Franklin Regional High School

Franklin Regional High School
Address
3200 School Road
Murrysville, Pennsylvania 15668
United States
Coordinates 40°25′45″N 79°40′8″W / 40.42917°N 79.66889°W / 40.42917; -79.66889Coordinates: 40°25′45″N 79°40′8″W / 40.42917°N 79.66889°W / 40.42917; -79.66889
Information
Type Public
School district Franklin Regional School District
Superintendent Gennaro Piraino
Principal Ron Suvak
Enrollment 1,220[1] (2014-15)
Color(s) blue & gold          
Nickname Panthers
Website School website
[2]

Franklin Regional High School is a public high school in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

The district operates five schools, including three K-5 elementary schools (Sloan Elementary, Newlonsburg Elementary, and Heritage Elementary), one middle school (grades 6-8), and one high school (grades 9-12).

History

On April 9, 2014, the school 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]

Athletics

The following sports are offered at Franklin:[6]

  • Baseball
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Softball
  • Bowling
  • Swimming and diving
  • Cross country
  • Tennis
  • Football
  • Track and field
  • Golf
  • Volleyball
  • Ice hockey
  • Wrestling
  • Lacrosse

Alumni

Students

References

  1. ↑ "Franklin Regional Shs". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Enrollment
  3. ↑ "Teen stabs 22 at Pittsburgh-area high school"
  4. ↑ "School Stabbing Hero Gracey Evans: 'He Saved My Life, So I Saved His'", Huffington Post, April 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alex Hribal sentenced to 23 1/2 to 60 years in Franklin Regional stabbings"
  6. ↑ Athletics - Franklin Regional Senior High School
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Franklin Regional students getting a jump on college courses
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