LOWER SCHOOL 2024-25 DAILY CALENDAR
MISSION
Franklin Road Academy provides a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian community with an unwavering commitment to develop leaders of integrity and purpose.
We Will Inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning through a dynamic academic program which will prepare them for success in life;
Encourage students to discover their passions through opportunities in academics, the arts, athletics, and servant leadership;
Nurture leaders of integrity, guided by Christian principles, compelled to lead lives of compassionate global citizenship.
AUGUST
2024-25 AT-A-GLANCE
SEPTEMBER 2024
NOVEMBER 2024
DECEMBER 2024
FEBRUARY 2025
MARCH 2025
HOLIDAYS
September
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Summer Camp - July Term Begins New Employee Computer & Name Badge Pickup
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Faculty Fellow Training
Laptop Pickup for New MS/US Students in Crockett Library from 8-10 a.m. and 12-2 p.m.
Faculty Fellow Training
Laptop Pickup for New MS/US Students in Crockett Library from 8-10 a.m. and 12-2 p.m.
THURSDAY FRIDAY
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/24-7/7)
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Arts
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“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Half Day of School for Pre-K / K
Consignment Intake, 2 – 5:30 p.m.
US Fall Sports Photos 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
First Day of School (Regular Start & Early Dismissal)
No School for Pre-K / K
12th Grade Breakfast
US Cookout for Lunch
First Full Day of School for Pre-K / K
4th Grade Retreat
Senior Parent Night 6 p.m.
Consignment Intake from 7:45 – 10 a.m. & Volunteer/Staff Sale from 3-4 p.m.
Late Start: Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in the WC
Consignment Sale 8:45 – 10:30 a.m. and 2 – 5:30 p.m.
All Pro Dad Breakfast 7 a.m., WC
LS Fall Portraits and Class Photos
MS Parent Preview Night, WC Dining Hall, 6 p.m.
Late Start: Power PD (Literacy K-4, Math Pre-K) (Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.)
FRAmily Breakfast in the WC
MS/US Fall Portraits
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Department Chair On-Campus Retreat New Faculty PD 8 a.m. – 4
Coaches Lunch and Training 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
All 9th Grade Orientation 9 a.m.
9th - 12th Grade Overnight Retreat
All 5th Grade and New 6th-8th Grade Orientation 9:00 a.m.
Panther Pairs 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (includes lunch)
Meet in the Middle Back-to-School Event 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Consignment Sale for New Families 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Pre-K / K Orientation 9 - 11 a.m.
Pre-K / K Orientation 9 – 11 a.m.
Senior College Application Day
US Start of Drop/Add Period SAT Date
US End of Drop / Add Period
LS Parent Preview Night, WC Dining Hall, 6 p.m.
Panther Prayer Walk
US Football @ Kenwood HS, 7 p.m.
FRA Spirit Dress Day
MS/US Pep Rally
All-Community Tailgate on Kennon Track & Field, 5:30 p.m.
US Football vs. Franklin HS, 7 p.m.
– Isaiah 43:2 New Faculty PD 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in the WC
FRA Golf Classic at the Governors Club
11th Grade PSAT Prep (afternoon)
11th Grade PSAT Prep (morning)
Late Start: Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in the WC
Homecoming Week
Junior/Sophomore Parent College Coffee 8 a.m.
US/LS Panther Pals
Homecoming Week
Late Start: Committee Meetings
No FRAmily Breakfast
Legacy Breakfast 7:45 a.m., WC
FRA Family Night
Hispanic Heritage Month Chapel Homecoming
Late Start: Academy Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in the WC
NHS Induction Ceremony in Scarlett Family Chapel
MS Faculty Appreciation
TSSAA Volleyball District Playoffs
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
College Athletics Coffee 8 a.m.
US Parent Preview Night in Scarlett Family Chapel, 6 p.m.
Superlative Photos
Overnight Retreat: 8th Grade departs
College Scholarships & Financial Aid Night 6 p.m.
PA Leadership Team Meeting (open to all parents) 7:45 a.m.
A/O Competition
US Football @ The Webb School
Day Retreats: 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades
Overnight Retreat: 8th Grade returns
US Football vs. Goodpasture
Jr. Panther Night ACT Date
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HOLIDAYS
Labor Day 9/2
Homecoming Week
LS/MS Panther Pals
Homecoming: Late Start
No Classes (US only)
Senior Parent Lunch
Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally
Alumni Tailgate 5:30 p.m.
US Football vs. Northwest HS
US Homecoming Dance
MS/US Progress Reports Sent Home
Parent Coffee with Head of US in WC, 8 a.m.
Faculty Appreciation Luncheon Hosted by 1st-2nd Grades
5th/6th Grade Movie Night
PA Executive Council Meeting in WC Team Room, 7:45 a.m.
US Football @ East Nashville 7 p.m.
