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Freedom High Community Member,
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 Freedom High School's Theatre Department presents the fall play "Leading Ladies", October 18th-October 20th. Let's get out to show our support for the first production of the year. Looking forward to seeing the product of all the dedication and hard work that the students and directors have put into this performance! TutoringParents, now is the time to act, please review your student's grades. In an effort to assist your student with additional support, all instructional classroom staff offer tutoring. So please, parents, work with your child's teachers to identify their days for support. Saturday School Amnesty DayParents, if your child need to make up quizzes, tests or missed assignments, or if they need to catch up with their online class, our Saturday School Amnesty program is available to all. Our Saturday School instructor, Ms. Rachel Chapman, is here to assist and can be reached via e-mail at [email protected] should you have any questions. Students are to report to the media center from 9:00 am until noon. Also, on Saturdays, FHS offers specific content tutoring with Biology and U.S. History. So if your child needs assistance with Biology report to Ms. Naphier in room 632 or for assistance with US History report to Mr. Domenz in room 609. Thank you all for your unwavering commitment to your child's success. This year is about teaching children to do 'Whatever It Takes' for them to be successful. Sincerely, Ms. Cheryl Neely Mir Principal Pictured very top: 2018 Homecoming King and Queen.
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 Sept. 15-Oct. 15 (underway): National Hispanic Heritage Month - Governor Scott's annual essay challenge for high school students
Oct. 10 - No Early Release (regular full-length school day)
Oct. 11 - Senior Panoramic (in gym), 2nd period
Oct. 11 - Boys Golf vs Colonial (at Hunter's Creek), 3:30 pm
Oct. 10 - Volleyball (vs Osceola), 4:30 pm
Oct. 10 - JV Football (vs Dr. Phillips), 6:00 pm
Oct. 12 - Senior Night Volleyball (vs Colonial), 6:00 pm
Oct. 15 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Oct. 15 - Last day of Hispanic Heritage Month (essays due for Governor Scott's annual contest for four-year scholarships - above)
Oct. 18 - Fall show "Leading Ladies", 7:00 pm
Oct. 19 - Varsity Football (vs Cypress Creek), 7:00 pm
Oct. 19 - Fall show "Leading Ladies", 7:00 pm
Oct. 20 - Saturday School, 9:00 am
Oct. 21 - Fall show "Leading Ladies", 7:00 pm
Oct. 22 - SAC meeting, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Our Patriots received hands-only (without the mouth-to-mouth breaths)
CPR training during World Heart Day last month.
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Orange County Public Schools
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Weekly attendance rates
Grade
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| 10th
| 94.9%
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NO CHANGE
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| 11th
| 94.2%
| 95.2%
| 94.7%
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SLOWING
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| 12th
| 85.0%
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ProgressBook Usage
Note: Attendance percentages include excused and unexcused absences as both represent lost instructional time.
Direction: Rising, slowing, or no change
Trend: Number of weeks in the same direction
Regular monitoring through ProgressBook is essential as student report cards and progress reports are issued only 8X per year.
Credit: Mr. Charles Youtz, Dean
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Featured Department
Student Services Department
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Bottom left to right: Mr. Harkins, Ms. Jones, Mr. Farley (BLA), Ms. Walsh, Ms. Dotson (Dept. Chair),
Ms. Griffin.
Top row: Ms. Watford, Ms. Guzman, Ms. Rojan, Ms. , Ms. Layman, Ms. Landrum, Ms. Hawley.
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Leading Ladies FHS Fall Show, October 18-20
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In this hilarious comedy, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister. Meg knows that there's a wide world out there, but it's not until she meets "Maxine and Stephanie" that she finally gets a taste of it.
Come out and see our wonder cast directed by Sara Skinner-Probst. The show runs October 18-20, show time is 7:00 pm in our performing arts center. Tickets are $9.00 and can purchased online at www.fhsboxoffice.com or at the door.
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Special Recognition
CTE Success at FHS
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They are colleagues now, but were once teacher and student just a few short years ago. Kristal Armstrong met Zach Pahler while she was visiting classrooms to recruit students for OTC dual enrollment. Zach was failing his academic courses but had an interest in computers. Kristal encouraged Zach to improve all of his grades to Cs and above so he could apply to the Computer Systems Information Technology (CSIT) program at OTC. Zach improved his grades by the following semester and was accepted into the CSIT program as a dual enrollment student.
