![Alumni Profile: Caitlyn Manning '16]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742493774/franklinroadacademycom/lc8hbmdddtyg7w9eask5/CaitlynManningStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742493774/franklinroadacademycom/lc8hbmdddtyg7w9eask5/CaitlynManningStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742493774/franklinroadacademycom/lc8hbmdddtyg7w9eask5/CaitlynManningStory.png","width":800}])
Caitlyn Manning, Class of 2016, was one of the six Mannings who joined FRA in the fall of 2012. With Kris Manning taking a new job as a 4th-grade teacher, her five other children came in toe.
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FRA At A Glance
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Acre campus for students pre-kindergarten - grade 12
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Countries represented in our student body
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Announcements
![DECA Team Competes at States!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741114089/franklinroadacademycom/svv6ob8wweuymkzq6pgs/DECAStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741114089/franklinroadacademycom/svv6ob8wweuymkzq6pgs/DECAStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741114089/franklinroadacademycom/svv6ob8wweuymkzq6pgs/DECAStory.png","width":800}])
On February 27, nine FRA students traveled to Chattanooga to compete in DECA's State Career Development Conference.
![Entrepreneurial Leadership Students Present their MVP Pitch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740683578/franklinroadacademycom/kfdauemmmdmuzpyywshn/EntrepreneurialLeadershipAlumni.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740683578/franklinroadacademycom/kfdauemmmdmuzpyywshn/EntrepreneurialLeadershipAlumni.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740683578/franklinroadacademycom/kfdauemmmdmuzpyywshn/EntrepreneurialLeadershipAlumni.png","width":800}])
Our Upper School “incubator” students had the exciting opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial skills during MVP Pitch Day.
![Upper School Students Recognized for Math Achievement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739455550/franklinroadacademycom/aysceku8dndubsy5anec/USMathStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739455550/franklinroadacademycom/aysceku8dndubsy5anec/USMathStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739455550/franklinroadacademycom/aysceku8dndubsy5anec/USMathStory.png","width":800}])
Eight Upper School students have achieved an impressive academic milestone by earning an invitation to the prestigious American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME).
![Upper School Teacher Receives Prestigious Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738690095/franklinroadacademycom/t49vkc0nqtahsqrjiacg/ChristinaTheodoruStory2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738690095/franklinroadacademycom/t49vkc0nqtahsqrjiacg/ChristinaTheodoruStory2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738690095/franklinroadacademycom/t49vkc0nqtahsqrjiacg/ChristinaTheodoruStory2.png","width":800}])
Upper School math teacher Christina Theodoru has been honored as a recipient of the 2024 Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle and High School.
![Students Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738253018/franklinroadacademycom/zrs55bortgfnfkwxcjr2/MLKStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738253018/franklinroadacademycom/zrs55bortgfnfkwxcjr2/MLKStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738253018/franklinroadacademycom/zrs55bortgfnfkwxcjr2/MLKStory.png","width":800}])
Our students honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy last week by embracing his powerful words: "Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."
![Coach Chris Hart Earns 500th Career Win]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737128848/franklinroadacademycom/gmbusopohha2u2jpf47m/CoachHartStory.png","width":800}])
Franklin Road Academy Head Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach Chris Hart reached an incredible milestone tonight by earning his 500th career victory.
![FRA Class of 2025 Makes their Mark]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734015338/franklinroadacademycom/qhmykkaclw8mefuxl0d6/SignBeamStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734015338/franklinroadacademycom/qhmykkaclw8mefuxl0d6/SignBeamStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734015338/franklinroadacademycom/qhmykkaclw8mefuxl0d6/SignBeamStory.png","width":800}])
The Class of 2025 left an indelible mark on our community today by signing a beam that will be integrated into the construction of the new Upper School building.
![Upper School Musical Dazzles Audience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733417541/franklinroadacademycom/dfiao4xtemkaai65ogu1/AddamsFamilyStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733417541/franklinroadacademycom/dfiao4xtemkaai65ogu1/AddamsFamilyStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733417541/franklinroadacademycom/dfiao4xtemkaai65ogu1/AddamsFamilyStory.png","width":800}])
A few weeks ago, our upper school students transported audiences into the delightfully macabre world of The Addams Family.
![Three FRA Student-Athletes Sign Collegiate Commitments]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731698875/franklinroadacademycom/n5hgrz8obeqwmju3lo5x/SigningDayStory_1.png","width":800}])
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, three senior student-athletes signed commitments to compete at the collegiate level following their time at FRA.