Foundation Academies

🎓✨ Bright Futures Ahead!

Last week, we celebrated one of our most cherished Foundation Academies traditions: Senior Signing Day. Surrounded by family, friends, educators, and supporters, the Class of 2026 proudly shared their next steps forward on their path to purpose.

We were honored to recognize recipients of the Switlik Award, Universal Display Corporation Scholarship, Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services Awards, McNichol Scholarship for Communication, BSU Senior Legacy Scholarship, Special Guest Scholarship, Round Table Scholarship, Ronald C. Brady Award, Artisan Award, and the Greg Weiss Alumni Changemaker Award.

This remarkable class earned 100% college acceptance for seniors pursuing higher education, submitted 817 applications to 172 colleges, and secured more than $18 million in scholarships—with more to come from our partners at the Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services. These accomplishments reflect years of resilience, determination, and hard work, alongside the unwavering support of families, educators, and the entire FA community.

A special thank you to our College & Career Department, Board Members, FOFA, and our generous Senior Signing Day sponsors—Leadership Sponsors NJM and CBIZ Borden Perlman, Gold Sponsor Capital Health, and supporting sponsors Farewell Architects, Switlik Survival Products, AmeriHealth, Hatfield Schwartz Law Group, and Trenton Thunder—for investing in the futures of our scholars and helping make this celebration possible.

Class of 2026, your journey is a testament to what is possible through perseverance, purpose, and community. We are proud of, with, and for you. The future is bright, and the best is yet to come! 💙💛

📸 Families: The full photo gallery is now available on our website for viewing and downloading.

✨CBIZ, Inc. NJM Insurance Group Capital Health Switlik Survival Products AmeriHealth Trenton Thunder Baseball ✨

🕯️✨ Honoring Excellence. Inspiring Futures. ✨🕯️

Congratulations to our newest Foundation Academies Middle School National Junior Honor Society inductees! We are incredibly proud of these scholars who have demonstrated a commitment to the five pillars of NJHS: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship.

Led by NJHS Advisor Ms. Brunson, the induction ceremony featured a meaningful candle-lighting tradition, with each candle representing one of the core values that guide these exceptional young leaders. Guests also heard inspiring remarks from inductee Jessica M., Foundation Academies CEO Sheria McRae, and FA Middle Principal Dr. Nock as they reflected on the responsibility and opportunity that come with this honor.

At Foundation Academies, we believe education has the power to transform lives, families, and ultimately our city. Today, we celebrate our FA Middle scholars who are leading the way and helping build a brighter future for our community.

💙💛 Congratulations, NJHS inductees! Your hard work, character, and dedication continue to make us proud.

✨ Met Gala Prom 2026: One Night, Infinite Memories ✨

You know we love making memories together as a community, and FA Senior Prom 2026 was truly one for the record books! 💙💛

From the music and laughter to the unforgettable fashion, dancing, and nonstop good vibes, this was a night our seniors will never forget. ✨🎶📸

Let’s hear it for the Class of 2026 — we are so proud of you and the futures you are building. This is memory-making season, and we are just getting started! 🎓

Seniors: A gallery of photos is now available on our website for download, and keep an eye on your email for access to the full gallery featuring over 500 incredible photos from an unforgettable night! 💙💛

🏀🔥 Season 3 of Junior Knights Basketball with the Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA (Jr. NBA) was our biggest season yet!

From exciting games and skill development to teamwork, confidence, and unforgettable memories, our young Knights showed incredible growth all season long. Programs like this are about so much more than basketball — they’re about creating pathways, building futures, and continuing to invest in the next generation of FA student-athletes. 💙💛

At Foundation Academies, athletic development doesn’t start at the high school level. We are committed to building the skills, fundamentals, character, and confidence of our Knights from an early age while creating opportunities for our scholars to grow both on and off the court.

The final game of the season was an incredible way to close out another amazing year of Junior Knights Basketball. A huge shoutout to our Assistant AD & Athletics Operations Manager Mr. Bush, to our dedicated coaches, and to Division 1 basketball player Erik Oliver-Bush for stopping by and putting on an exciting halftime dunk show for our scholars, families, and community!

