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THE CLASS OF 2010 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Over 190 College Acceptances to 64 Different Colleges by Fifty-six Seniors - 100% Acceptance
  • SAT - (Mid 50%) Verbal and Math: 1020-1250      ACT - (Mid 50%) Composite: 23-28
  • Almost Three Million Dollars in Scholarships and Grants
  • One National Merit Scholar; Two Commended Scholars
  • Four members of Student Honor Council
  • Nine members of National Honor Society
  • Over 2940 Hours of Community Service performed by seniors
  • Nine seniors travelled on mission trip to New Orleans.
  • Eight seniors served as Turner Fellows.
  • Five seniors in Quill and Scroll
  • One recipient of Bootstraps Award and American Center Society Award
  • Two seniors won state-wide journalism awards for newspaper
  • Four seniors on national award-winning Blueprint yearbook staff
  • Six seniors received Superior at Disney’s Jazz Celebration.
  • Fourteen seniors received Superior in Regional and State Choral Festivals.
  • One senior performed in 2010 SATB All State Choir.
  • One senior placed as All State Choir Alternate.
  • Five seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Cheerleading Squad: TSSAA State Basketball Sportsmanship Award
  • Fourteen seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Football Team: Two seniors All Region; One senior Region Player of the Year and Mr. Football Finalist;
  • One senior selected Charles W. Hawkins III High School Scholar-Athlete
  • Three seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Boys Golf Team: One senior Region Champion, All Midstate, and All State
  • Three seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Girls Soccer Team: Region Champions; Two seniors All Region; One senior All State
  • Three seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Boys Basketball Team: One senior All Region
  • Three seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Boys Hockey Team: One senior All Star
  • One senior on 2009-2010 Varsity Wrestling Team: Team 3rd in State Duals; One senior All Midstate
  • Two seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Baseball Team: One senior named All Region
  • Two seniors on 2009-2010 Varsity Softball Team: One senior All Region
  • Four seniors will play collegiate sports.

Scholarship

  • One senior named a National Merit Finalist this week; two National Merit Commended Scholars.
  • One senior named a “Bootstraps Award Winner.”
  • Four FRA journalism students were honored at the Tennessee High School Press Association (THSPA) Awards Ceremony for Panther Tales, our online student newspaper. 
  • An Upper School student performed in the Regional English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition at Belmont University.
  • Over the past six years, FRA graduating classes, with approximately 70 students per class, have earned an average of $3 million dollars in scholarships.

Balance

  • ARTS:
  • The FRA Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo participated on the national stage at Disney Jazz Celebration 2010 in Orlando, Florida, receiving a rating of Superior and received the Best in Class award.
  • FRA's Vocal Ensemble, the Upper School's auditioned choir scored a Superior in Performance and a Superior in Sight-Singing in Regional Adjudication, qualifying them to compete at the MTVA State Adjudication Festival in April. The Vocal Ensemble went on to earn a Superior at State Adjudication.
  • One of our tenor saxophonists has earned placement as 1st chair, All-State Jazz Band after earning a spot as 1st chair in Mid-State Jazz Band.
  • Outstanding yearly productions of:  2nd Grade Christmas Musical, Cocoa & Carols, Christmas Band and Choir Concerts, 4th Grade Variety Show, ~ An Evening with the Arts ~, Fall Drama or A Bad Year for Tomatoes; MS play, Seussical, Junior; Spring Musical is Little Women, and of course, our traditional Grandparents Day will be performed in May. 
  • ATHLETICS: 
  • Franklin Road Academy's 2009 football team earned a home playoff game.
  • Our boys and girls golf teams had very impressive records and both competed in the state tournament. 
  • The girls soccer team won the Region Championship and finished in the elite eight of the state.
  • FRA Wrestling Team finished Third at State; One US wrestler finished third at state.
  • The Franklin Road Academy Girls Basketball Team had a great year, finishing as state runners-up at the Division II, Class A state championship game.
  • The FRA varsity cheerleading squad was award The Sportsmanship Award presented by the TSSAA.
  • Individually recognitions for FRA student-athletes this year include:
  • An 8th grader captured the HVAC individual Boys Golf Championship.
  • A senior football player selected as a Charles W. Hawkins III High School Scholar-Athlete.
  • Three student-athletes from fall sports received All State honors while representing Franklin Road Academy's athletic programs: one in soccer, one in football, one in golf. Two of these athletes have signed to play DI collegiate athletics.
  • One Hockey Player was selected to All-Star Team South squad as defenseman.
  • Three members of the FRA Girls Basketball Team named to the All State Tournament Team.
  • A member of the girls basketball team was selected as the 2010 Miss Basketball Award and was just named “Best Freshmen” by the Nashville City Paper.

Integrity

  • Over 3 dozen US students and teachers spent Interim on a Mission Trip to New Orleans
  • Gram Gilbert Special Olympics Game Day was held in the fall and spring on our campus.
  • Prom Fashion Fundraiser Show this week to benefit a local charity
  • Highland Games and Track Relays celebrates the 12th Anniversary of supporting a local charity this weekend. This event has raised a total over $22,000 for charities in its history.
  • Over the last three years, FRA seniors have performed an average of 3600 hours of community service.


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