Since 2020, FHS has proudly displayed our seniors on banners that are hung on the light poles throughout Freeland. We are now accepting donations to help cover the cost of these banners. If you would like to donate and help recognize our seniors this year, please send donations to Freeland High School 8250 Webster Road Freeland, MI 48623 Attn: Traci Smith
Thank you in advance for any donation you are willing to make
Congratulations to our FHS Literary Art Club, under the direction of Mrs. Howson, for being honored by The REALM program, which publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. Painting with Ink, our student publication, has been recognized as a REALM First Class magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
This year, schools in 46 states and five countries nominated 422 student magazines. 125 magazines were awarded the contest’s highest distinction, REALM First Class which included Freeland High School.
Mrs. Howson, advisor of the literary-art club says, "We have worked very hard to build our magazine every year since its inception in 2020 and are proud to celebrate both the humanities and the talented artists and writers at FHS! We would also like to thank Tamara Klida, art teacher, for helping us curate a beautiful collection of pieces!"
FHS is pleased to highlight Mr. Andrew Keson to you. Mr. Keson teaches CAD, Drafting, Manufacturing Tech and Advanced Manufacturing. We are so pleased to have Mr. Keson on our staff!
Our sophomore class visited the Saginaw Career Complex today to learn about all of the programs that they could enroll in for the fall. Our students had a great time exploring options for the upcoming school year.
Today, our FHS Volleytuff teams visited the elementary school to prepare for their big games tonight. It looks like the students had a lot of fun. We hope you will join us for Volleytuff which begins at 6:30 at the high school. Admission is $3 and you will be supporting our student council.
Come out and support our FHS Student Council at our annual Volleytuff competition. Games will begin at 6:30 Friday night, and we hope you will join us!
FHS students in Mrs. Keefer's Foods and Nutrition class participated in Cupcake Wars as part of their final exams this week. The theme was "Countries Around the World", so you will see Egypt, Japan, The Bahamas, Canada, Ireland and Iceland represented in the student cupcakes.
Looking for something fun to do with your family? Join us at FHS for our Annual Volleytuff Tournament with the juniors vs. seniors for a night of fierce competition. The game will begin at 6:30 on Friday, January 24. Proceeds help support our FHS Student Council.
It is final exam week at FHS, and we had 93 students attend our Exam Cram session yesterday! Students enjoyed studying with peers, teacher support, pizza and prizes. Good luck on exams this week!
Congratulations to our youngest Freeland Robotics Students from our First Lego League. This is team Axolotl and they consist of 5th graders Evelynn McMall, Lila Sullivan, and Hailey Haven, 4th graders Mallory Moeller, Charlotte MacDonald, and 3rd graders Claire Vogel & Evelyn Pham. This team has qualified for the First in Michigan Lego League State Tournament held this Sunday at Mason High School. We want to wish them the best of luck. Falcon Proud!
This week, the FHS Student Council volunteered at Toys for Tots, and they kept themselves very busy packing many bags of toys for children in our county. Our students did a great job under their advisor, Mrs. Neal, and our Life Skills teacher, Mrs. Keefer.
FHS would like to give a special thanks to the Frankenmuth Credit Union Foundation for Our Communities. We recently received a $350 donation to allow us to purchase warm hats, gloves, and scarves to help our students who may need winter apparel. This is not the first time that the Frankenmuth Credit Union has supported our school district, and we are so grateful for their generosity.
The Freeland High School SLS club volunteered at the City Rescue Mission in Saginaw last Saturday. Our students were selecting and wrapping gifts for some of the guests. A special thanks goes out to "Dow Gives" for the grant that made this happen, Mrs. Klida for helping to organize the event, and our SLS club for giving their time to help during this busy season.
Freeland High School Government/Economic students competed in the Junior Achievement Titan Competition last week at the Delta College Midland Campus. Wyatt Hendricks, Wyatt Somerlott, and Luke Szczepanik took 2nd place in the competition winning $100 each! All of our students did a fantastic job and had a great time competing.
Mrs. Neal's Physics classes completed the drop portion of their Eggsplosive Safety Project yesterday. This project focuses on using their knowledge of Newton's Laws to attempt to keep their egg passenger safe in a simulated crash. The project combines real world physics with engineering principles like inquiry and design.
Please consider helping our Robotics Team support the Amazing Grace Animal Shelter this holiday season.
Thank you to the Michigan Youth Education Fund , who has awarded us a $750 grant to help pay for our Students Leading Students members to attend the annual SLS Leadership Conference in March 2025.
Mrs. Klida arranged a special trip for her art students and we would like to thank the Midland Center for the Arts and the Alden B Dow Home and Studio for providing our high school students with tour this week!
The FHS Students Leading Students club held their annual Food Drive during the month of November and the FMS Student Council also helped to organize the food drive in the middle school. All donations went to the St. Agnes food pantry to help local families. We appreciate the support from our community to help those in need.
In observance of Thanksgiving, there is no school for students November 27-29.
