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Ben Franklin is located near the [[London Avenue Canal]]. Like most other UNO buildings and New Orleans public schools, Ben Franklin was damaged by several feet of flood water due to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The school was closed before the storm hit on August 29, 2005, and remained closed for several months. Over [[United States dollar|US $]]3 million in damage was caused by the storm.<ref name="NYTimes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/national/nationalspecial/04schools.html?ei=5088&en=00ef41bc6a36bc6a&ex=1294030800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1173967365-JsxtLmV/UgFk7kOnSP5h+Q|title=Students Return to Big Changes in New Orleans|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=2006-01-04|first=Susan|last=Saulny|accessdate=2006-03-15}}</ref> School administration, faculty, parents, students, alumni, and volunteers participated in a massive cleanup effort, without funding from and independent of the Orleans Parish School Board. The effort was chronicled by several nationwide news agencies.<ref name="CBSNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/19/earlyshow/main1220660.shtml|title=Principal Pushes To Reopen School|accessdate=2006-11-17|publisher=''CBS News "The Early Show"''|date=2006-01-19}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB113712107215345713.html|title=Back to Class: How a Principal In New Orleans Saved Her School|publisher=''The Wall Street Journal'', p. A1 (dead tree edition)|date=2006-01-13|first=George|last=Anders|accessdate=2006-03-15}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5281673|title="Fresh Air": Back in School, Back in New Orleans|accessdate=2007-02-15|publisher=''National Public Radio''|date=2006-03-15}}</ref>
Ben Franklin is located near the [[London Avenue Canal]]. Like most other UNO buildings and New Orleans public schools, Ben Franklin was damaged by several feet of flood water due to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The school was closed before the storm hit on August 29, 2005, and remained closed for several months. Over [[United States dollar|US $]]3 million in damage was caused by the storm.<ref name="NYTimes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/national/nationalspecial/04schools.html?ei=5088&en=00ef41bc6a36bc6a&ex=1294030800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1173967365-JsxtLmV/UgFk7kOnSP5h+Q|title=Students Return to Big Changes in New Orleans|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=2006-01-04|first=Susan|last=Saulny|accessdate=2006-03-15}}</ref> School administration, faculty, parents, students, alumni, and volunteers participated in a massive cleanup effort, without funding from and independent of the Orleans Parish School Board. The effort was chronicled by several nationwide news agencies.<ref name="CBSNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/19/earlyshow/main1220660.shtml|title=Principal Pushes To Reopen School|accessdate=2006-11-17|publisher=''CBS News "The Early Show"''|date=2006-01-19}}</ref><ref name="WSJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB113712107215345713.html|title=Back to Class: How a Principal In New Orleans Saved Her School|publisher=''The Wall Street Journal'', p. A1 (dead tree edition)|date=2006-01-13|first=George|last=Anders|accessdate=2006-03-15}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5281673|title="Fresh Air": Back in School, Back in New Orleans|accessdate=2007-02-15|publisher=''National Public Radio''|date=2006-03-15}}</ref>


