Ben Franklin High School Points of Pride

Ben Franklin High School is proud of the honors and achievements achieved by its students and faculty. Below you will find a listing of some of our Points of Pride so far this year.

February 2010

Speech Takes 2nd Place Sweeps in St. Aug. Tournament
Jennifer Tu Wins Piano Competition
BFHS Custodial Staff Recognized with Spirit of Service Award

November 2009

Volleyball Players and Head Coach named to All Star Team
Students Selected for L.M.E.A. All State Orchestra
Kelsie Stovall named A+ Athlete
Franklin Teacher Participates in International Workshop
BFHS Announces National Merit Awardees!
Key Club Wins Poster Contest

September 2009

John Parauka Selected for Marshall Plan Workshop in Vienna, Austria
Mu Alpha Theta Places 2nd in St. Pauls' Tournament
Franklin Named 2009 National Blue Ribbon School

August 2009

Lisa Hartman, Finalist for Louisiana Presidential Award for Science

May 2009

Senior Awards Program
Underclassmen Awards Program
Underclassmen Awards

April 2009

Academic Games Victorious at National Tournament
State Science Fair Winners
National Spanish Exam Winners
Science Olympiad Team Wins 2nd Place at State Competition

March 2009

Sarah Devlin Shines at LA Film Festival
District Literary Rally Results
Riverbend Review Wins Gold Crown Award
Speech and Debate Team Place in New Orleans Catholic Forensic League Tournament
Track Star Signs Scholarship

February 2009

Regional Science Olympiad Winners
Regional Science Fair Winners
German Students Excel
Mark Quirk, Selected 2009 BFHS Teacher of the Year

January 2009

Oluremi Abiodun Selected toRepresent Girl Scouts of America at United Nations
Science Fair 2009
Business Week Names BFHS Top School In Louisiana
Speech and Debate Team Sweeps Cohen Tournament

BFHS Spotlighted in the first issue of High Value High Schools

December 2008

BFHS Students Find Success Outside of Classroom at Piano Recitals
BFHS Ranked #16 in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

November 2008

Speech and Debate Team Wins at Riverdale Tournament
Ms. Fiegel Recognized by LACUE
BFHS Recognized as #1 School in the State
BFHS Orchesta Members Attain All-Star Status

September 2008

BFHS Student Organizes Voter Registration Drive
BFHS Student, Tang Nguyen has been selected as Scholar Athlete of the Week by ABC26 News

October 2008

BFHS Mu Alpha Theta Competes in the St. Paul's Tournament
BFHS Mu Alpha Theta Competes in the BRHS' Tournament
NOLA.com Recognizes BFHS Students as National Merit Semifinalists, National Achievement Semifinalists, and National Hispanic Scholars.
BFHS recognizes National Merit Semifinalists, National Achievements Semifinalists, and National Hispanic Scholars.
BFHS Students Recognized as AP ® Scholars