Special Olympics Flag Football State Championships at FRA
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
– Proverbs 27:17
TSSAA Volleyball Regional Playoffs
TSSAA Golf State Championship
Parent Coffee with Head of MS in Crockett Library, 8 a.m.
TSSAA Volleyball District Semifinals
TSSAA Golf Regional Championship
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Consignment Sale 8:45-10:00 a.m.
Yearbook Picture Retakes
TSSAA Volleyball Regional Semifinals
TSSAA Golf State Championship
Late Start: Building Thinking Classrooms PD
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
H2H Chapel
TSSAA Volleyball State Playoffs, Round 1
TSSAA Girls Soccer State Playoffs, Round 1
Late Start & Early Dismissal
Faculty Meeting & Faculty Work Day
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
PK Field Day, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
PSAT Date for 8th-11th Grade
Senior College Visit Day
Fall Break: Student Holiday
Faculty PD Day
Classes Resume
MS/US Comments Sent Home
8th Grade Shadow Visits to US
TSSAA Volleyball State Finals
Late Start: Academy Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
TSSAA Volleyball State Finals
8th Grade Parent Coffee with Head of US, 8 a.m.
All Pro Dad Breakfast 7 a.m., Weicker Center
Cross Country Regional Championship
Late Start: Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
LS Parent Conferences (Early Dismissal for LS students only)
NJHS Induction Ceremony in Scarlett Family Chapel
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Admission Coffee, Grades 5-12
LS Progress Reports Sent Home
TSSAA Volleyball District Finals
Parent Coffee with Head of LS in LS Library, 7:45 a.m.
A/O Competition
US Football @ Davidson Academy
7th/8th Grade Neon Night
TSSAA Volleyball Regional Finals Senior Fall Athletes LS Signing Day
FRAll Festival, Grades PK-4th, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
US Football @ Battle Ground Academy
SAT Date
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Fall Break: School Holiday
Fall Break: School Holiday
US Football BYE
TSSAA Girls Soccer Regionals
Upper School/Lower School
Arts
Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Fall Break 10/17 - 10/21
Faculty In-Service / Student Holiday 10/21
TSSAA Volleyball State Quarterfinals
TSSAA Girls Soccer State Quarterfinals
8th Grade Shadow Visits to US
Bonfire for Grades 8-12 (No HW)
TSSAA Volleyball State Finals
TSSAA Girls Soccer State Semifinals
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LS/MS Trick-or-Treat
LS Halloween Parties
Admission MS Visit Day
FRA Spirit Dress Day: H2H Shirts
MS/US Pep Rally
TSSAA Girls Soccer State Championship
US Football vs CPA
ACT Date
All-School Service Saturday
LS Mother/Son Night of Fun
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
– Galatians 6:9
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
Admission Preview Day Current PK Parent Forum in LS Library, 7:45 am.
US A/O Spelling Bee (all week)
Veterans Day Assembly in Scarlett Family Chapel, 9:40 a.m.
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Freshmen College Counseling Parent Night, 6 p.m.
Admission US Visit Day
MS/US Progress Reports Sent Home
Cubbies to Lockers (Students), 10:30 a.m.
Cubbies to Lockers (Parents), 7:30 a.m.
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Consignment Sale 8:45-10:00 a.m.
MS Faculty Appreciation Breakfast hosted by 7th Grade
National Signing Day
Late Start: Power PD (Literacy K-4, Math Pre-K) (Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.)
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
LS Book Fair
All-Pro Dads Breakfast in WC, 7 a.m.
LS Book Fair
LS Report Cards Sent Home
Spaghetti Supper in WC Dining Hall
Late Start: Academy Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
LS Book Fair
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
LS End of 1st Trimester
LS/MS Parent Conferences (No Classes for LS/MS Students)
FRA Spirit Dress Day
US Football vs Pope JPII Prep (Senior Night & Band Recognition) SAT Date
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Admission MS Visit Day
Cross Country State Championship
PA Leadership Team Meeting in WC Team Room, 7:45 a.m.
4th Grade Visual & Performing Arts Show in LS Dining Hall, 8:15 a.m.
TSSAA Football Playoffs - 1st Round
Cross Country State Championship
MS/US No Homework Night
US Fall Musical Opening Night, 6 p.m.
US Fall Musical in MS Theater, 7 p.m.
LS Book Fair
US Fall Musical in MS Theater, 4 p.m. or 7 p.m.
TSSAA Football Playoffs - 2nd Round
Angel Tree Service Project Kickoff
Naviance Parent Tutorial 7:40 a.m.
PK Thanksgiving Feast in LS/WC Dining Halls, 10 a.m.
