Frankford High School

Frankford High School
Address
Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19124 United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Home of Champions
Established	1910
School district	The School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Michael Calderone
Faculty	90 est.
Enrollment	1,800 (2005 est.)
Color(s)	Gold , Navy Blue , and Crimson
Slogan	Champion Pride
Mascot	Frontier Pioneer
Information	+1 215-537-2519
Assistant Principals	Wanda Scruggs Phyllis Green Reginald D. Fisher
Website	webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/f/frankford

Frankford High School is a public high school in the School District of Philadelphia. It is located at Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Frankford was founded in 1910 as an annex to Central High School. For the school's colors, blue was added to the red and gold of Central. Frankford's slogan is "Home of Champions," a nod to its longstanding tradition of fielding strong sports teams. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers.

Frankford's soccer team won ten straight Public League Championships (1987–1996), four of which by shutout.^[1] Frankford's wrestling team won eleven straight Public League Championships ending in 2007. On May 19, 2010, Principal Reginald Fisher was cited in a report appearing in the Philadelphia newspapers that he was one of 15 administrators not certified to run their schools.^[2] Whether this issue has been resolved has not been reported as of present.

Neighborhoods served

Neighborhoods served by the school include Bridesburg and Frankford.^[3]

School uniform

Frankford students are required to wear school uniforms.^[4] Upperclassmen uniforms consist of blue, red, or gold collared shirts and khaki bottoms. Freshmen uniforms consist of khaki bottoms, but with grey collared shirts.

Notable alumni

Joe Bonsall, singer The Oak Ridge Boys
Vince DeMentri, news anchor
Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints offensive guard
Bobby Higginson, former Detroit Tigers outfielder
Mike Jarmoluk, former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end
Ralph Lewis, former La Salle University and NBA guard^[5]
Jonathan Maberry, author and educator
Hector Andres Negroni, Air Force Fighter Pilot, Historian
Stevie Richards, professional wrestler
John Richter, NBA basketball player^[6]
Blair Thomas, former Penn State and NFL running back
Thomas Sullivan, Interrogation Specialist and Author

References

External links

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Schools

School District of Philadelphia

5-12 schools	Julia R. Masterman School

Neighborhood high schools	Bartram Edison/Fareira Samuel S. Fels Frankford Benjamin Franklin Furness Gratz Kensington Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Northeast Olney Overbrook Roxborough Sayre South Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion George Washington West Philadelphia

Alternative high schools	Central Constitution Dobbins Vocational Girard Academic Music Program High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School for Girls Lankenau Jules E. Mastbaum Technical Microsoft's School of the Future Motivation Robeson for Human Services Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Swenson Arts and Technology

Elementary and middle schools	Andrew Jackson John Story Jenks Francis Scott Key Eliza Butler Kirkbride William M. Meredith George W. Nebinger George Sharswood Southwark Vare-Washington (formerly Abigail Vare)

Former public schools	Audenried High School Edward W. Bok Technical High School Charles Carroll High School Communications Technology High School Stephen A. Douglas High School Fairhill Elementary School Thomas FitzSimons High School Robert Fulton Elementary School Germantown High School Leslie P. Hill Elementary School John L. Kinsey Elementary School Joseph C. Ferguson Elementary School Joseph Leidy Elementary School Robert E. Lamberton High School George Pepper Middle School Anna B. Pratt Elementary School General John F. Reynolds Elementary School The Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes High School Anna H. Shaw Middle School Sheridan West Academy Walter G. Smith Elementary School University City High School Roberts Vaux Promise Academy George Washington School John G. Whittier Elementary School Alexander Wilson Elementary School

Other Schools

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Archbishop Ryan High School Father Judge High School J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Roman Catholic High School St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School West Catholic Preparatory High School

Private schools	Friends Select School Germantown Friends School Girard College Greene Street Friends School Hope Charter School Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School Mercy Vocational High School Nazareth Academy High School Philadelphia Free School Philadelphia Mennonite High School Saint Joseph's Preparatory School Springside Chestnut Hill Academy William Penn Charter School

Former religious and private schools	Chestnut Hill Academy Springside School

Coordinates: 40°01′19″N 75°05′06″W / 40.022°N 75.085°W / 40.022; -75.085

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