March 6, 2015

Nominations for the Distinguished Graduate Award

Each year at the Honors Convocation in May, a distinguished Fremd High School alumni is recognized.   The award recognizes a Fremd High School graduate for achievement in their profession and philanthropic contribution to their communities.  The award provides current students with role models for exceptional accomplishments. Those nominated must have graduated at least 10 years ago; demonstrate a high level of achievement with significant accomplishments in their field; and exhibit leadership, character, and service to their community.  Parents, staff, retired staff, and all interested parties are asked to make nominations.  Self-nominations are welcome.  Please click on the following link to nominate a graduate by April 6th:  http://fhs.d211.org/info/alumni/distinguished-grad-nomination/.

Highlights and Successes

• Congratulations to Coach Dave Yates and the Fremd Girls Basketball Team on winning the Super Sectional and qualifying for the State Championship!
• Congratulations to Boys Basketball All-Conference players Zach Schoffstall and Xavier Williams.  Congratulations also to Xavier Williams on winning All- Area.
• Congratulations to the Fremd High School Math Team for earning second place at the ICTM Regional Competition at Harper College. The Freshman Algebra I Team (Kevin Chen, Rose Dinh, Kashif Javid, Edward Li, Adith Palla, Elizabeth Perez) earned first place. Edward Li and Kevin Chen earned first and second place, respectively, with their individual scores on this event. The Sophomore Geometry Team (Andy Hong, Andrew Hwang, Shingo Ito, Akash Mukherjee, Airi Nakayama, and Adam Quinn) earned second place. Mark Guo earned second place for his individual score on the Sophomore Geometry Contest. Finally, both F/S 8-Person Team (Kevin Chen, Rose Dinh, Kashif Javid, Edward Li, Lucy Cho, Andy Hong, Emma Liu, and Airi Nakayama) and Jr/Sr 8-Person Team (Julia Cai, Mark Guo, Angie Peng, Ann Rajan, Varshini Ramanathan, Jeemin Sim, Jun Tomita, and Jennie Yang) earned second place on their contest.
• Congratulations to Jennie Yang for qualifying to take the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination). Students must score in the top 5% of the AMC 12 Math Contest or earn a raw score of at least 99.5 to qualify to take the AIME. Jennie Yang has been recognized by the MAA with the highest score in the school (114.0). In addition, Kevin Chen (freshman) and Adam Quinn (sophomore) have been recognized for earning a score over 90.0 as a freshman or sophomore. The AIME is a 15-question, 3-hour test where the answer to every question is an integer between 0 and 999. The exam will take place on Thursday, March 19th.
• Congratulations to BPA award winners from State:  Yulia Odinokova, 2nd place in Interview Skills and 4th place in Entrepreneurship; Michael Zhou, 4th place in Java Programming.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

March 6	Girls Basketball vs. IHSA State
March 7	Girls Track & Field @ Proviso West Invite - 9:00 a.m. Boys Gymnastics vs. Addison Trail & Wheaton Co-op @ Glenbard West - 10:00 a.m.
March 11	Girls Water Polo @ Wheeling -5:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Wheeling - 7:30 p.m.
March 12	Girls Water Polo @ St. Viator - 5:00 p.m. Boys gymnastics vs. East-West Meet @ Barrington - 6:00 p.m.

For a more complete list, please visit our Athletics Page.

Staff Spotlight

Name: Colene Brockman

Position: Dean of Students

Years at Fremd: 2 years

Life Before Fremd: I grew up in Novi, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. I attended Novi High School where I played tennis, soccer, and volleyball. Upon graduating high school, I moved to Ann Arbor and went to the University of Michigan where I received my bachelor’s in English and Education. While attending Michigan, I spent some time teaching 5th grade in Cape Town, South Africa. Once I earned my bachelor’s, I spontaneously moved to Katy, Texas, which is right outside of Houston. In Katy, I taught Senior and Sophomore English and served as the varsity tennis coach. The past two years, I’ve been at Fremd where I’ve taught English, served as the Dean, and finished up my master’s work at DePaul University.

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy playing tennis, working out, traveling and reading. When I hear about exciting new restaurants in the city, I am quick to go try them out when and if I have the time. Lately, especially with the weather this winter, I’ve enjoyed catching up with the shows on my DVR and watching Netflix- House of Cards has me hooked!

Insider Tip for Parents: It probably comes as no surprise that your child’s high school years fly by in a flash, and all of the sudden he or she is headed off to college. Fremd has resources available that help students prep for that daunting ACT assessment. The English and Math Departments offer after school tutoring sessions throughout the school year where students receive advice and feedback focused specifically on the ACT. Also, there are many resources online that offer tips and tricks for tackling the ACT. While it may seem simple, understanding how the test is written and what the test makers look for can provide a huge advantage to those students that choose to take the ACT. See www.act.org for more details!

Ask the Principal

Are you curious about something at Fremd but have never asked? Email me at ktenopir@d211.org. If your question is pertinent to a wider audience, I will include it in the next blog post.