Getting Connected

More Ways to Stay Connected

Since you are reading this, chances are pretty good that you go above and beyond to learn about what is happening at Fremd High School. Besides this blog, there are several other ways for you to stay connected to our school.

Infinite Campus and Schoology

Most parents already take advantage of Infinite Campus to check on their student’s grades and attendance. Many parents have also activated their Schoology account, which allows them to receive updates from their student’s teachers, coaches and sponsors. (Since these services are not new, I won’t go into detail about how to log in. Please contact Keith Sorensen, our Technology Coordinator, at ksorensen@d211.org for more details.

Athletics and Activities Calendars

We have recently switched to a new platform, rSchool Today, to host our calendars. The cool feature of this system is that you can specify certain activities to be “pushed” to the calendar of your choice, such as iCal or Outlook. Whenever a school official makes changes to these items, they are updated in your calendar without any management on your part.

The Viking Logue

Last year our school newspaper, Viking Logue (pronounced “log”), went paperless. You still have access to our students’ quality journalistic efforts by going to vikinglogue.com. Or better yet, subscribe to the Logue for real-time notifications about new content. I subscribe to the Logue by email, which means that I receive an email whenever new information is posted. Don’t worry, you won’t get overwhelmed with emails; much of their content is published at the same time, so you only get one email for several articles.

Blog Stats

• Average number of weekly pageviews: 1850
• All-time history of pageviews: 37,000
• Number of blog subscribers: 291
• Browser used most to view blog: Safari (52%)
• Countries with the all-time most pageviews, besides US: Germany (413), France (179), Ukraine (165)

Highlights and Successes

• Congratulations to senior violinist, Brian Lin, who was selected for the NATIONAL Honors Symphony Orchestra.  Brian will be rehearsing and performing with musicians from around the country during the National Association for Music Education conference in Nashville, TN at the end of October.  Brian is the first student from Fremd to be selected for this honor.
• Congratulations to Coach Darius Sanchez and the Boys Varsity Cross Country Team on taking 1st place at the Cross Country Invitational.   Danny Peterson took 5th place.
• Congratulations to the 2016 National Merit Semi-finalists:  Julia Cai, Amy Chen, Daniel Classon, Melinda Coleman, Chloe David, James Feng, Bissem Gill, Jiamin Huang, Abigail Iuorio, Chiranth Kishore, Eshwar Kishore, Alexander Knox, Shijie Li, Jessica Lu, Rohan Menon, Anqi Peng, Ann Rajan, Varshini Ramanathan, Kevin Stevens, Anusha Thotakura, Daniel Tokarz, Daniel Xu, Nathan Xu, Xuemeng Yin, and Annie Zheng.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

September 11	Fremd Football vs. Prospect - 7:30 p.m. Girls Swimming & Diving @ Glenbrook South - 5:00 p.m. Boys Soccer @ Peoria-Notre Dame - 7:30 p.m.
September 12	Boys Golf @ Zion-Benton - 7:30 a.m. Girls Tennis Invitational @ FHS - 8:00 a.m. Girls Swimming & Diving @ Lyons Township - 9:00 a.m. Girls/Boys Cross Country @ Peoria Woodruff Detweiller Park - 11:40 a.m./12:20 a.m. Boys Soccer @ Peoria-Notre Dame - 6:30 p.m.
September 14	Girls Golf @ Palatine Hills Golf Course - 3:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball vs. Lake Zurich - 6:00 p.m.
September 15	Girls Golf @ Elk Grove Fox Run Golf Course - 3:30 p.m. Boys Golf @ Elk Grove Hilldale Golf Club -3:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball @ Barrington High School - 6:00 p.m. Boys Soccer @ Prospect High School - 6:30 p.m.
September 16	Girls/Boys Cross Country @ Barrington Ron Beese Park - 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis @ CHS - 4:30 p.m.
September 17	Girls Golf @ Palatine Hills Golf Course - 3:30 p.m. Boys Golf @ Prospect - 3:30 p.m. Girls Swimming & Diving vs. HEHS @ Palatine - 4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis @ Buffalo Grove - 4:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball @ Schaumburg H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Soccer vs. Hersey - 7:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name: Judy Paez

Position: Student Supervisor

Years at Fremd: 17 years

Life Before Fremd: Graduated high school and married my high school sweetheart.  I was a stay-at-home mom with our 2 sons most of their young years - my most rewarding job!

Hobbies/Interests: I love gardening, baking and cooking.  My absolute most favorite ways to spend free time is sharing good times with family - my 2 sons, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Insider Tip for Parents: Teen years can be very challenging and get a little crazy at times for parents and the teen.  I have experienced positive results with the teens by respecting them as individuals and always having a listening ear when they need to express themselves.  Kids realize they need us.  They just don’t want to admit it.  I love my job!

Ask the Principal

Q:  Why did you change the date of prom?????

A:  It had to do with a scheduling conflict created by the Renaissance. There are not many venues that can accommodate 1000 students for their prom, so any alternative plan was going to mean a sacrifice of some kind. May 7 emerged as the best possible option. For those of you worried about your student’s performance on AP exams, let’s look at Palatine High School, whose prom landed between AP weeks last year. The number of AP exams they administered last year increased slightly from the previous year, yet there was no drop-off in the number of students who received a passing score. As we switch to a new calendar in the 2016-2017 school year, prom will move to an entirely different weekend. Prom 2017 is set for May 20.

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.