Franklin Regional High School

Franklin Regional Senior High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) in Murrysville, Pennsylvania and is part of the Franklin Regional School District.

Franklin Regional Senior High School
Address
3200 School Road Murrysville , Pennsylvania 15668 United States
Coordinates	40°25′45″N 79°40′8″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Franklin Regional School District
Superintendent	Gennaro Piraino
Principal	Ron Suvak
Teaching staff	80.33 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,106 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.77[1]
Color(s)	Blue   Gold
Athletics conference	PIAA District 7
Mascot	Panthers
USNWR ranking	1067
Website	highschool.frsdk12.org
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History

Main article: Franklin Regional High School stabbing

On April 9, 2014, Franklin was the site of a mass stabbing and slashing incident that wounded 21 students and a security guard. Eight of the students were wounded seriously. A 16-year-old student, Alex Hribal, was arrested and charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.^[3][4]

In January 2018, after pleading guilty to 21 counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, Alex Hribal was sentenced to 23.5 to 60 years in prison and fined $269,000 in restitution.^[5]

Athletics

Franklin offers the following sports through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (District 7):^[6]

Franklin Sports
Gender	Sport	Class
Boys	Baseball	AAAAA
Boys	Basketball	AAAAA
Boys	Cross Country	AAA
Boys	Football	AAAAA
Boys	Golf	AAA
Boys	Lacrosse	AA
Boys	Soccer	AAA
Boys	Swimming and Diving	AAA
Boys	Tennis	AAA
Boys	Track and Field	AAA
Boys	Wrestling	AAA
Girls	Basketball	AAAAA
Girls	Competitive Spirit	AAA
Girls	Cross Country	AAA
Girls	Golf	AAA
Girls	Lacrosse	AA
Girls	Soccer	AAA
Girls	Softball	AAAAA
Girls	Swimming and Diving	AAA
Girls	Tennis	AAA
Girls	Track and Field	AAA
Girls	Volleyball	AAA

Notable alumni

• Julie Benz – actress^[7]
• Courtney Hazlett – journalist^[8]
• Sean Hickey – American football player^[9]
• Spencer Lee – wrestler^[10]
• John Malecki – American football player^[11]
• John F. Meier – U.S. Navy aviator and rear admiral^[12]
• Tom Ricketts – American football player^[13]
• Manu Narayan – Broadway actor^[14]
• Jeremie Rehak– Major League Baseball umpire
• Brooke Hyland — Reality TV Star
• Paige Hyland — Reality TV Star