The Flyers ran at the Beresford XC meet earlier today. Rylee Peters got 13th in JV division, and Braydan Mangel got 6th in JH division. Great job Flyers XC!

The Freeman All Activities Booster Club has opened a Flyers & Phoenix Spirit online store. Shop for your Flyers and Phoenix gear today! Store closes on September 3rd at midnight. See link for more details.
https://www.thedesigntab.com/goteam

Come out for the Phoenix home opener tonight in Freeman!
Parents' Night starts at 6:30, game time is 7:00 PM, and the K-5 Fun Run is at half-time.
If you can't make the game, catch our NFHS LiveStream, https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/freeman-high-school-freeman-sd/gam3220ca632e (subscription required), or our YouTube broadcast, https://youtu.be/vuHMUjO9p2g. Both streams start at 6:25 PM.

Kahlen Salis Visitation and Funeral Information

The Freeman School District will be closed on Thursday, August 25th, 2022. This will allow students and staff to attend the memorial service for Kahlen Salis. Evening activities will resume as scheduled. Our deepest condolences to the Salis family for their loss.
Congratulations to the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix on a great win in Burke, SD on Friday, August 19, 2022 in their season opener. Final was 34-12. Great job to all the players and coaches! Photos courtesy of Jeremy Waltner.



If you can't make it to Burke tomorrow night for the Phoenix game, catch all the action on Burke's LiveStream!
http://cougarstv.live/

Come cheer on the Phoenix at their first football game of the season in Burke at 7:00 PM this Friday, August 19, 2022. The Burke Golf Course has invited us to a tailgate supper from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. See attached flyer for details.

Reminder - the K-8 open house is tonight (8-15-22) from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. The 9 - 12 open house is tomorrow (8-16-22) - 9th - 6:00-6:15PM 10th - 6:15-6:30PM 11th - 6:30-6:45PM 12th - 6:45-7:00PM. We will hand out Chromebooks (7-9) and laptops (10-12) and complete paperwork.

There’s been a lot of progress on the Hangar project during this past week. Precast walls were installed and the beams are in.



Supervised weight room access for Jr. High students will start this week. It is available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 6:00 AM.

Last weekend, we welcomed back the Class of 1972 for their 50 year class reunion. Here they are in the FHS Choir room with Mr. and Mrs. Mudder.

During tonight's fall athletics meeting, a table will be setup to distribute surplus Chromebooks. There is no cost for the devices, but we will be accepting free will donations to help with the travel costs for the Freeman FFA team headed to Nationals! First come, first served.
Here are the updated supply lists for K-6 and for the Jr.-Sr. High School.
2022-2023 K-6 School Supply List - https://5il.co/110wu
2022-2023 Jr.-Sr. High School Supply List - https://5il.co/1f7d7

Parents & Students - Join us for our Open Houses!
8-15-22 K-8 Open House 6:00-7:00PM
8-15-22 9-12 Open House 9th - 6:00-6:15PM 10th - 6:15-6:30PM 11th - 6:30-6:45PM 12th - 6:45-7:00PM
We will hand out Chromebooks (7-9) and laptops (10-12) and complete paperwork.

Here are a few important athletics dates to remember!
8-1-22 First Soccer Practice @ 7:00 AM
8-2-22 6-12 Fall Sports Parents and Athlete meeting @ 6:30 PM
8-4-22 First HS FB Practice
8-8-22 First JH FB Practice
8-1-22 First XC and HS VB Practice
8-17-22 First JH VB Practice

The inaugural season of Phoenix Football is almost here. Get your Phoenix apparel and get ready to support the team! Orders are due by August 4th and will be ready on August 17th. Go Phoenix!
https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/phoenix-football-merch-2022

Freeman Parents,
Please take a moment to view the message below from the Freeman Music Department:
We are excited to announce that Freeman Area Children's Choir is coming back for a fall 2022 season! This choir has played an important role in many students' lives over the years, and we are excited to make it available to a new group of budding artists! Please check out the new website for more details and sign-up online. We also are making plans for summer musical workshop in 2023... stay tuned for more information on that!
https://sites.google.com/view/facchoir/home
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Jake Tietje
Superintendent
Freeman School District

High School Fall Athletic Practice Start Dates:
Football - August 4, 2022
Cross Country - August 11, 2022
Volleyball - August 11, 2022
Athletes must have a completed physical on file in the high school office before they will be able to practice.

Good luck to our golfers and coaches at the State B Golf Meet in Rapid City on 6-6-22 and 6-7-22. Keep up with latest results at https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/golf/girlsb/


