Acta Equitum March 2022

Acta Equitum March 2022

The Newsletter of Franklin Classical School

IN THIS NEWSLETTER Christendom

From

Mr.

Poetry

Hatcher's

Upcoming

Desk

Events

Announcements

Development

March

Birthdays

Poetry of Christendom Upper Division Students, February 2022

For the past several weeks, our Upper

Division

students

studied poetry from Christendom.

On

have

February

included

24,

several

recitations of the Prologue from Canterbury

Tales

by Abigail Thornton

the era of

they held their Madrigal Festival, which

Kyrielle: Christ is Risen!

as

well

as

original compositions of several

Dawn broke, the light crept ‘cross the sky, The ceiling of earth illumined high.

Two women to the tomb did proceed.

Christ is risen, He has risen indeed!

The earth began to quake quite greatly Upon the tomb, an angel sat ornately.

students. Participating students

An angel from heaven did proceed,

competed

Christ is risen, He has risen indeed!

against

each

other,

and the winners were: Like lightening was this angel of God, His garments like snow upon his facade.

Prologue Recitations First Place: Sydney Strayer

“Do not be afraid” to the women he did plead, Christ is risen, He has risen indeed!

Second Place: Avery Abruzzo Third Place: Ed Ten Napel

The angel proclaimed Christ's victory,

Fourth Place: Andrew Brittain

For this shall go down in history.

The women then spread the news with speed,

Original Compositions First Place: Owen Barnes and Miles Minard Second Place: Kadence Kurtz Third Place: Sienna Strayer Fourth Place: Abigail Thornton

Christ is risen, He has risen indeed!

Death couldn't hold my Savior down.

He has risen to go take up His crown.

Christ died so that I could be freed.

Christ is risen, He has risen in me!

From Mr. Hatcher's Desk Dear FCS Families,

God gave us the rainbow in the sky as

As we come into the home stretch of

a reminder of His promise. It doesn't

the

mean that rain won't come into our

anticipate what God is going to do

lives;

with our students in the coming years!

it

reminds

us

that

God

is

school

year,

it

is

exciting

to

sovereign over the rain. It will come to an end.

Already we see and hear about the difference our students make in the

It can be easy to focus on the rain,

community.

the

ahead from the Lord for FCS!

difficulties

lives.

We

that

were

not

come

into

promised

a

our life

without rain, but a God who would be with us through every storm.

The

unpredictably

of

life

should

always remind us of the God who has promised a glorious future with Him. We are privileged to partner with our families

to

generation

of

raise

up

Christian

the

next

cultural

and

spiritual leaders.

God

is

working

so

mightily

in

our

school and in our students. Each day is a chance to see these things taking place. We are grounded in the secure hope that we have in Christ.

Brian

There

are

great

things

Upcoming Events March 8 & 10

April 1

6th – 12th grade 3rd Quarter

FCS applications deadline

Project Presentations

April 12 March 10

7th – 12th grade Science Fair

K – 5th grade 3rd Quarter Project Presentations

April 14 Reenrollment LD/UD Advising Deadline

March 11 National Latin Exam (7th – 12th grades)

April 15

1:00 pm

Good Friday

Third Floor Lecture Hall

Classes Dismissed / Offices Closed

March 11

April 19

FCS K – 6th grade Parent-Teacher Meetings

ACT Testing

K – 6th grade classes dismissed

by registration only

March 11

April 20

End of 3rd Quarter

Grammar School Talent Show

March 13 – 22

April 21 – 23

FCS Senior Trip

FCS Players' Spring Theater Production Les Miserables

March 14 – 18

Williamson County Performing Arts Center

Spring Break Classes Dismissed /Offices Closed

April 12 – 22 All Classes Dismissed

March 24

Iowa Assessment Testing

9th – 12th grade Disquisition Day

by registration only

March 30

April 27

FCS Financial Aid Applications Due

Senior Oral Defense 2:00 pm

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

Parish Presbyterian Church Classes Dismissed at 1:00 pm

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

course

business

offers

concepts

an

introduction

and

corporate

to

structure.

businesses function and will be introduced to

sales,

such

as

marketing,

management, human

Congratulations and the

accounting,

resources,

and

Leah Metzger who BOTH top 50 of the online

approach include

will to

scored in regional

semifinals and qualified for the Tennessee Titans Regional Spelling Bee!

This is the first year FCS will have two spellers

competing

in

person

at

Nissan

Stadium. The top 50 will compete in a traditional,

live,

in-person

spelldown

at

high noon on Saturday, March 5th. The

move

course

Ellie Rose Grisham

top two spellers at the Regional Bee will

customer service.

The

to

core

Students will develop an understanding of how

concepts

Scripps Spelling Bee

progress

into

a

entrepeneurialship

conceptualizing

starting

logic-based which a

on

the

Scripps

National

Spelling

Bee near Washington, D.C. in May/June.

will

business,

business strategies, business proposal creation, case

studies

of

actual

businesses,

guest

lectures from business executives and owners, and

the

optional

opportunity

to

present

business proposals to actual potential investors.

