Thunderdrums Percussion Festival first place 2006, 2008, 2010 U.I.L. Region Marching Contest 12 years First Division Newspaper The Chronicle is Franklin High School's student newspaper. It has won numerous local and national awards. On March 20, 2009, The Chronicle was presented with a Silver Crown award at Columbia University in New York. In 2012, The Chronicle also earned a second Silver Crown. Yearbook Pride is the Franklin yearbook. It has been recognized as one of the best yearbooks in the nation by the National Scholastic Press Association and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. For the 2013 20-year anniversary yearbook, themed Icon, Pride earned both a CSPA Gold Crown and a Pacemaker, a feat accomplished by only five yearbooks in the entire nation. Pride was named a Pacemaker Finalist in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Pride was awarded a CSPA Silver Crown award for the 2009 and 2010 yearbooks. In 2011, Pride, for the first time, earned a CSPA Gold Crown award and received it again in 2013. In addition to these national awards, Pride also received the ILPC (Interscholatic League Press Conference) Gold Star Award and the ILPC Award of Distinguished Merit. ILPC is particular to the state of Texas. Pride 2014, themed RADICAL, earned a CSPA Silver Crown and a NSPA Pacemaker nomination. Pride 2015, themed HUMAN, was one of 13 high schools nationally to be awarded a Columbia Scholastic Press Associations's Gold Crown. Air Force JROTC Franklin High School is home to TX-9410, a unit formed jointly with nearby Coronado High School. Consisting of one cadet squadron, the unit is reputable for its award-winning drill teams, high unit assessments, and the success of its graduates outside of high school. The program has had two cadets move into the U.S. military academies. Notable alumni Andre Anchondo - victim of the 2019 El Paso shooting Bryan Safi - comedian and co-host of the podcast Throwing Shade and the TV Land late-night show of the same name. Cris Valerio - News anchor and interviewer. Fernando Rodriguez - Major League Baseball relief pitcher References GreatSchools.net External links The Chronicle (school newspaper) El Paso Independent School District high schools High schools in El Paso, Texas