A big thank-you to Ms. Carrie and her Culture Club class for hosting a fun evening for our families!
And a special shout-out to Kelly Ramos, FJA parent and Domino’s owner, for donating all the delicious pizza! We appreciate our school community coming together. 🐺❤️
Middle School Families: Your Gemini Weekly Update is here--https://aptg.co/LZnvSf . Join us this Thursday for Family & Friends Board Game Night, 5–7 p.m. Please RSVP by noon tomorrow (Wed. 10/14) so we can plan for pizza:https://fjacademy-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/p/carrienicklason/IQAGLkHPQ0YrSZcngryrRvCxAc4tFpPBxVw4EXWQUvPlspc?e=rtTcBs. Trouble opening the RSVP? Email Ms. Carrie at carriecola@fjacademy.com. Thanks!
With our Gemini Campus project complete, Loven Contracting has fulfilled its original commitment to give back to Flagstaff Junior Academy with a generous $31,665 donation.
This contribution is a welcome boost as we continue investing in meaningful academic and experiential opportunities for our students.
Thank you, Loven, for being part of our Gemini story!
Our 6th–8th graders hit the trails for an almost 12-mile ride to Fisher Point and back via Loop Trail. Everyone handled the climbs, descents, and bumps in style.
Big thanks to Neil Ross for sponsoring the club, and to our awesome parents who hauled loaner bikes so everyone could join the ride.
No school doesn’t mean no adventure! 🍂🚴
🎓 Looking for a school where your child will be truly known, supported, and inspired?
👉 Then apply to FJA: https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/admission
With fewer than 450 students across two campuses, Flagstaff Junior Academy offers the opportunities of a larger school with the personal connection of a small community, and our 2027–2028 SY enrollment window is now open!
🏫 PreK–8th Grade Public Charter
📚 FREE Full-Day Kindergarten
📍 Two Flagstaff Campuses
❤️ Whole-Child Approach
🌟 Elementary: Academics. Experiences. Community.
✓ Robust specials — Music, P.E., Art & STEAM twice each week
✓ Montessori-inspired learning — Multi-age classrooms, hands-on learning & independence
✓ Mindfulness & community — Learning to care for themselves, each other & their community
🐺 Middle School: Big Enough to Explore, Small Enough to Belong.
✓ 6-academic-periods/multiple teachers — Building independence, confidence & readiness for high school
✓ 25+ clubs & sports — Basketball, volleyball, soccer, mountain biking, Navajo Club, D&D Club & more!
✓ Engaging electives — Band, photography, drama, martial arts, guitar & more
Loved our cross-campus used book sale! 📚
Gratitude to our middle school librarians for making it such a success—what a great way to extend the life of so many books, now happily in the hands of our elementary students! ❤️
Thank you! 💙 Ms. Shawna’s STEM library project is officially fully funded!
There are still a few hours left for donations to be doubled, so if you’re able, we’d love to make the most of the opportunity and help Ms. Espinoza’s project reach its goal, too: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/3CHUATQB28
Her project will provide every 8th grader with their own copy of Night, Elie Wiesel’s powerful Holocaust memoir. Every contribution, big or small, helps make that possible. 📚💙
We have THREE FJA book projects through DonorsChoose, and every donation made TODAY will be DOUBLED while funds last! 🎉
Help Ms. Espinoza, Ms. Cogger, or Ms. Shawna fill their classrooms with more great books!
📖 Ms. Espinoza: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/3CHUATQB28
📖 Ms. Cogger: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/EYer5cto1W
📖 Ms. Shawna: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/BT153AWED6
FJA is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated long-term substitute to lead Ms. Shawna’s Kindergarten/1st Grade classroom from late October through February (with breaks for Thanksgiving and Winter Break).
You’ll have an instructional aide by your side to support you and your students.
👉 Check out the link below for job details, requirements, and compensation.
https://aptg.co/RySx_D
Questions or resumes? Email carissamorrison@fjacademy.com.
Know someone who’d be a great fit? Please share!
Feeling incredibly grateful for the supportive families, staff members, and friends of FJA who came together to make something pretty special happen. ❤️
In just 20 short hours, we raised more than $7,000 through donations and matches to support projects across our school's two campuses! Every single project was fully matched—even the pricey Gaga Ball kit for Gemini! (I’m still not sure how that happened!)
There was still $700 left to raise for the gaga ball kit when many of us went to bed Wednesday night, but Thursday morning, we woke up to find that some generous soul had quietly completed the project. What an amazing surprise to wake up to!
Thank you to our entire FJA community for coming together to make good things happen for kids.
Our students and staff thank you! 🐾❤️
📣 FJA COMMUNITY—THE MATCH IS LIVE!📣
DonorsChoose is matching all FJA projects until midnight Arizona time tonight!
Please donate, share, and spread the word to family and friends who might want to support FJA!
👉 Click below to see our projects, or search Flagstaff Junior Academy at DonorsChoose.org.
Gemini Campus Gaga Ball Kit for Recess: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/Bcn2pyst7E
Ms. Bax’s Class Library Update: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/6dQqBKKxff
Ms. Conway’s Mindfulness Materials: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/CQ694tb619
Ms. Conway’s Math Manipulatives: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/CASp4JoUWg
Ms. G’s Reading Inspiration: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/8SoL8SjQF7
Ms. Emmanuelle’s Comfy Counseling Nook: https://www.donorschoose.org/sl/FoKFwAfnAU
🎯 Let’s get these projects funded by midnight! 💙💚
📣 FJA COMMUNITY—LET’S SPREAD THE WORD! 📣
Our school has some real needs, and DonorsChoose has some deep pockets tomorrow!
From 4:00 a.m. through midnight Arizona time on Wednesday, August 19, every donation to an FJA project will be matched.
With the match, we need to raise about $4,000to fully fund all FJA projects—just $10 per FJA family if everyone participates! We know not everyone can give, so give what you can, and more if you’re able.
Please donate, share, and spread the word to family and friends who might want to support FJA!
Projects will be posted on Facebook and via FJA's Live Feed at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow.
🎯 Let’s get these projects funded by midnight tomorrow! 💙💚
Today we're introducing Elna Perkins, who will be teaching middle school social studies.
With well over a decade of experience working with middle and high school students, Ms. Perkins brings a wealth of knowledge, a love of history, and a deep commitment to helping students understand their role in the world around them. Her classroom is one where critical thinking, empathy, and inquiry thrive.
We're excited for our students to learn from her experience and enthusiasm this year.
Welcome to FJA, Ms. Perkins! 💙
