The Cookie Sign-up Edition

Fall Sports Awards

The Fremd Viking Booster Club is proud of all our student-athletes and want to remind you of the upcoming Fall Sports Awards Night, Tuesday, November 15th at 7pm in the main gym. As with every Sports Awards, the Booster Club is organizing the cookie/snack drive.  Please consider signing up to bring in cookies for a post event snack.  You can drop them off at the tables in the main hallway on your way into the ceremony.  

We have many student-athletes this fall and we will need well over 100 dozen cookies to have enough for the kids and their families.  

Please sign up for Fall Sports Awards Cookie Sign-up!

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2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)

3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

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Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Coach Martin Zacharia and the Fremd Debate Team on their success at the Schaumburg High School LD/PF Invitational and Abhi Balu and Adhith Palla on being the Varsity Champions for Public Forum Debate! Award winners include: Lincoln Douglas: Mingda Zhang, Varsity 2nd Place Award, 3rd Place Speaker Award; Andy Ruan, Varsity 3rd Place Award, 5th Place Speaker Award; Kashif Javid, Varsity 5th Place Award; Maegan Jong.   Public Forum: Adhith Palla and Abhi Balu, Varsity Champions; Speaker Awards include: Adhith Palla, Varsity 2nd Place Speaker Award; Abhi Balu, Varsity 3rd Place Speaker Award;
• Congratulations to Coach Joe Marcin and the Girls Cross Country Team on qualifying for the IHSA Sectional !   The team placed 4th at Regionals with  Linda Varela earning  “All-Regional” honors.
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Volleyball Team on winning the MSL Conference Title!
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Volleyball Team on winning their State Regional. The team resumes play on Tuesday, November 1 in the Sectional Semifinal against Prospect H.S. at Glenbrook South.
• Congratulations to science teacher  Bernie Fusco on being awarded  a “Those Who Excel” award at the Illinois Board of Education banquet for her involvement in creating the GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) Conference for 5th and 6th grade girls in D211.  Congrats to Bernie, Sharon McCoy, Nikki O’Keefe and everyone else involved in this great program!
• Congratulations to English teacher Christie O’Donnell on being awarded a “Those Who Excel” award at the Illinois Board of Education banquet in the category of Early Career Educator.
• Congratulations to Kate Bodensteiner and Julia Smiarowska on finishing in the  top 12 at the IHSA State Tennis Tournament!
• Congratulations to Coach Darius Sanchez and the Boys Cross Country Team on finishing in  2nd place in the Hoffman Estates IHSA regional meet and advancing to the Waukegan IHSA sectional meet.  Danny Peterson finished 2nd overall was all-regional for the 2nd year in a row.
• Congratulations to Coach Lou Sponsel and the Fremd Football Team on making it to the first round playoffs.  All Conference players include:  Ethan Hanson, Austin Schwantz, Will McCabe, Jimmy Walsh, Joe Schneider, and Jake Hass.
• Congratulations to Boys Soccer All Conference winners James Lefevre and Shintaro Hidaka.  Congratulations to James Lefevre on also receiving Honorable Mention All Sectional.
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride winners:  Xavier Andrews, Anthony Bellantuono, Ariella Broger, Denise Carlson, Alyson Davis, Daniel Rau, Faiha Siddiqi and Clare Spotak.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

October 28	Fremd Musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” - 7:00 p.m.
October 29	Fremd Musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” - 7:00 p.m. Fremd Football Playoff game @ Brother Rice H.S. - 1:00 p.m. Girls Swimming & Diving MSL Championship @ Barrington H.S. - 9;00 a.m. Girls/Boys Cross Country Sectional @ Waukegan SportsPark - 10:00/11:00 a.m. Boys Soccer Sectional Finals @ Buffalo Grove H.S. - 11:00 a.m.
November 1	Late Start - 8:50 a.m. start time Fine Arts Festival - all day Auditorium Hallway Girls Volleyball Sectional @ Glenbrook South H.S. - 6:30 p.m. FMA Foral Design Showcase  - Auditorium, 7:00-10;00 p.m.
November 2	Fine Arts Festival - all day Auditorium Hallway
November 3	Fine Arts Festival - all day Auditorium Hallway Grils Volleyball Sectional Finals @ Glenbrook South H.S. - 6:00 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 Final Exam Changes Edition

Changes to the Final Exam Schedule

First Semester Final Exams are scheduled for December 21-23. Here is a chart listing the dates of each exam.

