Bravo to our middle school musicians and vocalists for sharing their talents with our community—what a joy to watch them shine! 👏
And special appreciation to our amazing FJA teachers, Ryan Williams and Antara Hunter, whose passion and dedication make the arts fun, inspiring, and accessible for all students. 💛
We hope these joyful photos of Ms. Cernohous’s students bring a smile to your face. These kiddos get to zen out each week during morning yoga--practicing partner poses, movement, and breathing. 🧘♀️
A big thank-you to Ms. Cernohous for completing child yoga training and sharing this calming, confidence-building routine with her students. It’s a great reminder for all of us to pause and find a little calm amidst what can sometimes be a busy season 💙
🚵♂️ FJA Mountain Bike Club — these Snow Wolves always ride in a pack! 🚵♀️
Riders have been on the trails all semester and--thanks to mild weather--they’ll be able to keep riding right up to Winter Break. Once the cold comes and trails get muddy, the group will head to Sedona to keep the momentum going.
Thanks to Mr. Ross and our dedicated parent volunteers for supporting club rides week after week. Your commitment makes all the difference! 💙
Here’s to ending the week on a good note—together. 💙✨
🎉 Save the Dates: Middle School Open House on 12/13! Welcome sessions begin at 10 and 11 a.m.
Also note: Elementary Campus Open House on 1/31, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 🎉
🌟 What you’ll experience:
• Teacher meet-and-greets
• Classroom tours
• Electives, clubs & sports highlights
• Curriculum + learning approach overview
• Enrollment & application info for 2026–27
Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your future middle schooler—we can’t wait to welcome you and share why FJA is a place where students thrive.
👉First-round lottery deadline for Fall 2026 is Feb. 8th
👉Apply: www.fjacademy.com/applynow
A shout-out to our middle schoolers who jumped in to help shovel and de-ice after this first storm. We even had to turn 10 students away because we didn’t have enough shovels. That’s just how FJA rolls.
Have a wonderful, restful break, everyone! ❄️💙
🌟 What you’ll experience:
• Teacher meet-and-greets
• Classroom tours
• Electives, clubs & sports highlights
• Curriculum + learning approach overview
• Enrollment & application info for 2026–27
Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your future middle schooler—we can’t wait to welcome you and share why FJA is a place where students thrive.
👉First-round lottery deadline for Fall 2026 is Feb. 8th
👉Apply: www.fjacademy.com/applynow
Thank you to the City of Flagstaff for awarding our school a Beautification in Action Grant—supporting our middle school artists as they transform Gemini Campus utility boxes and building surfaces with vibrant, student-designed vinyl wraps.
We’re also grateful to Cassie Wilson, Lauren Mitchell, and Matt Clark for their collaboration and creative guidance throughout this project.
We can't wait to see our students bring their artistic visions to life—brightening our campus and adding beauty to the community spaces around us! 🌄✨
Let’s make the world a little brighter—one kind word, one small act, one smile at a time. 💫https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas
Thanks, FJA, for leading with heart and compassion every day. 💫
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” – Maya Angelou
FJA made great strides in attendance last year — reducing chronic absenteeism by 7.5% at the elementary level and 2% at the middle school level! 🙌
Showing up matters—for learning, belonging, and growing together. The recent Cedar Good Attendance Bubble Party was great fun, and we look forward to continue celebrating students each quarter who have strong or improving attendance habits. Let’s keep it up, FJA!
⚽ Soccer – Finished strong with a 4–3 win over FCS, highlighted by a hat trick from Zavier Bolton. A young team with lots of promise for next year!
🏐 Volleyball – Our Varsity girls went undefeated in league play and brought home the championship trophy in the season-ending tourney! JV1 went 6–2, JV2 4–3, and JV3 gained valuable experience and made improvements each week.
🏃♀️ Cross Country – We had nearly 20 amazing runners competing this year with standout performances from Paige Olson (1st in every 8th-grade girls’ race), Tyler Wolfe (1st in Williams, top 3 in 4 meets), and strong finishes from Charlotte Varley, Summer Stuart, and Sawyer Matje.
Very proud of our athletes’ teamwork and sportsmanship!
💫 Love this fun and meaningful tradition that brings history to life!
🙏 Thank you to all the families who supported the research, creativity, and costume prep that made this year’s event such a success! ❤️
From hot coffee and fresh pastries each morning to the amazing snack spreads every afternoon, we felt the love all throughout our two days of Parent-Teacher Conferences. Thank you for taking such great care of us — your thoughtfulness and support mean so much! ☕🍩🍎
Sure, those little chairs test our flexibility 😂 — but the Children’s House “Juice and Coffee” event was totally worth it!
Huge thanks to all the amazing grown-ups who stopped by to see the joyful learning happening every day. 💫
Drop a like if you loved your classroom visit or a ❤️ if you so appreciate the CH women--Ms. Tammy, Ms. Robyn, and Ms. Barbara! ❤️
Thanks to your amazing generosity (and a little help from W. Kamau Bell’s Celebrity Jeopardy! winnings 💪), every single FJA teacher wishlist received donations, and Mr. Williams’ $1,000+ project for a new PA system is now fully funded!🙌
The matching offer is still going, so if you’d like to keep the momentum going, share our link with friends and family who might want to join in the fun: 👉 https://www.fjacademy.com/o/fjacademy/page/teacher-wish
FJA middle school photography students visited the Coconino Center for the Arts to see and discuss "Route 66: Alternative Perspectives," a decidedly non-nostalgic and interpretive photo-documentary of life along the Mother Road.
It can be vulnerable at first when interacting with art. Thoughts like "what am I looking at?" or " I could do this" were really prominent at the outset of the visit. But after a group discussion, students took another pass through the gallery and really opened up to the photographs and connected with the sadness, lonliness, and resilience they saw in the work. They started pointing out compositional techniques, too. It was really awesome!
More than just cooking — the experience was a chance to explore the meaning of Stone Soup by reading and comparing three different versions of the story. In each one, the message was clear: sharing brings people together.
Adding to the joy, middle school students joined the younger ones in the kitchen. As they chopped, stirred, and prepared the soup, both groups practiced patience, took turns, and learned from each other.
We love these cross-grade moments because the best part is sitting down to enjoy the soup together at the end. ❤️🥄
#MontessoriMoments #StoneSoup #LearningTogether #MultiAgeMagic #HandsOnLearning