LS Book Fair
Early Dismissal
LS/MS Grandparents Day
LS Book Fair
Senior Thanksgiving Chapel
TSSAA Football Playoffs - Semifinals
ISEE Testing
US Fall Musical in MS Theater, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
School/Middle School
School/Upper School
School/Lower School
Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Thanksgiving Break 11/25-11/29
Thanksgiving
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
– 1 Chronicles 16:34
DECEMBER 2024
Classes Resume
PK Application Deadline
Christmas
Lower School Gift Exchange
Christmas Week
Christmas Band Concert 7 p.m., Scarlett Family Chapel
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Consignment Sale 8:45-10:00 a.m.
Late Start (8:40 a.m.)
US Exams
Taste of Christmas
No MS Assessments
Late Start (8:40 a.m.)
US Exams
MS Exam Review & Early Dismissal
No MS Assessments
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Christmas Week
Lessons & Carols Chapel in Scarlett Family Chapel
Christmas Break / School
MS/US Report Cards Sent
/ School
Late Start (8:40 a.m.)
No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
MS/US Exams
/ School
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
TSSAA Football State Championship
US Cocoa & College SAT Date
Cocoa & Carols in MS Theater, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Come See Santa in WC, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
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Christmas Week
No US Assessments
2nd Grade Christmas Musical in LS Dining Hall, 8:15 a.m.
Christmas Choral Concert in Scarlett Family Chapel, 7 p.m.
Christmas Week No US Assessments
PA Executive Council Meeting in WC Team Room, 7:45 a.m.
All-School Pep Rally (morning)
Late Start (8:40 a.m.)
MS/US Exams
Kindergarten Christmas Devotion in LS Dining Hall 9 a.m.
Late Start (8:40 a.m.) & Early Dismissal
Last Day of Fall Semester
Faculty Breakfast
MS/US Exams
LS Christmas Sing-Along, 9:45 a.m.
LS Christmas Parties, 10:30 a.m.
Christmas Break / School Holiday Christmas Break / School Holiday
Admission Interview Day
PK Admission Testing
ACT Date
Upper School/Lower School
Arts
Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Christmas Break 12/21 - 1/6
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
– John 1:14
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
Christmas Break: School Holiday
Christmas Break: Student Holiday
FRA Admission Priority Application Deadline K-12
Faculty PD Day
Classes Resume
Late Start: Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
College Admission Deans Panel & 11th Grade College Workshops, 6 p.m.
Late Start: Power PD (Math K-4, Literacy Pre-K) (Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.)
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
College Admission Deans Panel & 11th Grade College Workshops, 8:40 a.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day / School Holiday
US Course Departmental Presentations in Convocation
Late Start: Academy Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
US Grade Level Registration Meetings
Prevention Solutions Week (1/27-31)
“Corridors to College” Rising 9th Grade Parent Dinner, 6 p.m.
All-Pro Dads Breakfast in WC, 7 a.m.
4th Grade Parent Coffee with Head of MS in Crockett Library, 7:45 a.m.
LS Progress Reports Sent Home
US Course Recommendations Sent Home (Grades 8-11)
FRAmily Breakfast in WC 29
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Christmas Break: School Holiday Christmas Break: School Holiday
MS Admission Visit Day
Re-Enrollment Contracts Issued
US MLK Day Service Activity
Athletic Booster Pizza & Chili Supper
Jr. Panther Night
PA Leadership Team Meeting (open to all parents), 7:45 a.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Program
MS MLK Day Service Activity
Admission Interview Day
PK/K Admission Testing
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Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Christmas Break 12/21 - 1/6
Faculty In-Service / Student Holiday 1/6
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 1/20
US Admission Visit Day
US Course Departmental Presentations in Convocation
Evening with the Arts in MS Theater, 7 p.m.
FRA Camp Registration Opens
A/O Competition
MS/US Academic Course Guide for 25-26 Published
9th Grade Registration Breakfast, 7:15 a.m.
4th Grade Winter Olympics in US Gym, 1 p.m.
3rd Grade Musical Concert in LS Dining Hall, 8:15 a.m. 30 31
Re-Enrollment Contracts Due
US Winter Dance
Admission Interview Day
K Admission Testing
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
– 2 Corinthians 5:17
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
Spiritual Emphasis Week
Lacrosse Practice Begins
US Course Registration for Rising 10th-12th Graders (2/10-12)
Spring Sports Practices Begin
Spiritual Emphasis Week
US/LS Panther Pals
Winter Break: School Holiday
MS Admission Visit Day
TSSAA Girls Basketball DistrictsRound 1
Late Start: Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Spiritual Emphasis Week
National Signing Day
All School Lunch
FRA Family Night
TSSAA Girls Basketball Regional Playoffs - Round 1
Late Start: Power PD (Literacy K-4, Math Pre-K) (Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.)
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
TSSAA Boys Basketball DistrictsRound 1
Entrepreneurship MVP Pitch
All-Pro Dads Breakfast in WC, 7 a.m.
