Weekly Update | August 14, 2026

Welcome to a Year of Growth, Effort, and Unstoppable Momentum

What a great first week! Walking through our hallways and visiting classrooms over the past few days, I have seen a community ready to take on the year with energy and focus. First impressions matter, and the impression our students made this week was clear: they are ready to engage, try their best, and push themselves. A great school year doesn’t happen by accident—it starts with setting a strong foundation on day one, and our students have truly started off on the right foot. We want to thank them for that. Similarly, I want to thank our teachers and administrators for all of the work they put forth to ensure a strong start to the school year: prepping lesson plans and learning spaces, engaging in robust professional development, and reviewing student profiles.   

At Trident Academy, we hold high expectations for every single student because we believe deeply in what they are capable of achieving. We know that real learning requires genuine effort, personal accountability, and the courage to step outside of comfort zones. It means showing up prepared, taking ownership of choices, and sticking with difficult tasks even when they get tough. Ultimately, growth happens when we embrace challenges rather than avoiding them, and we expect our students to give their best effort every single day.

However, no student is expected to meet these expectations alone. High standards only work when paired with the right level of support. Our school is a community built on empathy, patience, and unwavering encouragement, where making mistakes is welcomed as a natural step in the learning process. Resiliency isn't about never falling; it's about knowing you have a team of dedicated educators and family members standing beside you, ready to help you dust off and try again when things don't work perfectly the first time around.  

We hope you have a fun and safe weekend, and we are looking forward to a great year ahead. Take care of yourselves. 

Take care of each other. And take care of our School. 

Hacker Burr 

IMPORTANT DATES:

August 17: First full week of school begins

August 17: Back-to-school math benchmarking assessment for all grades (Track My Progress)

August 18-19: Back-to-school English Language Arts benchmarking assessments for grades 3-12 (GATES vocabulary and reading)

August 19: State-mandated fire drill (information emailed to parents in advance)

August 22: Trident Academy Spirit Night at the Charleston Battery

Our tentative calendar for 2026-27

See all events on our school website calendar

SEAHAWK SCOOP:

Trident Academy at the Charleston Battery!

Let’s reconnect! Join us on Saturday, August 22, as we gather to celebrate the start of the school year at the Charleston Battery game. It’s the perfect time to catch up, see familiar faces, and welcome new ones! We’ve reserved the Scoreboard Lounge again this year so our students and families can hang out and enjoy the game together. Plus, our students will get the incredible opportunity to go on the field before the match to high-five the players! Purchase your ticket here.

Back-to-School Signed Forms Reminder

Thanks to all the parents who have returned their signed forms: field trip permission, handbook acknowledgement, and student information check-up forms. 

If you haven't done so, please check your email for the August 10 message titled Back-to-School: Information Review and Signatures Required. We appreciate your help with this!

School Spirit Store is Open

Uniforms and Trident Academy gear can be purchased through our spirit store!

Our Dress Code describes the options and expectations for student clothing throughout the school year.

SEAHAWK SUMMER:

Our students have been hard at work in their Orton-Gillingham (OG) lessons, getting their brains exercised and primed for a fantastic year ahead! Stay tuned as we continue to work in our Structured Literacy classes.

Our Middle Schoolers kicked off the year in ELA with a hands-on group project! Students designed their own rocks, created titles for their designs, and dove into a discussion about why book titles are so important.

~Individual Needs~Academic Growth~Encouragement & Support~Foundation for Life~