[[File:FranklinClay-SchuleTimken.jpg|thumb|right|Ambassador [[William R. Timken|William R. Timken, Jr.]] accepts a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule on behalf of Ben Franklin.<ref name="Clay-SchuleBand">{{cite web|url=http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany/timken_12_08_05.html|title=Speech by Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. to the students of the Clay Oberschule|date=2005-12-08|publisher=''U.S. Embassy in Germany''|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref>]]
[[File:FranklinClay-SchuleTimken.jpg|thumb|right|Ambassador [[William R. Timken|William R. Timken, Jr.]] accepts a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule on behalf of Ben Franklin.<ref name="Clay-SchuleBand">{{cite web|url=http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany/timken_12_08_05.html |title=Speech by Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. to the students of the Clay Oberschule |date=2005-12-08 |publisher=''U.S. Embassy in Germany'' |accessdate=2007-03-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924014848/http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany/timken_12_08_05.html |archivedate=2006-09-24 |df= }}</ref>]]
After Katrina, Ben Franklin received support from across the nation and around the world. On December 8, 2005, the United States Ambassador to Germany, [[William R. Timken|William R. Timken, Jr.]], accepted a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule, Ben Franklin's official [[German American Partnership Program|GAPP]] partner school in [[Berlin, Germany]].<ref name="Clay-SchuleBand"/> Monetary contributions included $10,000 from the government of [[France]] and a $70,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.<ref name="French aid">{{cite web|url=http://www.consulfrance-nouvelleorleans.org/article.php3?id_article=469 |title=French Cultural Aid to Louisiana |publisher=''General Consulate of France in New Orleans'' |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5UkuK4QSo?url=http://www.consulfrance-nouvelleorleans.org/article.php3?id_article=469 |archivedate=2008-01-11 |accessdate=2007-02-15 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="LauraBush">{{cite web|url=http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/gcslri/Grantee.FactSheet.8.29.06.pdf|date=2006-08-29|title=Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative: August 2006 Grant Recipients|publisher=''The Laura Bush Foundation''|format=PDF|page=1|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref> The school re-opened as a charter school on January 17, 2006, the 300th birthday of its namesake [[Benjamin Franklin]]. The re-opening ceremony was held in the previously flooded-out gym. The gym had been the most severely damaged structure on campus; all of the floor tiles had to be removed and replaced, and the wind-damaged ceiling had to be repaired.<ref name="Reopening">{{cite web|url=http://benfranklinhighschool.org/Jan%2017speech.pdf|format=PDF|title=Camille Bullock's reopening speech|accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=''Benjamin Franklin High School''|date=2006-01-17}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=Barri| last=Bronston| title=Mind over muck| publisher=''The Times-Picayune''| date=2005-12-05}}</ref> In 2007, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a free reception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recid=12896 |title=Benjamin Franklin High celebrates 50th anniversary |publisher=''New Orleans CityBusiness'' |date=2007-09-20 |accessdate=2010-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5e7gwESNo?url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recid=12896 |archivedate=2009-01-26 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
After Katrina, Ben Franklin received support from across the nation and around the world. On December 8, 2005, the United States Ambassador to Germany, [[William R. Timken|William R. Timken, Jr.]], accepted a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule, Ben Franklin's official [[German American Partnership Program|GAPP]] partner school in [[Berlin, Germany]].<ref name="Clay-SchuleBand"/> Monetary contributions included $10,000 from the government of [[France]] and a $70,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.<ref name="French aid">{{cite web|url=http://www.consulfrance-nouvelleorleans.org/article.php3?id_article=469 |title=French Cultural Aid to Louisiana |publisher=''General Consulate of France in New Orleans'' |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5UkuK4QSo?url=http://www.consulfrance-nouvelleorleans.org/article.php3?id_article=469 |archivedate=2008-01-11 |accessdate=2007-02-15 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="LauraBush">{{cite web|url=http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/gcslri/Grantee.FactSheet.8.29.06.pdf |date=2006-08-29 |title=Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative: August 2006 Grant Recipients |publisher=''The Laura Bush Foundation'' |format=PDF |page=1 |accessdate=2008-08-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517101917/http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/gcslri/Grantee.FactSheet.8.29.06.pdf |archivedate=2008-05-17 |df= }}</ref> The school re-opened as a charter school on January 17, 2006, the 300th birthday of its namesake [[Benjamin Franklin]]. The re-opening ceremony was held in the previously flooded-out gym. The gym had been the most severely damaged structure on campus; all of the floor tiles had to be removed and replaced, and the wind-damaged ceiling had to be repaired.<ref name="Reopening">{{cite web|url=http://benfranklinhighschool.org/Jan%2017speech.pdf|format=PDF|title=Camille Bullock's reopening speech|accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=''Benjamin Franklin High School''|date=2006-01-17}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=Barri| last=Bronston| title=Mind over muck| publisher=''The Times-Picayune''| date=2005-12-05}}</ref> In 2007, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a free reception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recid=12896 |title=Benjamin Franklin High celebrates 50th anniversary |publisher=''New Orleans CityBusiness'' |date=2007-09-20 |accessdate=2010-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5e7gwESNo?url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recid=12896 |archivedate=2009-01-26 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


== Enrollment ==
== Enrollment ==
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According to [[CBS News]], Ben Franklin is "one of the best public high schools in the country — a magnet for the city's smart and motivated students."<ref name="CBSNews"/> Approximately 99.5% of each graduating class enters a four-year college.<ref name="USNewsFeature2008"/><ref name="BlueRibbonApp2003"/><ref name="catholicreport"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Maloney |first=Stephen |url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=24524 |title=Defying the odds |publisher=''New Orleans CityBusiness'' |date=2007-10-15 |accessdate=2010-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5eFwLpfGJ?url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=24524 |archivedate=2009-02-01 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Of the 162 students in the class of 2006, 28 were [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Semifinalists]], 7 were National Achievement Finalists, and 3 were Hispanic Scholars.<ref name="Admissions"/> The class of 2008 produced 17 [[National Merit Scholarship Program#National Achievement Scholarship Program|National Achievement Semifinalists]], the most of any school in the United States.<ref name="TimesPicayune2"/> For the class of 2005, the mean [[SAT]] Verbal score was 645, and the mean SAT Math score was 636. The mean [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] composite score was 27.2.<ref name="Admissions">{{cite web|url=http://benfranklinhighschool.org/Admissions/admit%20book%2007-08.pdf|format=PDF|title=Benjamin Franklin Admissions Booklet|accessdate=2007-02-17|publisher=''Benjamin Franklin High School''|year=2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> One hundred percent of Franklin students passed the Louisiana Graduate Exit Examination (GEE) in Spring 2006, with a significant number achieving Advanced and Mastery level.<ref name="GEE 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2284.aspx?geespan=Spring&geeyear=2006&detail=36|title=GEE Grades 10 & 11 - First-Time Test Takers|accessdate=2007-02-15|publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education''|year=2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001833/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2284.aspx?geespan=Spring&geeyear=2006&detail=36 |archivedate = September 27, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
According to [[CBS News]], Ben Franklin is "one of the best public high schools in the country — a magnet for the city's smart and motivated students."<ref name="CBSNews"/> Approximately 99.5% of each graduating class enters a four-year college.<ref name="USNewsFeature2008"/><ref name="BlueRibbonApp2003"/><ref name="catholicreport"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Maloney |first=Stephen |url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=24524 |title=Defying the odds |publisher=''New Orleans CityBusiness'' |date=2007-10-15 |accessdate=2010-02-26 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5eFwLpfGJ?url=http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=24524 |archivedate=2009-02-01 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Of the 162 students in the class of 2006, 28 were [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Semifinalists]], 7 were National Achievement Finalists, and 3 were Hispanic Scholars.<ref name="Admissions"/> The class of 2008 produced 17 [[National Merit Scholarship Program#National Achievement Scholarship Program|National Achievement Semifinalists]], the most of any school in the United States.<ref name="TimesPicayune2"/> For the class of 2005, the mean [[SAT]] Verbal score was 645, and the mean SAT Math score was 636. The mean [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] composite score was 27.2.<ref name="Admissions">{{cite web|url=http://benfranklinhighschool.org/Admissions/admit%20book%2007-08.pdf|format=PDF|title=Benjamin Franklin Admissions Booklet|accessdate=2007-02-17|publisher=''Benjamin Franklin High School''|year=2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> One hundred percent of Franklin students passed the Louisiana Graduate Exit Examination (GEE) in Spring 2006, with a significant number achieving Advanced and Mastery level.<ref name="GEE 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2284.aspx?geespan=Spring&geeyear=2006&detail=36|title=GEE Grades 10 & 11 - First-Time Test Takers|accessdate=2007-02-15|publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education''|year=2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001833/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/2284.aspx?geespan=Spring&geeyear=2006&detail=36 |archivedate = September 27, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref>