LS Report Cards Sent Home
MS/US Comments Sent Home
TSSAA Girls Basketball State Playoffs - Round 1
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Black History Month Chapel
MS Faculty Appreciation Breakfast hosted by 6th Grade
TSSAA Boys Basketball Regional Playoffs - Round 1
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
TSSAA Boys Basketball State Playoffs - Round 1
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Black History Month Begins
TSSAA Wrestling Dual State Championship
FRA Robotics Meet
Spiritual Emphasis Week
9th Grade Registration Breakfast, 7:15 a.m.
LS/MS Panther Pals
MS/US Progress Reports Sent Home
Faculty Fellow Visit Day
LS Valentine’s Day Parties
LS End of 2nd Trimester
College Small Group Seminars for Juniors
Spiritual Emphasis Week
FRA Spirit Dress Day: SEW Shirts
SEW Service Day
PA Executive Council Meeting in WC Team Room, 7:45 a.m.
Winter Break: Student Holiday
Faculty PD Day
TSSAA Wrestling State Championship
TSSAA Basketball District Semifinals
Admission Interview Day
Makeup Day for K Admission Testing
ACT Date
TSSAA Wrestling Regionals
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Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Winter Break 2/14 - 2/17
Faculty In-Service / Student Holiday 2/17
TSSAA Basketball District Finals
TSSAA Wrestling State Championship
US Admission Visit Day
8th Grade Registration Breakfast, 7:15 a.m.
1st Grade Performance, 8:15 a.m.
8th Grade Registration Breakfast, 7:15 a.m.
US Deadline for AP/H Course Appeals
A/O Competition
FRA Spirit Dress Day
TSSAA Basketball Regional Semifinals
3rd Grade Poetry Cafe in LS Dining Hall, 6 p.m.
MS Winter Musical in MS Theater, 7 p.m.
TSSAA Girls Basketball State Quarterfinals
TSSAA Basketball Regional Finals
“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
– Lamentations 3:21-23
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Women’s History Month Begins
MS Winter Musical, 2 p.m.
Stars and Guitars, JW Marriott Nashville
TSSAA Boys Basketball State Quarterfinals
Interim Experience Week
Week of the Young Child (PK)
TSSAA Basketball State Championship
Spring Break: School Holiday
TSSAA Basketball State Championship
Spring Break / School Holiday Spring Break / School Holiday
SAT Date
PA Leadership Team Meeting, 7:45 a.m., WC Team Room
World Down Syndrome Day
FRA Spirit Dress Day: H2H Shirts
LS Daddy Daughter Dance in LS Gym and Dining Hall, 6 p.m.
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Middle School
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Upper School/Lower School
Arts
Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Spring Break 3/7 - 3/14
A/O Competition
All-School Service Saturday
"Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Colossians 3:23-24
LS/US Panther Pals
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Consignment Sale 8:45-10:00 a.m.
FRA Family Night
Reports Sent Home 12-Year Club Luncheon
MS Faculty Appreciation Breakfast hosted by 5th Grade
No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
LS/MS Parent Conferences (No classes for LS/MS students)
US Student Body Officer Elections
MS Madness Skate Night
US Pre-Registration Event for New Families in WC Dining Hall, 6 p.m.
Late Start: Power PD (Math K-4, Literacy Pre-K) (Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.)
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Easter Chapel
Easter Monday: School Holiday Tennis Districts (4/22-26) Late Start: Academy Committee Meetings
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Cum Laude Induction Ceremony
PK/K Fun Run
Late Start: All-Faculty Meeting
No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Senior Breakfast & Senior Chapel
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
LS/MS Panther Pals
Highland Games
FRA Spirit Dress Day
Student Art Show Opening Night in Crockett Library, 5 p.m.
FRA Annual FRA Day of Giving
LS Faculty Appreciation Luncheon hosted by 3rd/4th Grade
Senior Day
Junior Theme Verse Retreat
Almost-Alumni Presentation: Preparing to Launch
Highland Games
ACT Date
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All School Lower School Middle School
Upper School
Lower School/Middle School
Sophomore Parent College Coffee, 7:45 a.m.
US Student Council Elections
Good Friday: School Holiday
US Prom
Middle School/Upper School
Upper School/Lower School
Arts
Athletics
HOLIDAYS
Good Friday 4/18
Easter Monday/School Holiday 4/21
US Spring Play Opening Night Coffee House in MS Commons, 6 p.m.
US Spring Play in MS Theater, 7 p.m.
Baseball District Playoffs (4/25-5/1)
FRA Spirit Dress Day
US Spring Play in MS Theater, 2 and 7 p.m.
Tennis Districts
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
– Philippians 2:3-4
Senior Family Picnic, 4:30 p.m.
Exams
Teacher Appreciation Week (5/5-5/9)
Mother’s Day
AP Exams & Senior Exams
5th/6th Grade Band Concert in Scarlett Family Chapel, 7 p.m.
