
The Phoenix left for Hill City this morning through a tunnel of clapping 👏👏 and cheering 📣📣students. Good luck FMFA Phoenix 🐦🔥 tonight vs. Hill City. 7:00 PM CST game time. Livestream @ https://youtu.be/e_f-hy53GyU
Go FMFA Phoenix! 🙌



Don’t forget to find your FFA member and order fruit! Fruit sales are due Monday, November 4. If you don’t have a member you’re welcome to use this link: https://www.myfruitsale.com/pages/support-your-organization?code=SDCR-1116. All orders on this link will need to be picked up from the High School. Delivery will be between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks for supporting the Freeman FFA!


Congratulations to these talented pumpkin artists from Freeman Elementary School. Come and see their winning works displayed at the FFA Carnival on Friday, November 1, 2024.




FB Quarter Final Playoff update! The #5 FMFA Phoenix FB team will travel to Hill City to play the #4 Rangers on Thursday, October 31, 2024 @ 6:00 PM MST (7:00 PM CST). Go Phoenix!
Hill City LiveStream: https://youtu.be/e_f-hy53GyU


Due to minimal interest, the fan bus for the playoff football game in Hill City on Thursday has been canceled. Thank you, Freeman Administration


Following a rigorous audition process, Liam Loofbourrow was selected to be a member of the 2025 ACDA National Honor Choir. 🎶✨ The performance will take place at the ACDA National Conference in Dallas, TX on March 19 -22, 2025. Great job, Liam!🌟🎶


Don’t forget to stop by the FFA Fall Carnival this Friday, November 1! Wear your costume and join the fun. Community members are encouraged to bring a pie to our first annual Pie Bake off! Pies can be brought to the High School from 9 to 3 pm. Judging will be held at 5:00 pm. The carnival and meal will be from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm. A freewill donation will be held for the meal and pies. The FFA National group will also be selling tickets on an RTIC Freeman Flyer Rolling Cooler. The winner does not need to be present to win. The winner will be drawn at 7:30 pm! If you are not able to attend and would like tickets, please email Mrs. Penner (Malynda.Penner@k12.sd.us).


Freeman Elementary Parents: A portion of S. Walnut St. will be closed from approximately 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30th for the construction workers to connect the water and sewer lines for the new custodial shed. The Elementary School can be accessed from 279th St. (South County Rd.) during this time. Thank you! Freeman Administration


Freeman Parents,The Freeman School District will dismiss students at 12:00 pm (noon) on Thursday, October 31st, 2024, to allow students and staff time to travel to Hill City for the playoff football game. Lunch will be served before students are dismissed and school buses will run afternoon routes. Thank you and Go Phoenix!


🎃 Attention PK-6 Students! 🎃
The FHS Student Council is excited to announce a Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Bring in your carved or decorated pumpkin this Wednesday (10-30-24) to participate.
Check out the attached flyer for all the details. 🎃🎃


Please see the attached letter from Superintendent Tietje regarding the grade 7-12 student fan bus for the Phoenix playoff football game on Thursday (10-31-24) in Hill City. The letter can also be accessed at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pNl-Zt2E470yyQK6U4rgVfWMI8SMnLtu/view


Congratulations to our Flyers Cross Country team on an outstanding performance at the Class B State Meet! 🎉🏃♂️🏃♀️Here are the results:
Lane McCune: 13th place, 17:48.96 🥉
Braydan Mangel: 35th place, 18:54.50
Josh Oleson: 76th place, 20:09.04
Collin Randall: 99th place, 20:43.64
Korbin Jensen: 115th place, 22:32.54
Olivia Schultz: 66th place, 23:08.79
Great job to all the runners and coaches! Go Flyers! 💪







Congrats to our Freeman FFA members who are recipients of brand new FFA jackets thanks to these generous sponsors!


Our Tricaster is currently not sending data, so our Live Feed is down. We are working to get it back up. In the interim, Marion is also streaming the game at https://youtube.com/live/DynstmG6MEk?feature=share
The game is also streaming on our NFHS camera.


It's time for THURSDAY night lights! 🏈Come out and watch the Phoenix in first round playoff action vs. De Smet. Thanks to our custodians, the field looks fabulous again! Game is at 7:00 PM. LiveStream at https://youtube.com/live/Ov0kYSdEXG8?feature=share. GO PHOENIX! 💪🏻


Congratulations, Noah McGee, on your Bronze in Creed Speaking at the 97th FFA National Convention and Expo!


Congratulations to Dustin Flores Cardona and Lesther Artica Rocha on being selected to the 2024 First Team Class "A" All-State Soccer Team! 🎉⚽ That’s an incredible achievement—great job, both of you! 🌟 Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off! 🙌💪



Mrs. Penner's Food Science class visited Mr. Loofbourrow's honey bee hives yesterday and participated in hive inspections. The students had a great time learning about the importance of these fantastic pollinators!





Good luck to Noah McGee as he competes at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in the Creed Speaking category today!


The Freeman students and Mrs. Penner are on their way to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo! Good luck to Noah McGee as he competes in the National Creed Speaking competition on Wednesday, October 23. He is slated in the first flight at 8 am in Preliminary Round 1. Good luck, Noah!
