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SUMMER CAMPS
2014
F R A N K L I N R O A D A C A D E M Y • 4 7 0 0 F R A N K L I N R O A D • N A S H V I L L E , T E N N E S S E E
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ENRICHMENTS•
ACADEMICS•
SPORTS
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FRA is located on 57 acres and educates over 700 students
in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. We are proud
to offer a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio, with an average
class size of 12 students. FRA is accredited by both SAIS
and SACS.
Students can expect rigorous academics set in an inclusive
Christian environment stressing integrity and a balanced
life. Supported by committed faculty and staff, FRA
students experience rigorous college-prep curriculum,
play multiple sports, take part in the performing arts,
sculpt and paint, and give back to their local community.
100% of our graduating seniors have matriculated to
college, with the 65 graduates of the Class of 2013
accumulating over 8 million dollars in scholarship dollars.
FRA welcomes you and your family to explore a future
where your child will be challenged, supported, and
grow. For more information about FRA please visit our
website—franklinroadacademy.com
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Whether it’s academic preparation,
athletic skills training, fun with arts
and crafts, or all of the above, for
summer fun, FRA is the place to be!
CAMP HOURSDay sessions are 2½ hours. Morning
camp sessions are from 9:00–11:30am
and afternoon camp sessions run from
12:00–2:30pm. Check online or in the
Summer Camp Brochure for evening
camp times.
COST:Academic Camps: $140 per session
Enrichment Camps: $140 per session
Sports Camps: $125 per session
Intro to LEGO Robotics: $180 per session
LEGO Adventure: $180 per session
EXTENDED DAY HOURS
Before CampLocation: Lower School
Time: 7:00am–9:00am
Cost: $30.00 per week
After CampLocation: Lower School
Time: 2:30pm–6:00pm
Cost: $60.00 per week
ONLINE REGISTRATIONRegistration begins January 17, 2014.
Go to www.fracamps.com, Click on
“Register Now” and select “Reservations”
to view all camp offerings. All reserva-
tions should be made online and can
be paid for with a debit or credit card.
You will be required to make a $35 non-
refundable deposit per camp when regis-
tering which will be applied to the cost of
camp. The balance due for camps will be
charged to your card on file the week
prior to the start of camp.
CONFIRMATIONYou will receive an email confirmation
after registration and payment are com-
pleted. A reminder email with additional
information will be sent to you by the in-
structor prior to camp.
CHECK-IN THE FIRST DAY OF CAMPCampers and parents will go to the
Lower School Gym located behind the
Peach Orchard Hill House to check in. At
that time, you will be given information
on the location of your child’s after-camp
pick-up. Instructors will be available to
greet your child in the gym fifteen min-
utes prior to the start of camp.
DROP OFF/PICK UPAfter the first day of camp, drop-off for
Lower School camps will be in the front
of the Lower School fifteen minutes prior
to camp. You will receive Sports Camps
drop-off/pick-up information prior to
registration or at registration. Drop-off
for camps in Middle School will be in
front of the Middle School fifteen min-
utes prior to camp. Pick-up will be in the
same location as drop-off and your child
will be brought to your car.
LUNCHIf your child is registered for a morning
and afternoon camp, they will be escorted
from their morning camp to a supervised
lunch and then escorted to their after-
noon camp. Campers must bring their
own lunch and a drink.
MEDICATIONS & ALLERGIESYou will be required to complete a
medical questionnaire during the online
registration process. In addition, please
inform the Camp Director and/or your
child’s Camp Instructor of any medical
or allergy concerns.
REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS The $35 deposit paid during the initial
registration process is non-refundable. In
order to receive a refund for monies paid
in addition to the deposit, you must can-
cel at least two weeks prior to the start of
camp. Cancellation of a reservation after
this time will result in a forfeiture of the
entire cost of camp. FRA reserves the
right to cancel a camp in case of unfore-
seen circumstances or not meeting mini-
mum enrollment. In that event, the entire
cost of your camp, including the $35 de-
posit, will be refunded or can be applied
to other camps your child is attending.
CAMP CONTACT INFORMATION
Summer Camp OfficeDirector: Pete Majors
Assistant Director: Kathy Nelson
Open 8:30am–3:00pm
(615) 369-4607
Extended Day OfficeDirector: Janice Martin
Open 7:00–9:00am & 2:30–6:00pm
(615) 831-0769
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S U M M E R F U N S TA R T S AT F R A !
