Freeland High School

Our FHS Student Council spent time yesterday welcoming the new students in our school by hosting a Meet and Greet . Students shared donuts and cider and got to know one another playing some games, then they shared information about the many opportunities and activities that take place in our school throughout the year. Welcome to all of our new students!

Did you know that ALL students in our district are able to eat breakfast at school everyday at no cost to you? Please encourage all children to eat as a great way to start their day of learning!

Congratulations to our Freeland High School Equestrian Team who had an outstanding weekend and won the District Championship Title! All the riders contributed to this win and are on to Regionals September 27-29 at the Midland Fairgrounds. Leading the team was Avery Rapin with 151 points, Channing Elzinga with 96 points, Brielle Howell with 53 points, Mackenzie Bell with 20 points and Peyton Dixon with 11 points. Great job team!!

Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming Court Members! Freshmen Julia Bommarito and Evan Lynch Alivia Crelly and Elijah Washabaugh Sophomores Genevieve Cook and Brady Van Daele Sophia Koepf and Braiden Ziegelmann Juniors Brielle Coffey and Connor Lasceski Reese Conlee and Liam Rump Seniors Ava Avram and Ben Cook Paige Darrow and Eli Hescott Landrey Kuhn and Jake Metiva Kaylee Moreno and Zane Stanuszek Addison Seemann and Drew Watz We hope you will join us for the parade, game and homecoming festivities on October 4th.

Are you interested in participating in this year's Homecoming Parade? If so, you will need to complete the application linked here and return it to Jen Neal at FHS by Thursday, September 26. Applications are also available in the offices of each building in the district. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12cJpPY1lW2yzvgbFkxHAbjzt9N2Fgmv9v0l6MCqai_w/edit

Are you a senior? It is time for our annual chalking event! Seniors who are interested may personalize their parking space WITH CHALK ONLY, on Sunday, August 25 from 6 -8 pm. The building will not be open so you should bring your own supplies. We will look forward to seeing your school appropriate decorations when we arrive on Monday morning for the first day of school.

FHS is excited to announce the theme for Homecoming 2024! Students will be decorating for the theme of "US Cities" If you are interested in participating in the Homecoming Parade, please complete this application and submit it to Jen Neal at FHS. Parade applications are also available in all building offices. We hope you will join us for the parade at 5:30 on Friday, October 4, followed by the Varsity Football game at 7 pm.

Congratulations to our Varsity Girl's Soccer Team, who are headed to the state semi-final competition today vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian. Good luck ladies! We are so proud of you.

FHS Graphic Arts students participated in the Hemlock Semiconductor Calendar Contest, and we are so excited that Bella Neal and Teddy Heffron received awards for their photographs based on the theme "Living in the Age of Silicon". Their photos will be featured in the 2025 Hemlock Semiconductor Calendar! They are pictured here with their winning submissions., and with their teacher, Mrs. Klida. Also, Trai Barnes, Johni Borgula and Mitch Bader received Honorable Mentions for their photos. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Recently, a few FHS students in Mrs. Keefer's class competed in this year’s 2024 Fore Our Future competition. This competition is sponsored through Junior Achievement and we are so grateful for Junior Achievement's support with this real world learning experience for our students. Students designed and proposed a business plan to sell a concession stand item at the Dow Championship at the end of June! Congratulations to the Top 3 Teams who have earned the opportunity to sell their concessions at the Dow Championship June 27-30th: Caddy Cooler: Punch-Iced Tea Ethan Garzon and Isabella Neal Dynamic Dogs: Hot Dogs Duncan LeBel, Remmi MacDonald, and Joey Furbush Par Tee's: Deli Sandwiches Faith Kloha, Brynn Jaime, Jessica Meyette, Luca Santos and Ben Barringer

Thank you to our amazing businesses that supported the Falcon Pride Alumni shirts for every senior this year! The class of 2024 received their shirts yesterday. Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring these shirts: Kloha Contracting, Mid Michigan Gymnastics, Freeland Sports Zone, Freeland Family Dentistry, Pat’s Food Center & Do It Best Hardware, Baynes Apply Valley Farm - the Coughlin Family, Riverside / The Otherside, 2nd Street Sports Pub, McIntosh & Associates FOCUS Retirement Made Clear, Barton Woods, and Sandlot Sports! #FalconPride

Good luck to our Track team as they head to state competition today ! FHS celebrated with a clap out and some power punch as they left the building. Go Falcons!