After graduating from Freedom High School, Zach went on to complete the CSIT program and became the President of Skills USA at OTC Mid Florida campus. He has earned industry certifications and college credits. Today he is an instructor at the very same OTC computer program he graduated from and is Changing Lives Through Education at the OTC Mid Florida campus. CTE it's a beautiful thing!
Kristal Armstrong and Zach Pahler
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Meal Benefits Applications
ALL Freedom High School students are eligible!
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Meal benefits for the upcoming school year can now be submitted. ALL STUDENTS are eligible to become members and take advantage of the benefits OCPS Club Lunch has to offer as well as waivers to SAT/ACT tests and college applications. SOME STUDENTS WILL EVEN QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL MEAL PRICES. Automatically become a member and find out if your family qualifies by filling out a Meal Benefits Application at https://ocps.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=54703&pageId=98698 You can also pre-pay for your child's lunch by visiting School Pay at https://www.schoolpay.com/
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Rigor Around Campus
AVID Socratic Seminar with Ms. Brown
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AVID, which stands for Advancement via Individual Determination, drives students through engaging, rigorous, and student centered learning environments. This is demonstrated in Ms. Erin Brown's second period AVID class where her students are engaged in a Socratic seminar discussing the importance of philanthropy via community service.
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GOFAN
FHS Community you can now purchase tickets in advance for FHS Varsity Football games by visiting the GOFAN website and creating an account at https://gofan.co/app/school/FL849 or downloading the GOFAN app on your smart phone. You won't have to wait in line for tickets any longer by downloading your tickets or purchasing online. See you at the games! Go Patriots!
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Football
The Freedom varsity football team has an away conference game vs. the Dr. Phillips Panthers on Friday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m.
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Boys' Golf
The boys' golf team had two matches canceled between last week and this week, but in their limited action they have been successful! They picked up victories over Oak Ridge and East River, thanks to strong performances by Juniors JD Ouellette and Krit Hiranphanit.
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Girls' Golf
The girls' golf team is overcoming a few injuries, but the team seems to be rounding into shape just in time for post season play! Senior Jennifer Perez, Senior Emily Staples, and Sophomores Gabriella Shortridge and Lauren Clark hope to lead the Patriots back to states this year where they took 3rd place in 2017!
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Cross Country
The cross country team ran a really good race this past Saturday at the Annual Darter Invitational. The weather was perfect and they even conquered the hills well at this brutal course. Girls placed 12 out of 15, with boys placing 18 out of 23. The team was satisfied individually as well as overall and are looking forward to the upcoming West Orange Invitational at West Orange High School
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Bowling
The boys' bowling team is 3-4 heading into next week's tri-match vs University, Colonial and East River at Boardwalk Lanes. The games will begin at 2:30pm. Admission is free, so come out and support the boys bowling team.
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Members of the girls' volleyball team at the Publix on Vineland this past Saturday to raise funds
for this year's program.
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Swimming & Diving
Congratulations to the boys and girls swim teams who brought home 4 wins last Thursday, September 20. The team showed tremendous team spirit and sportsmanship swimming against some determined swimmers at both Jones High School and Evans High School. Also, Congratulations to Thiago Rego who broke the school record for the 200 freestyle at Wednesday night's meet and to Renne Emerson who place 1st in her heat of the 200 freestyle. The team will compete in Metro Conference meet on Tuesday at Winter Park High School. Great job Freedom swimmers and keep up the hard work! |
Fall Sports at FHS
Below is a list of our fall sports at FHS along with their respective head coach. Feel free to contact the head coach with questions or for other information.
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Monday's Motivational Moment!
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THE VALUE OF FIVE MINUTES
Napoleon wrote that the reason why he beat the Austrians was that they did not know the value of five minutes. It took Lincoln less than five minutes to deliver his immortal Gettysburg Address. It took William Jennings Bryan less than five minutes to electrify a great political convention with but a single expression that gave him the nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Time is usually wasted
in the same way every day.
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Make it a great week Patriots and please remember . . .
"If you see something, say something."
Principal Neely Mir
Freedom High School
Sunday, October 7, 2018
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