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S U M M E R C A M P S 2 0 1 4 C A L E N D A RWeek 1: June 2–6 CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
ACT Prep 9th–12th 6:00–8:30pm 11(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Amazing Adventures K–2nd 12:00–2:30pm 7
Calligraphy 6th–12th 12:00–2:30pm 7
Crafty Creations K–4th 9:00–11:30am 8
Goin’ Camping PreK4–K 9:00–11:30am 8
Lego Adventure K–4th 9:00–11:30am 8
Intro to Lego Robotics 1st–3rd 12:00–2:30pm 8
Wood Creations PreK4–1st 12:00–2:30pm 9
Boys Basketball 2nd–8th 9:00–11:30am 13
Football (Non-Contact) 4th–8th 6:00–8:00pm 14(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Strength & Conditioning 5th–8th 12:00–2:30pm 14
Week 2: June 9–13 CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
Backyard Games PreK4–2nd 12:00–2:30pm 7
Clay Studio 3rd–7th 12:00–2:30pm 7
Clay for Adults Adult 6:00–9:00pm 7
Comic Creations 2nd–5th 12:00–2:30pm 7
So You Think You Can Dance? K–4th 9:00–11:30am 8
Dance-Best of Broadway 6th–8th 12:00–2:30pm 8
Lego Adventure K–4th 9:00–11:30am 8
Whiz Kids PreK4–K 9:00–11:30am 9
Woodcraft Workshop I 1st–5th 9:00–11:30am 9
Dodgeball/Flag Football 2nd–8th 12:00–2:30pm 14
Soccer 1st–5th 9:00–11:30am 14
Week 3: June 16–20CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
Little Green Thumbs K–4th 9:00–11:30am 8
Mystery Madness 3rd–5th 12:00–2:30pm 9
Once Upon a Recipe PreK4–1st 12:00–2:30pm 9
Pirates and Princesses PreK4–2nd 9:00–11:30am 9
Portrait Drawing 5th–8th 9:00–11:30am 9
All Sports 1st–6th 9:00–11:30am 13
Advanced Soccer 5th–8th 12:00–2:30pm 14
Girls Basketball 2nd–6th 12:00–2:30pm 13
Football—Lineman Camp 4th–8th 6:00–8:00pm 14(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Football—QB & Wide Receiver Camp 4th–8th 6:00–8:00pm 14(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Wrestling 5th – 8th 12:00–2:30 pm 14
Week 4: July 7–11 CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
Around The World PreK4–1st 9:00–11:30am 7
Diggin’ Dinos PreK4–K 12:00–2:30pm 8
Girl’s Night Out 5th–8th 6:00–8:00pm 8
Little Camp on the FRA-irie PreK4-2nd 9:00–11:30am 8
Man Camp 5th–8th 6:00–8:00pm 8
Scrapbooking 3rd–6th 9:00–11:30am 9
Space Camp K–6th 12:00–2:30pm 9
Woodcraft Workshop II 1st–5th 9:00–11:30am 9
A Walk on the Wyld Side 5th–8th 12:00–2:30pm 9
Boys Basketball 2nd–8th 12:00–2:30pm 13
Week 5: July 14–18 CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
Builders Camp PreK4–1st 12:00–2:30pm 7
Christmas In July K–4th 12:00-2:30pm 7
Drama: Musical Theater I PreK5–1st 9:00–11:30am 8
Drama: Musical Theater II 2nd–5th 12:00–2:30pm 8
Baseball 1st–4th 9:00–11:30am 13
Cheerleading K–5th 9:00–11:30am 13
Advanced Cheerleading 6th–8th 12:00–2:30pm 13
Track 2nd–7th 9:00–11:30am 14
Wrestling K–4th 12:00–2:30pm 14
Week 6: July 21–25 CAMP RISING GRADES TIME PAGE
ACT Prep 9th–12th 6:00–8:30pm 11(Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Getting Ready For Middle School 5th 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start Prek PreK4 & PreK5 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start Kindergarten K 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start 1st Grade 1st 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start 2nd Grade 2nd 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start 3rd Grade 3rd 9:00–11:30am 11
Jump Start 4th Grade 4th 9:00–11:30am 11
American Doll Adventure 1st–3rd 12:00–2:30pm 7
Camp Hawaii PreK5–1st 12:00–2:30pm 7
Advanced Baseball: 5th–9th 9:00–11:30 am 13Transition to the “Big Field”
Fun with Bats & Balls K–3rd 12:00–2:30pm 13
Sportsapalooza 2nd–6th 12:00–2:30pm 14
L EGEND
Academics Camps
Enrichments Camps
Sports Camps
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AMAZING ADVENTURESJune 2–6, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising K–2ndInstructor: Little Scholars staff� Fill your Summer days with paper air-planes, pirates, secret codes and manymore amazing activities. Have anamazing time while sharpening yourreasoning skills, increasing your pro-cessing speed, and broadening yourcreative mind. $140
