Frankfort High School (West Virginia)

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Frankfort High School
Frankfort High School Short Gap West Virginia.jpg
Address
393 Falcon Way

Ridgeley
,
West Virginia
26753

United States
Coordinates39°32′54″N 78°48′13″W / 39.5483339°N 78.8035389°W / 39.5483339; -78.8035389Coordinates: 39°32′54″N 78°48′13″W / 39.5483339°N 78.8035389°W / 39.5483339; -78.8035389
Information
Other nameFHS
TypePublic high school
School districtMineral County Schools (Frankfort District)
CEEB code491100
NCES School ID540087000717[1]
PrincipalOrie Pancione
Teaching staff34.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment488(2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.94[1]
Color(s)Columbia blue and silver   
MascotFalcon
NewspaperFalcon Times
YearbookTalon
Websitewww.boe.mine.k12.wv.us/o/frankfort-hs
[2]

Frankfort High School (FHS) is a public high school in Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Mineral County Schools district.

History[]

Frankfort High School was built as a result of the consolidation of Fort Ashby High School and Ridgeley High School, the doors of Frankfort opened in 1976, and the first graduating class was in 1977. The high school was headed by Joseph R. Riley up until the year 2020. [3] Following his retirement, Riley was succeeded by Orie Pancione as principal.

Academics[]

Frankfort High School has one of the highest graduation rates in the entire country at 95%, far above the national average of 87%. The high school also boasts impressive reading and math comprehension levels at 52% for reading and 42% for math, [4] compared to the national averages of 34% [5] and 26% [6] respectively.

The school is also consistently above the rest of the country in their SAT and ACT exam scores. FHS's average SAT score is 1170 with an average of 580 in Math and 580 in Verbal, compared to the national average of 1051. The school's average ACT score is 24 compared to the national score of 20.6. [7]

Extracurricular activities[]

Athletics[]

The latest state championship came in 2021 where the boys cross-country team finished second (while the girls' team finished fifth,) nearly bringing home the state title. This follows their victory at the state championship in 2020. [8] Also, the baseball team won the state championship in 1988[9] and the girls' track team were state champs in 2013.[10]

The following sports are offered at Frankfort:

  • Fall: soccer, football, golf, cross-country, volleyball, band, cheerleading
  • Winter: basketball, wrestling, bowling, band, cheerleading
  • Spring: baseball, softball, tennis, track, band

Arts[]

The high school hosts three separate instrumental ensembles, including marching band, concert band, and a jazz ensemble.

The Frankfort High School Falcon Band is headed by Roger Walker, who was inducted into the West Virginia Marching Band Directors Hall of Fame in 2019. [11] Under Walker's direction, the concert band has consistently received Superior ratings at the regional Concert Adjudication Festival. The award-winning marching band was selected to represent West Virginia in the second Inaugural Parade of President Barack Obama on January 21, 2013.[12] In 2017, the band was also selected to represent West Virginia in the Inaugural Parade of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2017.[13]

The high school also hosts a flourishing drama program, headed by Jessica Hughes, that frequently puts on performances for the public, including annual Christmas performances, talent shows, and crowd-interactive murder mystery dinners.

Controversies[]

Helen Keller[]

The school found itself in controversy following the rise of a conspiracy revolving around famed disability rights activist Helen Keller and her existence. Two students from the school claim that Helen Keller was not, in fact, a real person. She was actually two people, Helen and Keller, who were blind and deaf respectively. They claim that Helen and Keller colluded together to assassinate President John F. Kennedy while disguising themselves as a deaf and blind woman named Helen Keller to avoid any suspicion or charges. Even though the government later found out, they chose to keep the information classified as to not frame themselves as critics of Helen Keller.[14]

The students also propose that Helen and Keller have gone through cycles of reincarnation to become the students currently proposing the theory. Keller, who died in 1968, was reincarnated into famous Turkish-American actress Derya Arbaş, who was born that year. Arbaş, who then died in 2003, was reincarnated into first student, who was born the same year. However, Helen's link to the two current students has not yet been found, according to the HKHS, which is the students' official association for researching the conspiracy theory.[15]


Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Frankfort High School (540087000717)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Frankfort High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  3. ^ "Delegate, Governor honor retiring Frankfort principal Joe Riley".
  4. ^ "Frankfort High School Test Scores and Academics".
  5. ^ Green, Erica L.; Goldstein, Dana (30 October 2019). "Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "STEM Education Data and Trends".
  7. ^ "Frankfort High School Test Scores and Academics".
  8. ^ "Frankfort boys' cross country team earns state championship".
  9. ^ "WVSSAC BASEBALL CHAMPIONS" (PDF). www.wvssac.org. WVSSAC. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. ^ "WVSSAC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS GIRLS'" (PDF). www.wvssac.org. WVSSAC. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Five West Virginia Marching Band Directors to be Inducted into West Virginia Marching Band Directors Hall of Fame". 16 October 2019.
  12. ^ "WV MetroNews – Frankfort High band to be in inaugural parade". WV MetroNews. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  13. ^ Roussey/ABC7, Tom (January 19, 2017). "West Virginia high school marching band to play second straight inaugural parade". WJLA.
  14. ^ "Home | Helen Keller Honor Societee".
  15. ^ "Home | Helen Keller Honor Societee".
  16. ^ "Coyle Drums: About Us".

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