Season 4 can’t come soon enough. ⚔️🏀

🏈 HERstory made. A championship won. And with the recent historic NJSIAA sanctioning decision, the future of girls flag football has never been brighter. 💙 💛

🔗 Read more on the blog >

Foundation Academies Makes HERstory with Conference Championship Season, As NJSIAA Officially Sanctions Girls Flag Football — Foundation Academies Charter Schools HERstory has officially been made. In the program’s inaugural season, the Foundation Academies Varsity Girls Flag Football team captured the Penn Jersey Athletic Association Conference League Championship, completing an unforgettable first year for the program. Led by Coach Chestnut and Coach Stok

📚✨ Published & Proud ✨📚

What a powerful and unforgettable evening as our young authors took center stage for “Published & Proud: From the Classroom to the Barnes & Noble Stage.” Families, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate a truly special milestone as Foundation Academies Elementary scholars officially became published authors. 🎉

Our K-4 scholars worked tirelessly to write and publish their very own short stories through our partnership with Studentreasures Publishing. Together, our scholars proudly celebrated the release of 10 NEW published titles — an incredible accomplishment that reflects their creativity, brilliance, imagination, and voice.

This celebration was about so much more than books. It was about identity, pride, representation, and possibility. Our Black and Brown scholars deserve to see themselves as authors, storytellers, creators, and leaders whose words matter and whose stories belong. Watching our scholars read, sign, and showcase their books inside Barnes & Noble made this moment even more meaningful as they experienced their work in the same type of space as the authors they admire. ❤️

A very special THANK YOU to FA Elementary Educator Mrs. Williams for bringing this beautiful vision to life and creating an opportunity our scholars and families will never forget. Your dedication, creativity, and commitment to excellence continue to open doors and inspire confidence in our young scholars every single day.

Another huge thank you to Barnes & Noble (Barnes & Noble) for graciously hosting this celebration and helping make our scholars feel like the true published authors they are. 📖✨💙💛

Full 📸 gallery on our website, 🔗 in comments ⬇️

🐠✨ Under the Sea and making memories that will last a lifetime ✨🌊

Our Kindergarten Prom was filled with so much joy, laughter, dancing, and excitement as scholars and families came together for a truly special event. From the moment they walked in dressed to impress to the final dance, the smiles never stopped.

A huge thank you to our FA Elementary Kindergarten teachers for creating such a beautiful and memorable experience for our scholars and families. And another huge thank you to DJ Wes Will for bringing the music, the energy, and nonstop fun that kept the celebration going all afternoon long. 🎶🪸

These are the moments we cherish most — celebrating our scholars, building community, and making memories together. 💫💙💛

Families - check out the full photo gallery and download your 📷 on our website 🔗

🏆 THEY. DID. IT. 🏈⚔️

In the inaugural season of Foundation Academies Girls Varsity Flag Football, these young Knights have officially brought home the LEAGUE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Read that again.

LEAGUE. CONFERENCE. CHAMPIONS.

Traveling to Pennsylvania to face Liguori, the Knights embraced the underdog role and delivered on the biggest stage possible — bringing the BIG trophy back home to Foundation Academies and cementing one of the most powerful chapters of HERstory in school history.

This was belief.
This was preparation.
This was KNIGHTS PRIDE.
This was KNIGHTS PRESSURE.

Led by Coach Chestnut and Coach Stokes, this program was built from day one on one central message:

You belong.
You are capable.
You have championship caliber inside of you.

And now? That belief is forever cemented in history with a LEAGUE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE. WHOLE. DANG. THING.

To our young ladies: you didn’t just win games. You inspired belief. You set a standard. You showed what is possible when scholars buy into one another, trust one another, and compete for something bigger than themselves.

Please join us in congratulating these incredible young women and celebrating this unforgettable accomplishment. We are Proud Of, With, and For you. 💙💛

Check out the full 📸 gallery and download high resolution images on our website 🔗

In partnership with Foundation Academies & TCNJ School of Business, the Thunder are proud to host the return of Trenton Central & 49ers star Ji'Ayir Brown for a VIP Meet & Greet!
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Guests will have the opportunity to meet Ji'Ayir take a photo and receive an autograph in the brand new Victory Lounge!