Wednesday, Dec 21	Thursday, Dec22	Friday, Dec 23
Period 1	Period 2	Period 5
Period 3	Period 4	Period 6
Period 7	Period 8

Request forms to change an exam to a later period during Finals week will be available in the Discipline Office closer to the end of the semester. If you or your student has a question or concern about the rearranged exam schedule, please contact your student’s administrator.

More information about the Final Exam schedule will be available soon on the Fremd High School website.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Coach Martin Zacharia and the Fremd Debate Team on their performance at the second Illinois Congressional Debate Association Tournament at Dundee-Crown High School. Fremd won the Best Legislation Award. Award Winners are as follows: Congressional Debate Varsity Division: Arash Abbas, 2nd Place Overall Tournament Speaker, 1st Place Chamber Award; Shreya Mukherjee, 1st Place Chamber Award; Vinodh Sekhar, 1st Place Chamber Award; Nabeela Syed, 2nd Place Chamber Award, Best Presiding Officer; Mayur Popuri, 3rd Place Chamber Award. Congressional Debate Novice Division: Danny Lu, 1st Place Chamber Award; John-Luc Pec, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Faithan To, 2nd Place Chamber Award; Hira Baig, Best Presiding Officer; Ameena Madani, Best Presiding Officer; Arnav Passi, Best Presiding Officer; Sana Syed, Best Presiding Officer.
• Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Cross Country  team on finishing 6th place in the Conference meet..   3 girls earned individual All-Conference honors:  Linda Varela-13th, Nupur Pokharkar-20th, and Rebecca Markham-24th. The JV team also finished 6th with  Emily Walters-21st.taking  All-Conference honors.
• Congratulations to Coach Lauren and the Girls Tennis Team on taking 2nd place at the Sectional Meet. Award winners include: Diya Matta took 3rd place in singles sectional and qualified for the State tournament and Kate Bodensteiner and Julia Smiarowska took 3rd place in doubles sectional and qualified for the State tournament.
• Congratulations to Coach Darius Sanchez and the Boys Cross Country Team on taking 4th place in the Conference Meet.  All Conference runners include: Danny Peterson, Ed Worthem, Charlie O’Brien
• Congratulations to the Band, Choir, and Orchestra students selected for ILMEA District 7 Honors Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Jazz Bands.
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride winners:  Valerie Creamer, Kassie Hamilton, Serena Harden, Gregory James, Elijah Janosko, Kashif Javid, Arman Mehdipour, Hannah Miller, Sosuke Nakano, Diana Raftis, Michael Riccardo, Katherine Spriggs, and  Patrick Yoon.
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team on winning the Grayslake North Invitational.  
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team on winning the MSL West Division Title.  
• Congratulations to the following Varsity Girls Volleyball Players on their selection to the MSL All-Conference Team:  Natalie Freund, Karolina Sas, Bailey Hooker and Ysabel Lee.
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Varsity Softball Team on winning the MSL Conference Championship by defeating Hersey High School on Thursday night. This is the school’s first ever conference championship in the sport.                       

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

October 21	Fremd Football vs. HEHS - 7:30 p.m. Fremd After Dark - Senior event 9:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball Invitational @ Lake Park H. S. - 4:30 p.m.
October 22	Fremd Musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” - 7:00 p.m. Boys/Girls Cross Country Regional @ Busse Woods - 10:00 a.m. Girls Volleyball Invitational @ Lake Park H.S. - 9:00 a.m. Boys Soccer Regional FInal @ Lake Park H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
October 25	Boys Soccer Sectionals Semifinals @ Buffalo Grove H.S. - 6:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball Regional @ Evanston H.S. - 6:30 p.m.
October 26	Halloween Fest - 4:30-6:00 p.m.
October 27	Girls Volleyball Regional Finals @ Evanston H.S. - 6:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name: Curt Pinley

Position: Art instructor / Head Girls and Boys Volleyball Coach

Years at Fremd: 25th year at Fremd??? Close enough

Before Fremd I spent several years traveling between Palatine and Fremd, originally hired at Palatine in 1988.

