FHS Weekly Update

Announcements for the Week of August 19-23, 2024

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Announcements

We successfully welcomed over 2600 Vikings back into the halls of Fremd High School last week. Students were encouraged to live up to the pillars of being Mighty, Brave and Bold through a series of small activities orchestrated through a built in activity period. They participated in various safety drills throughout the week. The week finished with a welcome back assembly in the main gym.

Mark your calendars for the following school events:

Tuesday 8/20 - Late Start

School begins at 8:50
Bus routes begin approximately 80 minutes later

Tuesday 8/20 - NHS Induction

Ceremony begins @ 7:00PM in the auditorium

Wednesday 8/21 - Athletics & Activity Fair

Lunch hours in the South Gym - stop by to see how you can get involved!

Thursday 8/29 - Open House

Student dismissal 11:50
7:00-9:00pm

Monday 9/2 - Labor Day

No School

Homecoming

Spirit Week 9/9-9/13
Football Game 9/13
Dance 9/14

Fremd Boosters Welcome Back Sports Fest Parking Pass Winners!

With the weather shortening the Welcome Back Sports Fest, raffle tickets were drawn at the end of the evening. Winning numbers are listed below. Please contact Assistant Principal Scott Newmark by this Friday, August 23 if you are a winner. If you do not claim your parking pass by Friday, we will need to move onto the next number drawn.

The following 3 raffle tickets were selected as recipients of the FULL YEAR parking passes that were raffled off on Friday evening at the Back to School Sports Fest:

5238980
5239040
864531

The following 4 raffle tickets were selected as recipients of the SEMESTER of your choosing parking pass:

591289
864233
864288
591419

If you have one of these raffle tickets from Friday evening, please see, email, Mr. Newmark (snewmark@d211.org), or call 847-755-2618 in the Intervention Office.

Thank you for supporting the Fremd Boosters.

ACT Prep Courses

Fremd High School (and all Illinois public high schools) will be administering the ACT for 2024-2025 state testing. Luckily, Fremd has two free after-school ACT Prep Courses! These courses offer the following:

Preparation for the ACT
Official practice tests and solutions
General test prep strategies and content review
Goal setting and college planning
Access online ACT Prep resources

Mr. Grattoni teaches ACT Math & Science and Mrs. Koller teaches ACT English & Reading, offered at the following times:

Location: Room 125

Time: 3-5pm

Math: Tuesdays (starting August 20th)

English: Wednesdays (starting August 21st)

These courses are open to all students, but priority will be given to juniors since space is limited. In order to register, complete the following steps:

Step 1: Fill out the interest form at https://tinyurl.com/FremdACTPrepS124

Step 2: Students must be registered for "Test Prep - Math" and "Test Prep - English" in Infinite Campus (see https://adc.d211.org/domain/356 for more information)

If you have questions about these courses, you can email Mrs. Koller (tkoller@d211.org) or Mr. Grattoni (cgrattoni@d211.org).

Superintendent Search

We Want Your Input!

As part of the search for our next District 211 Superintendent, we encourage you to complete a brief survey and/or join a community forum.

Superintendent Search / Community Input

Resources for Homeless Students & Families in Need

adc.d211.org

Calendar Handbook

Physical copies of the handbook are available in the main office.

iPad Protection Plan

Click on the image for more information about purchasing the 2024-2025 iPad Protection Plan through MySchoolBucks.

2024 NHS Induction

Congratulations to our students who are being inducted into the National Honors Society on Tuesday August 20, 2024. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 pm in the auditorium.

Don't forget to add community service hours to Maia!

Remember to take a moment to log your community service hours in Maia Learning! See the attachment below for details on how to put them into your account.

Logging Community Service Hours in Maia .pdf

drive.google.com

Follow Fremd Events on Schoology!

Students - If you are looking for even more up-to-the-minute information about Fremd, be sure to turn on notifications for Fremd Events through Schoology.

Families - although you are not able to enroll in the course as a family member, you can follow Fremd Events notifications if your child is enrolled and if your notifications are set to alert you of course updates.