Archers in Action: News & Events ~ November 11, 2026

**See the latest school news in the Archers in Action, but first a note from our Headmaster.

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Veteran's Day message from Headmaster Loy

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, a ceasefire was declared that marked an end to hostilities in WWI. Although the Treaty of Versailles, the official end to the war, was not signed until months later, November 11th became the day of commemoration and thanksgiving for the end of the war. In 1954, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a time to honor all the men and women who have served in the military of the United States of America.

At Founders Classical Academy of Leander, we set aside time every year, on this day, to honor these men and women through our Veterans Day Assembly. We remember the history of each military branch, we sing their songs, we stand in silence as we remember those who have died, and we recognize the sacrifices they and their family have made. It is only because of the brave efforts of our citizen soldiers that, throughout the past two hundred and fifty years, we have withstood the attacks from others who would undo our freedom.

Please, thank a veteran today. You are free because of their sacrifice.

Warmly,

Tabitha Loy

Headmaster

Save the Dates

➹November 18: Clash of the Archers

➹November 19: House Meetings

➹November 20: World History Day/Early Release @12:00PM/Teacher In-service

➹November 20: Faculty and Staff Thanksgiving Feast

➹November 20: R&R Weekend

➹November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break

➹December 3: Winter Showcase

➹December 4: Spirit Friday and Denim Friday

➹December 11-16: Final Exams

➹December 14: SEC Spirit Night: P. Terry’s

➹December 16-18: Archer Games

➹December 18: Crazy Socks Winter holiday theme

➹December 18: Early release @ 12:00

➹December 18: R&R Weekend

➹December 21-January 1: Christmas break

➹January 4: Student holiday

➹January 5: Teacher In-Service/Student holiday

➹February 4: Grandparents’ Breakfast

Important News To Know:

➹ Thankful for Teacher Assistants Appreciation Lunch | November 18:

Teacher Lunch Duty- Sign-up Here to volunteer!

➹ Clash of the Archers | November 18

➹ Faculty/Staff Thanskgiving Feast| November 20

After School Carline Duty- Sign-up Here to volunteer!

Faculty/Staff Thanksgiving Feast- Sign-up Here to volunteer!

➹ Raise the Flag: Bring Civic Virtue Home

➹ Opeartion Blue Santa donation drive

➹ November Stock the Lounge: 2nd Grade & Da Vinci House

➹ Winter Showcase Decorating Volunteers needed

➹ Winter Showcase |An Evening of Art, Theater and Music | December 3

➹ Last Call: Winter Concert Flower Pre-Sales! Order here

➹ Save the Date: Grandparents’ Breakfast February 4

➹ Yearbook Sales Here / Senior Ad Sales Here

➹ Show your Archer Spirit: Order your Spirit Friday shirt

➹ Grammar Recess Volunteer Opportunities

➹ Click here for the 2026-2027 FCA Leander Calendar

Reminders:

➹No reminders for the week

⭐ Thankful for Teacher Assistants Appreciation Lunch – November 18 (Click arrow to expand)

⭐ Clash of the Archers! November 18 (Click arrow to expand)

You are invited to the Annual Volleyball match, The Clash of the Archers, between our Varsity Volleyball team and Teachers/Coaches team!

🗓️ Wednesday, November 18 |5:00 to 6:30PM

📍 Founders B1 Gym

🎟️ No Admissions fee, however spectators are encouraged to donate a canned food item, benefitting Hill Country Community Ministries (most needed items are spaghetti sauce, corn, peanut butter, jelly)

🏐 Game 1: JV Volleyball VS Student Council

🏐 Game 2: Varsity Volleyball VS Teachers/Coaches

Clash of the Archers

⭐ Help Us Give Thanks to Our Founders Faculty & Staff! November 20 (Click arrow to expand)

On Friday, November 20, the Archers Support Committee is hosting a Thanksgiving Feast for our faculty and staff as a small way to thank them for all they pour into our students throughout the year.

There are two ways our Founders families can help make the afternoon special:

🚗 Cover Afternoon Carline: Sign up here

This is our biggest volunteer need! By stepping in to help with afternoon dismissal, you’re giving our faculty and staff the chance to sit down, enjoy their meal, and spend this time together without having to rush back to carline duty.

🥧 Help with the Thanksgiving Feast: Sign up here

Donate a favorite Thanksgiving side or dessert, or volunteer to help with the feast. We’ll provide the main course, but we need our Founders families to help us fill the table and serve our staff!

