The Freeland Community School District hosted the Saginaw County and Saginaw City K9 officers and their dogs at our school today. They searched lockers, locker rooms, some classrooms and vehicles. We are so grateful to our K9 unit for assisting us as we searched both the middle and high school today.
The SLS group at FHS is hosting a special GLOW dance on Friday, April 19th, from 6:30 - 9:30 pm. This is a special event to focus on Autism Awareness this month. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door. We hope you will join us!
Come see Freeland High School's Production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, 30 Neofuturist plays in 60 Minutes. Join us for this highly interactive, out-of-the-box theatrical experience! April 19 at 5:30 and April 20 at 5:30 or 7:30pm. Pay online for $5.00 or at the door for $6-7.00. (Recommended age 12+)
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS - https://fpa.ludus.com/200451481
FHS would like to thank Mr. Keson for writing a grant so that we could receive over $2000 in safety materials and equipment to be used in our applied tech program. A huge thank you to the Niles Foundation for supporting us with this grant!
Mr. Townsend and Mrs. Neal's Freshmen PE classes were lucky to get to learn line dancing before spring break with Angela Markle from Dance by Angela. She has dance classes every Thursday at the Freeland Sportszone at 7 pm. There is a lesson followed by open dancing until 9:30 pm. This month she will be doing Salsa lessons. If you have any questions contact her at 989-274-4709. Thanks Angela for helping our students get more comfortable with this great lifetime activity!
FHS is getting excited to highlight all of our seniors to our community on Senior Showcase Day, Thursday, April 18. If you are interested in helping judge senior projects, anytime between 2-5 pm, please click this link to sign up and assist us that afternoon. You will see some amazing work that our seniors are excited to share with you!
https://docs.google.com/.../1neDsY_YhGx02RvR.../edit...
FHS students in Mrs. Aimar's AP Government class are completing their elections project. Students have been working together in their peer groups to complete a variety of tasks. Today they showcased their research by participating in a Democratic and Republican Candidate primary debate. Great Job AP Government and Politics Students!
Congratulations to FHS junior, Lily Winslow, for receiving recognition from the MSU Alumni Club of Saginaw for her scholarship, leadership and service. Lily has a 4.17 grade point average, has served in numerous leadership roles in Student Council and other clubs like Be The Change, the Green Club or the Literary Art Club, and she has also earned over 400 community service hours since starting high school three years ago. Lily was recognized at a special dinner last night along with other recipients from Saginaw County. We are so proud of you Lily, for the amazing work you are doing in our school and community!
THANK YOU to these businesses who supported our Mock Interview Day, by sending us your employees to conduct interviews. We appreciate the support of our business community!
1st State Bank
Answer Heating and Cooling
Sherwood Elementary
Dow
Dow Chemical
Freeland Foot and Ankle Clinic
Grapp Lerash Wealth Management
Huntington Bank
Isabella Bank
MBS International Airport
Mercantile Bank
Merrill Lynch
MyMichigan Health
MyMIchigan Health Freeland
Nexteer Automotive
PNC Bank
Saginaw Valley State University
SC Johnson
The Kloha Group
United Auto Workers
United Financial Credit Union
Vector Tech Group
Yesterday, all of our sophomores participated in Mock Interview Day. Thank you to Melissa Gleason and Junior Achievement for helping make this possible by sharing many local business leaders who came to conduct these interviews. This real world learning experience is something that our students benefit from tremendously, and we appreciate your support of our students.
Congratulations to Sophomore Felina Tinacci for writing a poem entitled "White Noise," which has been selected for Appelley Publishing's 2024 Rising Stars Collection. She may also be eligible for prize money, to be determined in April. Congratulations, Felina, on becoming a published writer!
FHS student in Mrs. Aimar's AP Government and Politics have been learning about political participation with an Election Simulation. Friday, they kicked off our simulation with an Exclusive Washington D.C. Meet and Greet the Candidates. Students took on the roles of candidates, party members, interest group members, campaign managers and media. Our candidates kicked off their campaigns with stump speeches and set the stage for upcoming activities. Groups were able to mingle and strategize to address the important issues for our election simulation. Great job AP Government students with your teamwork to make this simulation successful!
Mrs. Klida took her students to the Annual SLS Leadership Conference. Serenity Watts and Lila Stein attended workshops, created an action plan, listened to inspirational speakers and more. It was a great learning experience to be working with other student leaders from around the state!
FHS students in Mrs. Aimar's Economics class presented their ideas for a small business. Students made connections to economic goals in a market economy and connected to specific entrepreneurial mindsets to create their business. They projected marginal costs and benefits of potential sales. All groups were collaborative and creative. Great job Economics Students!
This week, FHS student mentors in our LINKS program attended a conference with students from Chesaning, St. Charles and Birch Run. Their goal was to learn how to help mentor their LINKS successfully, and create a more inclusive environment for all students in our school. We are so proud of the work our LINKS do at FHS!
Congratulations to senior, Ava Reed, for receiving a $1500 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Saginaw Valley. The Rotary Club held a special luncheon this week to recognize her for this accomplishment. She is pictured here, receiving her award with her parents and Ms. Essex. We are so proud of you, Ava!
FHS students from Mrs. Klida's Art classes and Mrs. Howson's Literary Art Club took a field trip to the Flint Institute of Art last week. Students learned many things while at the museum and they enjoyed their trip.
FHS is getting excited to highlight all of our seniors to our community on Senior Showcase Day, Thursday, April 18. If you are interested in helping judge senior projects, please click this link to sign up and assist us that afternoon. You will see some amazing work that our seniors are excited to share with you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1neDsY_YhGx02RvR_A7uJuZY7ntNEaFFOMHEcRdJxdFI/edit#heading=h.g6nr81xnwjj7
FHS is pleased to highlight Mrs. Wheatley this week.
Congratulations to our FHS Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Team, who performed their one act play at the State Festival held at Wayne State University this past weekend and took home the 4th place trophy!
The tech team consisting of Rylan Browning, John Borgula, Sophie Koepf and Cate Cole won the acclaimed Black Gaffe Technical Award for Studio Productions.
Excellent awards were given to:
Makayla Staley for Best Cameo
Sophia Koepf for Lighting Execution
Cate Cole, Ava Avram, Matthew Hayes, Christine Cole, and Emily Neitling for Prop Design
Bella Reed and Ava Reed for Choreography
and the Entire Cast received an Ensemble Singing Award
Superior awards were given to:
Bella Reed and Christine Cole for Acting
and Ava Reed and Lily Winslow for Outstanding Ensemble Members
We are so proud of our students!
