The Shark Tank Edition

Shark Tank Comes to District 211!

Student teams from Palatine, Fremd, Conant, Schaumburg, and Hoffman Estates will present their business ideas to community “sharks” for seed money to start real businesses!

Students enrolled in B397 Business Incubator have worked all year to develop a viable business idea. They have worked not only with their classroom teacher, but have had unprecedented support from community content-experts and mentors. The best teams from each school are selected to compete at the District Pitch Night for real funding.

Please join us on Monday, May 23 at 6:00 pm in the Conant High School auditorium! All students, parents, and community members are welcome! Please contact Patti Ertl at pertl@d211.org if you have any questions.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Coach Jeremy Herriges and the Girls Track Team on taking 2nd place at Glenbrook South invite.
• Congratulations to Coach Jim Aikens and the Boys Track Team on winning the Travis ABC Track Meet Invitational at Hersey High School.
• Congratulations to Coach Tim Hamman and the Boys Gymnastics Team on taking 3rd place at the  Hawk Invite.  Eric Barnd placed 2nd All Around, 2nd Pommel Horse, 2nd Vault, and 2nd High Bar.
• Congratulations to  April English Student of the Month Kellie Halloran.
• Congratulations to the following Viking Pride recipients this week:  Maxwell Chan, Joaquin Grace, Jr., Jesus Librado Nava, Liam MacGillivray, Amulya Malapaka, Imelda navarro, and Rebekah Seidman.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

April 29	Boys Tennis Invitational @ Hersey H.S. - 3:00 p.m. Girls Softball @ Elk Grove H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball vs. Hersey H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Track & Field Invite @ Prospect H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer @ Naperville N. H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Girls Badminton Varsity Conference @ Fremd H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Boys Gymnastics Conference @ Rolling Meadows H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Lacrosse @ Barrington H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
April 30	Boys Tennis Invitational @ Hersey H.S. - 8:00 a.m. Boys & Girls Track & Field Relays @ Palatine H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Girls Badminton Conference @ Fremd - 8:30 a.m. Boys Tennis @ Crystal lake S. H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Boys Baseball DH @ Cary Grove H.S. - 10:00 a.m. Girls Soccer @ Naperville N. H.S.- 11:00 a.m.
May 2	Girls Water Polo Crossover - TBA Girls Softball vs. Hersey H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball vs. Palatine H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Volleyball vs. Stevenson H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Water Polo MSL Crossover @ Fremd - 6:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse vs. Carmel H.S. - 7:00 p.m.
May 3	Boys Tennis @ Palatine H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Volleyball vs. Conant H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
May 4	Girls Softball @ Rolling Meadows H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Palatine H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer @ Wheeling H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Lacrosse @ Highland Park - 5:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ St. Viator - 5:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo MSL Championship @ Buffato Grove H.S. - 7:00 p.m.
May 5	Girls Badminton Sectional @ Fremd - 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 4:30 p.m.

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

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.

Q: What is a reasonable amount of time for a teacher to input grades? Get back to me by email?

A: Unfortunately, I have addressed these questions in prior issues of the blog. Keeping track of your student's academic progress should be a seamless process, without barriers. Our general rule is to respond to every email/voicemail within 24-48 hours (preferably 24). We tell teachers to make sure that multiple stakeholders--students, parents, counselors, administrators--have current information about student progress. "Current" is a subjective term, but it should be a rare incident where homework is not returned and/or grades are not communicated within a couple weeks. (Big papers and projects are exceptions to this rule.)

If you have emailed a staff member who does not reply, please notify the staff member's department chair, especially if it seems to be a trend with a particular teacher. In regard to grades, I'd encourage you to reach out to the teacher to express your desire to receive more frequent updates about your student's grades. Again, the department chair is a crucial link in this process.

The Lean Edition

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Coach Nick Mamula and the Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team on beating Stevenson in OT 7-6.

