Fight Song
Fight Song
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Go Benjamin Franklin
We all cheer for you
As we boldly face the challenge
In our gold and in our blue
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Go Benjamin Franklin
Advance with all your might
Act with honor and integrity
Let's go and win that game tonight
B F H S
B F H S
FIGHT, FIGHT, CHARGERS FIGHT!
Go Benjamin Franklin
We all cheer for you
As we boldly face the challenge
In our gold and in our blue
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Go Benjamin Franklin
Advance with all your might
Act with honor and integrity
Let's go and win that game tonight
Alma Mater
Alma Mater
We proudly stand for the blue and gold
as we battle and aim high
Challenges are nothing for our limit is the sky
It’s knowledge we pursue, victorious and true
Our memories and friendships
to you we owe our strength
Benjamin Franklin High School,
our character at length
It’s knowledge we pursue, victorious and true
Who are we? Who are we?
WE ARE CHARGERS!
Recent Achievements
2023-2024
2- Junior High All-State Players
10- Eastern Arizona Honor Band Participants (HS)
5- All-Regional Players
1- All- State Player
Aboda Fall Band Festival - Superior with Distinction
Benjamin Franklin Drum Line and Pep formed and performed
Traveled and performed in Austria and Prague
2022-2023
7 -Eastern Arizona Honor Band Participants
3 -All-Regional Players
1 -All- State Player
Aboda Fall Band Festival- Excellent
BFHS Jazz Club formed
Traveled to Disneyland, California
2021-2022
4 All-Regional Players
1 All- State Player
Traveled to Washington D.C.
Past- 2021
Forum Music Festivals, Gold Rating- 2019
Aboda Concert Festival, Excellent- 2018
Forum Music Festivals, Gold Rating- 2018
Aboda Concert Festival, Good-2017
Anaheim WorldStrides Performance, 2nd Place - 2015
Wind Ensemble ( audition only)
Wind Ensemble ( audition only)
The Benjamin Franklin Wind Ensemble is a year-long, audition-only ensemble that epitomizes all aspects of excellence in technical and musical qualities. Students will perform both in small group ensembles and as a large group. This also includes significant creative elements. We perform five concerts per year, members form the pep band, travel, and compete; attendance is required for all. Fluency in all scales (number of octaves is dependent on instrument, including chromatic) and rudiments is required. An audition will include (but is not necessarily limited to) multiple scales, a prepared solo, and sight reading. Audition requirements: Scales (chosen from all 12 major/minor and chromatic), solo/excerpt, and sight reading (most likely repertoire from previous year).
Symphonic Band ( audition only)
Symphonic Band ( audition only)
Students will be graded based on attendance and behavior. Fluency in the majority of major scales (at least one octave) and rudiments is required as well as familiarity with chromatic scale(s). Placement within this class is based upon audition. Literature will emphasize works from the standard high school repertoire. Students will perform both in small group ensemble projects and as a large group. This also includes significant creative elements. We perform four concerts per year and combine to form the school’s pep band; attendance is required for all. An audition will include (but is not necessarily limited to) multiple scales, a prepared solo/excerpt, and sight reading. Audition requirements: Scales (chosen from major scales), prepared solo/excerpt, and sight reading (most likely repertoire from previous year).
Concert Band (no audition- some experience suggested)
The Benjamin Franklin Concert Band is a year-long, performance-related, skill-building class that emphasizes foundational musical technique on specific instruments as well as written theory. This also includes significant creative elements. We perform five concerts per year and various extra performances as they appear yearly; attendance is required for all. These events may not necessarily occur during the school day. Students will be graded based on participation, behavior, and written theory. This class is the continuation of ensemble instruction from the elementary level, focusing on technical skills that lead to an aesthetically pleasing performance. An audition is required of students new to Benjamin Franklin. An audition will include (but is not necessarily limited to) multiple scales, a prepared solo, and sight reading. While no experience is necessarily required, it is highly recommended that students are not new to an instrument.
Beginning Band ( 0 experience needed)
Beginning Band ( 0 experience needed)
The Beginning Band is a year-long, performance-related, skill-building class that emphasizes foundational musical technique on specific instruments. This also includes significant creative elements and performance opportunities as they develop their sound. No audition is required and no experience is needed to join this ensemble. This ensemble performs four concerts a year. The goal is to reach Concert Band by the end of the year.
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