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Franklin
This is currently a temporary page for work on Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) and other New Orleans-related articles

Academics

 * New Orleans CityBusiness
 * Blue Ribbon 2009

Historical

 * In 1964, Franklin became the first public high school in New Orleans to desegregate


 * Carrollton Courthouse: See New Orleans Public Library pages; more informal pages:


 * New Orleanians arranged a traditional jazz funeral for the old Carrollton campus (source:Associated Press. "Jazz funeral set for beloved N.O. school" (Published on March 5, 1990 in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.))


 * Charter status


 * 50th anniversary

Franklin alumns
    
 * Ronald Joseph (pianist)
 * Dr. Ingrid T. Labat (Louisiana Board of Regents]
 * Daniel Price
 * Eve Crawford
 * Sean Serino

Franklin visitors
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/42/22/3 http://www.msdc.org/newsEvents/April%20Newsline/American_Psychiatric_Association.shtml
 * visited October 2007: Dr. Carolyn Robinowitz, M.D. - president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) February 9, 1993 Tuesday, THIRD SECTION: METRO; Pg. B1 LENGTH: 586 words HEADLINE: MISS AMERICA TALKS FRANKLY ABOUT AIDS TO N.O. STUDENTS BYLINE: By JOHN POPE, Staff writer
 * visited Monday, February 8, 1993: Leanza Cornett - Miss America

Franklin Principals
From http://benfranklinhighschool.org/principals%20past%20to%20present.htm Title="Ben Franklin High School's Leadership: Past to Present". Unfortunately, page is no longer available online and is not on the Internet Archive. HTML saved to the computer indicates it was saved on Friday, October 26, 2007 2:01:45 AM. Hopefully, the page will be restored at a later date.


 * 1957-1960     Ms. Naomi Gardberg
 * 1960-1961 	Ms. Adrienne Rung
 * 1961-1972 	Ms. Estelle Barkemeyer
 * 1972-1984 	Mr. Henry Helm
 * 1984-1985	Dr. Evelyn E. Kryssing
 * 1985-1988     Ms. Margaret Wagner (was consulted during the creation of Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act according to Congressional documents) see Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act, Page 33, by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities - Gifted children - 1988 - 133 pages

More details: Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act, and Office of Comprehensive School Health Education Act of 1987: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (September 18, 1987). By United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities Published by U.S. G.P.O., 1988 Original from the Library of Congress Digitized Oct 18, 2006 133 pages Full Text available at http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED296536&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED296536


 * 1988-2001 	Dr. Thomas Tews
 * 2001-2007 	Ms. Carol A. Christen
 * 2007-2008	Ms. Delores A. Winfield (was principal at time of saving)
 * 2008-present  Dr. Timothy G. Rusnak (needs separate reference)

Katrina-related

 * additional expansion possible with presently-used references: front page story in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and CBS News.


 * Yearbook 2006

AT&T
 * Aid

Garden City High School (New York)

Lawrenceville School

American Library Association

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School in Boston Boston Globe

Princeton University

Cranston West Community Service Club in Providence, RI

edtechmag University of Pennsylvania Sporting News
 * Additional

Faculty
Past president of the Louisiana Library Association Past President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians Past President of the Jefferson Parish School Library Association AASL Regional Director for Region V Past AASL Board of Director Member
 * Idella Washington (librarian):

2006 Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award 1996-2004 Nominated 5 times by students to Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2003 American Chemical Society (Regional Section) Outstanding Chemistry Teacher Award 2002 Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award 2000 Pittsburgh Conference Outstanding Science Teacher Award
 * Denise Ekberg (chemistry) :


 * Cheryl Dupont (choir)

Student Achievements
Siemens Award for Advanced Placement

Criticism

 * Section could be added regarding selection process/demographics similar to Stuyvesant_High_School; extensive articles are available on LexisNexis Times-Picayune. Also

Good-hearted trivia, but of dubious notability
Franklin was, and apparently is  host to the New Orleans Worst Film Festival

Example articles
Category:GA-Class school articles and Category:FA-Class school articles An ideal school district article has yet to be created. The single GA-class is Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Wells-Ogunquit Community School District and Burlington Area School District are preferred by User:Orlady

New Orleans Music and Jazz
http://www.nps.gov/jazz http://www.nps.gov/jazz/historyculture/history_early.htm http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0DF153DF937A35753C1A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 New Orleans, Louisiana Music of New Orleans Culture of New Orleans

Port of New Orleans
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY(entry_subtopic_topic)=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=728&subtopic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=16&topic_id(entry_subtopic_topic)=3 http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/06/business/port.php

http://www.portsl.com/ http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/portton06.htm http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/07/business/fi-latintrade7