FHS Weekly Update

Announcements for the Week: December 18-22, 2023

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End of Semester 1 Celebrations

We have much to celebrate this semester! Thank you to the sponsors who shared highlights from this first half of the year!

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Orchestra

The Concert and Philharmonic Orchestras performed at the Illinois American String Teachers Association OrchestraFest on 12/8/23 where they also had the opportunity work with two distinguished clinicians. The students performed beautifully and were incredibly responsive to their clinicians!

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Tri-M Music Honor Society

Members of the Tri-M Music Honor Society performed Holiday and Classical pieces for the residents at The Grand @ Twin Lakes (a senior living community). The residents were moved by the performances and it was a special experience for the students as they interacted with the residents!

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Literary Magazine

Lit Mag members made a great display case this year calling for student submissions!

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Fremd Chess Team

Fremd Chess team has highest MSL margin of victory in school history. This year's team had an average winning margin of over 59 points out of a possible 68.

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Snowball

Snowball holiday party and partner reveal!

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Advanced Adventure - P362

Advanced Adventure students enjoying there climbing unit and looking forward to a restful holiday break with family and friends.

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Electronics Club

Students from Electronics club participating at Halloween fest where they brought custom built projects to show to future Fremd Vikings. They even used the robotic arm to handout candy.

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Building Construction

Lifting up our first wall in the new Building Construction home!

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Science Club

Science club students Sahana Iyer, Natalia Godawa and Sahasra Pavuluri show off their perfect chemical concoction of "glow in the dark slime" underneath the black light at the annual Halloween Fest.

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Fremd Choir

Fremd Choir traveled to Disney World over Thanksgiving break and enjoyed performing at Disney Springs!

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Orchesis

Orchesis Day show 2023 was a bit hit! See our show 1/25/24 @ 3:00 or 1/26/24 @ 7:00 FHS Kolze auditorium!

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Unwind Club

Our talented members sold handmade crafts at the Booster Craft Fair.

Announcements

Final Exam Week!

We are at the final week of the semester and final exams! Please reference the End of Semester organizer for information about exam times, transportation times, and meal times for this week.

2023-2024 End of Semester 1 Organizer - Digital Version.pdf

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Pet Therapy During Finals!

Visit the Dance Room on Wednesday and Thursday to take a stress break with some furry friends! Therapy Dogs will be available during the following times in the Dance Room:

9-11 AM - Wednesday, December 20
7:45 AM-12:20 PM - Thursday, December 21

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Course Request Packets Available

Course request season is upon us! For more information or to review course request packets, please click HERE.

Counselors will meet with students regarding their course requests on the following schedule:

Class of 2027 during Freshman Wellness classes January 11-17.

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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Order School Pictures Through Lifetouch

Don't Forget to Order This Year's School Pictures thorugh Lifetouch! Enjoy 10% OFF your order using the promo code: F202310OFF. This code expires May 1, 2024. Order Link HERE.

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Viking Parent Boosters Information

Book Discussion Event: January 23

Families: Please join the Viking Boosters for their first Book Discussion Event to be held in the FHS Library on Tuesday, January 23 from 7-8 PM. The book focus for this meeting is We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker.

Membership

Please join the Viking Parent Boosters! Your membership fees are used to fund special items and programming for Fremd High School academic, athletic, and activity programs. Choose from a variety of membership options that include athletic or a combination of athletic and activity events as well as scholarships for graduating seniors. Purchase your membership on MySchoolBucks.

Spirit Shop

The spirit shop is open on Fridays from 10-2 at FHS, but it is open 24/7 online at this NEW address: https://fremdschoolstore.square.site/

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 on Schoology (course code: 5838-N2R4-67XSX).

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.