AMERICAN DOLL ADVENTUREJuly 21–25, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 1st–3rdInstructor: Diane Perry, FRA Faculty� Campers focus on a different dolland learn about the time in which shelived. They will do lots of the activitiesfrom her era including crafts, cooking,and daily activities. Campers do nothave to have their own American Girldoll to participate. $140
AROUND THE WORLDJuly 7–11, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK4–1stInstructor: Karen White, FRA Faculty� Explore five different continents inone week! We’ll “visit” some of the
world’s most exciting land-marks and learn abouthow kids in differentparts of the worldlive. $140
BACKYARD GAMESJune 9–13, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK4–2ndInstructor: Little Scholars staff� Get outside and PLAY this summer!Kickball, Dodgeball, Capture The Flag,SPUD, and many more thrilling outsideadventures are coming your way. $140
BUILDERS CAMPJuly 14–18, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK4–1stInstructor: Little Scholars staff� Calling all inventors, creators,builders and designers! Come buildsome awesome creations with us! Wewill create our own designs and makestructures using Legos, recyclable mate-rials and many other interesting itemssuch as Lifesavers, paper bags andmarshmallows. $140
CHRISTMAS IN JULYJuly 14-18, 12:00-2:30pmGrades: Rising K–4thInstructor: Angelica Keyhayes,
FRA Faculty
� Come celebrate Christmas in themiddle of Summer. We will be singingChristmas songs, playing Christmasgames, making Christmas crafts, anddecorating gingerbread houses! $140
COMIC CREATIONSJune 9–13, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 2nd–5thInstructor: Little Scholars staff� Do you have a knack for drawingand like to write? Come join us as weexplore the world of comics. We willlearn about the different styles of car-tooning, create new characters, andbuild a portfolio of your work. $140
CALLIGRAPHYJune 2–6, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 6th–12thInstructor: Becky Speck, FRA Faculty� Learn the art of “beautiful writing.”We will work on writing technique and
styles of decoration to make the writ-ing even more impressive! $140
CAMP HAWAIIJuly 21–25, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK5–1stInstructor: Amy Beth Jones, FRA Faculty� Discover the Islands of Hawaiithrough music, hula dancing, and vir-tual surfing. Discover the amazing sealife from native turtles to whales thatvisit during winter. We will wrap upthe week with a big Luau. ALOHA!
$140
CLAY STUDIOJune 9–13, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 3rd–7thInstructor: David Tucker, FRA Faculty� Clay skills will be tailored to the ageand abilities of campers. Pinch, slab,coil construction, and the potter'swheel will be part of this class. Severalprojects will be glazed and fired. $140
CLAY FOR ADULTSJune 9–13, 6:00–9:00pmInstructor: David Tucker, FRA Faculty� Adult clay students will learn all as-pects and techniques of hand building.There will also be instruction in thepotters wheel along with extrusion.We will do cone 6 and raku firings.
$140
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CRAFTY CREATIONSJune 2–6, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising K–4thInstructor: Allison Self, FRA Faculty� This fun make-and-take craft campwill have all your friends asking,“Where did you get that?” Come letyour creativity soar while you craftsomething new and fun each day. $140
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?June 9–13, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising K–4thInstructor: Torrey Schusterman,
FRA Faculty
� Students will spend a week learningexciting dance combinations in a vari-ety of dance styles. A big performancewill culminate at the end of the weekfor family and friends where each student will get their own moment toshine. $140
DANCE-BEST OF BROADWAYJune 9–13, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 6th–8thInstructor: Jennifer Alexander,
FRA Faculty
� Students will train for a week in tapand jazz Dance combinations fromBroadway productions, as well as acrossfloor technique and center work. $140
DIGGIN’ DINOSJuly 7–11, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK4–KInstructor: Karen White, FRA Faculty� Calling all Junior Paleontologists!! If you love dinosaurs, come spend theweek digging for fossils and learningabout our amazing prehistoric friends.