AP Exams Spring Choral Concert 7 p.m., Scarlett Family Chapel
TSSAA Boys/Girls Track Region Championships at FRA
AP Exams & Senior Exams
Late Start (8:40)
Baccalaureate Practice & Senior Trip Departs
4th Grade Promotion Practice in Scarlett Family Chapel, 9 a.m.
LS Field Day & PK Water Day
MS/US Exams
Late Start (8:40)
Senior Trip
MS/US Exams
8th Grade Promotion Practice
Last Day for MS Students
TSSAA State Championships for all Spring Sports (5/20-23)
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Memorial Day: Campus Closed
Late Start: Faculty Meeting
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Asian American Pacific Islander Chapel
8th Grade Commissioning Chapel
AP Exams
TSSAA Boys/Girls Track Region Championships at FRA
Late Start: Report Card Work
FRAmily Breakfast in WC
AP Exams & Senior Exams
MS Awards in Scarlett Family Chapel
No MS/US Assessments
TSSAA Decathlon/Pentathlon Championships at FRA (5/14-16)
Late Start (8:40)
No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
US Exams / Senior Trip
LS End-of-Year Parties
Last Day for PK-3rd Grade
LS Report Cards Sent Home
8th Grade Promotion in Scarlett Family Chapel, 9 a.m.
MS/US Report Cards Sent Home
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
National Day of Prayer
Asian American Pacific Islander
Heritage Month Begins
Senior College Decision Day
US Frankie Awards
PA Executive Council Meeting in WC Team Room, 7:45 a.m.
Senior Awards Day (Dress Uniform)
7th-12th Grade Jazz Cafe, 7:30 p.m.
SAT Date
Yearbook Dedication
Baseball Regionals (5/2-5/6)
AP Exams
Last Day of Classes for Seniors
3rd Grade Business Expo
AP Exams & Senior Exams
Grades 9-11 Awards Day (dress uniform)
No MS/US Assessments
MS Exam Review & Early Dismissal
Early Dismissal (all divisions)
PK: No School
LS Spring Musical
MS Fun Day & US May Day AP Exams
TSSAA Boys/Girls Track Region Championships at FRA
Dance Recital in MS Theater, 1 p.m.
TSSAA State Playoffs for all Spring Sports (5/10-17)
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Late Start (8:40)
Last Day of Spring Semester
US Exams
Senior Trip Returns
4th Grade Promotion in Scarlett Family Chapel, 9 a.m.
Late Start (8:40)
PA Leadership Team Meeting (open to all parents), 8:45 a.m.
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
AP Exams
MS/US Exams
Faculty PD Day
End-of-Year Faculty Appreciation Luncheon
Commencement Practice
Baccalaureate in Scarlett Family Chapel, 6 p.m.
Commencement, 9 a.m.
School/Upper School
School/Lower School
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
– 1 Peter 1:3
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Camp - July Term Begins
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
New Employee Computer & Name Badge Pickup
US Academic Prep Summer Course Jump Start Camps
US Academic Prep Summer Course Jump Start Camps
US Academic Prep Summer Course Jump Start Camps
Faculty Fellow Training
Laptop Pickup for New MS/US Students in Crockett Library from 8-10 a.m. and 12-2 p.m.
Faculty Fellow Training
Laptop Pickup for New MS/US Students in Crockett Library from 8-10 a.m. and 12-2 p.m.
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
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Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
Summer Break: Campus Closed (TSSAA Dead Period 6/30-7/13)
School/Lower School
US Academic Prep Summer Course Jump Start Camps US Academic Prep Summer Course Jump Start Camps
New Faculty PD 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Parent Dinner, WC Dining Hall, 6:30 p.m.
“Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.” – Proverbs 29:25
MONDAY | 8/5
Full Faculty PD Day
Faculty Welcome Back Dinner
TUESDAY | 8/6
Full Faculty PD Day New Parent Dinner
WEDNESDAY | 8/7
Full Faculty PD Day
THURSDAY | 8/8
Full Faculty PD Day
FRIDAY | 8/9
Full Faculty PD Day
MONDAY | 8/12
Full Faculty PD Day
PK Sneak Peek
LS Ice Cream Social
TUESDAY | 8/13
Full Faculty PD Day
WEDNESDAY | 8/14
First Day of School (No School for PK/K) Regular Start & Early Dismissal
THURSDAY | 8/15
PK/K Orientation
FRIDAY | 8/16
PK/K Orientation
NOTES
MONDAY | 8/19
Half Day of School for PK/K
TUESDAY | 8/20
First Full Day of School for PK/K Orientation
4th Grade Leadership Retreat
WEDNESDAY | 8/21
Lower School Faculty Meeting
THURSDAY | 8/22
FRIDAY | 8/23
Panther Prayer Walk Football @ Kenwood HS
LS Preview Night
MONDAY | 8/26
TUESDAY | 8/27
All Pro Dad Breakfast LS Fall Portraits & Class Photos
WEDNESDAY | 8/28
Lower School Power PD (Math) Enrichments meet with MS/US depts.
