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Revision as of 15:57, 21 September 2010
Franklin Pierce High School | |
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Location | |
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Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1952 |
School district | Franklin Pierce School District |
Principal | Jennifer Shaw |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,220 (2005) |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red and Gold |
Mascot | Cardinals |
Website | [1] |
Franklin Pierce High School in Midland, Washington is named after the fourteenth US President, Franklin Pierce, who was president when the Washington Territory was formed in 1853.
Academics
Washington High sucks, FP is way better at all thing academic.
Activities
Washington high school is better!!!
Music
Music at Franklin Pierce high school has a rich history. The bands enjoyed the leadership of Thomas Anderson through the 1970’s and 1980’s continuing with Ivan Giddings in the 1990’s. Many composers of note have had works performed, including: Persichetti, Bennett, Grainger, Holst, etc. In 1974, Ford middle school (Franklin Pierce’s feeder school) , also under the direction of Tom Anderson, performed at the Music Educators National Conference in Washington.
The music tradition is currently continued under the direction of Matt Pelandini (band) who has taken over the choirs after Dr. Greg Vancil left. There are currently four choirs at FP, including Concert Choir, Advanced Choir, the Wild Cards (a 12 voice male choir) and the Treblemakers (a 12 voice female choir). The band roster consists of a jazz band, drum line, pep band, concert band, and symphonic band. The band also occasionally joins the musical theatre department as the pit orchestra.
Performance traditions include an October combined concert, regular athletic and assembly performances, and Carol Fest and Cabaret (fully choreographed and costumed choir shows). Every year the themes change for Carol Fest and Cabaret. A highlight at the Cabaret show is the traditional Blacklight Beatles, a 30 minute medley of Beatles hits performed by wearing all black with white gloves. With only the black lights on in the room, the hands of the vocalists glow and form patterns and shapes that are astonishing to the eyes of the audience. Cabaret is also opened and closed every year by Wilkommen and Cabaret, two songs from the Broadway musical.
Current and Past Choir Officers:
2007 - Yala Chlebecek, Cassie Collison, Sarah Wise 2008 - Cassie Collison, Danielle Gamble, Megan Ducette 2009 - Brittany Carter, Danielle Gamble, Tiffany Johnson 2010- Jameil Jackson, Nellie Veitenheimer, Ronnie Craig
Athletics
Franklin Pierce has a wide variety of athletics for both boys and girls. For boys this means: Football(2007 SPSL Champion)**, Golf, Cross Country**, Soccer(2007, 2009 SPSL Champions and 2009 placed 4th in state),Basketball, Wrestling**(2009 david Kuich placed 1st in state,eric booth placed 2nd in state and dwayne m. placed 5th, ehis placed FP 10th in state in 2009) Tennis, Baseball, and Track & Field**. For girls this means: Volleyball, Fastpitch softball, Tennis, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Track & Field**, Wrestling**, Cross Country**, Football**. The Symbol ** means boys and girls are on the same team.
Daffodil Festival
Every year, Franklin Pierce participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Franklin Pierce Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Franklin Pierce band accompanies the float of Franklin Pierce princesses every year in the parade, held annually in April. All of the previous years queens can be found at: http://www.daffodilfestival.net/Royalty-Info/queens_page.htm
Past Franklin Pierce Daffodil Festival Queens
- Carol Mills, 1959
- Carol Parcheta, 1967
- Wendy Van Noy, 1975
- Katrina Woldseth, 2002
Notable alumni
- Pat Austin, 4 time NHRA Funny Car national champion
- Sean Osborn, award winning clarinetist and composer
- Ben Warner, longboarded across the United States for the Boys & Girls Club of America
References