Knight Life: Basketball

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

Congratulations

and other excursions may be offered.

the 2021 – 2022 season!

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

to

the

following

student athletes for their selection to their respective All-State Teams for

Alyssa Kenny Varsity Girls' Basketball

Joseph Burckel (TCS) Varsity Boys' Basketball

FCS Players Present

Les Miserables April 21 – 23, 2022

Williamson County Performing Arts Center

Les Miserables Student Edition is specially adapted

and

International.

The

Franklin

thrilled

to

Classical

perform

Players

Les

are

Miserables

Student Edition, with music by ALAIN BOUBLIL

and

SCHOENBERG,

strive

Music

to

Theatre

present

the

our young audience members, but please be mindful that the themes remain mature.

CLAUDE-MICHEL at

the

Ticketing information

Williamson

will be available soon!

TEDx Franklin

Brief Synopsis: During the French Revolution, Valjean,

We

by

material in a way that shows sensitivity to

County Performing Arts Center.

Jean

licensed

known

as

prisoner

24601,

escapes parole and is hunted for decades by the

self-righteous

strives

to

keep

Inspector

his

promise

Javert, to

the

as

he

ill-fated

Fantine that he will care for her daughter, Cosette.

A

love

triangle

occurs

between

Cosette, a young revolutionary named Marius,

On Saturday, March 19, 2022, TEDx Franklin will

host

its

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.

Good

Vibrations,

highlight

the

and

power

of

at

the

speakers words

will

across

generations.

FCS junior

William Brittain

is one of the

featured speakers, presenting his TED talk about the loss of literature, its importance, and its power to transform our thinking.

For further details about this event, please visit www.franklintheatre.com.

The FCS Community needs your support!

Please visit

event

The

theme of redemption prevails as the souls of the redeemed sing Tomorrow Comes.

live

Franklin Theatre. The theme for the event is

and a street urchin named Eponine. In the throws of the Revolution, Valjean is forced to

inaugural

bit.ly/fcsannualfund to make your gift or pledge. Together, we can fund

academic enrichment, fine arts, athletics, faculty and staff support, and tuition scholarships for FCS students. Recurring giving options start at $29.00/month.

From the Development Office March 2022

FCS Junior Class Service Opportunity: One Generation Away The

morning

of

Saturday,

February

5th,

featured brilliant sunshine and bone-chilling cold.

Just

after

from

Franklin

sunrise,

Classical

student School

volunteers braved

FCS Juniors Ella Hepp and Lauren Pace had this to say about the event:

“Serving with One Generation Away is so amazing. While others filled cars with food, we prayed for the needs of these families that couldn’t be filled with food.”

15-

degree temperatures and joined other One Generation Away volunteers to supply free, healthy groceries to nearly 200 needy Middle Tennessee

families

at

overflow

lot

in

bundled

up,

arrived

organize

over

the

Nashville.

Fort FCS

early,

20,000

lbs.

Negley students

and of

Added Mrs. Warren, “Even though this started as a Junior Class service activity, we want to open it up to the entire FCS community. FCS students of all ages can find ways to help. We would love to see you there.”

helped

fresh

milk, The next opportunities to serve are:

vegetables, fruit, canned and packaged food, and

snacks

into

individual

carts

for Saturday, March 26th, 7:20am to 11:30am

distribution.

1665 Hampshire Pike Raquel

Warren,

Junior

Class

Mom,

led

Columbia, TN 38401

the

and

charge in bringing the One Generation Away service

opportunity

to

FCS

students.

“Chris

Saturday, April 30th, 7:20am to 11:30am Fort Negley Overflow Lot

and Elaine Whitney are the founders of One

534 Chestnut St.

Generation Away. In addition to the physical

Nashville, TN 37203

work of sorting food and preparing the carts, Elaine

has

given

the

FCS

Junior

Class

students the assignment to pray with each

One Generation Away is a non-profit that works to bring fresh healthy food directly to people in

family as they go through the pick-up line.”

need.

Prayer

requests

for

employment

issues,

health

shared

were

morning

as

physical

and

family

freely

groceries

healing, members’

throughout

were

loaded

the into

The

rescuing grocery

organization

food stores

seven and

serves

days

a

communities week

restaurants

such

from as

by

local Whole

Foods, Costco, GFS, Publix, Outback Steakhouse, Aldi, and many others.

vehicles. FCS students stepped out of their comfort zones to pray with people they barely knew, while meeting their physical needs with hundreds of pounds of fresh groceries.

You can learn more about One Generation Away by visiting their website: www.onegenaway.com.

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ppy Bir thda y !

March 3 Dylan Alvarado

March 17

Noah Jones

March 5 Judah Ferrell

March 18

Jett Souza

Ms. Anna Floit

Case Vrechek

March 6

March 23 Lauren Corning

Mrs. Lori Ann Bender

March 7

March 29 Palmer Barnes

Xavier Bradley Lauren Pace

March 31 Henry Hamann

March 10 Stefanie Bradshaw

March 11 Judah Coppenger

March 14 Frances Lopez Graham Reeser

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