THURSDAY | 8/29
FRIDAY | 8/30
FRA Spirit Dress Day
All-Community Tailgate
US Football vs Franklin HS
NOTES
MONDAY | 9/2
Labor Day
School Holiday
TUESDAY | 9/3
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon hosted by PK/K
WEDNESDAY | 9/4
All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 9/5
FRIDAY | 9/6
US Football @ Webb School
MONDAY | 9/9
TUESDAY | 9/10
WEDNESDAY | 9/11
FRA Golf Classic Lower School Faculty Meeting
THURSDAY | 9/12
FRIDAY | 9/13
Jr. Panther Night
FRA Spirit Dress
US Football vs Goodpasture
NOTES
Sunday | 9/15
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins
MONDAY | 9/16
Homecoming Week
TUESDAY | 9/17
Homecoming Week
LS/US Panther Pals
WEDNESDAY | 9/18
Homecoming Week
LS Committee Meetings
No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
Alumni Legacy Breakfast in WC FRA Family Night (No Homework)
THURSDAY | 9/19
Homecoming Week
LS/MS Panther Pals
FRIDAY | 9/20
Homecoming Week
Late Start (8:40)
Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally
Alumni Tailgate
US Football vs Northwest HS
NOTES
MONDAY | 9/23
TUESDAY | 9/24
WEDNESDAY | 9/25
All-Pro Dads Breakfast Academy Committee Meetings See You at the Pole
THURSDAY | 9/26
LS Faculty Appreciation Luncheon Hosted by 1st and 2nd Grades
FRIDAY | 9/27
US Football @ East Nashville
NOTES
Saturday | 9/28
Special Olympics Flag Football State Championships at FRA
MONDAY | 9/30
TUESDAY | 10/1
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month begins
WEDNESDAY | 10/2
All School Meeting Yearbook Picture Retakes
THURSDAY | 10/3
FRIDAY | 10/4
LS Progress Reports Sent Home Parent Coffee with Head of LS US Football @ Davidson Academy
NOTES
MONDAY | 10/7
TUESDAY | 10/8
WEDNESDAY | 10/9
Lower School BTC Peter Liljedahl Zoom Yearbook Picture Retakes
THURSDAY | 10/10 FRIDAY | 10/11
Senior Athletes LS Signing Day
FRAll Festival, Grades PK-4th
US Football @ Battle Ground Academy
NOTES
MONDAY | 10/14
TUESDAY | 10/15
WEDNESDAY | 10/16
Lower School Faculty Meeting Early Dismissal PK Field Day
THURSDAY | 10/17 FRIDAY | 10/18
Fall Break School Holiday Fall Break School Holiday
MONDAY | 10/21 TUESDAY | 10/22 WEDNESDAY | 10/23
Fall Break School Holiday
Full Day In-Service
(Time included for LS for parent-teacher conference prep)
Academy Committee Meetings
THURSDAY | 10/24
FRIDAY | 10/25
FRA Spirit Dress: H2H Shirts
NOTES
US Football vs CPA Saturday | 10/26
All-School Service Saturday
LS Mother/Son Night of Fun
MONDAY | 10/28
TUESDAY | 10/29
All-Pro Dads Breakfast
Current PK Parent Forum, 7:45 a.m.
WEDNESDAY | 10/30
LS Committee Meetings
Early Dismissal for LS Parent Conferences
THURSDAY | 10/31
LS/MS Trick or Treat
Halloween Parties
FRIDAY | 11/1
LS End of 1st Trimester No Classes for LS Parent Conferences
US Football vs Pope JPII Prep (Senior Night)
NOTES
Sunday | 11/3
Admission Preview Day
MONDAY | 11/4
TUESDAY | 11/5
WEDNESDAY | 11/6
Cubbies to Lockers (Students) All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 11/7
FRIDAY | 11/8
4th Grade Visual & Performing Arts Show – 8:15 a.m.
US Football Playoffs: 1st Round
NOTES
MONDAY | 11/11
Veterans Day Assembly
Global Entrepreneurship Week
TUESDAY | 11/12
Cubbies to Lockers (Parents)
WEDNESDAY | 11/13
Lower School Power PD (Literacy) Enrichment meets with MS/US depts.
THURSDAY | 11/14
US Fall Musical Opening Night
FRIDAY | 11/15
LS Book Fair
US Fall Musical, 4 p.m. or 7 p.m.
Angel Tree Service Project Kickoff
US Football Playoffs: 2nd Round
NOTES
Saturday | 11/16
ISEE Admission Testing
US Fall Musical, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
MONDAY | 11/18
LS Book Fair
TUESDAY | 11/19
All-Pro Dads Breakfast
LS Book Fair
LS Report Cards Sent Home Spaghetti Supper
WEDNESDAY | 11/20
Academy Committee Meetings
LS Book Fair
THURSDAY | 11/21
LS Book Fair
PK Thanksgiving Feast – 10:00 a.m.
