Franklin High School was a public high school in Franklin in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school closed in 1982, with the opening of Wallkill Valley Regional High School.
Known originally as Franklin Industrial School, the school's first graduating class was in 1924, while the first regular class graduated four years later. During an era when Sussex County had a limited number of high schools, Franklin High School at various points served students from Hamburg, Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Ogdensburg and Vernon Township.
In the face of "badly overcrowded conditions" at Franklin High School, voters approved a pair of referendums in November 1972 for the creation of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, while voters in Vernon approved the construction of a new high school for township students. [1] Students from Vernon Township were given the option to complete their education in Franklin or switch over to Vernon Township High School when it opened in September 1975. [2]
For the 1978-79 school year, Ogdensburg withdrew from Franklin High School and began sending students to Sparta High School. [3]
The school closed in 1982, with the opening of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, at which point the high school building was repurposed for use as Franklin Elementary School. [4]
William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball.
Franklin High School was a public high school in Franklin in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school closed in 1982, with the opening of Wallkill Valley Regional High School.
Known originally as Franklin Industrial School, the school's first graduating class was in 1924, while the first regular class graduated four years later. During an era when Sussex County had a limited number of high schools, Franklin High School at various points served students from Hamburg, Hardyston Township, Jefferson Township, Ogdensburg and Vernon Township.
In the face of "badly overcrowded conditions" at Franklin High School, voters approved a pair of referendums in November 1972 for the creation of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, while voters in Vernon approved the construction of a new high school for township students. [1] Students from Vernon Township were given the option to complete their education in Franklin or switch over to Vernon Township High School when it opened in September 1975. [2]
For the 1978-79 school year, Ogdensburg withdrew from Franklin High School and began sending students to Sparta High School. [3]
The school closed in 1982, with the opening of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, at which point the high school building was repurposed for use as Franklin Elementary School. [4]
William Vincent Glynn, who played for three seasons with the Indians in a four-year major-league career, was born on June 30, 1925, in Sussex, New Jersey, the second son of Marshall Nelson, a laborer in a zinc mine, and his wife, Esta. A premier athlete at Franklin High School, Glynn lettered as a first baseman in baseball, a running back in football, and a forward in basketball.