The P.A.V.E. Edition

Free Car, Anyone?

Fremd’s P.A.V.E. Club (Positive Actions for Vikings Every Day) encourages safe driving among their classmates through its association with AAA’s Operation Click Safe Driver Program.  As stated on their website, the mission of Operation Click is to “reduce teen fatalities and injuries from motor vehicle crashes by developing safe driving habits through education and positive reinforcement.”

The Operation Click Safe Driver Contract asks students to commit to operating their motor vehicles in a safe manner.  In return for completing an Operation Click Safe Driver Contract students are automatically entered into a drawing to win a brand new car!  The winner of this drawing is selected at the annual Operation Click banquet in April.  

If your student has not already done so, please encourage him/her to print and complete an Operation Click Safe Driver Contract by using the link below.  Completed contracts should be submitted to Social Studies teacher, Mr. Bruce or Fremd’s Police Consultant, Officer Bahn, no later than November 11th.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Coach Martin Zacharia and the Fremd Debate Team on placing 3rd in Sweepstakes at the Illinois Congressional Debate Association Tournament at Hersey High School. Fremd also won the Best Legislation award. Award Winners are as follows: Congressional Debate Varsity Division: Arash Abbas, 1st Place Chamber Award; Nabeela Syed, 2nd Place Chamber Award and Best Presiding Officer; Mingda Zhang, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Kashif Javid, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Matt Grabianski, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Abhi Balu, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Sarah Yoon, Best Presiding Officer; Shruthi Kumar, Best Presiding Officer. Congressional Debate Novice Division: Nikil Sriram, 1st Place Chamber Award; Sharon Wu, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Ram Dixit, 3rd Place Chamber Award; Andrea Jing, 3rd Place Chamber Award; Eileen Peng, 3rd Place Chamber Award.
• Congratulations to the following Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Program:  Prayag Bhakar, Brant Bishop, Lauren Cardoza, Sharon Cheong, Daniel Choi, Jade Danford-Klein, Soomyung Hwang, Sarah Jones, Joanna Kus, Michael Momchev, Akash Mukerjee, Sahithi Muppalla, Zachary Murphy, Raymond Oh, Chirag Naga, Barian Rosenwinkel, John Rosenwinkel, Brock rubin, Surya Veeravalli, Alyssa Worthem, and Mabel Zhang.
• Congratulations to the following Girls Tennis award recipients:Diya Matta - 1st singles player took 2nd place in 16 team Prospect Fall Classic defeated top players from Highland Park and New Trier; Kellie Ha and Selin Parmaksiz - 2nd doubles team took 4th place in 16 team Prospect Fall Classic defeated top teams OPRF and New Trier.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

September 30	Boys Soccer @ Palatine H.S. - 4:45 p.m. Fremd Football @ Palatine H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
October 1	Boys Golf @ Indian Lakes Golf Course - 7:30 a.m. Girls Tennis Invitational @ Schaumburg H.S. - 8:00 a.m.
October 4	Late Start - 8:50 a.m. start Girls Volleyball vs. Barrington H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Soccer @ Barrington H.S. - 6:30 p.m.
October 5	Girls Golf @ Winnetka Golf Club - 8:30 a.m.
October 6	Girls Swimming & Diving vs. Schaumburg H.S. - 4:30 a.m. Girls Tennis Conference Meet - 4:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball @ HEHS - 6:00 p.m. Boys Soccer vs. Wheeling H.S. - 7:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name:  Joe Marcin

Position:  Special Education Teacher, Head Girls Cross Country Coach/Distance Coach Track

Years at Fremd: 9

Life Before Fremd:  At Illinois State University-ran cross country/track, and played club ice hockey between seasons, At Hersey High School- varsity soccer (1 year), varsity track (4 years), varsity cross country (3 years), MacArthur Middle School-Basketball,cross country and track all 3 years.

Hobbies/Interests: My family: wife-Devon, daughter-Avery, and son (coming in December!) Love to run/compete/coach! Love anything sports related.  Really enjoy fishing!  Huge Blackhawks fan!  

Insider Tip for Parents:  Encourage your child to get involved with extracurriculars at Fremd.  A lot of learning takes place outside of the classroom.

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.