𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦! ✈︎
A little wind 💨 didn’t slow down the Flyer Track & Field Team yesterday! At the end of a great day at the Flyer invite, our athletes came out on top, sweeping both the boys and girls team scores!! 🙌🏻 Awesome team effort!
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𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦:🔥
Alaric Knittel, Javelin 150 3”
Rylee Peters, 300m Hurdles 46.98
Girls 400m Relay 51.68 (Landrei Baker, Rylee Peters, Cadence Hofer, and Vaida Ammann)
A little wind 💨 didn’t slow down the Flyer Track & Field Team yesterday! At the end of a great day at the Flyer invite, our athletes came out on top, sweeping both the boys and girls team scores!! 🙌🏻 Awesome team effort!
(Not all pictured)
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦:🔥
Alaric Knittel, Javelin 150 3”
Rylee Peters, 300m Hurdles 46.98
Girls 400m Relay 51.68 (Landrei Baker, Rylee Peters, Cadence Hofer, and Vaida Ammann)
Congratulations to Aubrey Gamble on receiving the LifeServe Blood Drive Scholarship! 🩸🎉
Aubrey plans to attend Lake Area Technical College to major in Business.
Aubrey plans to attend Lake Area Technical College to major in Business.
Great job by our golfers today at Valley View! Junior high and high school athletes were on the course for a triangular with Alcester-Hudson and Parker. Top placers in each division:
Varsity Boys: Tannen Auch 3rd, Trey Maske 4th, and Thor Aanenson 5th
JH Girls: Raelynn Taylor 1st, Lili Lachman 3rd, and Noelle Friesen 6th
JH Boys: Hayes Sorenson 2nd and Kanyon Juhnke 4th
Go Flyers!
Varsity Boys: Tannen Auch 3rd, Trey Maske 4th, and Thor Aanenson 5th
JH Girls: Raelynn Taylor 1st, Lili Lachman 3rd, and Noelle Friesen 6th
JH Boys: Hayes Sorenson 2nd and Kanyon Juhnke 4th
Go Flyers!
🎓✨ Senior Spotlight: Cameron Rollag!
Cameron plans to attend Lake Area Technical College in Watertown to major in Welding Technology 🔥🛠️ He’s ready to spark his future, fuse his skills, and build a strong career one weld at a time! ⚡
Fun Fact: Something Cam is known for — his greasy jeans from all his mechanical work 👖🔧 Proof he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty and put in the work! 💪
We’re proud of you, Cameron — your future is looking solid and built to last! 👏🎉
Cameron plans to attend Lake Area Technical College in Watertown to major in Welding Technology 🔥🛠️ He’s ready to spark his future, fuse his skills, and build a strong career one weld at a time! ⚡
Fun Fact: Something Cam is known for — his greasy jeans from all his mechanical work 👖🔧 Proof he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty and put in the work! 💪
We’re proud of you, Cameron — your future is looking solid and built to last! 👏🎉
Congratulations to Aubrey Gamble on being selected as a recipient of the Vermeer Charitable Foundation Scholarship! 🎉
Aubrey plans to attend Lake Area Technical College to pursue a degree in Business.
Freeman Parents and Spectators,
Reminder that the Flyer Invitational is today 🏃♂️🏃♀️. We will have a 12:00 PM dismissal. Lunch will be served, and buses will run their regular afternoon routes 🚌.
Field events will begin at 12:15 PM, and running events will start at 3:00 PM ⏱️.
There are some changes this year — the main grandstand has already been torn down to prepare for new developments taking place this summer 🏗️.
Concessions will be provided by food trucks this year, including Cow Polk Cafe, J & J Concessions, and the Good News coffee truck ☕🍔.
Bathrooms/Bad Weather: The school will be open, with both DOOR 4 (The Hangar Entrance) and the MAIN doors (DOOR 1) available 🚪. Visiting locker rooms and main bathrooms will be accessible, and there will be four port-a-pots located behind the temporary stands on the home side of the track 🚻.
Please bring lawn chairs, as seating will be limited compared to previous years 🪑.
Thank you!
Reminder that the Flyer Invitational is today 🏃♂️🏃♀️. We will have a 12:00 PM dismissal. Lunch will be served, and buses will run their regular afternoon routes 🚌.
Field events will begin at 12:15 PM, and running events will start at 3:00 PM ⏱️.
There are some changes this year — the main grandstand has already been torn down to prepare for new developments taking place this summer 🏗️.
Concessions will be provided by food trucks this year, including Cow Polk Cafe, J & J Concessions, and the Good News coffee truck ☕🍔.
Bathrooms/Bad Weather: The school will be open, with both DOOR 4 (The Hangar Entrance) and the MAIN doors (DOOR 1) available 🚪. Visiting locker rooms and main bathrooms will be accessible, and there will be four port-a-pots located behind the temporary stands on the home side of the track 🚻.
Please bring lawn chairs, as seating will be limited compared to previous years 🪑.
Thank you!
Great work out of these boys at the JV meet in Scotland on April 21. We had two medalist. Pete Rembold finished 3rd and Trey Maske finished 11th.