FRIDAY | 11/22
Early Dismissal for Grandparents Day
LS Book Fair
TSSAA Football Semifinals
NOTES
MONDAY | 11/25
Thanksgiving Break School Holiday
TUESDAY | 11/26 WEDNESDAY | 11/27
Thanksgiving Break School Holiday
Thanksgiving Break School Holiday
THURSDAY | 11/28
Thanksgiving Break School Holiday
FRIDAY | 11/29
Thanksgiving Break School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 12/2
TUESDAY | 12/3
WEDNESDAY | 12/4
PK Application Deadline All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 12/5
FRIDAY | 12/6
NOTES
Saturday | 12/7
Cocoa & Carols Come See Santa
MONDAY | 12/9 TUESDAY | 12/10
WEDNESDAY | 12/11
THURSDAY | 12/12
Christmas Week
2nd Grade Christmas Musical – 8:15 a.m.
FRIDAY | 12/13
Christmas Week All-School Pep Rally
NOTES
Saturday | 12/14
Admission Interview Day
Pre-K and K Admissions Testing
MONDAY | 12/16 TUESDAY | 12/17 WEDNESDAY | 12/18
Late Start (8:40)
Taste of Christmas
Late Start (8:40) LS Staff Christmas Breakfast & Gift Exchange – 7:00 a.m.
Late Start (8:40) No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
THURSDAY | 12/19
Late Start (8:40)
Kindergarten Christmas Devotion – 9:00 a.m.
FRIDAY | 12/20
Late Start (8:40) & Early Dismissal
LS Christmas Sing-Along – 9:45 a.m.
LS Christmas Parties – 10:30 a.m. Faculty Breakfast
NOTES
MONDAY | 12/23 TUESDAY | 12/24 WEDNESDAY | 12/25
Christmas Break School Holiday
Christmas Break School Holiday
Christmas Break School Holiday
THURSDAY | 12/26
Christmas Break School Holiday
FRIDAY | 12/27
Christmas Break School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 12/30 TUESDAY | 12/31 WEDNESDAY | 1/1
Christmas Break School Holiday
Christmas Break School Holiday
Christmas Break School Holiday
THURSDAY | 1/2
Christmas Break School Holiday
FRIDAY | 1/3
Christmas Break School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 1/6
Christmas Break School Holiday
Full Day In-Service
TUESDAY | 1/7
Classes Resume
WEDNESDAY | 1/8
Lower School Faculty Meeting No FRAmily Breakfast in WC
THURSDAY | 1/9
FRIDAY | 1/10
Athletic Booster
Pizza & Chili Supper
Jr. Panther Night
NOTES
Saturday | 1/11
Admission Interview Day
Pre-K and K Admissions Testing
MONDAY | 1/13
TUESDAY | 1/14
WEDNESDAY | 1/15
Lower School Power PD (Math) Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.
THURSDAY | 1/16
FRIDAY | 1/17
MONDAY | 1/20
TUESDAY | 1/21
WEDNESDAY | 1/22
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day School Holiday Academy Committee Meetings
THURSDAY | 1/23
FRIDAY | 1/24
FRA Camp Registration Opens
NOTES
Saturday | 1/25
Admission Interview Day
Kindergarten Admissions Testing
MONDAY | 1/27
TUESDAY | 1/28
All-Pro Dads Breakfast
4th Grade Parent Coffee with Head of MS
LS Progress Reports Sent Home
WEDNESDAY | 1/29
All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 1/30
4th Grade Winter Olympics – 1:00 p.m.
FRIDAY | 1/31
3rd Grade Musical Concert – 8:15 a.m.
2025-26 Re-Enrollment Contracts Due Saturday | 2/1 FRA Robotics Meet Black History Month Begins
MONDAY | 2/3
Spiritual Emphasis Week
TUESDAY | 2/4
Spiritual Emphasis Week
LS/US Panther Pals
WEDNESDAY | 2/5
LS Faculty Meeting
Spiritual Emphasis Week
All School Lunch
FRA Family Night
THURSDAY | 2/6
Spiritual Emphasis Week
LS/MS Panther Pals
FRIDAY | 2/7
Spiritual Emphasis Week
FRA Spirit Dress Day: SEW Shirts
NOTES
Saturday | 2/8
Admission Interview Day
Make-Up Day for Kindergarten Admissions Testing
MONDAY | 2/10
TUESDAY | 2/11
WEDNESDAY | 2/12
Lower School Power PD (Literacy) Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.
THURSDAY | 2/13
LS Valentine's Day Parties
LS End of 2nd Trimester
FRIDAY | 2/14
Winter Break School Holiday Full Day In-Service
MONDAY | 2/17
Winter Break School Holiday
TUESDAY | 2/18
WEDNESDAY | 2/19
THURSDAY | 2/20
FRIDAY | 2/21
1st Grade Music Performance – 8:15 a.m.
