View Comments Franklin Special School District held a "topping out" ceremony for its new performing arts center this month and placed a beam covered in student signatures into the structure of the building currently under construction. In construction, a "topping out" ceremony is a tradition for many builders and honors the placement of the last beam (or its equivalent), signaling the completion of a framed structure. The FSSD Performing Arts Center is slated to be completed in early 2022 and feature a 34,000 square-foot auditorium with 485 seats, a multipurpose stage, fly loft, and performance support spaces like a changing room on top of a structure signaling