In the fall of 2005, Ben Franklin was one of three high schools given a five star rating (the highest possible) by the Louisiana Department of Education, based on its School Performance Score (SPS). The SPS is based on test scores from LEAP/GEE subject area tests in addition to "The Iowa Tests" results and attendance/dropout data.<ref name="SPSGuide">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8099.pdf|format=PDF|title=2004-2005 Accountability User Guide|accessdate=2008-07-14|publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education''|year=2005}}</ref> The following table displays the three schools, along with their respective SPS in 2005.
In the fall of 2005, Ben Franklin was one of three high schools given a five star rating (the highest possible) by the Louisiana Department of Education, based on its School Performance Score (SPS). The SPS is based on test scores from LEAP/GEE subject area tests in addition to "The Iowa Tests" results and attendance/dropout data.<ref name="SPSGuide">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8099.pdf |format=PDF |title=2004-2005 Accountability User Guide |accessdate=2008-07-14 |publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education'' |year=2005 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320174849/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8099.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-20 |df= }}</ref> The following table displays the three schools, along with their respective SPS in 2005.
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2005 Louisiana School Performance Score (SPS) Comparisons<ref name="SPS-comp-2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8100pa.xls |format=XLS |title=Fall 2005 Detailed School-Level Tables |accessdate=2007-03-02 |publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001813/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8100pa.xls |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }}</ref> <br />
|+ 2005 Louisiana School Performance Score (SPS) Comparisons<ref name="SPS-comp-2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8100pa.xls |format=XLS |title=Fall 2005 Detailed School-Level Tables |accessdate=2007-03-02 |publisher=''Louisiana Department of Education'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001813/http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/8100pa.xls |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }}</ref> <br />
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* volleyball (AAAA Champion 1996,2002,2003; Runner-up 1997, 2004)<ref name="LHSAA9697"/><ref name="LHSAA9798"/><ref name="LHSAA0203">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2002-03ListofChampions.htm |title=2002-2003 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185249/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2002-03ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0304">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2003-04ListofChampions.htm |title=2003-2004 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185254/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2003-04ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0405">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2004-05ListofChampions.htm |title=2004-2005 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185259/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2004-05ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref>
* volleyball (AAAA Champion 1996,2002,2003; Runner-up 1997, 2004)<ref name="LHSAA9697"/><ref name="LHSAA9798"/><ref name="LHSAA0203">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2002-03ListofChampions.htm |title=2002-2003 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185249/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2002-03ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0304">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2003-04ListofChampions.htm |title=2003-2004 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185254/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2003-04ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0405">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2004-05ListofChampions.htm |title=2004-2005 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109185259/http://www.lhsaa.org/stateresults/Archives/2004-05ListofChampions.htm|archivedate=2007-11-09}}</ref>
* girls' soccer (AAAA Champion 1998,2003,2004)<ref name="LHSAA9798"/><ref name="LHSAA0203"/><ref name="LHSAA0304"/>
* girls' soccer (AAAA Champion 1998,2003,2004)<ref name="LHSAA9798"/><ref name="LHSAA0203"/><ref name="LHSAA0304"/>
* boys' soccer (AAAA Champion 2004; AAAA Runner-up 2005; AAA Runner-up 2011)<ref name="LHSAA0304"/><ref name="LHSAA0405"/><ref name="Soccer 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/178-b.pdf |title=2011 Boys’ Soccer Playoff Brackets |accessdate=2011-03-15 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association''|format=PDF}}</ref>
* boys' soccer (AAAA Champion 2004; AAAA Runner-up 2005; AAA Runner-up 2011)<ref name="LHSAA0304"/><ref name="LHSAA0405"/><ref name="Soccer 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/178-b.pdf |title=2011 Boys’ Soccer Playoff Brackets |accessdate=2011-03-15 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172903/http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/178-b.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-19 |df= }}</ref>
* tennis-girls (AAAA Runner-up 1997)<ref name="LHSAA9697"/>
* tennis-girls (AAAA Runner-up 1997)<ref name="LHSAA9697"/>
* tennis-boys (AAA Champion 2008, 2009; AAAA Runner-up 2004, 2006, 2007; AAA Runner-up 2010)<ref name="LHSAA0304"/><ref name="Tennis 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/27-r.pdf |title=2008 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association''|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/138-r.pdf |title=2009 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2009-05-26 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association''|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0506p6">{{cite web |url=http://lhsaa.org/StateChampions20052006/list6.htm |title=2005-2006 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215837/http://lhsaa.org/StateChampions20052006/list6.htm |archivedate=2006-08-13}}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/28-r.pdf |title=2007 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association''|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/160-r.pdf |title=2010 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2010-05-20 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association''|format=PDF}}</ref>
* tennis-boys (AAA Champion 2008, 2009; AAAA Runner-up 2004, 2006, 2007; AAA Runner-up 2010)<ref name="LHSAA0304"/><ref name="Tennis 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/27-r.pdf |title=2008 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320174849/http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/27-r.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-20 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/138-r.pdf |title=2009 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2009-05-26 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172720/http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/138-r.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-19 |df= }}</ref><ref name="LHSAA0506p6">{{cite web |url=http://lhsaa.org/StateChampions20052006/list6.htm |title=2005-2006 LHSAA State Champions |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215837/http://lhsaa.org/StateChampions20052006/list6.htm |archivedate=2006-08-13}}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/28-r.pdf |title=2007 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2008-12-10 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320174850/http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/28-r.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-20 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Tennis 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/160-r.pdf |title=2010 State Tennis Results |accessdate=2010-05-20 |publisher=''Louisiana High School Athletic Association'' |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172821/http://www.lhsaa.org/images/db_results/160-r.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-19 |df= }}</ref>
*Cheerleaders (First place at the Spirit Blast Cheer and Dance Championship 2010 against two other schools)
*Cheerleaders (First place at the Spirit Blast Cheer and Dance Championship 2010 against two other schools)


