🔥🤼♂️ STATE CHAMPION! 🤼♂️🔥
Franklin Wrestling has its FIRST EVER State Champion — and he’s just a sophomore!
Congratulations to Garrett Young on bringing home the NCHSAA 5A Wrestling State Championship! 🏆
What a historic moment for Franklin High School. Garrett’s hard work, discipline, and relentless determination have etched his name in Panther history forever.
From advancing further than any wrestler in FHS history… to now STATE CHAMPION — what an incredible journey!
We are beyond proud of you, Garrett.
Bring that trophy back to the Den! 🐾🏆

⚽🔥 Lady Panthers Open the Season Unbeaten! 🔥⚽
Your Franklin Lady Panthers kicked off the season strong, finishing the opening jamboree undefeated! 💪🐾
Results:
• 1-1 vs Smoky Mountain
• 1-0 vs Hendersonville
• 2-1 vs Madison

🏀 The NCHSAA 5A Basketball Playoff Brackets RELEASED 🏀
📌 The Boys received a #6 Seed in the west and earned a First Round BYE. They'll play at Home Thursday, February 26 vs the Winner of #11 Crest / #22 North Gaston.
📌 The Girls received a #11 Seed in the west and will Host Jay M Robinson Tuesday, February 24th. Game Time: 6pm

🚨🔥 BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GREENSBORO!! 🔥🚨
Garrett Young has advanced to the State Championship Match and will wrestle tomorrow at 5:00 PM! 🤼♂️🏆
With today’s victory, Garrett becomes the furthest advancing wrestler in Franklin High School history and will be the first-ever FHS medal recipient at the NCHSAA State Meet!
What an incredible accomplishment and moment for Panther Wrestling!
Bring it home, Garrett!! 🐾💪

Bus 33 will not run this afternoon. We apologize for the last minute notice.
🏀🌟 ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS 🌟🏀
Congratulations to your Mountain 8 Conference All-Tournament Team selections — Bristol Brooks, Rylee Greene, and Finley Moffitt!
Congrats Ladies!!

🏀🔥 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP 🔥🏀
The Varsity Lady Panthers fought hard in the Conference Tournament Finals and came up just short — but not before giving the #1 seeded Bears everything they could handle.
Congratulations to your Conference Tournament Runner-Up Lady Panthers on an outstanding effort and season!
Next up….playoffs!!

🏀🔥 MOUNTAIN 8 JV TOURNAMENT! 🔥🏀
Congratulations to our JV Girls and JV Boys on outstanding performances in the Conference Tournament!
🥈 The JV Girls finished as Conference Tournament Runner-Up.
🏆 The JV Boys claimed the Conference Tournament Championship!
Congratulations, Panthers on outstanding seasons!


Bus 157 will not run tomorrow morning (02/20/26) but it will run in the afternoon.
Bus 33 will not run this afternoon (02/19/26).
🤝🏆 NCHSAA 5A SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS! 🏆🤝
Congratulations to Franklin’s Reid Laseter and Amy Mendoza Lopez on being selected as the NCHSAA 5A Sportsmanship Award Winners!
Thank you Reid and Amy for the way you represent FHS!!



🏆🔥 NCHSAA 5A STATE RUNNER-UPS! 🔥🏆
Congratulations to our Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Teams on an incredible performance at the NCHSAA 5A Indoor State Championships!
Both teams battled all day and finished with the #2 overall spot in the state, earning the title of NCHSAA 5A State Runner-Up.

🏆🔥 NCHSAA 5A Men’s Indoor Track State Champion – 500M 🔥🏆
Congratulations to Ken Modlin on capturing the NCHSAA 5A State Championship in the 500M!
Ken is now the second state champion in Franklin High School history at the 5A level.

Congratulations to Mr. Long on being nominated for the Powerful Panther Award! 🐾 Your dedication, leadership, and impact on students never go unnoticed. So well deserved!🎉

Bus 28 will not run this morning (02/18/26), we apologize for the last minute notice.
Students,
Please take note of the altered class schedule on Wednesday for Advisor.
Bell Schedule
1st Period: 8:05 – 9:30
2nd Period: 9:40 – 11:05
3rd Period: 11:10 – 1:10
Advisor: 1:15 – 1:40
4th Period: 1:45 – 3:10
Lunch Schedule (20 minutes early):
1st Lunch: 11:15 – 11:40
2nd Lunch: 11:45 – 12:10
3rd Lunch: 12:15 – 12:40
4th Lunch: 12:45 – 1:10
Attention Adults of FHS Junior Students, Wednesday February 25th will be the ACT test. This test will begin promptly at 8:05 am and students will need to have a charged iPad with them. Because this test takes up the majority of the day, students who bring a permission note may be dismissed at the end of testing.
Bus 21 will not run tomorrow morning (02/17/26), but it will run in the afternoon.
Bus 21 will not run tomorrow morning (02/16/26), but it will run in the afternoon.
Come out to Smoky Mountain High School on Monday and support your JV Boys and JV Girls in the Mountain 8 Conference Tournament JV Semi-Finals!
🏀 The #1 seed JV Girls will take on North at 4:00 PM.
🏀 The #1 seed JV Boys will face Brevard at 5:30 PM.
🏀 The #1 seed JV Girls will take on North at 4:00 PM.
🏀 The #1 seed JV Boys will face Brevard at 5:30 PM.