$140
DRAMA: MUSICAL THEATER IJuly 14–18, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK5–1st
DRAMA: MUSICAL THEATER IIJuly 14–18, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 2nd–5th
Instructor: Amy Beth Jones, FRA Faculty� These camps offer singing, dancingand acting training for children thatlove the spotlight. These aspiring starswill perform musical numbers fromWicked, The Wizard of Oz, and The
Wiz. $140
GIRL’S NIGHT OUT - 2014July 7–11, 6:00–8:00pmGrades: Rising 5th–8thInstructor: Kristy Mondelli and
Cindy Thornton, FRA Faculty� Join us for some food, fun andgames, spa pampering, chick flicks,baking and decorating, and some greattips on how to create the perfect “Lit-tle Black Dress” survival kit. At the endof the week, we will rendezvous withthe middle school boys in Man Campfor the evening. $140
GOIN’ CAMPINGJune 2–6, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK4–KInstructor: Karen White, FRA Faculty� Pitch a tent, go for a hike, tell storiesby a campfire, and make s'mores! In-cludes a field trip to the Warner ParkNature Center followed by a cook-outat Warner Park! $140
LEGO ADVENTUREJune 2–6 & June 9–13, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising K–4thInstructor: Camp Brick staff� This fun camp is designed for chil-dren to experience hundreds of LEGOsets. Themes include: CITY, Star Wars,Ninjago, Alien Conquest, Harry Potter,Indiana Jones, Atlantis, Monsters andmore! $180
INTRO TO LEGO ROBOTICSJune 2–6, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 1st–3rdInstructor: Camp Brick staff� Enjoy this educational and fun intro-duction to LEGO Robotics. Campers willwork in teams of two building and pro-gramming LEGO creations. Camperswill learn how gears, motors, pulleys,and cams can all manipulate and movetheir LEGO models. $180
LITTLE CAMP ON THE FRA-IRIEJuly 7–11, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK4-2ndInstructor: Amy Beth Jones, FRA Faculty� Get your boots and grab a saddle—it's cowboy and cowgirl time! You'llpan for gold, learn how to rope a steer,drive some cattle, and have a coveredwagon adventure. The week will roundup with a cowboy cookout completewith authentic cowboy grub and camp-fire songs. City Folks welcome! $140
LITTLE GREEN THUMBSJune 16–20, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising K–4thInstructor: Brenda Huff, Director of CPS� Our camp days will include plantinga garden by the lower school play-ground, making garden snacks,singing, storytelling, garden caretak-ing, garden crafts, and investigation ofthe outdoors. $140
MAN CAMPJuly 7–11, 6:00–8:00pmGrades: Rising 5th–8th Instructor: Brandon Albright and
Pete Majors, FRA Faculty� In this digital age there is still a placefor knots, building forts, and stories ofincredible courage. Join us for a “sick”collection of all things that make beingmanly at heart fun—grilling the per-fect steak, fixing a flat tire, whittlingyour whiskers, and flying the world'sbest paper airplanes. $140
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MYSTERY MADNESSJune 16–20, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 3rd–5thInstructor: Little Scholars staff� Get out your magnifying glasses anddetective hats as we have clues to deci-pher and crimes to solve. We’ll put ourcritical thinking to the test and get tothe bottom of each of these mysteriesby learning the tricks real investigatorsuse to solve cases. $140
ONCE UPON A RECIPEJune 16–20, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK4–1stInstructor: Karen White, FRA Faculty� Join Ms. Karen for some excitingcooking activities inspired by several ofher favorite stories. We'll bring storiesto life as we enjoy making and eating avariety of snacks and desserts. $140
PIRATES AND PRINCESSESJune 16–20, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK4–2ndInstructor: Kristy Mondelli, FRA Faculty� Boys and girls will spend their morn-ing being transformed into beautifulPrincesses and swashbuckling Pirates.This fun, interactive camp will includetreasure hunts, games, music, crafts,snacks and more! Campers areencouraged to wear their favoritePrincess or Pirate wear, or rum-mage through our costume boxwhen they arrive each day. $140
PORTRAIT DRAWINGJune 16–20, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 5th–8thInstructor: David Tucker,
FRA Faculty
� This camp’s emphasis will be oncreating a self-portrait along withan expressive and composite self-portrait. Students will learn tounlock the creative right side ofthe brain by utilizing certain tech-niques and skills covered in class.
$140
SCRAPBOOKING July 7–11, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 3rd–6thInstructor: Cindy Thornton, FRA Faculty� Campers will select scrapbookingpaper, make frames for photos, createcaptions, and add decorative add-onssuch as ribbon and stickers to create atimeless memory book. $140
SPACE CAMP WITH MR. BOND &THE SCIENCE GUYSJuly 7–11, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising K–6thInstructor: Mr. Bond and the
Science Guys� Build and launch your own ROCKET!Future scientists will also learn aboutpropulsion by making explosions, andabout life on a space station throughhands-on, fun, inquiry based learning.
