Franklin High School

Seniors!! Hagan Scholarship Spring Application Eligibility Requirements 1. Must attend a high school located in the United States. 2. All high school students eligible regardless of nationality. 3. Must be fluent in the English language. 4. Must be in the high school graduating class. 5. Must have achieved an unweighted 3.50 CGPA based on a 4.0 Grading Scale. 6. Must enroll in an eligible four-year College or University the first fall semester following high school graduation. 7. The scholarship cannot be used to attend a community college, junior college, or online institution. 8. Must maintain a four year or less graduation schedule, or complete the equivalent of a four year degree if in a professional program. 9. Must work 240 hours from January 1, 2025 until September 1, 2025. Work must be regularly scheduled employment performed under supervision for compensation. Employment can be full-time or part-time. 10. Applicant’s Adjusted Gross Household Income reported for 2023 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $100,000. “Household Income” is defined as the total income received by all adult members of a household living under the same roof. 11. Applicants are not required to provide FAFSA information. Finalists must provide the FAFSA Summary showing the SAI. 12. Must apply for Federal and State grants if eligible. The intended scholarship recipient is a high-achieving goal-driven student having substantial financial need. https://haganscholarships.org/application/

All FHS 11th grade students will take the ACT on March 12th. Below are a few reasons this test should be important to you. You can see that this is a great opportunity to be able to prepare and take the ACT without the usual fee. Some colleges still do optional test scoring. Many do, however, require ACT scores if GPA is lower than that college's expectation. Our current 11th grade class should expect these scores to be required as part of the application process. Students planning to enroll with 2-yr schools can also benefit from meeting benchmark scores on the ACT. ACT scores can help you avoid remedial courses and can gain admissions for professional programs you might apply to. Most scholarship opportunities include ACT scores in the decision making process. Students pursuing a career in the military will be required at some point to produce ACT scores. Particular branches may require a minimum composite score. While the ACT can be retaken to improve scores, this is the only opportunity they have to take it for free. Even if a student plans to pursue a path in which they don't see the obvious benefit from having solid ACT scores, having them will keep those doors open for the future. Below is a schedule for Free Content Review Sessions at FHS starting Feb. 24th! Morning Sessions are from 7:15 to 8:00 Afternoon Sessions are from 3:15 to 4:00.

See attached flyer for astronomy night.

The last day to guarantee your 24-25 yearbook is this Friday. See the posters in the main hallway or in the cafeteria lobby to see if you have one reserved. See Mr. Jessup if you have any questions.

Track and Field Announcement

🔥 PANTHER POWER ON FULL DISPLAY! 🔥 A HUGE congratulations to our three student-athletes who competed at the 3A NCHSAA West Regionals this weekend! Qualifying for regionals in wrestling means you were among the best in your conference. While Garrett Young will be the lone Panther advancing to State, we want to recognize all three competitors that represented FHS at the 3A NCHSAA West Regional. 🏅 Preston Douglas (165) 🏅 Garrett Young (215) – STATE BOUND! 🏅 Devlin Bailey (285) It’s not often that a freshman qualifies for regionals, but this year, the Panthers were represented by two—Devlin Bailey and Garrett Young! A huge thank you to our wrestling coaches for their dedication, leadership, and the countless hours spent developing these athletes. Your impact goes beyond the mat! 🐾💪 #PantherPride

Congrats to this great group of FHS band students who participated in the Far West Honors Band Clinic and Concert this weekend!

🌹💌 FHS Student Council Spreads the Love on Valentine’s Day! 💌🌹 This Valentine’s Day, our Student Council went above and beyond to spread some joy! They packed up sweet goodie bags and personally handwritten cards, then delivered them to the residents and workers at the local nursing home. 💖 It was such a heartwarming experience to bring smiles to their faces, and we’re so proud of our students for making the day a little brighter! 🌟 #FHSStudentCouncil

🏀 Mountain 7 Conference Tournament – Round 2 🏀 With Round 1 of the Conference Tournament complete, Round 2 tips off Tuesday in The Panther Den! Both Men’s and Women’s Varsity teams have advanced to the semifinals, while both JV teams will compete in the finals on Thursday! 📅 Round 2 – Game Schedule: (All Varsity, No JV) ⏰ 4:00 PM – Pisgah vs. East (Girls) ⏰ 5:30 PM – East vs. Pisgah (Boys) ⏰ 7:00 PM – FHS vs. West (Girls) ⏰ 8:30 PM – FHS vs. North (Boys)

Principal King is in Winston Salem for the NCHSAA 3A Indoor Track State Finals today. *Girls 4x800 Morgan Cress, Amy Mendoza Lopez, Breanna Pendergrass, Abigail Pope- 7th **Girls High Jump-Isabella Shope and Justus Bradford 🥉-3rd (first FHS Podium Finish of the day) *Girls Shot Put- Charley Seagle- 6th *Girls 55m Hurdles-Laura Covarrubias-5th *Girls Long Jump- Laura Covarrubias- 4th 🏅 *Girls 4x200M Relay- Laura Covarrubias, Michelle Ortega, Kai Pelletier, Anna Timan-4th 🏅 *Boys Pole Vault- David Rogers-7th; Josiah - 13th *Boys 4x200M Relay- Zachary Call, David Rogers, Tyler Koch, Ken Modlin -8th *Girls 1600M- Morgan Cress- 9th *Girls 4x400M Relay- Laura Covarrubias, Anna Timan, Michelle Ortega, Amy Mendoza Lopez 3rd 🥉 * Boys 4x400M Relay- Zachary Call, Matheson Post, David Rogers, Ken Modlin-5th Lady Panthers Indoor Track Team finishes 5th in the State.

𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔 𝙈𝘼𝘿𝙀! 🎟️🔥 Freshman Garrett Young is headed to the NCHSAA State Tournament and etching his name in the record books! As of this writing, Garrett has advanced to the final four of the NCHSAA 3A West Regional which guarantees Garrett a spot in the state tournament. With his ticket punched to state, Garrett becomes the first freshman in FHS Wrestling history to qualify for states! Congratulations Garrett!!

Good Evening Seniors! The following scholarships are available online. Just click on the following link to apply. https://www.csascholars.org/index.php William G. and Margaret B. Frazier Scholarship - Due Feb. 18 Applicants Must: • Be studying for the Baptist Ministry. • Be residents of North Carolina. • Plan to attend full-time any accredited college, theological seminary or any other institution of higher learning, offering a degree in the Baptist Ministry, located in the United States. Additional Desired Qualifications: • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. • Demonstrate financial need. Julia B Beenson Scholarship - Opens Feb. 27 and Due April 28 Applicants Must: • Demonstrate financial need. • Attend full-time an accredited college, university, vocational or technical college located in the United States working towards an undergraduate degree. Additional Desired Qualifications: • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Amelia Tucker Capeheart Memorial Scholarship - Due Feb. 24 Applicants Must: • Be high school seniors or graduates of an accredited high school in North Carolina. • Demonstrate high personal character. • Demonstrate financial need. • Demonstrate academic ability and achievement. • Participate in extracurricular activities. • Plan to attend or be enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university, located in the United States, working toward an undergraduate degree. Additional Desired Qualifications: • A minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. William Cullen Colburn Memorial Scholarship - Due Feb. 20 Applicants Must: • Attend full-time an accredited public or private, two-year or four-year college, university or technical college located in the United States, as an undergraduate student. Additional Desired Qualifications: • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. • Demonstration of financial need. Alfred I Dupont Scholarship - Due March 13 Applicants Must: • Be in good academic standing. • Be planning to attend full-time the University of Florida or Florida State University. TW Dixson Foundation Scholarship High-Point - Opens Feb. 27 Applicants Must: • Be students of high character, determination, and purpose, both secular and religious. • Be planning to attend full-time High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. If you are planning to attend Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, please follow this link to the correct scholarship application: https://www.csascholars.org/dixson_salem Senah C. and C.A Kent Foundation - Due Feb. 20 Applicants Must: • Be high school seniors or current college students. • Demonstrate moral character and qualities of leadership and good citizenship. • Be U.S. citizens. • Plan to attend full-time an accredited two-year or four-year college or university located in the United States. Additional Desired Qualifications: • A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. • Demonstration of financial need. • Demonstration of academic achievement.

Bus #30 will not run tomorrow (02/13/25). This includes morning and afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Mountain 7 Conference Basketball Tournament Update 🏀 Thursday: JV Girls will travel to West Henderson. Game time is 5 PM. 🏀 Friday: All games at Franklin. JV Boys start at 5 PM, with Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys to follow. Come out and support our Panthers! 🔴⚪ #GoPanthers #PantherPride

Mr. And Ms. FHS Crowned In the Franklin Press today.

Let’s go, Franklin High School Wrestling! Huge congratulations to Preston Douglas (165), Garrett Young (215), Devlin Bailey (Heavyweight) for punching their tickets to Regionals! The grind, the sweat, and the relentless determination have paid off, and now it’s time to show out at Pisgah High School this Friday and Saturday at the NCHSAA Regional Tournament! Panther Nation, let’s rally behind our guys as they battle for a shot at State! Leave it all on the mat and make Franklin proud! Let’s get it! 🔥💪 #PantherStrong #RegionalsBound #LeaveNoDoubt

History Made! 🏆🎉 The accolades keep coming for Panther alum Dylan Garcia! After dominating the competition with three individual conference championships in the 1000M, 800M, and 1 mile, Dylan played a key role in helping Montreat secure its first-ever AAC Conference Championship in program history! To top it all off, Dylan is bringing home the title of AAC Conference Athlete of the Year! 🔥👏 Congratulations, Dylan! Needless to say Panther Nation is extremely proud of you!!!

Seniors!! North Carolina Scholarship for Children of Wartime Veterans Over 20,000 scholarships have been awarded to children of North Carolina veterans. The North Carolina Scholarship Program was created to show its appreciation for the services and sacrifices of its war veterans. The scholarship program applies to North Carolina schools. The scholarship is for eight academic semesters and the recipient has eight years to utilize the eight academic semesters. The Scholarship program has been established for a child, as that term is defined in 37 U.S.C. § 401 of certain class categories of deceased, disabled, combat, or POW/MIA veterans. Applicants must be under the age of 25 at the time of application. The veteran's qualifying criteria must have occurred during a period of war. At time of application, applicants must be domiciled and a resident of North Carolina. The deadline to apply is February 14 if the Veteran's disability is less than 100% service connected or served in a combat zone. All paper applications are now obsolete and will be returned to sender. In addition: 1. Veteran parent was a legal resident of North Carolina at time of said veteran’s entrance into that period of service in the Armed Forces during which eligibility is established, OR 2. The veteran child who was born in North Carolina and has been a resident of North Carolina continuously since birth. Please click on the link below to start your application. If you do not have a login, click on request an account. https://scholarships.milvets.nc.gov/Account/Login.aspx

We see you Dylan!! #PantherPride

The HOSA Blood Drive on Saturday was a great success. Thank you to all the donors, the blood connection, and all the helpers. #fhshosa #savinglives