🏆✨ Our Food Science Team placed 1st at the SD FFA State Convention, earning a trip to Nationals in Indianapolis! ✨
Individually: Katalyn Juhnke 2nd, Libby Ammann 5th, Adelyn Becker 13th. Also competing was Isabel Waltner. Excellent Job ladies! 💙💛
Our Ag Mechanics Team took the stage at the South Dakota FFA State Convention, placing 3rd overall! 🔧👏
Individually: Ethan Buchmann 2nd, Jackson Buchmann 8th, Lane Becker 18th. Also competing was Logun Pankratz. Huge thanks to Chris Buchmann for helping coach the team! 💙💛
The Freeman FFA Chapter 🌟 earned a Superior Chapter Award at the South Dakota FFA State Convention and took 3rd place in the Building Communities category! 👏💙💛
H is for Hat Day! 🎩🧢 Our Freeman Elementary students topped off the day in style yesterday. Check out all these amazing hats!
Our FFA students have put in the work! 💪🌟 After competing at State the last few days, several have secured top spots and earned a chair on the floor! 👏
Be sure to tune into the livestream of the South Dakota FFA State Convention awards ceremony to see how they did! 💙💛
🔗 Newscenter1.tv/ffa
🌟 Congratulations to Gideon Rembold on earning his State FFA Degree, the highest honor awarded by the South Dakota FFA Association! 🌟 This recognition reflects his dedication to his Supervised Agricultural Experience, leadership, and community service. 💛 Way to Represent! 💙
✈︎ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥!
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦 to Junior, Claire Loofbourrow on throwing the Javelin today in Gayville 84’7 feet. Her throw makes her the new FHS Girls Javelin record holder! She’s just getting started!
🙌🏻Congrats Claire and to all the Javelin throwers!
🎓✨ Senior Spotlight: Gideon Rembold!
Gideon plans to attend Mitchell Technical College in Mitchell, SD to major in Progressive Welding Technology 🔥🛠️ He’s ready to spark his future, fuse his skills, and build a rock-solid career one weld at a time! ⚡
Fun Fact: If given the choice between a car and a truck, Gideon would choose a truck!
We’re proud of you, Gideon — your future is looking strong and well-built! 👏🎉
Gideon plans to attend Mitchell Technical College in Mitchell, SD to major in Progressive Welding Technology 🔥🛠️ He’s ready to spark his future, fuse his skills, and build a rock-solid career one weld at a time! ⚡
Fun Fact: If given the choice between a car and a truck, Gideon would choose a truck!
We’re proud of you, Gideon — your future is looking strong and well-built! 👏🎉
💙💛Our FFA students have been working hard at the state FFA convention competing, attending sessions, work shops and the career fair. 🦉
You can stream all sessions live from the comfort of your own home! The big days for our Chapter are Tuesday afternoon (4pm) (State Degree for Gideon) & Wednesday (8am) (Superior Chapter Top 3, Golden Owl & all CDE results).
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Streaming:
🔗 sdaged.org
🔗 Newscenter1.tv/ffa
NewsCenter1 Media Group Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch
Rapid City Market:
KNBN-DT2 21.2
DirecTV 22
Midco: 18
Vast: 11
Golden West: 12
Sioux Falls Market:
KAUN 25.1
Midco 600
Bluepeak 12/412
GoldenWest 8
All State Convention info:
https://www.sdaged.org/copy-of-events-1
Do to a power outage at school, the Freeman School District will be dismissing students at 12:15 pm today. Buses will run their afternoon routes and lunch will be served.
Thank you!
Good morning,
We want to inform you that our WiFi is currently down, which also impacts our phone lines. At this time, callers are unable to call or leave messages.
If you need to reach the school, please contact us by email, and we will use our personal devices to get ahold of you as soon as possible:
Elementary Office: Kelley.Kruger@k12.sd.us
JH/HS Office: Emily.Stern@k12.sd.us
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue.
Freeman School
🎉🎉Congratulations to Riley Tschetter and Rylee Peters on being named Elite Eight Athletes of the year by KORN Radio!
Both students met the following conditions: Must be a Junior or a Senior, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be involved in community and school activities, be an elite athlete, and be nominated by their coach or administration. The Elite Eight Committee votes on the nominations based on criteria.
Amazing job by both hard-working student athletes! Congrats again to Riley Tschetter and Rylee Peters.
https://kornradio.com/sports/2026-elite-eight-boys-athletes-of-the-year/
https://kornradio.com/sports/2026-elite-eight-girls-athletes-of-the-year/
Photos by Jeremy Waltner
Both students met the following conditions: Must be a Junior or a Senior, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be involved in community and school activities, be an elite athlete, and be nominated by their coach or administration. The Elite Eight Committee votes on the nominations based on criteria.
Amazing job by both hard-working student athletes! Congrats again to Riley Tschetter and Rylee Peters.
https://kornradio.com/sports/2026-elite-eight-boys-athletes-of-the-year/
https://kornradio.com/sports/2026-elite-eight-girls-athletes-of-the-year/
Photos by Jeremy Waltner
🚜💨 And they’re off! Our FFA State Qualifiers have arrived in style in Brookings and are ready to compete! 🌟💪
Join us in wishing them the best of luck as they represent us at this year’s State Convention! 🍀👏