• Congratulations to Coach Jim Weaver and the Girls Softball Team on sweeping South Elgin in a DH.  13-0 in game 1.  10-0 in game 2.  Jess Mazur and Hannah Ban combined for a No Hitter in game 2.
• Congratulations to Coach Tim Hamman and the Boys Gymnastics Team on their 3rd place finish at the Conant Invite:  Award winners include:  Ryan Roth: 3rd Place Floor Exercise; Eric Barnd: 2nd Place Pommel Horse; Eric Barnd: 1st Place High Bar; Ryan Roth: 2nd Place High Bar; and Eric Barnd: 2nd Place All-Around.
• Congratulations to Coach Ray Roth and the Girls Water Polo Team on placing 2nd at the Mundelein tournament.  Overall the team  went 2 wins 1 loss.
• Congratulations to Coach Jim Aikens and the Boys Track Team on beating Palatine in the dual track meet for the City title. Fremd won 82-64
• Congratulations to Coach Brian Newby and the Boy’s Water Polo Team on winning the Waubonsie Valley Tournament.
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride winners:  Charles Hoy, Jr., Rin Kawahara, Nikita Knudson, Jacob Leczycki, Stephanie Naumowicz, Larry Ni, Brock Rubin, Carly Sanofsky, Sarah Stapleton, and Amanda Truver.
• Congratulations to the Fremd Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Winds for the performances at the “Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival” on Saturday.  All three bands performed very well and had outstanding clinics with three collegiate band directors.  Congratulations to the Wind Ensemble (directed by Jeremy Figlewicz) for being awarded three straight “Division 1/Superior” ratings from the collegiate adjudicators in the 2nd Tier Division.
• Congratlations to the following Fremd students who won awards at this year’s Harper writing contest.:  Drama:  Julia-Jacks   First Place - Title: “Asylum"; Second Place - Hannah Horton - Title: “Silent"; Essay:  Second place: - Julia Azzarello,  Title: “Graffiti: Art or Menace”; Honorable Mention:  Zoe Che, Title: “Color Me Surprised”;  Honorable Mention:  Alexandra Jusi, Title: “The Fighter”; Fiction:   Naman Agarwal, Honorable mention: Title: “Pulp Nonfiction"; Honorable Mention: Kashif Javid, Title: “Strength"; Honorable Mention: Annie Zheng, Title: “Crow-Heart, Ghost Girl" and Poetry: Honorable Mention: Zoe Che, Title: “Why My Ex Writes Poetry and Not Me: A Slam Poem about How I Hate Slam Poetry”
• A note of appreciation to the Boys Baseball Team for volunteering at the Spring Games Area 18 Special Olympics at Prospect high school this past weekend. The team has been involved in this event for the past 12 years.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

April 22	Boys Track & Field @ Hersey H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Rolling Meadows H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field  @ Glenbrook South H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ Palatine H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Boys Gymnastics @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 6:30 p.m.
April 23	Prom Ticket Sales - 8:00 a.m.-Seniors,  9:30 a.m. - Juniors                                   Boys Tennis @ Downers Grove South H.S. - 8:00 a.m. Girls Badminton @ East Aurora H.S. - 8:00 a.m. Girls Water Polo @ St. Charles H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Girls Softball @ Libertyville H.S. - 10:00 a.m. Boys Volleyball @ Palatine H.S. - 10:00 a.m. Boys Baseball DH vs. Glenbrook North - 10:30 a.m. Boys Lacrosse @ Schaumburg H.S. - 10:20 a.m. Girls Lacrosse vs. Libertyville H.S. - 12:00 p.m. Girls Soccer @ New Trier H.S. - 12:00 p.m.
April 25	Girls Softball @ Palatine H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball vs. Conant H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Water Polo vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 5:30 p.m. Girls Lacrosse vs. Warren H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
April 26	Academic Teams Reception - Cafe, 7:00 p.m. Boys Track & Field @ Elk Grove H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Barrington H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field @ Barrington H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
April 27	Boys Baseball @ Conant H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball @ Barrington H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Wheaton-Warrenville South H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Mundelein H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Water Polo vs. Mundelein H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ Lake Zurich H.S. - 7:00 p.m.
April 28	Boys Tennis vs. Conant H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ Palatine H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Water Polo vs. Naperville Central H.S. - 6:30 p.m.

