
🎉Congratulations to Claire Loofbourrow (Storytelling) and Thor Aanenson (Non-original oratory & Humorous) for their awesome performances today at Region oral interp! 🏆👏They both advanced to STATE among some tough competitors in Mitchell today. 🌟 Go Flyers!


🏐🎉 Shoutout to Ella Waltner for rocking her Senior Capstone project! She hosted a 7th & 8th grade volleyball tournament at FHS, ran a concession stand, and raised $1,065.25 for the Volleyball Program! Huge thanks to all who helped! Way to serve up success, Ella! 💪🍿👏



Our elementary students had a splash of fun watching the dress rehearsal of The Little Mermaid today! 🐠✨ They even got to meet the characters afterward! 🎭 Don’t miss the performances tonight, Nov. 15, or tomorrow, Nov. 16, at 7:30 PM in the HS gym! 🧜♀️🎶



Our staff had a sweet Thursday with a caramel apple bar! 🍏🍎 Huge thanks to Homestead Apple Orchard for the delicious apples & to our amazing FLIGHT Crew for the tasty toppings! 🥜🍫 What a fun way to fuel teamwork & smiles! 😄 #FHSFLIGHTCrew



🎉🎶 Congratulations to the following students on their acceptance to the 2025 SD-ACDA Grades 7-9 Junior Honor Choir!
Reeslyn Hofer - Alto, SSA Choir 🎶
Rylea Timmerman - Alto, SATB Choir 🎶
Axle Schultz - Bass, SATB Choir 🎶
Liam Loofbourrow - Tenor, SATB Choir 🎶
Addison Waltner - Soprano 1, SSA Choir 🎶
🌟🎉 Great job to these talented singers! 🎶🎵👏👏


The Freeman Flyers Basketball 2024 apparel store is now open. Shop online at https://freeman-bball-24.itemorder.com/. Store closes on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM.


📚Huge congrats to Peyton McCune on her senior capstone project! With help from her mom, Becky, she ran the Elementary Book Fair, raising $2,666 for books in our library! Plus, she rocked a coin war, adding $550 for teachers to add to their class libraries!📖👏Thank You Peyton!📚




🎶 Opening Night for the FHS Musical, The Little Mermaid Jr., is only two nights away! 🌟 Join us for all the fun under the sea! 🌊🐠
🎟 Admission: $5.00 (Activity passes will not be accepted)
📅 Showtimes: Friday, November 15, 2024 @ 7:30 PM and Saturday, November 16, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Get ready for a magical journey with Ariel and her undersea friends. 🐚✨
See you there! 🧜♀️🎤


🏀 JH Girls and Boys both have basketball tournaments this weekend! 🏀
JH Girls:
📍 Location: Gayville
🕘First Game: 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 16, 2024
JH Boys:
📍 Location: Alexandria
🕣 First Game: 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 16, 2024
#GoFlyers! ✨🔥🏀



There will b e a pre-season team meeting for parents and players participating in Varsity and JV Boys & Girls Basketball on November 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will start with everyone in the HS lunchroom and then break into smaller groups.


Reminder! We've updated our phone system. Now the only number to contact Freeman Jr.-Sr. High School or Freeman Elementary School is (605) 925-4214. PLEASE NOTE - due to this change, outbound calls from the school will show up as (605) 910-4249 on your caller ID.


The contractors are connecting the sewer and water lines for the custodial shed and a portion of South Walnut street is closed. Please see the attached map to view routes that you may take to access the Elementary School. The red X indicates where the road is closed. The project should be completed before the end of the school day today. Thank you! Freeman Administration


The Freeman All-Activities club has opened a Flyers and Rebels gear store. A portion all sales go to the Booster Club so they can continue to support students and staff at Freeman Public. See the attached Flyers for details. Store link: thedesigntab.com/fhs-boosters



There will be a Parent/Wrestler meeting tonight, November 11, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the high school library.


The Freeman High School music department is proud to present the 2025 high school musical, Little Mermaid Jr. Opening night is in one week! See the attached poster for all the details.


🏈🏈Football Semi-Final Playoffs are tonight! The FMFA Phoenix take on the Parkston Trojans at 7:00 PM in Parkston. The winner heads to the State Championship at the Dakota Dome on November 14. #GoFMFAPhoenix 🔥
🎥Parkston LiveStream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsQg_4A970


We're updating our phone systems this weekend. Starting at 4:00 PM today (Friday, November 8, 2024), phone service at Freeman Schools will be unavailable for most of the weekend. After the new phone system is installed and tested, the number to use to contact any Freeman school will be (605) 925-4214. There will be menu options to choose Freeman Jr.-Sr. High School or Freeman Elementary. PLEASE NOTE - because of how the new system is configured, outbound calls from the school will show up as (605) 910-4249 on your caller ID.


The Flyers VB team is headed to Parkston tonight to take on the Trojans in Region 4B action. 🏐🔥🏐The winner of tonight's match will be a SoDak 16 qualifier. 🏆
Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/FZUfJFSYT34?si=vsHrIO02Gk6U_3aM
#GoFreemanFlyers!


🎉🎉 Great job to the FHS Oral Interpretation team at the district competition yesterday. Congratulations to Thor Aanenson and Claire Loofbourrow who both advance to Regions on Nov. 19! 🏆🏆 Thor moves on for BOTH humor and non-original oratory. Claire advances in storytelling.


🌾Huge shoutout to Justice Mehlhaf for her amazing senior capstone project!🌽She brought the Safe Farm trailer from Farmers Union to school, where Rocky Forman & his partner taught our PREK-6 students farm safety.👩🌾Thank you, Justice, for keeping our kids safe on the farm!🚜