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=== Performing arts ===
=== Performing arts ===
The music program at Ben Franklin was founded by [[Peter Dombourian]], who served as part-time band director and music teacher from 1974 until 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/obits/1/d-13.txt |title=Dombourian- Peter M. Dombourian, Conductor, Musician And Music Educator, Died Of Cancer Monday At Southern Baptist Hospital |publisher=''The Times-Picayune'' |date=1992-01-14 |accessdate=2009-01-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315053231/http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/obits/1/d-13.txt |archivedate=2011-03-15 |df= }}</ref> His students included [[trumpeter]] [[Wynton Marsalis]], who enrolled concurrently at Ben Franklin and NOCCA.<ref name="MarsalisInterview1">{{cite web|url=http://www.garciamusic.com/educator/articles/marsalis.html|title=Wynton Marsalis: Speaking from the Melody|publisher=''IAJE Jazz Education Journal'', Vol. 29, No. 1|date=July 1996|first=Antonio J|last=Garcia|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> In 2005, the band room and music lockers at Ben Franklin were flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, destroying the school's collection of instruments, privately owned instruments left behind by students, and approximately $100,000 of sheet music.<ref name="UCCJWM Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucc.org/justice/public-education/pdfs/jwm_publiceducation.pdf|last=Resseger|first=Jan|year=2007|title=Public Education In New Orleans In the Aftermath of Katrina|publisher=''United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries''|format=PDF|page=1|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> The [[Tipitina's Foundation]], New Orleans Music Exchange, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, and P.S. 54 Charles W Leng School were among the contributors who helped the music program continue.<ref name="CityBusiness Music">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20070528/ai_n19183148|last=Maloney|first=Stephen|date=2007-05-28|title=Tipitina's Foundation in N.O. playing off the city's musical|publisher =''New Orleans CityBusiness''|accessdate=2008-07-27}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.mhopus.org/katrina-list.asp|title=Katrina Donations|publisher=''The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation''|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> Student musicians in the [[concert band]] and [[string orchestra]] participate annually in the Louisiana Music Educator's Association (LMEA) State Festivals, where they often collect "Superior" ratings.<ref name="BlueRibbonApp2003">.
The music program at Ben Franklin was founded by [[Peter Dombourian]], who served as part-time band director and music teacher from 1974 until 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/obits/1/d-13.txt |title=Dombourian- Peter M. Dombourian, Conductor, Musician And Music Educator, Died Of Cancer Monday At Southern Baptist Hospital |publisher=''The Times-Picayune'' |date=1992-01-14 |accessdate=2009-01-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315053231/http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/obits/1/d-13.txt |archivedate=2011-03-15 |df= }}</ref> His students included [[trumpeter]] [[Wynton Marsalis]], who enrolled concurrently at Ben Franklin and NOCCA.<ref name="MarsalisInterview1">{{cite web|url=http://www.garciamusic.com/educator/articles/marsalis.html|title=Wynton Marsalis: Speaking from the Melody|publisher=''IAJE Jazz Education Journal'', Vol. 29, No. 1|date=July 1996|first=Antonio J|last=Garcia|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> In 2005, the band room and music lockers at Ben Franklin were flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, destroying the school's collection of instruments, privately owned instruments left behind by students, and approximately $100,000 of sheet music.<ref name="UCCJWM Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.ucc.org/justice/public-education/pdfs/jwm_publiceducation.pdf|last=Resseger|first=Jan|year=2007|title=Public Education In New Orleans In the Aftermath of Katrina|publisher=''United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries''|format=PDF|page=1|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> The [[Tipitina's Foundation]], New Orleans Music Exchange, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, and P.S. 54 Charles W Leng School were among the contributors who helped the music program continue.<ref name="CityBusiness Music">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20070528/ai_n19183148|last=Maloney|first=Stephen|date=2007-05-28|title=Tipitina's Foundation in N.O. playing off the city's musical|publisher =''New Orleans CityBusiness''|accessdate=2008-07-27}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation">{{cite web|url=http://www.mhopus.org/katrina-list.asp |title=Katrina Donations |publisher=''The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation'' |accessdate=2008-07-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723194538/http://www.mhopus.org/katrina-list.asp |archivedate=2008-07-23 |df= }}</ref> Student musicians in the [[concert band]] and [[string orchestra]] participate annually in the Louisiana Music Educator's Association (LMEA) State Festivals, where they often collect "Superior" ratings.<ref name="BlueRibbonApp2003">.
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== Yearbook 2006 ==
== Yearbook 2006 ==
The class of 2006 was the subject of an online documentary called [http://y06.org/ Yearbook 2006], created by bluecadet interactive and produced by Josh Goldblum, Josh Cogan, and David Lee. The non-profit Web-based project features 140 minutes of raw interviews as well as photographs and other multimedia designed to capture the lives of about 30 Franklin seniors after Katrina. The project, featured in the [[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]]'s Spirit of Recovery conference and [[USA Today]],<ref name="SAMHSA 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA_NEWS/VolumeXIV_4/article4.htm|title=SAMHSA News: July/August 2006, Volume 14, Number 4|publisher=''Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration''|accessdate=2007-04-16}}</ref><ref name="USAToday 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-28-katrina-yearbook_x.htm |title=Class of Katrina carries on|publisher=''USA Today''|date=2006-08-28|first=Colleen|last=Clark|accessdate=2006-04-16}}</ref> was designed to “give a cohesive and layered forum to the fractured voices of those seniors who were displaced and those who remained in New Orleans, aiming to, above all, nurture and heal the vibrant social fabric that Katrina threatened to destroy.”<ref name="Yearbook06">{{cite web|url=http://y06.org/about.html|title=Yearbook 2006|publisher=''bluecadet interactive''|accessdate=2007-04-16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208123255/http://y06.org/about.html|archivedate=2007-12-08}}</ref>
The class of 2006 was the subject of an online documentary called [http://y06.org/ Yearbook 2006]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, created by bluecadet interactive and produced by Josh Goldblum, Josh Cogan, and David Lee. The non-profit Web-based project features 140 minutes of raw interviews as well as photographs and other multimedia designed to capture the lives of about 30 Franklin seniors after Katrina. The project, featured in the [[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]]'s Spirit of Recovery conference and [[USA Today]],<ref name="SAMHSA 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.samhsa.gov/SAMHSA_NEWS/VolumeXIV_4/article4.htm|title=SAMHSA News: July/August 2006, Volume 14, Number 4|publisher=''Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration''|accessdate=2007-04-16}}</ref><ref name="USAToday 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-28-katrina-yearbook_x.htm |title=Class of Katrina carries on|publisher=''USA Today''|date=2006-08-28|first=Colleen|last=Clark|accessdate=2006-04-16}}</ref> was designed to “give a cohesive and layered forum to the fractured voices of those seniors who were displaced and those who remained in New Orleans, aiming to, above all, nurture and heal the vibrant social fabric that Katrina threatened to destroy.”<ref name="Yearbook06">{{cite web|url=http://y06.org/about.html|title=Yearbook 2006|publisher=''bluecadet interactive''|accessdate=2007-04-16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208123255/http://y06.org/about.html|archivedate=2007-12-08}}</ref>