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

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.

The 4th Quarter Edition

4th Quarter Reflections

Here are some questions for your family dinnertime conversations this weekend:

• It’s now the 4th quarter. What do you need to do to finish the year where you’d like to be?
• For which courses will you need to put more emphasis/effort?
• The end of the year is filled with games and concerts, AP exams, awards nights, and fun stuff like prom. Have you coordinated your activity calendar with the big assignment that are due at the end of the year?
• Who is going to be part of your prom group? Do you trust each of these people to make good choices?
• What are you going to do to ensure a relaxing, yet rewarding summer?
• What are your fondest memories of this school year?
• What do you want to change for next year?

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

April 15	AcaSpectacular Performance - Countryside Church 7:00 p.m. Girls Softball vs. Wheeling H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball vs. Wheeling H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Waubonsie Valley H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Boys Gymnastics @ Conant H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Hersey H.S. - 6:30 p.m.
April 16	Boys Tennis @ Deerfield H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Girls Badminton @ New Trier H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Girls Water Polo @ Mundelein H.S. - 9:00 a.m. Girls Softball vs. South Elgin - 10:00 a.m. Girls Track & Field Invitational @ Rock Island H.S. - 10:00 a.m. Boys Lacrosse @ Stevenson H.S. - 10:30 a.m. Boys Water Polo @ Waubonsie Valley H.S. - 11:00 a.m. Boys Track & Field Meet vs. Palatine H.S. - 1:00 p.m.
April 18	Girls Softball @ Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Conant H.S. - 5:30 p.m. Girls Water Polo vs. Conant H.S. - 5:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ Evanston H.S.- 6:30 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs. Bartlett - 7:00 p.m.
April 19	ACT Testing - juniors PARCC Testing - freshman Early Dismissal - 11:50 a.m. Parent Principal Network Meeting - Media 7:00 p.m. Band Solo & Ensemble Festival - Music Dept. 5:00 p.m. Girls Badminton @ Barrington H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Prospect H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field @ Barrington H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Track & Field @ Conant H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Girls Softball @ Warren H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Volleyball vs. Barrington H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
April 20	Boys Baseball vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball vs. Hoffman Estates H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Badminton vs. Thornton Fractional South - 5:00 p.m. Boys Water Polo vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 5:30 p.m. Girls Soccer @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 6:30 p.m. Girls Water Polo vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
April 21	Girls Badminton vs. Hersey H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer @ New Trier - 5:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ Palatine H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs. Palatine H.S. - 7:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name

Robert Hanson

Position

Physical Education Teacher/ Special Education Teacher

Years at Fremd

18 years at fremd

Football coach 17 years

Badminton Coach 17 years (2 state championships).

Life Before Fremd:

Palatine High School:  Football, Basketball, Baseball

Eastern KY University: (baseball scholarship); BS in Therapeutic Recreation/Coaching

NIU Masters in Special Education

First career:  Recreation Therapist at The Rehab Institute of Chicago and SRACLC (special recreation association of lake county)

Hobbies/Interests:

Anything that involves my four kids

Insider Tip for Parents:

Reduce your sons or daughters cell phone minutes and data plans

Encourage them to get involved

Remind them High School goes by real fast, take time to enjoy it.

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.

Healthy Viking Nation Edition

Wellness Week

The Fremd High School PE Department will be hosting Wellness Week from April 18-22. Teachers from PE, Health and Student Services have joined forces to rich experiences--including guest speakers, team-building challenges, and a Wellness Fair--that promote the importance of good physical, mental and emotional health and wellness. Here is the week’s schedule:

If you would be interested in participating in the Wellness Fair, we still have some room for additional booths. Please submit this form to be considered for participating in our fair.