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Whether you give an hour of your time at carline, bring a dish, or help serve, you’re helping us create a meaningful afternoon of gratitude for the people who give so much to our students. Let’s show our faculty and staff just how thankful we are for them!

⭐ Bring Civic Virtue Home: Raise the Flag (Click arrow to expand)

As we celebrate Veterans Day, it’s a fitting time to remember that at Founders, civic virtue is something our students are called not only to study, but to practice.

Through the Archers Athletic Booster Club’s Raise the Flag program, families can purchase an annual subscription and have a U.S. flag placed in their yard on six patriotic holidays throughout the year. A portion of every subscription supports local veterans, while another portion gives back to Founders.

While the deadline for Veterans Day placement has passed, enrollment is open year-round! Families who sign up now will receive their first flag beginning Memorial Day and will receive all six flag placements during their full year of membership.

You can see the flags displayed on campus and scan the nearby QR code to learn more.

Honor those who have served. Model civic virtue for our students. Support our Founders community.

👉 https://raisetheflagusa.com/products/archers-athletic-booster-club-fundraiser-rtf-1-year-subscription

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⭐ Operation Blue Santa donation drive (Click arrow to expand)

🧸 Tis the season for giving! Our National Junior Honor Society students are leading a donation drive for Operation Blue Santa, sponsored by the Leander Police Department.

Please consider donating new, unwrapped toys and other items for children ages from birth to teens. You may put your donations in the blue barrel in Building 3 lobby, by December 11. Suggested items include: Baby toys (rattles, board books, sensory toys), musical toys, blocks, balls and other sports items, cars/trucks, dolls, craft kits and other gift kits, legos, hand held games for teens, nail art kits, wallets and purses. Thank you so much for your generosity!

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⭐ November Stock the Lounge: 2nd Grade & Da Vinci House (Click arrow to expand)

🍎 Each month, one grade level or House “Stocks the Lounge,” filling our teacher lounge with grab-and-go snacks and drinks to keep our teachers fueled and feeling appreciated all year long. November is 2nd Grade and Da Vinci House’s month to serve!

This is more than just treats. It’s a simple, meaningful way to say thank you to the teachers and staff who pour their hearts into our students every single day.

Every $10 in donations = 1 Archer Hour, so your gift not only blesses our teachers but also counts toward your family’s volunteer hours.

☕ Let’s surround our teachers with the same care and encouragement they show our students. Help us fill the lounge and remind them how much they mean to the Founders family!

🫔 Some of our staff’s favorite snacks and drinks include:

Coffee pods

Mini creamers

Sodas

Sparkling waters

Chips, pretzels, crackers, popcorn, and nuts

Granola bars

Trail mix

Gluten-free snacks

Fresh fruit

Bagels and cream cheese

⭐ Winter Showcase decorating Volunteers needed! (Click arrow to expand)

🎄Help us transform Founders Classical Academy into a Christmas wonderland for our Fine Arts Winter Showcase!

Volunteers will help deck the halls by hanging student artwork, stringing lights, cutting and assembling decorations, preparing floral design tables, and setting up festive displays throughout the school. There’s a job for everyone, and no special skills are required!

Together, we’ll create a magical evening celebrating the hard work and talents of our art, orchestra, and theater students.

❄️ Wed, Dec 2nd - Sign up 👉 Here

❄️Thur, Dec 3rd - Sign up 👉 Here

🪾Your time and helping hands will make this special event memorable for our students and families!

⭐ Winter Showcase | An Evening of Art, Theater and Music December 3 (Click arrow to expand)

🎄 One of our favorite evenings of the season is coming! Join us Thursday, December 3 from 5:00–8:00 PM for the Founders Winter Showcase, an evening celebrating the incredible work of our Fine Arts students and bringing our community together for a little Christmas cheer.

There will be something to discover around every corner:

🎭 A special theatre vignette from A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Sherwood Forest

🎨 Grammar School Art Walk

🎄 Upper School art and floral design auction

📸 Photos with Archie, hot chocolate, and cookies

🎻 An evening orchestra concert featuring our high school musicians

Come for one stop or make an evening of it! Follow the lights around campus, enjoy the performances and student artwork, grab a Christmas treat, and celebrate the season with our Founders community.