$140
WHIZ KIDSJune 9–13, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising PreK4–KInstructor: Little Scholars staff� We are heading on a scientific dis-covery mission to explore the world ofscience through everyday objects, ex-periments and encounters. This camp
will enhance the STEM education withthe added excitement of scientific ex-periments. $140
WOOD CREATIONSJune 2–6, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising PreK4–1stInstructor: Little Scholars staff� We will build and design mini treehouses, totem poles, robots, cars andmany more fantastic wood creations byhammering, sanding and painting ourown wood masterpieces. (Tools used inthe class are hammers, sandpaper, andnails). $140
WOODCRAFT WORKSHOP I June 9–13, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 1st–5th
WOODCRAFT WORKSHOP IIJuly 7–11, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 1st–5th
Instructor : Bill Zepeda, FRA Faculty� Campers will have the opportunityto assemble and paint/stain kid-friendlywood projects. Students will learn shopsafety and the use of basic hand tools(no power tools). All campers will leavewith creations that they are proud todisplay and say that they made them-
selves! $140
A WALK ON THEWYLD SIDEGrades: Rising 5th–8thInstructor: Wyldlife staffJuly 7–11, 12:00–2:30pm� Take a walk on theWyld-side with oldfriends, new friends,and Wyldlife. Famousfor Yuck Wars and wayout of the box fun, yourchild will experiencetournaments, laughter,and games. #BWE (bestweek ever) $140
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ACT PREPJune 2–5 and July 21–24, 6:00–8:30pm Grades: Rising 9th–12thInstructor: John Murray, FRA Faculty� Get 10 hours of focused ACT prepa-ration led by Dr. John Murray, an in-structor with over 16 years of ACT testprep experience. Because the curricu-lum uses actual ACT test problems, stu-dents gain a distinct competitive edgeon test day. $140
GETTING READY FOR MIDDLESCHOOLJuly 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising 5thInstructor: Sarah Ellen Davis,
FRA Faculty
� This camp focuses on common man-agement of materials, lockers, classchanges, technology, efficient use ofstudy hall, the layout of the MiddleSchool building, and much more! $140
JUMP START PREKJuly 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising PreK4 & PreK5Instructor: Karen White, FRA Faculty� Experience the wonders of PreK withstories, center activities, iPad and
Promethean board activities, andmore! Have fun exploring the world“under the sea” and wrap up our weekwith a special water play day. $140
JUMP START KINDERGARTEN July 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising KInstructor: Allison Kaufman, FRA Faculty
� Spend the week being creative andcrafty while also familiarizing yourselfwith your school. $140
JUMP START 1st GRADEJuly 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising 1stInstructor: Diane Perry, FRA Faculty� Ease the transition from Kinder-garten to 1st grade by experiencing avariety of activities including devo-tional time, math, phonics, reading,spelling lists, center time, snack time,and recess. $140
JUMP START 2nd GRADE July 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising 2ndInstructor: Pam Gardner, FRA Faculty� Transitioning from “learning to read”to “reading to learn,” we will practice
both phonics and reading comprehen-sion skills. Campers will learn to expressthemselves in writing with focus onsentence structure, mechanics, andgrammar. $140
JUMP START 3rd GRADEJuly 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising 3rdInstructor: Angelica Keyhayes,
FRA Faculty
� Our camp will help ease the transi-tion into a year filled with many excit-ing changes! All subjects will bereviewed, and a fun preview of cursiveand multiplication will be included.
$140
JUMP START 4TH GRADE July 21–25, 9:00–11:30amGrade: Rising 4thInstructor: Shannon Spong, FRA Faculty� Campers will work on reading com-prehension strategies, prepare for sum-mer reading novel studies, and alsocover fractions, multiplication, geome-try, long division, and word problems.
$140
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ALL SPORTS June 16–20, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 1st–6thInstructor: Kevin Smith, FRA Assistant
Athletic Director and Varsity
Football Defensive Coordinator
� We will play traditional sports such asbasketball, baseball, indoor soccer, vol-leyball, kickball, and more. We will alsoplay nontraditional sports including:cross the ocean, relay races, and battleship. $125
BASEBALLJuly 14–18, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising 1st–4thInstructor: George Weicker,
FRA Head Varsity Baseball
Coach
� For athletes who have played organ-ized baseball on a team and have mas-tered basic baseball skills, this campwill focus on improving fundamentalskills in the areas of throwing, catch-ing, hitting, fielding, and more. Playerswill participate in intra-squad scrim-mages. Equipment required: glove, bat,cleats, hat, and tennis shoes for rainydays. $125
ADVANCED BASEBALL: TRANSITION TO THE “BIG FIELD”July 21–25, 9:00–11:30am Grades: Rising 5th–9thInstructor: George Weicker, FRA Head
Varsity Baseball Coach and
