Welcome to Middle School!
FCA Middle School Bell Schedule 2025-26 school year coming soon
School Hours
8:00 am – 2:20 pm except Wednesday
8:00 am – 1:20 pm Wednesdays
St. Johns County Code Of Conduct for 24-25
Freedom Crossing Academy Middle School Directory
| Name | Roles & Responsibilities |
| Melissa Lime Principal |
School-wide questions |
| Holli Strompolis Vice Principal |
LEA-IEP & Gifted Services, MS Academics & Electives, Safety & Student Discipline |
| Erin Haliko Instructional Literacy Coach |
Curriculum and Instruction, MTSS/ RTI Plans, FAST Reading and Math data, and Intensive Reading |
| Jennifer England School Counselor-7th & 8th Graders |
504 Plans, ELL Plans, Virtual School Requests, High School Registration, College & Career Planning, Academic and Counseling Supports, Character Counts, & Military Families |
| Jacquelyn Woollard Dean |
Student Discipline, PBIS/LiveSchool, Capturing Kids Hearts Process Champion |
| Kimberly Jones Computer Operator |
Registration, Interim & Report Cards, Transcripts, Home Access Center |
Schoology
All middle school students utilize Schoology, an online learning platform, to monitor their weekly assignments, homework, and important due dates. Teachers communicate with their students each week via Schoology by posting a weekly agenda located on the student’s landing page for each course. The weekly agenda includes the weekly assignments and other important information. Teachers also post important due dates on the Schoology calendar.
Staying Organized
Freedom Crossing Academy teachers color code the weekly folder in PINK to help students stay organized. Core teachers create folders in Schoology named by the week and date (Ex: Week 1: August 10-14). Computer courses are named by Unit and date range Ex: Unit 1. The current weekly folder is located on the top and color-coded PINK. Folders in gray are previous lessons. This color coded system helps students and families quickly identify the weekly assignments for each course.
Uploading Documents
Students are responsible for making sure all Schoology assigned assignments are submitted successfully in Schoology. When uploading documents via Schoology, please name the document appropriately including student name, date, and heading if outside of using OneDrive. Students are responsible for contacting the teacher if an assignment will not submit.
Parent Accounts
Parent accounts are available on the Home Access Center.
Student Accounts
Students log in with their district email: S######@stjohns.k12.fl.us
https://stjohnsschools.schoology.com
To learn more about how to access your child’s account and parent account, please visit this link:
https://www-fca.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/
Additional Resources:
Schoology for Students
https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media/edtech/schoology/schoology-for-students/
Home Access Center
The Home Access Center (HAC) allows students and parents to view their child’s educational information via a secure password protected website, Android app, or iPhone app. Your child’s overall grade(s) are posted in the Home Access Center. This includes your child’s most current grades including missing assignments. The Home Access Center is also where parents can view their child’s interim grades and report card. Please check HAC, not Schoology, for your child’s final grades. Schoology is for individual assignment grades only.
Student HAC Account:
- Students log in with their Active Directory username and password (S-number). Students can check their grades and view classes and assignments using their HAC account information.
Parent HAC Account:
- Parents can view their registered students when they use the parent log in. If you have questions about your HAC account, please call the front office at 547-4230 for assistance.
Please visit the St. Johns County website to access the Home Access Center and for additional helpful resources.
https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/hac/
BUS PLANNER
In May 2025, St. Johns County School District introduced BusPlanner, a new online transportation portal designed to give parents easy access to their students’ bus information. Parents can access BusPlanner through its web portal at https://sjcsd.mybusplanner.com or by downloading the companion mobile app, Chipmunk, available for Android and Apple devices.
BusPlanner will also enhance communication by providing timely updates about bus delays and other important transportation-related notifications. In addition, parents can use the system to send messages directly to the SJCSD Transportation Department.
To get started, families should create an account on the BusPlanner website or on the Chipmunk app using the same email address associated with their Home Access Center (HAC) account. SJCSD encourages all families with bus riders to register early and stay informed ahead of the upcoming school year. View instructions showing how to create your BusPlanner / Chipmunk account.
Please note: Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, all student pick-up and drop-off times and locations will be provided exclusively through BusPlanner and will no longer be available on Home Access Center (HAC).
Online Textbooks
Your child can access their online textbooks by visiting the Clever page on the Freedom Crossing Academy website.
https://www-fca.stjohns.k12.fl.us
Cell Phone Policy
Per the St. Johns County School District Student Code of Conduct, students may possess cellular telephones and other wireless communication devices at school, on buses, and at school functions. However, they must be turned off, stored in the student’s backpack, purse, or locker. The device shall not be used during the school day without administrative approval or on school buses to and from the school. Failure to comply may result in the device being confiscated (Student Code of Conduct, page 27)
8th Grade Washington DC Trip
A few of the amazing sights we will explore include a walking tour of Washington’s monuments and historic places to include the Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Wall, visits to several Smithsonian museums, a tour of the Capitol Building, visit to Arlington National Cemetery to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and a tour of the Gettysburg battlefields.
More information coming soon!
What is LiveSchool?
At Freedom Crossing Academy, we are committed to creating a learning environment where every student is recognized and rewarded for positive behavior using LiveSchool. Students will receive LiveSchool points for adhering to the FCA Behavior Expectations, known as the “FCA Way”- Focused on Safety, Committed to Responsibility, and Always Respectful and for demonstrating outstanding leadership and character during the school day. Middle School students can purchase Chick Fil A sandwiches, cell phone passes, elevator passes, spirit wear, and much more with their LiveSchool points.
For more information, please visit the link below.
https://www-fca.stjohns.k12.fl.us/liveschool/
Dress Code Policy
Please read the 2024-2025 St. Johns County School District Student Code of Conduct to learn more about the St. Johns County Dress Code Policy.
National Junior Honor Society
Freedom Crossing Academy Chapter
Procedure Description
The National Junior Honor Society chapter of Freedom Crossing Academy is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in five areas of evaluation: scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Students are selected for membership by majority vote of a five-member principal-appointed faculty council, which bestows this honor upon qualified students on behalf of the faculty of our school.
Students in grades seventh and eighth are eligible for membership. For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. Each fall, those students who meet this criterion have the opportunity to complete a Candidate Form that provides the faculty council with information regarding the candidate’s leadership and service.
To evaluate a candidate’s character, the faculty council uses three forms of input. First, school disciplinary records are reviewed. Second, members of the faculty are solicited for input regarding their professional reflections on a candidate’s service activities, character, and leadership. This will be in the form of teacher evaluations at the choice of the student applicant. Third, students will complete a written personal statement expressing their scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship qualities.
Any solicited faculty input and all Candidate Forms are carefully reviewed by the faculty council to determine membership. A majority vote of the council is necessary for selection. Candidates are notified regarding selection or nonelection according to a predetermined schedule.
Following notification, a formal induction ceremony is held at the school to recognize all the newly selected members. Once inducted, new members are required to maintain the same level of performance (or better) in all four criteria that led to their selection.