The Freeland Assembly Of God is thrilled to announce an exciting event to commemorate the last day of school for the Freeland Community. As a token of appreciation for the students' hard work and dedication throughout the year, Freeland Assembly Of God will be giving away FREE snow cones on Friday, June 7th, between 11:30am - 1:30pm at their church campus at 284 E Washington Road.

Congratulations to senior Stephen "Wes" Trotter, for submitting an entry into the ACS National 2024 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Illustrated Poem Contest with the theme, “Get a Charge out of Chemistry.” Wes came in second place in the nation and won a $150 scholarship, along with his poem being featured on the campaign’s website at http://www.acs.org/ccew.

FHS students in Mr. Keson's Manufacturing Tech courses received a grant from the Niles Foundation. This grant provided the opportunity for our students to design and build metal storage racks for our shop. Great work to all of our students, and a big thank you to the Niles Foundation for the grant which made this possible.

Good luck to our FHS track team, competing at MITCA today. This was their early morning send off!

FHS is proud to recognize these 26 seniors for their commitment to becoming a Freeland Scholar! These seniors devoted their time to completing a job shadow or work based learning experience during high school, took more rigorous courses , and completed a minimum of 100 hours of community service during high school, which makes them a Freeland Scholar. We recognized them at a special breakfast today, hosted by our Freeland Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to all of these seniors! Benjamin Barringer Samuel Brewster Colin Dee Alexis Fiorenza Mason Fleming Ella Frank Ethan Gosen Mimi Gowenlock Amelia Havlik Wyatt Henning Mason Herring Lily Hileman Paige Kloha Laken LeBaron Remmi MacDonald Avery Mantei Emily Nietling Deagan O'Neil Katie Papst Samantha Poplawski Ava Reed Isabella Reed Kendall Schram Aidan Smolarek Aiden Watkins Emersyn Zehnder

Our award-winning FHS Literary-Art Magazine Painting with Ink 2024 is here! Don't miss out on this brilliant collection of student art and writing, and buy your copy for just $5.00 at all lunches, or see Mrs. Howson in room 405. Previous year's issues can also be purchased for $1.00. Congratulations to our published artists and writers this year: Adelade Avram Mars Bauman Parker Beckham Olivia Belski Ella Beltz Caitlin Bertuleit John Borgula Carrie Cutshall Sam Fischer Nora Franklin Khloe Graham Bella Griffore Summer Grohman Matthew Hayes Teddy Heffron Brielle Howell Ethan Howell Emma Jacobs Devlin Johnson Vivian Kukulis Brooklyn Laking Olivia Mielke Julia Molnar Emily Nietling Mollie Northrup Braeden Oehring Belle Reinke Kennedi Ritt Kaitlyn Schuette Morgan Shepard Rachel Svetic Gage Tait Ariana Turner Brooklyn VanDaele Sally Yu

FHS is excited to highlight our Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Kristin Aimar. She has taught in Freeland for 2 years, and has been teaching for 16 years. When asked what she enjoys most about teaching, she feels that getting to know her students is so rewarding. She likes to see how much growth they make from the start to the end of the year. Her favorite memories are made being present at community events such as the homecoming parade, athletic events, concerts, and plays. Outside of school, Kristin enjoys spending time with her family, and staying on top of all the athletic events her children participate in. She likes spending her free time watching their involvement here in our community. Thank you Mrs. Aimar, for being such an amazing educator in our district!

FHS Student Council hosted Walk A Mile in Her Shoes on Friday, May 9th to raise awareness for sexual assault and gender violence prevention. Before the walk, we held some fun competitions for our participants, and you will see the winners pictured here. Overall, we had 300 students and staff join in and we raised over $500 for the Underground Railroad of Saginaw. Great job to all of our participants!