Acta Equitum - September 2023

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

Isaiah 40:8

The Newsletter of Franklin Classical School

Sept 2023

A C T A E Q U I T U M

Upcoming Events

September 4

Labor Day

Classes Dismissed/offices closed

September 7

Picture Day

September 7

College Night

FCS Auditorium 7:00 pm

Open to 9th–12th graders and parents

September 22

Homecoming Football Game

Freedom Intermediate School 7:00 pm

September 23

Homecoming Dance 7:00–9:30 pm

6th–12th grades

October 1

Reenrollment & sibling applications open

October 5

9th–12th grade 1st Quarter Presentations

October 5

K-5th grade 1st Quarter Presentations

6th–8th grade 1st Quarter Presentations

K-6th grade Early Dismissal - 11:00 am

October 6

K–6th grade Parent-Teacher meetings

K-6th grade classes dismissed

October 12 & 13

Fall Break

Classes dismissed/offices closed

October 18

Picture Retake Day

October 24

7th–12th grade Science Fair

Welcome, Fall!

What an exciting first month of school we ' ve had! Several classes have gone on field trips, our fall sports season is well underway, and as usual, King's Mountain Camp kicked it all off for our Lower and Upper Divisions. See the recap page toward the end of this newsletter for some KMC highlights!

September brings us Homecoming! During the week of September 18–23, we will celebrate Spirit Days; the Homecoming football game with yard games and a bounce house, alumni appearances, and FCS Dance Co performances; and the Homecoming Dance that Saturday night, September 23rd, for 6th–12th graders

We will also have Picture Day, College Night, and Skate Night in September Please remember, Labor Day is Monday, September 4th, and school will be closed. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Many historical friends visited FCS for our first Knight Crew of the year!

Announcements

FCS Logo Wear

FCS t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other school logo wear is available for purchase from Mr. Hatcher's office/front desk or at: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools.Tennessee/Franklin/Franklin-classicalschool

Ice Cream Fridays

Ice Cream Fridays are back! This offer is for grades 2–12 only and is $10 per month. Ways to pay:

Venmo @Franklin-Classical; put ice cream with students’ names in memo

Cash in envelope labeled with students’ names turned in to Mrs. Hepp

$3 cash per treat on day of purchase

From the PTO

PTO Class Pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 7th (the same day as Picture Day) for Lower and Upper Division, while Grammar classes have already been taken If you’d like to order a class picture for your student, please use the order form attached to the August 23rd Midweek Order forms and payment are due to Mrs Hepp by Friday, September 8th

Join the Homecoming Celebration Planning Committee! The PTO strives to make the Homecoming game a memorable event for every student and family and needs a few more volunteers for this year! If you’d like to help, please text Elissa Corning at 847 840 1144

FCS Dance Co.

The FCS Dance Company will be hosting two Mini Dance Clinics this fall! These are open to all girls in grades K–6 Informational flyers and sign-up sheets will be sent home from each classroom

Clinic 1: Saturday, September 16th, 12:00–2:00 pm

Performance: Friday, September 22nd (Homecoming football game)

Clinic 2: Saturday, October 7th, 12:00–2:00 pm

Performance: Friday, October 20th (home football game)

The Ark Encounter

All FCS families are invited to an all-school field trip at the Ark Encounter on Saturday, September 30th to coincide with our study of Antiquity this year Order forms have been sent home with your students Orders and payments are due to Mrs Hepp by Friday, September 8th

Happy Birthday!

September 3

Addie Blair

September 4

Mrs Tori Hepp

Magnolia Priefer

September 5

Isabella McNeil

September 6

Jillian Bender

September 7

Zach Brewer

Noble Watson

September 8

Charlie Brothers

September 9

Asher Steurer

Ethan Steurer

September 12

Davis Young

September 13

Sylvie Duckworth

Roxie Nordyke

September 16

Annabelle Hancock

September 20

Annika Anderson

Kate Willits

September 22

Reagan Fielder

September 26

Nora Davis

September 27

Brenson Bostick

Kaiya Bostick

Kuyper Coghlan

September 29

Linnea Anderson

September 30

Seth Young

Welcome, New Students!

We are so happy to welcome our 2023–2024 new students and families! Here are some fun facts about this group: new students new families sets of

66 26 5

from TWINS TWINS TWINS

15 siblings of returning students or alumni

Coming from:

Middle Tennessee

West Tennessee

Alaska

California

Georgia

Idaho

Kentucky

Maine

Montana

Washington

Washington, D.C.

All our new twins!

Tiffany Eberhard K-1 assistant

Mary Hillard K-1 co-teacher

Merry Holland Civics/Economics

Bailey McCarl physical science

Chelsea Monroe 4th grade assistant

Sarah Savley 2nd grade assistant; Monday receptionist

Emily Scherrer lower division assistant

Lisa Steurer 3rd grade assistant

Wear your favorite neon!

FOOTBALL GAME

Friday, September 8th at 7:00 pm

Jim Warren Park 705 Boyd Mill Ave. Franklin, TN 37064

Stop by concessions to support our senior class!

Pizza, snacks, drinks, and glowsticks will be sold.

