Franklin STEAM Academy

09/08/2026

We cannot wait to see everyone on Thursday night for our Annual BLOCK PARTY!!!!

Come enjoy the open house, music, food trucks, games, community groups, etc.

5:30-7:30 pm

08/24/2026

Franklin's CU1to1 mentors reconnected today after a long summer break! It is wonderful to have our mentors back in our building!

We need more mentors for our students. Would you like to be a mentor to a student once a week? We would love to train

UPCOMING MENTOR TRAININGS:
Thursday September 24th 6:30-8:30 pm
OR Wednesday September 30th 11:30am-1:30pm
Mellon Building 703 S. New Street Champaign

08/20/2026

Announcing our fall BLOCK PARTY!!!!!
Thursday September 10th 5:30-7:30. Fun for the entire family. We will close down the block in front of school. Food trucks, games, music, face painting, community groups, and so much more! ALL FRANKLIN FAMILIES WELCOME!
Champaign Unit 4 Schools

08/14/2026

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION! 6th Graders starting their new middle school careers at Franklin STEAM Academy!
Champaign Unit 4 Schools

07/24/2026

So well deserved! Congratulations on this recognition Ms. Starkweather!

Today’s U4Connect spotlight is on Franklin Special Education teacher, Staci Starkweather. Thank you for going above and beyond for our community!

Together, we can make Unit 4 even stronger. Submit your own celebration at champaignschools.org/u4connect!

07/23/2026

📢Unit 4 School Supply Giveaway is back!

Take a look at the flyers for more information!

07/23/2026

Fall Sports Try Outs start next week! Take a look at the information for softball tryouts and come out to join a great team!

Everyone needs to know about this! Come and tryout for the Franklin softball team!

07/02/2026

📢 Franklin STEAM Academy Families!📢

Be sure to check your email because our 2026 Summer Newsletter has officially been sent!

Inside you’ll find important information to help your family prepare for the upcoming school year including key dates back to school details updates and other helpful reminders. If you don’t see it in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folder just in case.

We hope you’re having a wonderful summer, and we can’t wait to welcome our Knights back for another amazing year!

07/02/2026

With the new year starting, we wanted to share some information from our athletic department about upcoming tryouts!

Good morning!
We have officially started the year for Franklin athletics and we are looking forward to the great amount of success on and off the field/court. I have attached an image about tryout dates for next year, this is for all sports! Please put those dates on a calendar so you have them. We use an app called SportsYou where the coaches can communicate with parents and players. This is a quick and easy way to get important information to all parties about the schedule for the week or if there might be a weather cancellation. This year, we are adding a General athletics SportsYou to post about upcoming events and tryouts. If you are interested in any sports for the upcoming school year, please download the SportsYou app and use the following code to join: M3ZHLUDG. Please join that group to get all up to date information on athletics, this is the primary source of communication for all athletics. All of the information regarding the following things will be sent out on SportsYou:
Open Gyms/Fields
Tryouts
Sales and discounts at stores
Weather changes
Schedules and Calendars
We look forwarding to seeing you this summer and next year! If you have any questions please email our Athletic Director, Dr. Spencer Ferguson at fergussp@u4sd.

*dates are subject to change*

05/29/2026

Information that you should read for your students!