🗓️ Thursday, December 3 | 5:00–8:00 PM

⭐ LAST CALL: Winter Concert Flower Pre-Sales! (Click arrow to expand)

💐Don’t forget the flowers! Pre-sales for our Winter Concert bouquets close Monday, November 17, so now is the time to order.

Our Floral Design students are creating beautiful bouquets in class for families to give their Archers after our upcoming Winter performances, and every purchase directly supports the Founders Fine Arts Department.

🌹Single-Stem Bouquet | $10
💐 Multi-Stem Bouquet | $25
🗓️Pre-Sales CLOSE November 17

Pre-order flowers for:

🎶 6th–8th Grade Winter Concert
Monday, December 1 | 6:00 PM

🎻High School Orchestra Concert at the Winter Showcase
Thursday, December 3

Only VERY limited quantities will be available at the performances. Pre-order now to guarantee you have flowers waiting to celebrate your musician!

👉 Order by November 17:
https://fine-arts-booster-club.square.site/product/orchestra-roses/TJBEU3REI3OVGV7HVZD6XLMT

⭐ Save the Date: Grandparents’ Breakfast! (Click arrow to Expand)

♥️ Grandparents’ Breakfast is coming a little earlier this year! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 4, and help us spread the word to the special grandparents in your Archer’s life.

We know many of our grandparents travel from near and far to join us for this beloved Founders tradition, so we wanted to get the date on your calendar early and give families plenty of time to make plans.

🗓️ Wednesday, February 4
🥞 Grandparents’ Breakfast

More details and registration information will be coming soon. For now, call Grandma and Grandpa and tell them to save the date! 🏹

⭐ Capture the Memories of the 2026–2027 School Year with a Yearbook! (Click arrow to expand)

🎉 YEARBOOK SALES and SENIOR ADS - ORDER TODAY!

Our 2026–2027 yearbook is the perfect way to remember the people, achievements, and special moments that make Founders Classical Academy of Leander so unique!

Don’t miss out on early bird pricing! Order your yearbook before prices increase.

🛒 Order your yearbook here:

http://jostensyearbooks.com/?ref=A07636375

🎓 SENIOR PARENTS - CELEBRATE YOUR SENIOR WITH A SENIOR AD!

Honor your senior’s accomplishments and memories with a personalized senior recognition ad in this year’s yearbook! Senior ad prices increase on November 23 so order yours today.

Senior Ad pricing:

½ Page: $150

¼ Page: $96

⅛ Page: $65

✨ Create your Senior Ad Here

📸 HELP FILL THE YEARBOOK!

Our Journalism students are hard at work capturing the people, events, and memories that make our Archer community so special. Have photos from school-sponsored activities or events? We’d love to see them!

📷 Submit your photos Here

Let’s work together to make this year’s yearbook one to remember!

Aim High, Archers!

⭐ Show Your Archer Spirit! (Click arrow to expand)

Our 2026–27 Spirit Shirts are available for $18! Whether you’re dressing for Spirit Friday, cheering from the stands, or joining us for one of the many events happening on campus this year, your Founders spirit wear is the perfect way to show your Archer pride.

Grab one for the whole family and be ready to show your Founders spirit all year long!

Spirit Shirts: $18

Order yours here:
https://archerscouncil.square.site/product/2026-27-spirit-t-shirt/3RF3EWL3UB6CICEY4EKV5UQ4?cs=true&cst=custom

Wear it proudly. Aim high. Arrows up!

⭐ Grammar School Volunteer Opportunities! (Click arrow to expand)

Our Grammar School has several opportunities for parents to get involved and support our students, teachers, and staff! Whether you can lend a hand for a special event or join us for a regular recess, we are grateful for your time and support. 💙

🍽️ Teacher Assistant Appreciation Lunch – November 18
Our staff is preparing a special potluck to celebrate our wonderful teacher assistants! We want them to enjoy an extended lunch together, and we need parent volunteers to cover their regular lunch duties. Help us give these amazing team members a well-deserved break!
👉 Sign up Here

🛝 Recess Volunteers – Ongoing Opportunity
Looking for a fun way to get involved at school? Come spend some time outside during recess! You can see who your children are playing with, get to know their friends, and help keep recess safe and fun for everyone. It's a wonderful way to connect with your kids during the school day!
👉 Sign up Here

📍 For all volunteer opportunities, please check in with Mrs. Wallace in B1 when you arrive on campus.

Thank you for sharing your time and helping make our school such a wonderful place for our Archers! We appreciate you!