Acta Equitum - April 2022

Acta Equitum April 2022

The Newsletter of Franklin Classical School

IN THIS NEWSLETTER Senior

From

Trip

Mr.

Highlights

Hatcher's

Upcoming

Upper

Division

Events

Spring

Announcements

Les

Miserables

April

Desk

Birthdays

Formal

From Mr. Hatcher's Desk There is obvious energy around the

It is always my hope and prayer that

school as we are now in the fourth

each

quarter

of

develops

Summer

break

the

school

is

not

year.

far

off.

Graduation is on the horizon for our seniors. Thesis is wrapped up and the 20- and 40-hour projects are

in

focus.

students strong.

will

I

fully

finish

The

expect

out

things

our

the

year

learned

and

gained in the past year will serve them

all

well

throughout

their

lifetime.

Years ago, a story was shared with me

that

has

stayed

in

my

mind.

The story goes, it was a challenge to

live

like

a

sponge.

When

a

sponge is immersed into a bucket of

water,

it

experiences bucket.

takes with

When

all it

the

its

past

into

the

sponge

is

removed from the bucket, it takes with it part of that water, having been changed and impacted by it.

The

relationships

today, student

whether at

FCS,

we with a

encounter a

fellow

teacher,

parent, impact us for our future.

or

student

influences

will

students in

the

find

to

be

that

FCS

tremendous

community

God

places them in throughout their lives.

That is our vision. It is amazing to see God at work in each student's life, and will

be

awesome

to

see

what

does with them going forward.

Brian

God

Senior Class Trip Highlights March 2022

The lake house provided paddle boarding, fishing, swimming, and soaking in a hot tub in addition to a home atmosphere and wonderful food.

By far the favorite restaurant was At the end of the 10 days, most

Four Rivers barbeque.

Following a brief review of how architecture portrays

seniors stated their favorite

worldview, seniors had a blast at Magic Kingdom while

memory of the trip was Dr.

simultaneously noting the worldview messages of the

Grant leading them through

various lands.

Philemon and Colossians using his KeyStones books.

Saturday offered fun in the sun with a trip to Ron Jon's and Cocoa Beach.

Dr. Grant and the seniors enjoyed a On Sunday, seniors attended St. Andrews Church, founded

by R.C. Sproul.

tour of the Everglades on Wild Wllly's Airboat Rides, followed by handling a live alligator.

Upcoming Events April 1

May 10

FCS applications deadline

LD/UD Award Recognition

April 2

May 10 & 12

Dads' Breakfast

6th – 12th Grade Year End Creative Projects

8:00 am - Brittain Home 1209 Ridgeway Drive, Franklin

May 12 Senior Chapel

April 2 Upper Division Spring Formal

May 12

6:00 pm – Dinner at the Mercantile

Yearbook Party

7::00 – 9:30 Dance – FCS UD Lecture Hall

May 13 April 12

K – 5th Grade 4th Quarter Project Presentations

7th – 12th grade Science Fair

K – 5th Grade Grammar Blessings Parents Invited

April 14

Last day of K – 6th Grade Classes; Early Dismissal K– 6

Reenrollment LD/UD Advising Deadline

May 13 April 15

End of 4th Quarter

Good Friday Classes Dismissed / Offices Closed

May 13 Junior/Senior Banquet

April 19 ACT Testing

May 16

by registration only

Study Day 7th – 12th Grade Classes Dismissed

April 20 Grammar School Talent Show

May 17 Knights Athletic Banquet

April 21 – 23 FCS Players' Spring Theater Production

May 17 – 20

Les Miserables

7th – 12th Grade Final Exams

Williamson County Performing Arts Center

May 19 April 21 – 22

6th – 8th Grade Night of Blessings – 7:00 pm

All Classes Dismissed

Parents & Family Invited

Iowa Assessment Testing by registration only

May 20 7th – 12th Grade Night of Blessings – 7:00 pm

April 27

Parents & Family Invited

Senior Oral Defense 2:00 pm

May 20

Parish Presbyterian Church

Senior Graduation Rehearsal & Dinner

Classes Dismissed at 1:00 pm

May 21 Live 2021 – 2022 Calendar is available in RenWeb/FACTS - Resource Documents

Graduation

May 30 Memorial Day Offices Closed

FCS UPPER DIVISION

Spring Formal

Saturday, April 2, 2022 6:00 – Dinner at the Franklin Mercantile 7:00 – 9:30 – Dance in the FCS Third Floor Lecture Hall Students who drive should park in the school parking lot and meet in the school lobby by 5:45 to walk to dinner together.

Parents who drive should drop off their students at the Mercantile by 6:00 and pick up at FCS at 9:30.

Tickets: $35 per student Please give payment in a labeled envelope to Mrs. Hepp at the reception desk

by Friday, April 1 Payments may also be made through Venmo: @Franklin-Classical must include: Spring Formal + Student's Name in memo line

form atti al re e!

