Congratulations to senior Ben Spicer, who has been recognized as a semifinalist by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation names 16,000 students from across the nation as semifinalists, meaning they have the highest PSAT/NMSQU Selection Index Scores (calculated by doubling the sum of the Reading, Writing and Language, and Math Test Scores) in their states.

Spicer will advance to the finalist selection later this year. 

Our lower school teachers provided a math morning meeting called “Sum It Up," where each grade level met with parents and shared the benefits and differentiating features of our math program at FRA. Parents learned that accuracy and math fluency are important, but our main goal for students is to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the mathematical concepts behind the numbers. 

By Allison Hammat, Upper School Counselor

As my oldest son is entering the tween years, I find that one of the more difficult challenges of parenting is realizing that you do not always know what your children are thinking and feeling. While we all do our best to raise our children with a sound moral compass, empathy, and coping skills, we may still find ourselves wondering when do the typical ups and downs of adolescence become something to worry about. 

While every parent would like to believe that suicide is not relevant to them or their family or friends, current statistics suggest that it is all too relevant. 

"The world is changing a lot, and what is demanded of these kids in the working world is the ability to create and the ability to collaborate effectively on teams, and sometimes you need something bigger than a classroom for that. Our hope for the lab is that it opens up new areas of thinking for our kids and really lets them run with their gifts.”

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The varsity golf teams are continuing their great season in the 2018 Patriot Classic, with the girls bringing home the championship and the boys finishing fourth. The girls, who finished second in the tournament last year, used an unbelievable finish from senior Angelina Chan and sophomore Tzunami Polito to capture the championship by one stroke over Clarksville High School.

We are excited to welcome outstanding new faculty to our community. These exceptional educators bring experience, education, and a passion for FRA's mission to provide a challenging educational experience within an inclusive Christian community. 

For the second summer, middle school students from JT Moore, Oliver, and Croft Design have taken part in FRA’s Summer Innovation Institute, where they work with FRA students and faculty to focus on STEM education using state-of-the-art equipment in FRA’s Innovation Lab. A new initiative this year combines this education with philanthropy as students conceptualize, design, and create items for Shower the People, whose mission is to provide showers to people who may have limited or no access throughout Davidson County.

Our lower school students have been learning about other countries through its first International Event. FRA parents, teachers, and other members of our community who have international experiences came to speak with our students about their respective countries, including Costa Rica, Spain, Zimbabwe, and Hungary.

The Panthers put on a show at the TSSAA Track and Field State Championships, which were held in Murfreesboro. Alexander Gales, Campbell Carroll, and Eric Stoxstill-Diggs were recently crowned state champions in their individual events, 19 members of the team medaled, and the boys team was the state runner up.

Every year, the arts department presents the Frankies, which are given to upper school students who show passion, leadership and study outside of the realm of the classroom. On Wednesday, the 2018 Frankies were given. We also celebrated those seniors who plan to pursue arts in college. Congratulations to all of our talented arts students for a great year!