🎶 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!🚜



🗳️Elementary students got hands-on with voting to choose the treat for our winter movie party! Equipped with Voter Registration cards, they visited the polling center to cast their votes & see how every vote counts. The winner is… 🍿POPCORN! Great job, future voters!🎉




📣Freeman Elementary, along with our colony schools, welcomed a special guest today! Kristie Fiegen from the SD Public Utilities Commission stopped by to inspire students about the importance of voting and civic duty.🗳️Thank you, Kristie, for an amazing visit! #FreemanElementary

⭐Mrs. Boese’s 3rd grade class had an exciting Zoom session with South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden! 🖥️ They learned about the role of the Lt. Gov, the power of voting 🗳️, and how everyday Americans can make a difference! #FreemanElementary

The FHS Oral Interpretation team is headed to District 3B competition in Mitchell on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Attached is the schedule for the day. Go Flyers!
https://5il.co/30j7i


In addition to Sonja Waltner receiving a service award, our band director, Sheila Wipf, was also honored this weekend by SDMEA for 30 years of service as a music educator! We are lucky to have such talent and experience in our district. Congratulations to you both!

Congratulations to Sonja Waltner for being presented with the SDMEA 2024 Meritorious Service Award this weekend for 25 years of service as a music educator. Thanks for all you do for the Freeman School District!


Congratulations to our talented vocalists representing Freeman High School at South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra this weekend. Oliver Waltner, Tannen Auch, Cadence Hofer, and Jocelyn Lee will perform tonight at 7:00 PM at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
Ticket information @ https://www.sdhsaa.com/chorus-orchestra-ticket-info/
Livestream on SDPB @ https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/finearts/chorusorchestra/

