Franklin High School is a public high school located in

Stockton, California Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquir ...

, United States. The school's colors are green and gold. Their school mascot is the

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. They are one of the many schools that have the I.B. program through the International Baccalaureate Academy. The school also has the federal program

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. The principal is Gamal Salama.

Notable alumni

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, former NFL player * Al Gross, former NFL player *

Eddie Guardado Edward Adrian Guardado (born October 2, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher and current bullpen coach. Guardado played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (–, ), Seattle Mariners (–), Cincinnati Reds (–) ...

, former professional baseball player (

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, Texas Rangers) * Windrell Hayes, former NFL player *

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, astronaut * George Knapp, journalist *

Dave Oliver David Jacob Oliver (born April 7, 1951) is a former infielder and coach in Major League Baseball, and is currently a member of the scouting department for the Kansas City Royals. Primarily a second baseman as a professional player, he batted lef ...

, former professional baseball player (

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) *

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, three-time grammy nominated music producers. *

Lefty Phillips Harold Ross "Lefty" Phillips (May 16, 1919 – June 12, 1972) was an American coach, manager, scout, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. As manager of the California Angels from May 27, 1969, through the season, Phillips was ...

, Second Manager of MLB California Angels. (Now known as the LA Angels of Anaheim) *

Webster Slaughter Webster Melvin Slaughter (born October 19, 1964) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1998. Early life Slaughter was born in Stockton, C ...

, former NFL All-Pro *

Michael Tubbs Michael Derrick Tubbs (born August 2, 1990) is an American politician who is currently serving as a special adviser for economic mobility and opportunity for Governor Gavin Newsom. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 79t ...

, elected in 2016 as the youngest mayor in Stockton's history, and its first African-American mayor. *Chevelle Wheeler, a student in 1985, was a victim of the

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. * Jim White, the most successful high school cross country coach. Portrayed by

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in the 2015 movie McFarland USA

References

External links

Official website
High schools in San Joaquin County, California Public high schools in California 1950 establishments in California {{California-school-stub