Franklin Regional School District

Franklin Regional School District is a midsized, suburban public school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania|Murrysville], Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring communities of Delmont and Export. Franklin Regional School District encompasses approximately. According to 2020 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 19,438 people. According to District officials, in the school year 2021-22, Franklin Regional School District provided basic educational services to 3,555 pupils through the employment of 249 teachers, 152 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 19 administrators.
On April 9, 2014, a mass stabbing incident occurred at the Franklin Regional High School in which 24 people were injured, some of them seriously.

School campus

The school district consists of four buildings: Franklin Regional High School, Franklin Regional Middle School, Franklin Regional Intermediate School, and Franklin Regional Primary School. All buildings except for the Primary and Intermediate schools are situated on the school's main campus at the intersection of School Road and Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.
Prior to the 2021-22 school year, students in grades K-5 attended one of three schools, Newlonsburg Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, or Sloan Elementary School, of which all but Sloan were on the main campus. In October 2018, a project was passed by the Murrysville Council to renovate Sloan into a school for grades K-2 and to create a nearby new school for grades 3-5. Construction began in July 2019, and students began attending at the start of the 2021-22 school year. Heritage Elementary School, which formerly contained the Administration Offices was razed. Newlonsburg now houses the new Administration Offices. These plans were delayed due to the finding of asbestos in Heritage's ceilings.
The school's campus at one time also extended to additional schools: Sardis Elementary School in Sardis, Delmont Elementary School in Delmont, White Valley Elementary School in White Valley, and Duff Elementary in Export. The Delmont and Duff school buildings are still standing and have been repurposed for other uses. White Valley Elementary was torn down in the late 1980s and the site is now a playground.

Extracurricular activities and achievements

Franklin Regional School District offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, clubs, and athletic programs that are available to all students in Grades K through 12.

Athletics

In 1979, the Franklin Regional girls' basketball team won the state championship over J. P. McCaskey High School 68–42. The 1997 boys' basketball team was the runner-up for the state championship, losing the championship game 50-45 to Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.
In wrestling, Franklin Regional was the WPIAL Runner-Up in 2013 and placed 3rd place in the State Championship. In 2014, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL championship and PIAA championship. In 2015, Franklin Regional won WPIAL and PIAA championships. In 2025 and 2026, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL championship.
In Boys Golf, Franklin Regional won the 2020 WPIAL championship.
In baseball, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL championships in 1997, 2001, 2021
In girls lacrosse, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL championship in 2010.
In girls volleyball, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL championship in 2020. PIAA Runner-Up in 2020.
In football, Franklin Regional won the AAA Pennsylvania state championship and WPIAL championship in 2005, defeating Pottsville Area High School 23-13. They also won the WPIAL title in 2005.
In Boys Soccer, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL title in 2018 and 2019. WPIAL Runner-UP: 2020,2024,2025
In softball, Franklin Regional won WPIAL titles in 1972 and 2009
In boys lacrosse, Franklin Regional won WPIAL Titles in 1995, 1996, 1999
In girls basketball, Franklin Regional won WPIAL titles in 1977 and 1979.
In girls golf, Franklin Regional won the WPIAL title in 1976.
Football Section Champions - 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2022
Softball Section Champions - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018
Boys Swimming Section Champions - 1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025
Girls Swimming Sections Champions - 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024
Boys Tennis Section Champions - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1998, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Girls Tennis Section Champions - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Boys Golf Section Champions - 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2020, 2024, 2025
Girls Golf Section Champions - 1975, 1976, 1977, 2003, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Boys Basketball Section Champions - 1964, 1997, 2008, 2018, 2024
Girls Basketball Section Champions - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2025
Baseball Section Champions - 1962, 1973, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
Cross Country Section Champions - 1975, 1977, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014
Boys Lacrosse Section Champions - 2009
Girls Track - 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Girls Lacrosse Section Champions - 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018
Boys Soccer Section Champions - 1983, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Girls Soccer Section Champions - 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2021
Wrestling Section Champions - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
High School Hockey - Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championships - Penguins Cup Finalists Class AA - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2021, 2022 and Class AAA - 2003. Penguins Cup Champions - 2016, 2017.
Boys Bowling Section Champions - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
Boys Bowling WPIBL Champions - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024
Boys Track - 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
Girls Volleyball - 2019, 2021
Boys Basketball - Founded 2003 - Rettger Memorial Tournament Champions: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024. WPIAL Runner-Up: 1996, 1997, 2018, 2024

Arts

The marching band participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2003, 2009 and 2019. It was also in the 2012 and 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade. The band also participated in the 2017 Presidential inaugural parade.

Notable alumni

Julie Benz, actress
Thomas Costa, class of 2005, professional fighter
Courtney Hazlett, gossip columnist for MSNBC and msnbc.com
Sean Hickey – American football player
Spencer Lee Multi-year World and NCAA Championship wrestler at University of Iowa, 2024 Olympic silver medalist.
John F. Meier – U.S. Navy aviator and rear admiral
Bob Moose, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Manu Narayan, actor
Tom Ricketts, former NFL offensive lineman
Maddie Ziegler, dancer featured on Dance Moms; attended Sloan Elementary before moving to California.
Mackenzie Ziegler, dancer featured on Dance Moms; attended Sloan Elementary before moving to California.

Brooke Hyland, dancer featured on Dance Moms; Was once on the cheerleading Squad
Paige Hyland, dancer featured on Dance Moms;