FRA Spirit Dress Day
NOTES
MONDAY | 2/24
TUESDAY | 2/25
WEDNESDAY | 2/26
All-Pro Dads Breakfast LS Report Cards Sent Home All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 2/27
3rd Grade Poetry Cafe – 6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY | 2/28
MS Winter Musical
NOTES
Saturday | 3/1
MS Winter Musical
Stars and Guitars
Women’s History Month Begins
Sunday | 3/2
MS Winter Musical
MONDAY | 3/3
Interim Experience Week
Faculty Appreciation Luncheon hosted by PK/K
TUESDAY | 3/4
Interim Experience Week
WEDNESDAY | 3/5
Interim Experience Week
Lower School Faculty Meeting (Has been breakfast in Weicker instead)
THURSDAY | 3/6
FRIDAY | 3/7
Interim Experience Week Spring Break School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 3/10
TUESDAY | 3/11
WEDNESDAY | 3/12
Spring Break School Holiday Spring Break School Holiday Spring Break School Holiday
THURSDAY | 3/13
Spring Break School Holiday
FRIDAY | 3/14
Spring Break School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 3/17
TUESDAY | 3/18
WEDNESDAY | 3/19
LS Faculty Meeting
THURSDAY | 3/20
FRIDAY | 3/21
World Down Syndrome Day
FRA Spirit Dress Day: H2H Shirts
NOTES
Saturday | 3/22 LS Daddy Daughter Dance
MONDAY | 3/24
TUESDAY | 3/25
WEDNESDAY | 3/26
All-Pro Dads Breakfast LS Committee Meetings
THURSDAY | 3/27
FRIDAY | 3/28
Saturday | 3/29
All-School Service Saturday
MONDAY | 3/31
TUESDAY | 4/1
LS/US Panther Pals
WEDNESDAY | 4/2
All School Meeting
FRA Family Night (No Homework)
THURSDAY | 4/3
LS/MS Panther Pals
FRIDAY | 4/4
FRA Spirit Dress Day
NOTES
Saturday | 4/5
ACT Test Date
MONDAY | 4/7
TUESDAY | 4/8
Progress Reports Sent Home 12-Year Club Luncheon
WEDNESDAY | 4/9
No FRAmily Breakfast
No Meetings or Classes for LS Parent Conferences
THURSDAY | 4/10
Student Art Show Opening Night
FRA Annual Day of Giving
FRIDAY | 4/11
MONDAY | 4/14
TUESDAY | 4/15
WEDNESDAY | 4/16
Lower School Power PD (Math) Enrichments meet with MS/US Depts.
THURSDAY | 4/17
LS Faculty Appreciation Luncheon hosted by 3rd and 4th Grade
FRIDAY | 4/18
Good Friday School Holiday
NOTES
MONDAY | 4/21
Easter Monday
School Holiday
TUESDAY | 4/22
WEDNESDAY | 4/23
Academy Committee Meetings PK/K Fun Run
THURSDAY | 4/24
FRIDAY | 4/25
US Spring Play Opening Night
FRA Spirit Dress Day
NOTES
Saturday | 4/26 US Spring Play
Sunday | 4/27 US Spring Play
MONDAY | 4/28 TUESDAY | 4/29 WEDNESDAY | 4/30
All-Pro Dads Breakfast
LS/MS New Family Event (after school)
All School Meeting
THURSDAY | 5/1
National Day of Prayer
Asian American Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
FRIDAY | 5/2
NOTES
Yearbook Dedication Saturday | 5/3 7th-12th Grade Jazz Cafe
MONDAY | 5/5
Teacher Appreciation Week
TUESDAY | 5/6
WEDNESDAY | 5/7
Lower School Faculty Meeting Including Musical & Field Day Prep
THURSDAY | 5/8
FRIDAY | 5/9
Early Dismissal for LS Spring Musical
No School for PK
NOTES
Saturday | 5/10 Dance Recital
MONDAY | 5/12
TUESDAY | 5/13
WEDNESDAY | 5/14
Lower School Report Card Work
THURSDAY | 5/15
3rd Grade Business Expo
FRIDAY | 5/16
Late Start (8:40) Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
NOTES
MONDAY | 5/19
Late Start (8:40)
4th Grade Promotion Practice
LS Field Day & PK Water Day
TUESDAY | 5/20
Late Start (8:40)
WEDNESDAY | 5/21
Late Start (8:40) LS End-of-Year Parties
Last Day for PK-3rd Grade LS Report Cards Sent Home
THURSDAY | 5/22
Late Start (8:40)
4th Grade Promotion – 9:00 a.m.
FRIDAY | 5/23
Faculty PD Day
End-of-Year Faculty Appreciation Luncheon
Baccalaureate Service – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday | 5/24
Commencement – 9:00 a.m.