== Accusations of bias in admissions ==
== Accusations of bias in admissions ==
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* [[Ted Frank]]: Director of the [[AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest]]<ref name="TedFrank">{{cite web|last=Frank|first=Ted|url=http://tedfrank.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2005_04_17-2005_04_23.shtml|title=Who is this Ted Frank guy anyway?|accessdate=2008-09-15 |work=Lagniappe: an unserious blog|publisher=published by Ted Frank|date=2004-04-23|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114050953/http://tedfrank.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2005_04_17-2005_04_23.shtml |archivedate = November 14, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
* [[Ted Frank]]: Director of the [[AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest]]<ref name="TedFrank">{{cite web|last=Frank|first=Ted|url=http://tedfrank.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2005_04_17-2005_04_23.shtml|title=Who is this Ted Frank guy anyway?|accessdate=2008-09-15 |work=Lagniappe: an unserious blog|publisher=published by Ted Frank|date=2004-04-23|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114050953/http://tedfrank.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2005_04_17-2005_04_23.shtml |archivedate = November 14, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
* [[Jalila Jefferson-Bullock]]: [[Louisiana State Legislature]] - Representative, District 91: 2003-2007<ref name="Jefferson-Bullock">{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/llbc/memberbios/jefferson-bullockbio.htm |title=Representative Jalila Jefferson-Bullock |publisher=''Louisiana State Legislature'' |accessdate=2007-04-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109191133/http://www.legis.state.la.us/llbc/memberbios/jefferson-bullockbio.htm |archivedate=2005-11-09 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Jalila Jefferson-Bullock]]: [[Louisiana State Legislature]] - Representative, District 91: 2003-2007<ref name="Jefferson-Bullock">{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/llbc/memberbios/jefferson-bullockbio.htm |title=Representative Jalila Jefferson-Bullock |publisher=''Louisiana State Legislature'' |accessdate=2007-04-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109191133/http://www.legis.state.la.us/llbc/memberbios/jefferson-bullockbio.htm |archivedate=2005-11-09 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Anya Kamenetz]]: freelance writer & columnist, author of ''Generation Debt'' (ISBN 978-1-59448-907-5)<ref name="Kamenetz">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefaulknersociety.org/Anya%20Kamenetz.html|title=Anya Kamenetz|accessdate=2008-11-18 |publisher=''Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society''}}</ref>
* [[Anya Kamenetz]]: freelance writer & columnist, author of ''Generation Debt'' (ISBN 978-1-59448-907-5)<ref name="Kamenetz">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefaulknersociety.org/Anya%20Kamenetz.html |title=Anya Kamenetz |accessdate=2008-11-18 |publisher=''Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724034254/http://www.thefaulknersociety.org/Anya%20Kamenetz.html |archivedate=2011-07-24 |df= }}</ref>
* [[David Kinch]], World Renowned Chef. 2010 Iron Chef Winner over Bobby Flay. Winner of 2010 James Beard Award. Owner of Michelin two star rated restaurant [[Manresa (restaurant)|Manresa]], in Los Gatos, CA
* [[David Kinch]], World Renowned Chef. 2010 Iron Chef Winner over Bobby Flay. Winner of 2010 James Beard Award. Owner of Michelin two star rated restaurant [[Manresa (restaurant)|Manresa]], in Los Gatos, CA
* [[Delfeayo Marsalis]]: jazz trombonist - attended Ben Franklin/NOCCA<ref name="CBB-Delfeayo">{{cite book| title=Contemporary Black Biography: Delfeayo Marsalis| publisher=The Gale Group, Inc.| year=1982}}</ref>
* [[Delfeayo Marsalis]]: jazz trombonist - attended Ben Franklin/NOCCA<ref name="CBB-Delfeayo">{{cite book| title=Contemporary Black Biography: Delfeayo Marsalis| publisher=The Gale Group, Inc.| year=1982}}</ref>