FCS Players Present

Les Miserables April 21 – 23, 2022 Williamson County Performing Arts Center The

Franklin

thrilled

to

Classical

perform

Players

Les

are

Miserables

Student Edition, with music by ALAIN BOUBLIL

and

CLAUDE-MICHEL

Williamson County Performing Arts Center.

SCHOENBERG,

at

the

Brief Synopsis: During the French Revolution, Jean

Valjean,

known

as

prisoner

24601,

escapes parole and is hunted for decades by the self-righteous Inspector Javert, as he strives to keep his promise to the ill-fated Fantine that he will care for her daughter, Cosette.

Cosette,

A a

love

triangle

young

occurs

revolutionary

between

In the throws of the Revolution, Valjean is to

make

a

series

of

difficult

decisions that will come to reflect the love and grace shown to him by a priest in his younger

years.

The

theme

of

and

International.

licensed We

by

strive

Music

to

Theatre

present

the

material in a way that shows sensitivity to our young audience members, but please be mindful that the themes remain mature.

Show Times: Thursday, April 21 - 7:00 pm Friday, April 22 - 7:00 pm Saturday, April 23 - 2:00 pm Saturday, April 23 - 7:00 pm

redemption

prevails as the souls of the redeemed sing "Tomorrow Comes."

adapted

named

Marius, and a street urchin named Eponine.

forced

Les Miserables Student Edition is specially

Purchase Tickets Here

Announcements FCS Dads' Breakfast April 2 @ 8:00AM Brittain Home: 1209 Ridgeway Drive, Franklin

New Class Announced for 2022 – 2023 Upper Division Foundations of Business and Entrepreneurial Concepts (1 elective credit)

As Dad, you have tremendous influence

Taught by FCS alumnus and Board of Trustee

over your children and their lives. Join your

member

fellow FCS dads for this time of fellowship

introduction

and

corporate structure. Students will develop an

Your

encouragement leadership

attend,

please

in

being

matters!

RSVP

to

If

a

you

Tom

father. plan

to

Brittain

at

tbrittain@franklinclassical.com.

Austin

Greer,

to

core

This

course

business

offers

concepts

an and

understanding of how businesses function and will

be

introduced

management,

to

concepts

accounting,

such

sales,

as

marketing,

human resources, and customer service.

Parent Parking

The

course

approach

will to

progress

into

a

entrepeneurialship

logic-based which

will

Please remember that our parking lot is a

include

paid/permitted parking lot, and we cannot

business strategies, business proposal creation,

offer free parking to parents. Please park

case

on the street or in the 4th Avenue parking

lectures from business executives and owners,

garage to avoid parking tickets.

and

conceptualizing

studies

the

of

optional

starting

actual

a

business,

businesses,

opportunity

to

guest

present

business proposals to actual potential investors.

Water Bottles Please remember to send water bottles to school with your children. Now that Spring and warmer weather have arrived, staying hydrated is especially important!

Lunch Cards Reminder: The cost of lunch cards is $30.

This course is limited to sophomores, juniors, and seniors and will meet on Wednesdays from 2:45 – 3:45. Optional trips and other excursions may be offered.

If you have already advised, please email Ms. Mahand and Mr. Hatcher to add this class to your student's contract and schedule.

Announcements

Congratulations to senior

Trey Tims,

Congratulations

Rosy Sydney Strayer.

to

seniors

who was chosen from all applicants for

Kannankeril

the

to

They were two of the few chosen

competition

from all applicants for the freshman

freshman

participate for

the

Program,

in

class

Samford’s

University for

of

2022

Fellows

which

he

has

Honor

class

been

Union

selected to join in the fall of 2022.

of

and

2022

to

University’s

participate

in

Scholars

of

Excellence weekend.

Spring Testing (registration now closed)

Students will

must

resume

ACT

Iowa Assessment

April 19

April 21 – 22

arrive

by

7:30am

their

regular

schedule after lunch break.

and

school

All

regular

scheduled

classes

for

Grammar and LD/UD are dismissed.

Students email room

registered

with

testing

assignment,

will day

receive

an

instructions,

and

dismissal

tickets a week before test day.

Ha April 1

ppy Bir thda y!

April 20

Rosemary Pfeffer

Maddie O'Connell

April 3

Dr. Teresa Pace

Ellie Hervey

April 22 April 6

Anna Blair

Josiah Parolini John Ten Napel

April 23 Elijah Jones

April 7 Mia Parkerson

April 25 Izzy Willits

April 8 Cora Borders

April 26 Gabi Biancheri

April 14 Owen Morrison

April 30 Piper Watson

April 16 Ezra Duckworth Mrs. Laura Gutierrez

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 43:19