Prom Flowers

The Fremd Booster Club will make it possible to order Prom flowers for guys and girls conveniently at Fremd during lunch periods across from the cafeteria on April 11, 12, 18, 25, and 26.  Bring color samples of dresses to coordinate ribbon color.  New trendy options available.  Cash or Credit payment due at time of order.  Just added:  An opportunity to order flowers Saturday, April 23 at Fremd  8 a.m. to 11 a.m. during Prom Ticket sales.  A portion of the sales goes directly to the Fremd Viking Booster Club.  Flower pick up will be Saturday, May 7 at Fremd from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to the following  students on being named to the All-State Cast for Group Interpretation:    Austin Guth; Braden Kobeski; and Jared Narter-Slezak.  
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride recipients:  Emily Cecchin, Helen Chae, Sun Ha Cho, Megan Demski, Austin Guth, Leonard lee, Tristin Murray, Tomiko Shibata, Adam Van Stedum, Justin Villarreal, and Bethany Wilkinson.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

April 8	Concerto Aria Orchestra Concert - 7:00 p.m. auditorium Boys Water Polo @ Niles West H.S. - 4:00 p.m. Boys Baseball @ New Trier H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ Glenbrook North H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer @ Elk Grove H.S. - 6:30 p.m.
April 9	Boys Water Polo @ Naperville Central H.S. - 8:00 a.m. Boys Tennis @ Hersey H.S. - 8:00 a.m. Boys Volleyball @ Rolling Meadows H.S. - 8:30 a.m. Girls Badminton @ Wheaton-Warrenville South H.S. - 9:00 a.m. Girls Water Polo Invitational @ FHS - 9:30 a.m. Boys Baseball @ Glenbrook North H.S.- 10:30 a.m. Girls Softball @ Stevenson H.S. - 11:00 a.m. Girls Track & Field @ Buffalo Grove H.S. - 12:00 p.m.
April 11	NHS Induction - 7:00 p.m. auditorium Boys Baseball vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball vs. Buffalo Grove H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Lake Zurich H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo vs. Barrington H.S. - 5:30 p.m. Girls Water Polo @ Barrington H.S. - 5:30 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ Conant H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse @ Deerfield H.S. - 6:15 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs. Maine South H.S. - 7:00 p.m.
April 12	Boys Track & Field Meet @ FHS - 4:30 p.m. Girls Track & Field @ Rolling Meadows H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball @ Carmel H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Badminton vs. Conant H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Boys Tennis vs. Elk Grove H.S. - 4;45 p.m.
April 13	Girls Softball @ Prospect H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball @ Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Water Polo vs. Palatine H.S. - 5:45 p.m. Boys Gymnastics @ Hoffman Estates H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer @ Prospect H.S. - 6:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo vs. Palatine H.S.- 7:45 p.m.
April 14	Girls Softball vs. Lake Park H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis @ Buffalo Grove H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Girls Badminton vs. Schaumburg - 4:30 p.m. Boys Track & Field Invitational @ FHS - 4:30 p.m. Boys Volleyball @ Schaumburg H. S. - 5:00 p.m. Girls Lacrosse vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 7:30 p.m. Girls Softball vs. Wheeling H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Boys Baseball vs. Wheeling H.S.- 4:30 p.m. Boys Water Polo @ Waubonsie Valley H.S. - 5:00 p.m. Boys Gymnastics @ Conant H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Girls Soccer vs. Hersey H.S. - 6:30 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name: Jessica Burton

Position: Teaching Art and Head Girls Lacrosse Coach

Years at Fremd: This is my 1st year!

Life Before Fremd: In my life before Fremd I was a photographer, artist representative, food truck driver, and operations manager. Working in the corporate world made me realize how important creative and divergent skills can set you apart from your peers. This realization motivated me to pursue my MAT in Art Education to teach students about the importance of art in our society by bringing creative problem solving and real-world applications of art and design into the classroom.

Hobbies/Interests: I teach art at the local, state and national levels and I like Arting all the time , exploring Chicago, coaching awesome lacrosse players, watching the Blackhawks, and balancing on my head in yoga.

Insider Tip for Parents: Art is a vehicle for creative and divergent thinking that is essential to your students success no matter what their intended career goals!

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.