New Student Information

Visit the Admissions Portal, and complete the following forms:

• Step 1: Complete Enrollment Forms

*All parents must complete Step 1 prior to Step 2.

 New Parents:

Enroll in FACTS at fatherryan.org/facts.

*Please note: If you already have a FACTS account with another school, you will still need to create a new Father Ryan FACTS account.

Current Parents:

After you’ve completed Step 1: Enrollment Forms, the Business Office will add your student to your current FACTs account. Once they have been added, you will receive an email from no-reply@factsmgt.com. Please click "Review Document" within this email to review and sign your enrollment contract for your incoming student.

Course Change Requests take place during the month of June and again during the first two weeks of the school year.

Questions? Contact Sarah Kieffner at kieffners@fatherryan.org.

Learn more about the Hayes Scholars Program.

Questions during the Application Process? Contact Erin (Baltz) Riggs '00 at riggse@fatherryan.org.

Questions after Enrollment? Contact Amy Grubbs at grubbsa@fatherryan.org.

At Father Ryan, we utilize block scheduling, which allows for longer and more efficient class periods as students take four of their eight classes each day. See below for a sample class schedule.

School Hours 7:40am-2:55pm

Lunch Schedule (During periods 3 and 7)
1: 11:25-11:55am
2: 11:55am-12:25pm
3: 12:25-12:55pm
4: 12:55-1:25pm

Father Ryan High School standard school supplies will be communicated in July.

Teachers will communicate Course Specific necessary school supplies during the first week of school.

Father Ryan students are required to wear the school uniform and abide by the uniform guidelines every day.

We are pleased to introduce a new uniform, which will begin to be phased in starting in the 2024-2025 school year. All uniform guidelines are outlined here.

Our current uniform vendor, Mills, has merged with Dennis Uniform, and the online store families use to purchase uniforms will be changing. We anticipate the new storefront going live in early March 2024 with our current uniform, and our new uniform will be available on the Dennis website in May 2024.

PE Uniform: For students taking PE, there is no school-issued required uniform. However, you are asked to wear athletic shorts, a t-shirt, and tennis shoes to each PE class.

Questions? Contact Stuart Magness '95 at magnesss@fatherryan.org 

Visit our Service Learning webpage for all information regarding our Service Learning requirements.

Questions? Contact Katie Swinnerton at swinnertonk@fatherryan.org.

Visit our Spirit Store and show everyone your Irish Pride!

Store hours:
School days: 7:30am–3:00pm
Summer hours: 9:00am–2:00pm

Online Spirit Store

If you have any questions, please contact Spirit Store Manager Jack Abrams '16 at abramsj@fatherryan.org.

Students interested in placing into a more advanced Math and/or World Language class may take any of our subject-specific
placement tests in the spring.

World Languages: April 17, 2024
Algebra*: April 24, 2024
Geometry/Algebra*: May 1, 2024

*Calculators are not allowed on the Algebra placement test.

Register for Placement Tests

Check-in for these tests will take place in the Center for the Arts at 2:45pm.

New for Summer 2024: Incoming freshmen who receive a qualifying score on either their Father Ryan Algebra or Spanish Placement Tests may be invited to register for Algebra Advancement or Spanish Advancement this summer. A description of these courses can be found under Summer School Information.

Questions? Contact Erin (Baltz) Riggs '00 at riggse@fatherryan.org.

Download Practice Problems for Algebra Placement Test

Download Answers to Practice Problems for Algebra Placement Test

Freshmen entering the Class of 2028 have required Summer Reading for the English courses they will take during their first year at Father Ryan. These assignments are decided by the level of English the student will be taking. 

Click here to view Summer Reading Assignments.

Father Ryan offers Summer School courses for new credit and enhancement non-credit during two sessions. These courses are open to incoming Freshmen and transfer students.

Summer School registration opens on Tuesday, March 19, at 8:00am, 
and closes on Friday, April 12, at 3:00pm.

Summer School Information

Questions? Contact Matt Puryear at puryearm@fatherryan.org.

