Freeman School District 33-1

The JV golf meet scheduled for tomorrow (4-16-24) at Scotland has been postponed to Thursday, April 25, 2024.

🔬 Thanks to Emily Knodel's Senior Project, Science Day was a blast for our Elementary and Colony schools! Special shoutout to Riley Knittel, Ava Andersen, and Freeman Regional for hosting stations. FES is thrilled to bring back Science Day after 6 years! 🚀

On a cool, windy day at Yankton Fox Run, the Freeman Golf team logged their first meet of the season. Tannen Auch finished 15th out of 94 golfers, and the Freeman team of Tannen Auch, Thor Aanenson, Alaric Knittel, and Oliver Waltner finished 7th out of 16 teams. Great job!

🌟 FHS Senior Spotlight! 🌟 Meet Jorgen Bear, our future coach and sports enthusiast! 👟🎓 Heading to the University of Mary for Coaching and Sports Studies, Jorgen is poised to inspire greatness. Join us in celebrating his promising journey! 🌟👟 #FHSSeniorSpotlight

Unofficial School Board Election Results: Doug McCune: 234 Emily Andersen: 296 Christopher Sayler: 277

It was a great start to the track season in Salem today. The FHS boys won the Rasmussen Relays and the FHS girls took second place. Go Flyers!

Don't forget to vote in the school board election today. Polls at city hall are open 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

Congrats to our FFA students on a job well done at the last CDE & district qualifier. To qualify for state, you need to be one of the top four teams or top five individuals that are not on a top team. 15 of our 24 will advance to state! Ag Mechanics - Ethan Buchmann individual State Qualifier Agronomy - 8th as a team; 2nd in district & State Qualifier Qualified team: Ava Andersen, Erica Swensen, Riley Knittel, & Megan Mendel Dairy Cattle Judging - State Qualifiers as individuals: Riley Gall & Axle Schultz Floriculture - 3rd as a team; 1st in district as team & State Qualifier Claire Hofer 1st place individual Qualified team: Claire Hofer, Emily Knodel, Justice Mehlhaf, & Olivia Smith with alternate Ruth Glanzer Food Science - 6th as a team; 3rd in district as a team & State Qualifier Adelyn Becker was 10th place individual Qualified team: Adelyn Becker, Isabel Waltner, Libby Ammann, & Katalyn Juhnke State FFA will be held in Brookings, April 18-20. Good luck!

🌟 FHS Senior Spotlight! 🌟 Meet Zenovia Butler, our future caregiver and healer! 🩺💖 Heading to SDSU for Nursing or Psychology, Zenovia's dedication will undoubtedly make a difference in the lives of others. Let's cheer for her journey ahead! 🎓🌟 #FHSSeniorSpotlight

2024 FHS Prom is in the books! Thanks to all of our prom advisors, chaperones, and support staff as well as the parents involved in post prom for a successful night. Special thanks to Jeremy Waltner for the great photo shoot. The group photos are up on his Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/197640136@N05/albums/72177720316045489/ The remaining prom photos should be up by the end of the weekend.

🌟 Join us at Freeman High School's Prom, City of Lights, hosted by our Junior class! 🎉 Doors open at 6:45pm tonight, with the Grand March kicking off at 7pm. #FHSPROM

Phoenix softball started the season with a pair of wins in Parkston today. The varsity team won 15-5 behind a 4-4 day from Claire Loofbourrow and solid pitching from Avary Thomas, Harli Ross, and Cadence Hofer. The JV girls won 25-3 after a big 14 run third inning. Go Phoenix!

The Freeman FFA crew competed at the Scotland CDEs earlier today. Here are the top 10 placers from that event. Dairy Judging - 7th place team - Riley Gall & Axle Schultz Food Science- 2nd place team - Adelyn Becker (2nd), Katalyn Juhnke (3rd), Libby Ammann, & Isabel Waltner

👏 Kudos to FHS students for their volunteer efforts yesterday! From Meals on Wheels to Cleanup and Bingo at Salem Home & Oakview Terrace, you've made a real impact. Keep up the fantastic work! 🎉🌟 #FHSCommunityService #FreemanFlyers

🎉 Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🎉 Huge shoutout to our incredible Paraprofessional staff for helping our students succeed every day. Thank you for making our school a better place. Cheers to our amazing Paraprofessionals! 🥞☕ #FHSParaprofessionals

🌟 FHS Senior Spotlight! 🌟 Meet Dillon Podzimek, our future electrician! 💡 Joining the workforce as an apprentice, Dillon's on the path to electrifying success. With plans to become a fully-fledged electrician, he's ready to light up the world! 🎓🔌#FHSSeniorSpotlight

After their fantastic concert last night, the FHS Band and HS vocal music groups performed today at the Region I Band & Vocal Music Contest in Vermillion. All groups received superior ratings. Great job to our talented Flyer musicians!

The FHS Golf Store is now open! Head over and grab some FHS Golf gear to support the team. The store is open until April 8, 2024 at midnight. Items will be delivered to FHS within about 2 weeks. https://www.thedesigntab.com/fhsgolf24

The Freeman School Board election will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM at Freeman City Hall. Please see the attached sample ballot for details.

The Phoenix softball JV quad originally scheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM in Marion has been cancelled. The Varsity DH scheduled for the same day in Parkston has now been changed to a Varsity game followed by a JV game. The varsity game will start at 4:30 PM.