FHS Weekly Update

Announcements for the Week of August 19-23, 2024

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Announcements

Congratulations! We made it through the first two weeks of school. We are looking forward to welcoming parents and guardians to the building for our annual Open House. Our athletics are off to a great start and there are a lot of clubs and activities that have or will be starting within the next week! We'd love to see 100% of our students connected to our school through sports or activities.

Mark your calendars for the following school events:

Thursday 8/29 - Early Dismissal

Class dismissed at 11:50am

Thursday 8/29 - Parent Open House

Pre-sessions from 6:00pm-6:55pm
Main session 7:00pm-9:00pm

Monday 9/2 - Labor Day

No School

Tuesday 9/3 - Late Start

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

Homecoming

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

Thursday 9/19 - Picture Day Retake

7:00am-2:45pm
Upstairs in the back of the auditorium

Early Dismissal Procedure for 8/29/24

Classes will be in session from 7:30-11:50am.

Students will be bussed to and from the building along their regular routes.

There will be no late/activity bus on this day.

The athletic bus that typically runs at 5:25pm will leave Fremd at 3:00pm.

Open House Information 8/29/24

We are thrilled to welcome you to our building on Thursday August 29, 2024. Open House will start promptly at 7:00pm; please plan to be in your student's first hour classroom by that time.

There will be 3 pre-sessions available starting at 6:00pm

6:00-6:25 or 6:30-6:55 Post Secondary Planning - Media Center
6:00-6:25 or 6:30-6:55 ACT Testing & AP Testing – Student Cafeteria
6:00-6:25 or 6:30-6:55 Resources for Families of Transfer Students – Room 125

During your student's scheduled lunch and study hall periods, please visit the following:

English Department Book Fair - Room 144: All proceeds benefit Writers Week.
Viking Rug: Counselors and Student Services
Viking Spirit Shop - Gym Hall: Come get your Viking Spirit wear!

If you are following a freshman schedule, please plan to attend the Viking Advisory Mentoring Program (VAMP) session in their scheduled classroom during their lunch hour.

Here is a link to the Principal Langer's Open House Newsletter

Here is a preview of program for Thursday

Extracurricular Activities

Please be sure that your student is involved in at least one extracurricular activity this year! Students must be registered within Infinite Campus for athletics and activities. Coaches and Sponsors will be provided with this interest information in order to reach out to students and families with information about joining clubs, activities, and athletics.

Activity and Athletics Interest Form

Picture Day Retakes 9/19/24

Did you miss picture day? Portrait retakes will take place on Thursday, September 19, 2024 from 7:45am-2:45pm. Join the photographers upstairs in the back of the auditorium before school or during lunch/study hall.

Tutoring Schedule

Looking for more academic support? Fremd offers tutoring both during the day as well as after school. Content tutors are available to help in Math, Science, English and World Language.

Check out the tutoring center schedule here!

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).

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.

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

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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.