On Sunday, Franklin Road Academy unveiled its new 38,400-square-foot student life center with a naming dedication ceremony. The Weicker Center for Student Life, named by FRA’s capital campaign lead donor, The Cal Turner Family Foundation, for beloved teacher and coach George Weicker, features a dining hall, spirit store and coffee shop, collegiate-style formal and informal academic spaces, innovative classrooms, school-wide offices for the director of diversity, inclusion, and community, spiritual life, and the Center for Philanthropic Studies.

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.

Congratulations to seniors J Ross, Tashinga Vhumisai, and Brogan Wilson, who signed their letters of intent to play college athletics on Thursday. Ross will continue his baseball career at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky; Vhumisai has signed to soccer at Sewanee: The University of the South; and Wilson will be playing football at Austin Peay University in Clarksville. 

If you attend the 78th Iroquois Steeplechase event this weekend, you'll likely see the artwork of FRA eighth grade student Mimi Fuller, who was selected as the official student artist of the race.

Congratulations to Ava Ackerman, Ally Axford, Jaden Baker, Ansley Baugh, Benjamin Blahauvietz, Kingston Gardner, Stephen Hohnholt, Hayley Jones, Christina Stearns, Drew White, Kelton Williamson, and Chloe Zoubek for being named 2019-20 Turner Fellows. 

On Wednesday, seniors Jack Arsta, Angelina Chan, Lee Anna Chen, Morgan Davis, Paige Johnson, Sabrina LaFaye, Cathleen Li, Becca Morency, Pablo Ramos Soszna, Paige Samz, Lorena Silva, Tucker Smith, Ben Spicer, and Jordan Stoxstill-Diggs were inducted into Franklin Road Academy’s Cum Laude Society Chapter.

Franklin Road Academy senior Tashinga Vhumisai been selected to receive the Billy Bryan Scholarship, which has been awarded for the past seven years thanks to the generosity of Lindsey and Scott Byers in honor of his friend Billy Bryan.