Dress Like a Dad Day

Tuesday 9.19

Pajama Day

Wednesday 9.20

Twin Day

Thursday 9.21

Class Theme Day

Friday 9.22

FCS Spirit Day

The FCS Senior Class presents

"Black and White" Homecoming Dance

6th-12th Grades

September 23, 2023 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Franklin Classical School

formal attire

Tickets:

Cash or check in an envelope labeled "Homecoming" with student name to the front desk or Venmo @Franklin-Classical with "Homecoming" and student name in description

Presale (ends Sept. 15th): $25

Homecoming Week: $30

At the door $35

Highlights from

King's Mountain Camp

Mealtimes

Outdoor Adventures

Worship

Chapels with Dr. Grant and Mr. Griffin

Honor Code signing Skits

Brian Hatcher Administrative Principal bhatcher@franklinclassical.com

Mission & Vision

408 Church Street Franklin, TN 37064

p. (615) 528-3777

f. (615) 528-9432

Melinda Mahand Academic Dean mmahand1@franklinclassical.com

Dr. George Grant Chancellor dr.grant@franklinclassical.com

The mission of Franklin Classical School is to provide a biblically-based education that is both academically excellent and spiritually vital to enable young men and women to know and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and to transform families, institutions, and nations for the glory of God.

FCS has a vision to raise up the next generation of Christian cultural and spiritual leaders through modeling a biblical pattern of discipleship through parent-directed, covenantal, and classical education; to lay foundation for economic and social justice, artistic excellence, intellectual achievement, worldview discernment, physical health, and evangelistic passion so that students may ultimately attain their high callings and realize their destinies. Therefore, the curriculum is both college preparatory and mission preparatory; it is both academically accelerated and socially responsive; it is both community oriented and globally minded.

Affiliations

FCS has been a member in good standing of the Association of Christian Schools International since 1996 and Association of Classical Christian Schools since 2004 FCS is a registered Category IV, church-related school with the state of Tennessee and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the Internal Revenue Service.

Classical Education

Classical education is a conscious return to the academic disciplines and methodologies that helped spark the great cultural flowering of Western Christendom over the past thousand years, including Humanities, the canon of Western Literature, Latin, Logic, and Rhetoric. Stressing more than the simple repetition of information, the Classical method focuses on teaching students how to think and learn for themselves as well as to love learning In addition, we utilize the methods of Christendom by including a rigorous approach to the Trivium, journaling, reading, composition skills based in part on the exercises of the progymnasmata, note taking, oral recitations and presentations, and the study of primary sources across academic disciplines. These methods culminate with an oral defense of a thesis as well as a study abroad tour of England in the senior year.

Curriculum

FCS offers a full curriculum from grades K-12. Our college preparatory curriculum allows students to graduate with all necessary state credits, yet the school is still structured so that parents may choose to homeschool for select subjects.

Humanities is the foundation upon which our commitment to excellent education is built This course is a study of world culture emphasizing the basic classical scholastic approach of moral philosophy–thus equipping students with the tools for a lifetime of learning: a working knowledge of the timetables of history, a background understanding of the great literary classics, a familiarity with the sweep of art, music and ideas, a worldview comprehension of basic geography, a principled approach to discerning the significance of current events, and an emphasis on a Christian life paradigm. The idea is to study human achievement in context both in terms of its historical and societal sequence and in terms of its providential and cultural importance Out of this integrated understanding of God’s world, every other subject and discipline is formed

www.franklinclassical.com

The Comenius School, the FCS homeschool umbrella program, just completed its 30th year. TCS offers legal covering for homeschool families, standardized testing, grade and attendance reporting, curriculum advising, college counseling, a biannual newsletter, PSAT testing, ACT/SAT/CLT accommodations support and special testing, and opportunities to compete in FCS athletics as well as transcripts and high school diplomas that align with Tennessee standards for graduation, including a Special Education Diploma program for students with special learning needs.

FCS observed our 30th anniversary Though Dr Grant announced his retirement as UD Humanities teacher, he will continue as Chancellor and guest Humanities lecturer and will also speak at several other FCS events. The student/teacher ratio was 8:1, and over 50 churches were represented in our FCS community FCS provided over $170,000 to families in financial aid with 50% of our families receiving some form of discount or aid. We have over $1.09 million set aside for our future home, and we received over $44,000 in general donations

Student Achievement Highlights

Archery Cross Country Football

Basketball Track & Field Volleyball Tennis Dance Company

Soccer Golf

During the 2022–2023 sports seasons, our athletic department served over 308 students in 16 sports and several camps In football, 2 athletes made the SEEC All Conference football team In soccer, 2 athletes made the All-State Team and 1 made the Super Regional team. In Lady Knights’ basketball, 1 athlete earned All-State Honors. One athlete won the NCSA Servant Leadership Award for both Baseball & Basketball. The Knights also brought home 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies in cross country

Our 21 seniors were offered $2,790,816 in merit scholarships, and all were accepted into the college of their choice. Five received Presidential Scholarships based on academic merit Six were accepted in to Honors programs One received an exclusive Air Force ROTC scholarship, and one received the highest merit-based scholarship Samford University awarded this year. Twenty seniors earned Honors study abroad credit for their tour of London, led by Dr George Grant Five students earned medals in the Universal Latin Exam Three Lower Division students won the Silver Medal in the Team Competition at the BGA Fall Linguistics Olympiad. Our Grammar School and Lower Division spelling bee winners qualified for the TN Titans Regional Spelling Bee Forty of our 10th-12th graders qualified to win recognition from ACSI for excellent achievement in categories such as Leadership, Christian Service, Academics, Athletics, and Fine Arts. American Legion Girls State and Boys State invited FCS to nominate 2 rising seniors for each event (twice the number most schools are allowed to nominate) because of the outstanding character of FCS nominees in the past few years.