Franklin Academy (North Carolina)

Franklin Academy
Location
Coordinates 36°07′34″N 78°18′08″W / 36.1259833°N 78.302217°W / 36.1259833; -78.302217Coordinates: 36°07′34″N 78°18′08″W / 36.1259833°N 78.302217°W / 36.1259833; -78.302217
Information
Type Public charter school
Established 1998
Grades K–12

Franklin Academy (FA) is a public charter school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Grades taught are K–12 using a Direct Instruction format.

Franklin Academy Building IV (grades 3–5)

History

Franklin Academy (FA) was founded in 1998 as one of North Carolina's 100 charter schools.

Originally only encompassing a small building with few teachers, the school expanded quickly. The chairman of the board and founder, r. Robert L. Luddy, had ambitions for the school and soon one more building was built at the original site. Two other buildings followed at a separate campus. As of January 2011, the school opened the doors of a new $9 million high-school building, making three separate campuses and five overall buildings.[1]

Academics

The school has adopted a Direct Instruction format. In addition, all students enrolled in the high school use a 1-to-1 iPad initiative.

Athletics

The Middle School competes in the Capital Middle School Conference against local private and charter schools. Students are not permitted to play on sports until they reach the seventh grade. Sports offered include boys' soccer, co-ed golf, girls' tennis, girls' volleyball, co-ed cross country, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' cheerleading, girls' soccer, boys' tennis, girls' softball, and boys' baseball.

The High School currently competes in the North Central Athletic Conference (1A) in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Sports offered include men's soccer, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's cheerleading, men's and women's indoor track, men's and women's swimming, women's soccer, men's golf, men's tennis, women's softball, men's baseball, and men's and women's outdoor track. Due to the small school size not all sports are offered in JV. However, JV sports have are offered or have been previously offered in men's soccer, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's cheerleading, and men's baseball. In addition, cross country also has different levels of their one team.

State Championships

  • Boys soccer – 2015
  • Girls cross country – 2016, 2017
  • Girls soccer – 2017

References

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