The 211 of Tomorrow

The 211 of Tomorrow

District 211 is beginning a community engagement initiative entitled “The 211 of Tomorrow.”  A series of community engagement meetings will be held from February through May.  The purpose of this initiative is to gather input from parents, students, business owners, residents, school staff members, and other community groups related to various topics being considered by District 211, including: academic programming, student involvement and wellness, and finance and facilities.

The District will present the data gathered by this process to the Board of Education.   The Board will use the data and the District’s recommendations to assist it in formulating a 5-year Strategic Plan for the District. The first meeting on February 1st will be held at Fremd from 7 to 9.  A similar meeting will be held on February 2nd at Schaumburg H.S.

Each month there will be specific topics discussed. The February meeting will generally focus on the current state of District 211. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to have your opinions heard concerning the developing strategy for District 211 and Fremd.  For more information please go the following link:  adc.d211.org/communityengagement.

Childcare issues? Bring them with you! There will be a childcare area that is supervised by Fremd students and staff.

Parent Principal Network Meeting

Please plan to attend the next Parent Principal Network meeting on January 26 at 7:00 in the Media Center. The topic is, “How to Make School Resources Work for You.” This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the resources that are available to you on Schoology, Infinite Campus, and the school website. Syncing calendars, "following" teachers/courses, and other helpful tips will be covered. Keith Sorensen, Fremd’s Technology Coordinator, will be the guest presenter.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Kevin Stevens and Jiamin Huang for getting a perfect score on an AP exam. Kevin was one of 67 students to earn every point possible on the Computer Science A exam. Jiamin was one of 22 students to accomplish this feat on the Macroeconomics exam. In total, there were only 322 students who earned a perfect score across all AP exams taken (4.5 million) by students nationwide.
• Congratulations to Coach Jerry Moon and the Fremd Chess Team for earning a 3rd place trophy (out of 48 teams!) at the Glenbard South Raider Chess Tournament. Their only loss of the day was to IMSA, who went on to win the tournament with a perfect record. Fremd finished ahead of some very strong schools including New Trier, Whitney Young, Lane Tech, and Naperville North.
• Congratulations to Coach Elise Ference and the Girls Gymnastics Team on winning the championship at the Fremd Invitational.   Gab Lytle won 1st place on Vault and Lisa Radochonski won 1st place on Bar.
• Congratulations to Coach Kristen Newby and the Fremd Boys Swimming Team on winning the Titan Relays Invite at Glenbrook South.  Award winners include:  2nd place 200 Butterfly Relay: Nick Seroni, Arnas Maciunas, Joe Mayer, Nick Nevins; 2nd place 200 Breastroke Relay: Alex Schillinger,Yoochan Lee,Alex Nicholas,Danny Konishi: 2nd place 100 Freestyle Elimination Event: Nick Seroni; 1st place 200 Medley Relay Freshman: Paul Ponte,Yoochan Lee,Nick Flowers and Cameron Dunne; 3rd place 200 Medley Relay Sophomore: Jack Provan,Danny Konishi, Alex Schillinger, Cameron Dunne: 3rd place 400 Medley Relay: Jack Provan, Alex Nicholas, Nick Seroni, Arnas Maciunas: 2nd place 50 Freestyle Elimination Event: Nick Nevins; 1st place;  400 Freestyle Relay Freshman: Conor Dunne, Nick Flowers, Yoochan Lee, Cameron Dunne: 1st place 400 Freestyle Relay Sophomore: Jack Provan, Alex Schillinger, Yoochan Lee, Nick Flowers: 2nd place 400 Freestyle Relay: Conor Dunne, Nick Nevins, Nick Seroni, Arnas Maciunas.
• Congratulations to Coach Lindsey Corcoran and the Varsity Cheerleaders on placing 6th out of 26 teams at the Grayslake North Invite. They earned their highest score of the season as well, 86.73!  
• Congratulations to Coach Lindsey Corcoran and the Varsity Cheerleaders on placing 3rd at th  MSL Conference Competition.
• Congratulations to junior Naman Agarwal on achieving a perfect score on the ACT exam.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

January 22	Boys Swimming & Diving vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Wrestling vs. Conant H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Basketball @ Conant H.S. - 7:30 p.m. End of First Semester
January 23	Scholastic Bowl Tournament @ FHS - 6:00 a.m. Boys Basketball vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
January 25	Teacher Institute Day Girls Bowling vs. Hersey @ Arlington Lanes - 4:30 p.m.
January 26	Girls Basketball vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
January 27	Girls Bowling vs. Conant H.S. @ Arlington Lanes -4:45 p.m.
January 28	Girls Basketball vs. Barrington - 7:30 p.m.
January 29	Boys Swimming & Diving vs. Palatine H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Wrestling @ Palatine H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Girls MSL Gymnastics Meet @ FHS - 6:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name: Jerry Moon

Position: Math Teacher (and Chess Coach!)

Years at Fremd: This is my 3rd year.

Life Before Fremd: My undergraduate major was computer science, and prior to joining Fremd I spent about 10 years working in technology (first at Microsoft working on Windows, then in finance working on automated trading).

Hobbies/Interests: I’m a juggler! It’s something that I picked up in college, and I was part of a performance group at Yale (with a funny name: YAGS, the Yale Anti-Gravity Society). Nowadays I don’t get to spend as much time juggling, but I do love to attend the International Day of Juggling in the city every summer. I can juggle 5 balls, as well as 3 torches.

Insider Tip for Parents: Fremd offers an extremely wide variety of after-school activities, which is a great opportunity for your child to explore his or her interests. Whether a student is interested in art, chess, writing, or video games, our after-school clubs can help your child pursue these interests (while making life-long friends!) in a positive environment.

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.