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Benjamin Franklin High School
Address
Map
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive

New Orleans
,
Louisiana
70122

 United States
Information
School typeSelective Admissions Public Charter high school
Established1957
School boardOrleans Parish School District (charter school)
NCES District ID2201170[4]
CEEB code192006
NCES School ID220117000888[3]
PrincipalDr. Patrick Widhalm
Faculty46 (Fall 2006)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment900
Student to teacher ratio15.53:1 (Spring 2010)[1]
Campus size6.5 acres (0.0263 km2)[2]
Color(s)Green, White, & Orange
MascotFalcons
AlumniWynton Marsalis
Websitewww.bfhsla.org

Benjamin Franklin High School is a Selective Admissions Public Charter high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", this school should not be confused with Franklin High School in Franklin, Louisiana. Ben Franklin was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children. In 1990, it moved to its current location on the campus of the University of New Orleans (UNO) in the Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of Orleans Parish, near Lake Pontchartrain. The school was damaged by several feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, and efforts to reopen the school were covered by nationwide news agencies. Although the school is part of the Orleans Parish School District, it operates as a charter school .

Ben Franklin has a selective admissions process, and according to CBS News is a "magnet for the city's smart and motivated students."[5] It has been named a Blue Ribbon School four times by the U.S. Department of Education, and was ranked 16 on the 2009 "America's Best High Schools" list by U.S. News & World Report.[6][7] The class of 2008 produced 17 National Achievement Semifinalists, the most of any school in the United States.[8]

Ben Franklin is a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Because of its selective admissions policies, the school was accused in 1996 of an admissions bias against African Americans. Notable alumni of the school include Wynton Marsalis, a Pulitzer Prize winning trumpeter.

History

The former Carrollton Courthouse on 719 South Carrollton Avenue housed the The original campus of Benjamin Franklin High School from 1957 to 1990. The building has been vacant since 2013.[9]

Benjamin Franklin High School opened as a school for gifted children in 1957 under the direction of School Superintendent James F. Redmond and Principal Naomi Gardberg.[10][11] At the time, schools under the Orleans Parish School Board were segregated.[12] In 1960, Judge J. Skelly Wright of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ordered the desegregation of New Orleans schools in Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board.[13] In response to the order, 2,000 youths surged through New Orleans streets in demonstrations against school integration on November 16, 1960. Only eight Franklin students were absent from class.[14] A Time Magazine article later stated that Redmond's "proudest memory of the first day of integration three weeks ago, when truancy was rife, is that 'my Franklin kids stuck with it.'"[15]

From its inception, Franklin was designed to be a public school for gifted students, and admissions requirements included having a 120 IQ.[10][16] Following an appeal of Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stated in 1962 that Franklin was "one of the finest schools in the country for superior students" and suggested that African American students who met the school's exacting admissions requirements be admitted.[12] Under pressure from federal courts, Franklin became the first public high school in New Orleans to desegregate in 1963.[17][18]

For over 30 years the school was housed in the historic Carrollton Courthouse on Carrollton Avenue in Uptown New Orleans. Built in 1855, the building had served as the Jefferson Parish Courthouse until the City of Carrollton was incorporated into New Orleans.[19] By 1987, the building had fallen into disrepair and lacked basic air conditioning.[20] Despite these conditions, Franklin maintained a reputation as a place of academic excellence.[21][22]

In the late 1980s, the Orleans Parish School Board leased land from the University of New Orleans (UNO) and built a larger and more modern campus for Ben Franklin. Ben Franklin moved to this current Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks campus during the 1989–1990 school year.[2][23] The building was designed by E. Eean Mcnaughton Architects and received an honor award from the American Institute of Architects Gulf States Region in 1994.[24] Visitors to the school included President Bill Clinton, who spoke with Franklin students on April 30, 1993 about his plans to create a National Service Initiative.[25]