Father Ryan uses Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud-based platform and desktop programs that integrate technology into the classroom.  As part of this program, all students are required to bring a fully charged laptop to school daily, beginning the first day of school.  To help facilitate the use of that laptop, families will be asked to sign up for a mandatory New Student Technology Setup Appointment.  The dates of these appointments are Friday, July 26^th; Monday, July 29^th ; Tuesday, July 30^th; or Friday, August 2^nd.  

Important Note: Microsoft Office 365 will be provided for FREE to all FRHS Students.

For a detailed list of laptop specifications and frequently asked
questions, visit the Technology page.

The Technology Set Up registration link will be available later in Spring 2024. 

Questions? Contact Andy Cupit at cupita@fatherryan.org

EdTech is our online bookstore used to purchase digital and print textbooks.  In late June, You will receive information regarding how to access EdTech’s site and all other textbook purchasing options and processes.

Dance Team
Tryout Clinic: Sunday, April 28 | 1:00-4:00pm | Dancers will learn three routines for tryouts
Tryouts: Friday, May 3 | 4:00-7:00pm
Lauri Dismuke dismukel@fatherryan.org 

Band Screening
Tryouts: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 4:00-6:00pm & Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 4:00-6:00pm
All students who plan to participate in any band related activity, including Band Class, Marching Band, and Game Day Live, must attend both screening days.
Jereme Frey freyj@fatherryan.org
 

All students interested in athletics for the 2024-2025 school year must take a physical exam after April 15, 2024.

Fall Sports: Must submit physical forms no later than June 3, 2024. Email completed forms, along with a list of the sport(s) your child wishes to play to Lauren Baes at baesl@fatherryan.org or Jonathan Griffith '12 at griffithj@fatherryan.org.

Winter/Spring Sports: Must submit physical forms no later than August 12, 2024. Email completed forms, along with a list of the sport(s) your child wishes to play to Lauren Baes at baesl@fatherryan.org or Jonathan Griffith '12 at griffithj@fatherryan.org.

Download the Physical Form

View Athletic Tryout Date Information

Questions? Contact Ann Mullins '03 at mullinsa@fatherryan.org

We have a variety of summer camp offerings for all kinds of interests, abilities, and age levels. Our summer camps are a great way for our Junior Irish and incoming students to get to know their peers before school starts.

For more details and to register, visit our Summer Camps  page.

Please Note: The Father Ryan Bus Program has reached full capacity for the 24-25 school year. By filling out this form, you are joining the waitlist. If the bus waitlist receives adequate interest from prospective bus riders, Father Ryan will explore the possibility of adding a second bus to our bus program for the 24-25 school year.

Father Ryan offers a bus transportation program for families who reside in the Donelson, Hermitage, Madison, and Mt. Juliet areas. The bus will be operating daily between Holy Rosary Academy, the Catholic Pastoral Center, and Father Ryan High School.

Seats on the bus will be reserved on a first come first served basis. Students must be enrolled to register for the Father Ryan Bus Program.

Join Bus Program Waitlist

If you are interested in carpooling, fill out the survey form below by May 31. We'll compile the information and send you a list of families in your zip code by June 7 so you can connect with them and explore carpool options.

Complete Carpool Interest Form

You will be able to set up your Lunch Account beginning in the last week of July. 

For more information, please contact Jack Abrams '16 at abramsj@fatherryan.org.

myFatherRyan is our Parent and Student Portal for all things school-related, including grades and school forms.

Parents of new students who are enrolled in Summer School receive access to this in late May. All other incoming families receive their username and password in late July.

View myFatherRyan Usage Guide

Father Ryan recognizes that parents are the first educators of their children. As such, your role in the education of your children cannot be underestimated. When you entrust your child to the Father Ryan Catholic community, you become partners with us in the formation of your child spiritually, academically and in every other way.

Parents assist us in many ways throughout the year through the Parent School Network (PSN).

For more information about specific opportunities, visit the Parents page and contact PSN Committee Chair Jennifer McInerney at fatherryanpsn@gmail.com

Thank you for your help!