Jon Wilson, FRA Head Middle
School Baseball Coach
� This camp is a MUST for players mak-ing the transition from the 60 foot dia-mond to the 90 foot diamond.Campers will learn “round the ball”fielding , how to improve arm strengthand accuracy while throwing, how toimprove hitting, the importance ofbunting in HS baseball, pitching grips,catching mechanics, the art of baserunning, and much, much, more. $125
FUN WITH BATS & BALLS July 21–25, 12:00–2:30pm Grades: Rising K–3rdInstructor: George Weicker, FRA Head
Varsity Baseball Coach
� Using whiffle balls, NERF balls andother toy bats and balls, this camp isdesigned for boys and girls who havelimited or no exposure to baseball andneed to practice basic skills. Equipmentrequired: hat and tennis shoes. Bring asnack or snack money. $125
BOYS BASKETBALLJune 2–6, 9:00-11:30am & July 7–11, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 2nd–8thInstructors: John Pierce,
FRA Head Varsity Boys
Basketball Coach
� Spend the day working on defenseand shooting, individual and team fun-damentals, free throws, ball handling,passing, and team competition. Equip-ment required: shorts, t-shirt, and bas-ketball shoes. $125
GIRLS BASKETBALL June 16–20, 12:00–2:30pm Grades: Rising 2nd–6thInstructor: Chris Hart, FRA Head Varsity
Girls Basketball Coach
� Defense, shooting, individual andteam fundamentals, free throws, ballhandling, passing, and team competi-
tion will be taught. Equipment re-quired: shorts, t-shirt, and basketballshoes. $125
CHEERLEADING July 14–18, 9:00–11:30amGrades: Rising K–5thInstructor: Allison Harville,
FRA Varsity Cheer Coach
� Learn new cheers and chants, cheer-ing motions, simple tumbling, jumpingtechniques, cheerleading dance, andbasic stunt building. We will have apep rally the last day of camp to showoff our new skills! Equipment required:shorts, t-shirt, tennis shoes. $125
ADVANCED CHEERLEADINGJuly 14–18, 12:00–2:30pm Grades: Rising 6th–8thInstructor: Allison Harville,
FRA Varsity Cheer Coach
� Are you serious about taking cheer-leading to the next level? This is thecamp for you! The advanced cheercamp is for cheerleaders in grades 6-8who want to learn more about thesport, performance techniques, stunts,tumbling, and much more in a fun, en-joyable and challenging environment!Cheerleaders will work to improve dif-ferent skill sets each day and perform amastered routine for their parents andfriends at the end of the week. All skilllevels welcomed!. $125
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DODGEBALL/FLAG FOOTBALLJune 9–13, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 2nd–8th Instructor: Kevin Smith,
FRA Assistant Athletic Director
and Varsity Football Defensive
Coordinator
� We will play traditional Flag Football,non-traditional Trash Can football, tra-ditional and non-traditional DodgeBall. $125
FOOTBALL (Non-Contact)June 2–5, 6:00–8:00pm Grades: Rising 4th–8thInstructor: Bill Whittemore,
FRA Head Football Coach
� This non-contact camp includes fun-damentals at all positions: quarter-backs, running backs, receivers,linemen, linebackers, and defensivebacks. Skill drills and competitions willbe part of the camp. Equipment re-quired: t-shirt, socks, cleats, and tennisshoes for rainy days. $125
FOOTBALL—Lineman CampJune 16–19, 6:00–8:00pmGrades: Rising 4th–8thInstructors: Lebron Ferguson,
FRA Offensive Line Football
Coach
� This non-contact camp includes fun-damentals for offensive and defensive-line play. Skill drills and competitionswill be part of the camp. Equipment re-quired: t-shirt, socks, cleats and tennisshoes for rainy days. $125
FOOTBALL—Quarterback & Wide Receiver CampJune 16–19, 6:00–8:00pmGrades: Rising 4th–8thInstructor: Bill Whittemore,
FRA Head Football Coach
� This non-contact camp includes fun-damentals for quarterback and widereceiver play. Skill drills and competi-tions will be part of the camp. Equip-ment required: t-shirt, socks, cleats,
and tennis shoes for rainy days. $125
SOCCER June 9–13, 9:00–11:30am Grades: Rising 1st–5thInstructors: Chris Price,
FRA Assistant Varsity Coach &
MS Boys Coach;
Ken McDonald, FRA Head Varsity Soccer
Coach
� Campers will train in the fundamen-tal techniques of soccer: dribbling,passing and receiving, shooting, andgoalkeeping.This camp includes train-ing at all positions through drills, fungames, and scrimmages. Campers willbe inside and outside every day. Equip-ment required: cleats, tennis shoes, soc-cer ball with camper’s name, t-shirt,shorts, socks, shin guards, and waterbottle. $125
ADVANCED SOCCERJune 16–20, 12:00–2:30pm Grades: Rising 5th–8thInstructors: Chris Price,
FRA Assistant Varsity Coach &
MS Boys Coach;
Ken McDonald, FRA Head Varsity Soccer
Coach
� For advanced players with at least 3years of experience. Goal keepers willget individual instruction, while goalscorers focus on finishing for the firsthalf of the day. Then, they come to-gether to battle it out. Goal scorers willhave the opportunity to test their skillsout on the goal keepers at the end ofeach day. $125
SPORTSAPALOOZAJuly 21–25, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 2–6thInstructor: Jay Salato, FRA Assistant
Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