Ben Franklin is located near the London Avenue Canal. Like most other UNO buildings and New Orleans public schools, Ben Franklin was damaged by several feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina. The school was closed before the storm hit on August 29, 2005, and remained closed for several months. Over US $3 million in damage was caused by the storm.[26] School administration, faculty, parents, students, alumni, and volunteers participated in a massive cleanup effort, without funding from and independent of the Orleans Parish School Board. The effort was chronicled by several nationwide news agencies.[5][27][28]

Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. accepts a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule on behalf of Ben Franklin.[29]

After Katrina, Ben Franklin received support from across the nation and around the world. On December 8, 2005, the United States Ambassador to Germany, William R. Timken, Jr., accepted a "Band of Friendship" from the students of Clay Oberschule, Ben Franklin's official GAPP partner school in Berlin, Germany.[29] Monetary contributions included $10,000 from the government of France and a $70,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.[30][31] The school re-opened as a charter school on January 17, 2006, the 300th birthday of its namesake Benjamin Franklin. The re-opening ceremony was held in the previously flooded-out gym. The gym had been the most severely damaged structure on campus; all of the floor tiles had to be removed and replaced, and the wind-damaged ceiling had to be repaired.[32][33] In 2007, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a free reception.[34]

Enrollment

Ben Franklin High School main entrance on Leon C. Simon Drive

An admissions test is required to apply to Ben Franklin. Enrollment is open to residents of Orleans Parish entering ninth, tenth, or eleventh grade. Students applying for tenth grade must have one credit in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language. Students applying for 11th grade must have two credits in each of the listed courses. Admission is based on an applicant's GPA and performance on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills or the Iowa Tests of Educational Development for reading, language, and mathematics. The Iowa Tests are administered at Ben Franklin. All students meeting the criteria for entrance into 9th grade are also required to pass the LEAP 21 exam (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century Exam taken in 8th grade).[35] Ben Franklin had 609 students during the 2009-2010 school year. The demographics were 270 (44.3%) Caucasian, 183 (30%) African American, 141 (23.2%) Asian/Pacific Islander, 14 (2.23%) Hispanic, and 1 (0.02%) American Indian/Alaskan Native.[1]

Academics

A marble statue of Benjamin Franklin stands in the atrium. The statue was commissioned in 1844 and has been with the school since 1959.[36]

Ben Franklin features a college-preparatory curriculum and an Advanced Placement (AP) Program. Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 academic units that includes 4 in English, 3 in foreign language, 4 in mathematics, 4 in science, 4 in social science, 2 in electives, 1.5 in physical education, .5 in health, and starting with the class of 2012, 1 credit in the arts.[37][38] As of 2008, the school offers 20 AP courses for students to earn college credit. A selection of elective courses are offered, including studio art, creative writing, music appreciation, and theater. The foreign language offerings are French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, and Latin. Students may also enroll concurrently at local universities and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). The school is within walking distance of the UNO library, and students can obtain library cards through a "special borrowers" program.[39]

I...am Ben Franklin campaign emblem

According to CBS News, Ben Franklin is "one of the best public high schools in the country — a magnet for the city's smart and motivated students."[5] Approximately 99.5% of each graduating class enters a four-year college.[6][40][41][42] Of the 162 students in the class of 2006, 28 were National Merit Semifinalists, 7 were National Achievement Finalists, and 3 were Hispanic Scholars.[35] The class of 2008 produced 17 National Achievement Semifinalists, the most of any school in the United States.[8] For the class of 2005, the mean SAT Verbal score was 645, and the mean SAT Math score was 636. The mean ACT composite score was 27.2.[35] One hundred percent of Franklin students passed the Louisiana Graduate Exit Examination (GEE) in Spring 2006, with a significant number achieving Advanced and Mastery level.[43]

In the fall of 2005, Ben Franklin was one of three high schools given a five star rating (the highest possible) by the Louisiana Department of Education, based on its School Performance Score (SPS). The SPS is based on test scores from LEAP/GEE subject area tests in addition to "The Iowa Tests" results and attendance/dropout data.[44] The following table displays the three schools, along with their respective SPS in 2005.

2005 Louisiana School Performance Score (SPS) Comparisons[45]
School Name Magnet School Status Performance Label (2005) Baseline SPS (2005)
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School Yes Five Stars 200.5
Caddo Parish Magnet High School Yes Five Stars 176.6
Baton Rouge Magnet High School Yes Five Stars 171.7
Franklin was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2003[46]

In fall 2008, the Louisiana Department of Education rated schools in Orleans Parish for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. With an SPS of 165.2, Ben Franklin again had the highest performance score in the state.[47][48]

Benjamin Franklin High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1989, 2003, 2009, and 2015.[46][49][50][51] It has been ranked by Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 50 public schools in the U.S. with regards to student test scores and advanced placement programs. Ben Franklin was listed as one of the elite public schools in the country by Newsweek in 2006 and 2007.[52][53] In 2008 and 2009, Franklin was no longer listed as a "public elite" and instead ranked numbers 35 and 52, respectively, on the complete Newsweek lists of "America's Top Public High Schools."[54][55] Ben Franklin was also ranked 16 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report on its 2009 "America's Best High Schools" list and was one of its featured stories.[6][7] Additionally, 2 art and 12 academic Presidential Scholars have been selected from the school as of 2007.[56][57][58][59] The class of 2014 produced twenty-five National Merit Semi-finalists, fifteen National Achievement Semi-Finalists, three National Hispanic Scholars and fifteen National Merit Commended Scholars. 17 Benjamin Franklin seniors named Finalists in the 2014 Competition for National Merit Scholarships.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Logo of the Ben Franklin Falcons

