April 24, 2015

Check out the Viking Logue!

As the Viking Logue heads off to compete in Sectional Journalism this weekend, I wanted to take a minute to remind people of the new online format of our school newspaper this year. The address is simply vikinglogue.com.

If you are like me, it is difficult to remember to check in whenever new content is added to this platform. There is a “subscribe” feature at the top of the page. Check for the social media icons, where you can have the items pushed to your social media accounts or your email. (You can also subscribe to my blog by filling in your email address in the right-hand column of the page.)

While the shift to a digital platform has come with the inevitable growing pains, there is also great potential--reaching a wider audience, exploring multimedia options, and reporting on current events while they’re still current, to name a few. I am extremely excited about the opportunities this format will provide for our students.

For those who are wondering, the Senior Issue will still be published in hard-copy form. Sponsor Grant Dawson tells me that the staff is aiming for its release on/around May 22.

Highlights and Successes

• Congratulations to Mike Bruce and PAVE on being named Operation Click’s Club of the Year!
• Congratulations to the following students for achieving a perfect score on the ACT test:  Jennie Yang, Abigail Iuorio, Soumyaa Mazumder, Kelli Halloran, Daniel Classon, Cameron Harro and Jiamin Huang.
• Congratulations to Mike Bruce and PAVE on being named Operation Click’s Club of the Year!
• Congratulations to Coaches Nick Mamula, Keith Sorensen and Dan Sutton and the Boys Lacrosse Program on sweeping Hoffman Estates on all levels this past weekend. (Frosh, JV, Varsity.)
• Congratulations to Coach Tim Hamman and the Boys Gymnastics Team on their  1st Place team finish at the Conant Invite
• Congratulations to the following Fremd students who were award winners in the Harper writing contest:  Chloe David, Essay: 2nd place: Title: "Cosmetic Surgery: Representative of Beauty Standards Everywhere,  Annie Zheng,  Fiction:  2nd  place: Title: "Finding God through the Dogs,” Sophia Mavromatis,  Honorable Mention:  Title: "When the Red Circle Stops"  and Gretchen Coleman, Honorable Mention: Title: "Bravery in Its Truest Form."
• Congratulations to Rebecca Xun Social Studies World History Student of the Month.
• Congratulations to Fremd Social Studies Department on a successful Poverty Awareness Week.  Donations included:
• 1,151 cereal boxes to the Palatine Township Food Pantry
• 129 of those cereal boxes were donated by Mrs. Ganas’ period 5 AP Psychology class
• $375 raised for the Palatine township Food Pantry from participation in the Hunger Banquet
• 19,872 meals packed during the Service Night at Feed My Starving Children
• Congratulations to Director Matt Moore and the Fremd Symphonic Winds and Director Jeremy Figlewicz and the Wind Ensemble for their straight “Division 1/Superior” ratings at the 15th annual “Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival” hosted by Hersey High School on April 18th.  Following their performances the bands also received outstanding educational clinics from three collegiate band directors.
• Congratulations to this weeks Viking Pride winners:  Caitlin Adolphsen, Julia Bley, Jeffrey Galloway, Lauren Gregory, Natalia Kosla, Allison Leczycki, Michael Monaco, Melissa Nakazawa, John Park, Aaron Perlman, Sarah Roach, James Roman, Eric Ruzanski, Elizabety Sealey, Casey Tan, Maxim Unterfenger, Aidan Voehringer, and Katherine Zara.
• Congratulations to the following students for achieving a perfect score on the ACT test:  Jennie Yang, Abigail Iuorio, Soumyaa Mazumder, Kelli Halloran, Cameron Harro, Daniel Classon and Jiamin Huang.
• Congratulations to April  English Student of the Month  Nicole Kaushanski.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

April 24	Boys Track & Field vs. Travis Classic @ Hersey - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Hersey - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field vs. Titan Invite @ Glenbrook S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ PHS Invite - 5:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ Warren - 6:30 p.m. Boys Gymnastics @ HEHS - 6:30 p.m.
April 25	Boys Tennis @ Downers Grove S. - 8:00 a.m. Girls Badminton @ East Aurora - 8:00 a.m. Boys Volleyball @ PHS Invite - 10:00 a.m. Girls Softball @ Libertyville - 10:00 a.m. Boys Baseball vs. Glenbrook N. - 10:30 a.m. Girls LaCrosse @ CHS - 11:30 a.m. Girls Soccer @ Naperville N. - 12:00 p.m. Boys LaCrosse vs. Highland Park - 1:00 p.m.
April 27	Boys Baseball vs. PHS - 4:45 p.m. Girls Softball vs. CHS - 4:45 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ SHS - 5:30 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ SHS - 7:30 p.m. Boys LaCrosse vs. SHS - 7:30 p.m.
April 28	Boys Tennis vs. SHS - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field MSL W.  @ CHS - 4:45 p.m. Boys Track & Field vs. MSL - 4:45 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ Mundelein - 6:00 p.m. Boys Volleyball vs. Barrington - 6:00 p.m. Boys LaCrosse @ Waubonsie Valley - 7:30 p.m.
April 29	Boys Baseball @ PHS - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Wheaton Warrenville S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball @ PHS - 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Mundelein - 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Prospect - 6:45 p.m.
April 30	Girls Softball vs. RMHS - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Barrington - 4;30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Stevenson - 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Naperville N. - 5:00 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ Naperville Central - 6:00 p.m. Boys Volleyball vs. HEHS - 6:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name:  Kurt Tenopir

Position: Principal

Years at Fremd: 4 years (first as principal)

Life Before Fremd: I grew up in a small town in western Nebraska (Cambridge), where there were 24 students in my graduating class. I went to Nebraska Wesleyan University, where I starred on the bench for the Men’s Basketball team and worked for the campus newspaper. I taught English for four years at Grand Island Senior High (Nebraska) and four more at Belvidere High School. I then worked as an assistant principal at Belvidere High School and Deerfield High School before coming to Fremd.

Hobbies/Interests:

I love golf, even if I don’t get to play very much--a byproduct of having three kids under the age of eight. I love music, and dream of doing something musically (either piano or guitar) in my next life.

Insider Tip for Parents:

I recently used this line with my Leadership Team: It's important to know how to balance when to give someone a push/nudge and when to simply give a pat on the back. Our students attend a school where their expectations--of the school, but also the students and parents--are often very high. In your conversations with your student, don't forget about a pat on the back often motivates just as well.

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.