� This camp is designed to be challeng-ing, fun, and encouraging for allcampers. There will be a variety of ages
and skill levels, so all campers shouldbe willing to try new sports and activi-ties. We will play traditional sportssuch as basketball, soccer, football, andwhiffle ball. We will also play non-tra-ditional sports such as Dizzy Bat Relays,World Cup, Olympic Challenge, andTennis-Soccer Extreme. $125
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING June 2–6, 12:00–2:30pmGrades: Rising 5th–8thInstructor: Mark Sutton, FRA Strength &
Conditioning Coach
� Campers will be taught strength,speed, flexibility, and conditioning fun-damentals that will be needed duringtheir high school careers. Equipmentrequired: t-shirt, shorts, socks, andworkout shoes. $125
TRACKJuly 14–18, 9:00–11:30am Grades: Rising 2nd–7thInstructor: David Tucker,
FRA Varsity Boys Track Coach
� Track camp features basic runningskills in all running events as well aslong jump, hurdles, high jump, blockclearance, shot, discus, and pole vault.Video analysis promoting self-esteemwill be offered. $125
WRESTLING Grades: Rising K–4thJuly 14–18, 12:00–2:30pm
Grades: Rising 5th – 8thJune 16–20, 12:00–2:30 pm
Instructor: Austin Marcum, FRA Head Varsity/Middle
School Wrestling Coach
� These camps will teach properwrestling technique that emphasizessafety. Campers will learn takedowns,reversals, weight appropriate pinning,and match competition. Equipment required: t-shirt, shorts, and wrestlingshoes. $125
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Lebron Ferguson is entering his seventhyear as FRA’s Offensive Line Coach and his22nd year as a coach. Coach Fergusonspent twelve years at Oakland High Schoolin Murfreesboro, where he groomed an of-fensive line that finished 13-2, won the1998 Class 5A State Championship, and
made playoff appearances six consecutive years. From 2004-2007 he served as Oakland’s Head Coach. Before his tenureat Oakland, he spent two seasons at Coffee County HighSchool, where he coached running backs and defensivebacks and served one season as the Red Raiders HeadCoach. Before entering coaching, Lebron was a member ofThe University of the South (Sewanee) football team.
Chris Hart has led the FRA girls basket-ball program for the last twelve years.During his tenure, the team has won threeregion championships, played in six sec-tional/sub-state games, and made fivetrips to the TSSAA state tournament.Coach Hart has led the basketball team to
finishes as Division II, Class A state finalists in 2010 and2012, and the team won the first FRA girls basketball statechampionship in 2011 and 2013. Coach Hart was named theTSSAA Coach of the Year in 2011 and has a winning per-centage for the FRA program of 76%. Before joining FRA,Coach Hart was an assistant coach at Gibson County HighSchool, helping lead the team to a state semi-finalist sea-son. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Brad-ford High School, where the team earned statechampionships in both 1997 and 1998.
Allison Harville, FRA Varsity Cheerlead-ing Coach, brings over 13 years of cheer-leading experience to the sport. She hascompeted in over 50 regional, state andnational competitions; has personallyworked with over 60 cheerleaders; andhas choreographed 20 routines for various
cheer squads and organizations. Coach Harville is a 4-timeAll-American Cheerleader, a recipient of Premier All-Stars’Leadership Award, and was voted Most Valuable Cheer-leader by her coaches and peers. She was a member of theOklahoma Baptist University Cheerleading squad, as well asa Cheer and Dance Coach at Broadway Dance Studio inShawnee, Oklahoma.
Austin Marcum, FRA’s Middle School &Varsity Wrestling Coach, took the reigns ashead coach in 2012. During his four yearsof varsity wrestling at FRA, Coach Marcumwas a part of the inaugural State Champi-onship Wrestling Team that won the DualState Title for Division I A-AA in 2005 and
Runners-Up in 2006. With 150 career victories on the mat,Coach Marcum has the second most career wins in FRAwrestling history to accompany his three years of SmallSchool All-Mid State Honors, Region Championship, and 6thplace finish in the State Tournament in 2007. During his fouryears as a student-athlete at Rhodes College, Coach Mar-cum was a starter on the football and baseball teams.
Ken McDonald, FRA Varsity Girls & BoysSoccer Coach, has led the girls’ team tofour TSSAA state championships and fourstate finalist seasons in his fourteen sea-sons at FRA. The varsity boys program participated in three TSSAA state tourna-ments, including a state finalist finish in
2012. Coach McDonald spent ten years as the headwomen’s soccer coach at Vanderbilt University. While there,his Commodore teams won SEC Championships in 1993 and1997. At Vanderbilt, Coach McDonald led the team to fiveconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including 1993and 1994 SEC Championships. Coach McDonald earned SECCoach of the Year recognition in 1993 and 1997. Coach Mc-Donald began his soccer career at Penn State University.After graduating, he played seven years of professional soc-cer for four teams, including the San Jose Earthquakes, theDenver Avalanche, and the St. Louis Steamers.
