Benjamin Franklin High School to host Open House Oct 10

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Christy Cowart Read ’89, Development Director: 504-286-2615 Heather Harper, Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools: 504-897-6110

WHAT:      Benjamin Franklin High School will host an Open House for prospective students and parents at the school’s campus.  The Open House will include a tour of the school and information about Franklin’s curricula, programs, activities and mission. Prospective students/parents will also have the opportunity to speak with students, teachers and staff.  

WHEN:     Thursday, October 10, 5:30-8:00 pm  

WHERE:   Ben Franklin High School, 2100 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122   For more information contact the Admissions Office at 286-2610 or 304-4148 or visit our web site at www.bfhsla.org

Benjamin Franklin High School, located on the University of New Orleans campus, was founded in 1957, its stated mission, to prepare students of high academic achievement to be successful in life.  Franklin has been consistently ranked as a “top public high school in the nation” by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, and Business Week magazines and has received the highest School Performance Score in Louisiana, making it the #1 public school in the state again this year.  Franklin is a National Blue Ribbon School.