![Upper School Students Recognized at FBLA State Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744386523/franklinroadacademycom/v4ppl0vbzieuq3upvntk/FBLAStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744386523/franklinroadacademycom/v4ppl0vbzieuq3upvntk/FBLAStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744386523/franklinroadacademycom/v4ppl0vbzieuq3upvntk/FBLAStory.png","width":800}])
In FRA's inaugural year as an FBLA chapter, we proudly welcomed 57 members, earning The 50 Award. Of those, 41 students competed in the State Leadership Competitive Events.
FRA News and Events
![FRA Mourns Loss of Bunny Akin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743690808/franklinroadacademycom/yq7tkqdblcorsajy6pvc/BunnyAkinStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743690808/franklinroadacademycom/yq7tkqdblcorsajy6pvc/BunnyAkinStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743690808/franklinroadacademycom/yq7tkqdblcorsajy6pvc/BunnyAkinStory.png","width":800}])
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of William B. Akin ("Bunny"), affectionately known on campus as "Mr. B."
![Ella Grace Beasley '25 Recognized as a 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Winner!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743099659/franklinroadacademycom/y4hnmwwdi2gq6xuilz1v/EllaGraceStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743099659/franklinroadacademycom/y4hnmwwdi2gq6xuilz1v/EllaGraceStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743099659/franklinroadacademycom/y4hnmwwdi2gq6xuilz1v/EllaGraceStory.png","width":800}])
Franklin Road Academy is proud to announce that Ella Grace Beasley has been recognized as a 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Winner!
![Ava Dinkel '27 Accepted into Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts Summer Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743098736/franklinroadacademycom/thb6qazgyermbggouipn/AvaDinkelStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743098736/franklinroadacademycom/thb6qazgyermbggouipn/AvaDinkelStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743098736/franklinroadacademycom/thb6qazgyermbggouipn/AvaDinkelStory.png","width":800}])
Congratulations to Franklin Road Academy student Ava Dinkel on her acceptance into the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts (GSFTA) for the upcoming summer session in Theatre, with a concentration in Design/Technical.
![Fostering The Future of Music]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743086684/franklinroadacademycom/jsdutpyj3oh5pao7xq13/RecordingStudioStory.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743086684/franklinroadacademycom/jsdutpyj3oh5pao7xq13/RecordingStudioStory.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743086684/franklinroadacademycom/jsdutpyj3oh5pao7xq13/RecordingStudioStory.png","width":800}])
At Franklin Road Academy, our commitment to nurturing creative minds has always been at the heart of everything we do. This year, that commitment has taken on a whole new dimension with the opening of our state-of-the-art recording studio.
![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.
![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.