Ben Franklin teams are known as the "Falcons" with school colors green, white, and orange. The Falcons are in District 10-4A (Div. II) of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association and features the following athletic programs:[60][61]

The Ben Franklin girls' soccer team was the Class 4A State Champion in 1998, 2003, and 2004, and the volleyball team won state titles in 1996, 2002, and 2003.[62] In 16 years as Ben Franklin's head volleyball coach, Jodee Pulizzano led Franklin teams to six Division II state championships and two runner-up trophies.[63][64]

Accomplishments since 1996 include:

  • swimming-girls (AAAA Champion 1997; Runner-up 1996, 1999)[65][66][67]
  • swimming-boys (AAAA Champion 2001; Runner-up 1999, 2000)[67][68][69]
  • volleyball (AAAA Champion 1996,2002,2003; Runner-up 1997, 2004)[65][66][70][71][72]
  • girls' soccer (AAAA Champion 1998,2003,2004)[66][70][71]
  • boys' soccer (AAAA Champion 2004; AAAA Runner-up 2005; AAA Runner-up 2011)[71][72][73]
  • tennis-girls (AAAA Runner-up 1997)[65]
  • tennis-boys (AAA Champion 2008, 2009; AAAA Runner-up 2004, 2006, 2007; AAA Runner-up 2010)[71][74][75][76][77][78]
  • Cheerleaders (First place at the Spirit Blast Cheer and Dance Championship 2010 against two other schools)

In 2007, the Ben Franklin football team made the Class 3A playoffs for the first time in school history.[79] However, the team went on to lose in the first round to Amite High School.[80]

Performing arts

The music program at Ben Franklin was founded by Peter Dombourian, who served as part-time band director and music teacher from 1974 until 1991.[81] His students included trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who enrolled concurrently at Ben Franklin and NOCCA.[82] In 2005, the band room and music lockers at Ben Franklin were flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, destroying the school's collection of instruments, privately owned instruments left behind by students, and approximately $100,000 of sheet music.[83] The Tipitina's Foundation, New Orleans Music Exchange, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, and P.S. 54 Charles W Leng School were among the contributors who helped the music program continue.[84][85] Student musicians in the concert band and string orchestra participate annually in the Louisiana Music Educator's Association (LMEA) State Festivals, where they often collect "Superior" ratings.[40]

Franklin also has a theater program. In March 2008, Franklin theater students were able to conduct a mixed-media performance of James Still's "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank" with Holocaust survivor/author Eva Schloss in attendance. The play was co-sponsored by the National World War II Museum and coincided with Schloss' lecture at the museum.[86][87]

Cover of the Spring 2008 volume of The Riverbend Review

Publications

Franklin also has a TV station for students known as FTV. Ben Franklin publications include The Riverbend Review (literary magazine), and The Franklin Falcon (yearbook). The Riverbend Review, published since 1987, has received numerous awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the American Scholastic Press Association, winning a Silver Crown and First Place classification in 2008 and a Gold Crown and First Place with Special Merit classification in 2009.[88][89][90][91] The Spring 2008 volume featured student poetry, short stories, original art, and an interview with writer Andrei Codrescu.[92]

Yearbook 2006

The class of 2006 was the subject of an online documentary called Yearbook 2006[permanent dead link], created by bluecadet interactive and produced by Josh Goldblum, Josh Cogan, and David Lee. The non-profit Web-based project features 140 minutes of raw interviews as well as photographs and other multimedia designed to capture the lives of about 30 Franklin seniors after Katrina. The project, featured in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Spirit of Recovery conference and USA Today,[93][94] was designed to “give a cohesive and layered forum to the fractured voices of those seniors who were displaced and those who remained in New Orleans, aiming to, above all, nurture and heal the vibrant social fabric that Katrina threatened to destroy.”[95]

Accusations of bias in admissions

The school's selective admissions policies have led to accusations of bias.[41] Before Hurricane Katrina, it was estimated that 450 of 800 applicants on average were not accepted because of insufficient grades and test scores.[96] Compared to the rest of the city, the school has a disproportionately low percentage of African Americans.[97] Carl Galmon, a local activist, claimed in 1996 that Franklin's admissions tests are culturally biased against black students.[98] Following Katrina, the school converted to a charter school and preserved its selective admissions system.[6][27] The school has received praise for traditionally producing some of the "highest-performing students in the entire state of Louisiana,"[22] including an exceptional number of students awarded by the National Achievement Scholarship Program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a program open only to African Americans.[8]

Notable alumni

Ben Franklin/NOCCA alumnus Wynton Marsalis with former President George W. Bush

Benjamin Franklin High School has appeared in film, books, and other media. In a short play that appears in New Orleans novelist Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos, the lead character attends Franklin.[111]

Portions of the school's atrium and front entrance were used in the 2004 Disney Channel movie Stuck in the Suburbs.[112] The school was also used for portions of the 2005 Lifetime Television movie Odd Girl Out.[113]

In Julie Smith's mystery novel Louisiana Hotshot, murder victim Rhonda Bergeron is said to have graduated from Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans.[114] In Ronald Everett Capps' novel Off Magazine Street (loosely adapted into the film A Love Song for Bobby Long), Byron Burns decides to send Hanna to Benjamin Franklin High School, a school "he had heard had a fair reputation."[115]

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