John Pierce is in his eighth year as headboys basketball coach at FRA. He spenttwo years as an assistant at FRA and fiveyears as an assistant coach at BrentwoodAcademy, where he was part of two statechampionship teams. Under Pierce’s lead-ership, the Panthers have won regional
championships and reached the state championship game.He has twice been named region coach of the year and hadthe privilege of coaching several college level players includ-ing two who played in the NBA. Coach Pierce earned 4-timeNAIA All American recognition and was twice named theNAIA National Basketball Player of the Year while at Lip-scomb University. In 2005, he was inducted into the Lip-scomb University Hall of Fame and his number (#50) wasretired. Pierce is a member of the NAIA National Hall ofFame and the all-time leading scorer in college basketballhistory, ahead of every NCAA and NAIA player. Pierce playedfive years as a professional basketball player in France, Aus-tralia and Japan.
Jay Salato is a proud alumnus ofFranklin Road Academy and member ofthe fourteen-year club, having attendedthe school from Pre-Kindergarten through12th Grade. Coach Salato was a part offive state championship winning teamsduring his high school years from 1999 to
2003. He ran cross country and track, played basketball, andplayed baseball while he was a student at FRA. After receiv-ing his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree from Vander-bilt University, he taught and coached at Hillwood HighSchool for three years. Coach Salato is delighted to be backat FRA where he teaches French and is the boys Varsity as-sistant basketball coach.
Kevin Smith began at FRA in 2012 asAssistant Athletic Director and DefensiveCoordinator for the Varsity football team.He attended Brentwood High School andcontinued his football career at the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Martin and HardingUniversity. He holds a B.A. from Harding
and a M.Ed. from Tennessee Tech University. Coach Smith hasbeen coaching football for over 10 years, having served in avariety of roles including Defensive Line Coach, Head StrengthCoach, and Varsity Basketball Assistant at Brentwood HighSchool, Knoxville Catholic, West Laurens High School inDublin, Georgia, and in Nashville at Ensworth and CPA.
Mark Sutton, FRA Director of Strength &Conditioning, is in his fourteenth year inthe Speed, Strength & Conditioning field.He has coached at the professional, colle-giate, and high school levels at variouspoints throughout his career. Prior to com-ing to FRA, Coach Sutton was the head
strength & conditioning coach at D1 Sports Training in Cool
Springs. He is certified as a Strength & Conditioning Special-ist through the NSCA and the CCSCA. Sutton was a memberof the UT-Martin tennis team. He went on to earn a M.S. inExercise Science from MTSU. Coach Sutton has also spenttime as a tennis coach at Vanderbilt and the Head TennisCoach at MBA.
David Tucker, FRA Track & Field headcoach, has served as the Regional andState Decathlon/Pentathlon director and iscurrently serving as the Division 2 RegionDecathlon/ Pentathlon director. For fiveyears, David was the TSSAA Area Repre-sentative for Track & Field. Under Coach
Tucker, the FRA Boys Track Team has won four team statechampionships and finished as state finalists. The 2001 teamstill holds the state record for most points scored in a statemeet in the A-AA Division. Coach Tucker has four times beennamed TSSAA Coach of the Year and twice been named aNational Federation of High Schools Coach of the Year. Hehas coached multiple individual state champions in almostevery event. Many of his athletes have gone on to earnscholarships and compete at the collegiate level. CoachTucker is USTF Level 1 and Level 2 certified.
George Weicker, FRA Varsity baseballcoach, was an All-American first base-man at Davidson College. After gradua-tion, he played professional baseball forfive years for various teams including theNashville Sounds. From there he was thehitting instructor for six years at Vanderbilt
University, helping to propel the 1980 team to the SEC title.Weicker has over 500 wins, leading the FRA team to statechampionships in 1988 and 2000, and finishing as runners-up in 1999 and 2001.
Bill Whittemore completed his thirdyear as Head Football Coach at FRA afterfour years of service as Assistant AthleticDirector, Head Middle School FootballCoach, and Assistant Varsity FootballCoach. Coach Whittemore came to FRAfrom the Division I-A University of Kansas,
where he played quarterback for two years. Coach Whitte-more was a recipient of the “Tennessee Mr. Football Award”in 1998 at Brentwood High School, and went on to earn “All-Big XII” and “Newcomer of the Year” honors in college. AsHead Football Coach, Coach Whittemore helped guide FRA’sprogram to its first District Championship in Division II.
Jon Wilson was an All American atWinthrop University, playing three years inthe Texas Rangers organization as apitcher. He is the head Middle Schoolcoach for baseball and boys and girls golf.In addition to coaching at FRA, Mr. Wilsonteaches 8th grade history and government
and economics courses in our Upper School.
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