Gold
Athletics conferencePIAA District 7
MascotPanthers
USNWR ranking1067
Websitehighschool.frsdk12.org
[2]

History
Main article: Franklin Regional High School stabbing

On April 9, 2014, Franklin was the site of a mass stabbing and slashing incident that wounded 21 students and a security guard. Eight of the students were wounded seriously. A 16-year-old student, Alex Hribal, was arrested and charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.[3][4]

In January 2018, after pleading guilty to 21 counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, Alex Hribal was sentenced to 23.5 to 60 years in prison and fined $269,000 in restitution.[5]

Academics
US News & World Report Best High Schools rankings

In 2020, Franklin was ranked by US News & World Report #1067 nationally in its report ranking the best high schools across the U.S. In the same report, Franklin was ranked #36 in Pennsylvania.[6]

US News & World Report Best High Schools
Year National Pennsylvania Reference
2016unrankedunranked[7]
2019173163[8]
2020106736[9]

Athletics

Franklin offers the following sports through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (District 7):[10]

Franklin Sports
Gender Sport Class
BoysBaseballAAAAA
BoysBasketballAAAAA
BoysCross CountryAAA
BoysFootballAAAAA
BoysGolfAAA
BoysLacrosseAA
BoysSoccerAAA
BoysSwimming and DivingAAA
BoysTennisAAA
BoysTrack and FieldAAA
BoysWrestlingAAA
GirlsBasketballAAAAA
GirlsCompetitive SpiritAAA
GirlsCross CountryAAA
GirlsGolfAAA
GirlsLacrosseAA
GirlsSoccerAAA
GirlsSoftballAAAAA
GirlsSwimming and DivingAAA
GirlsTennisAAA
GirlsTrack and FieldAAA
GirlsVolleyballAAA

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Enrollment >> Public School Enrollment Reports". September 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
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  4. Murdock, Sebastian (April 9, 2014). "School Stabbing Hero Gracey Evans: 'He Saved My Life, So I Saved His'". Huffington Post.
  5. Routh, Julian (January 22, 2018). "Alex Hribal sentenced to 23 1/2 to 60 years in Franklin Regional stabbings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. "Franklin Regional Senior High School in Murrysville, PA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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  10. "Franklin Regional High School - PIAA". www.piaa.org. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  11. Owen, Rob (September 27, 2010). "Murrysville native Benz enjoys lighter, comedic role in 'Family'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  12. Haynes, Monica (February 8, 2008). "Murrysville native mixes doses of gossip and journalism". Pittsburg Post-Gazette.
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