I spent 2 years teaching in a small farming town, Milford, IL. where I taught art at the High School and Grade School, coaching boys JV basketball .

Milford was just northeast of U of I, where I graduated with an art education degree.

Hobbies:  I enjoy my 1966 lemans convertible, you can find me driving it throughout the summer. I also like deconstructing and reconstructing things around our home. Spending time with my daughter brings me the greatest joy of all.

Tips for Parents:  Children are under a lot of stress at this time of their lives. Understanding them becomes a difficult process when so many things in their lives become a point of concern for them. I feel students are looking for guidance and that is where a parent becomes so important. Not so much for telling them what to do but listening and sharing their stories of struggle with them. I think if your children hear these stories, they can come to their own conclusions and are able to problem solve on their own. Too often we are quick to tell them what to do instead of guiding them to the correct answer.  Learning to problem solve then becomes a life lesson and a very important one.

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 Safe Driving Edition

Parking Lot Safety Tips

• Entering the lot? Observe the No Left Turn sign on Illinois Avenue. When vehicles attempt to turn left into the lot on Illinois, traffic gets backed up into the Quentin Road intersection. The Palatine Police Department is monitoring this traffic sign, and violators will be ticketed.
• Entering from Quentin Road? Similar to the checkout lines at the grocery store, find the aisle with the shortest lines. This will also allow more people to enter the lot behind you.
• Dropping off? Pull forward past the front entrance to alleviate congestion in the aisles.
• Picking up in the front lot? Try locating a parking spot as you wait, and only drive to the front when you receive your student’s “I’m out front” text.
• Picking up on the street? Please attempt to do so only on the south side of the street (nearest the school) from the Auditorium lot to the bus lane in front. Pickup on the north side of the street is not only dangerous, but it may also earn you a ticket.
• Walking? Please use designated crosswalks and make sure turning vehicles are stopped before entering the crosswalk.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Girls Golfers Ann Marie O'Sullivan and Annie Gao for qualifying for the Sectional Meet.
• Congratulations to the following Cross Country runners on earning medals at the West Aurora Stampede:  Nupur Pokharkar, Rebecca Markham, Hannah Ban, and Marisa Ban earned medals in the varsity race
• Congratulations to Coach Lauren Hall and the Girls Tennis Team on placing 2nd in the MSL Tournament and taking 2nd place overall in the conference!  The following are award winners:  1 singles- Diya Matta - 3rd place;  2 singles- Elsie Ha - 2nd place;   3 singles- Abbie Stelnicki - 2nd place;   1st doubles- Kate Bodensteiner and Julia Smiarowska - 3rd place;   2nd Doubles- Selin Parmaksiz and Kellie Ha- Conference Champions- 1st place;  3rd Doubles- Rachael Carlins and Jane Bodensteiner- 2nd place; and 4th doubles- Emme Puritz and Elizabeth Lubeck- 3rd place.
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride winners:  Melissa Byrd, Emily Cantu-Rojas, Grace Cox, Leslie De La Torre, Giovanny Flores-Martinez, Jeannine Garland, Amanda Monawar, Lauren Noelle, Chris Rydberg, Anna Searle, Asuka Takaura, and Matthew Wells.
• Congratulations to Coach Darius Sanchez and the Boys Cross Country Team on placing 3rd at the Wheeling Wildcat Invite.  Awards include:  Danny Peterson 8th place; Luke Vogelgesang 17th, Charlie O’Brien 21st, and Ed Worthem 23rd
• Congratulations to Coach Curt Pinley and the Girls Volleyball team on their victory over Palatine High School to earn the MSL West crown with a divisional record of 9-1. This is the team’s first divisional title since 2009.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

October 14	End of 9 week grading period Boys Golf State Meet @ The Den Golf Course - 8;00 a.m. Girls Golf State Meet @ Hickory Point Golf Club - 8:30 a.m. Fremd Football vs. Conant H.S. - 7:30 p.m.
October 15	District 15/D211 Orchestra Festival - Gym 7:00 p.m. Girls Cross Country Conference @ Busse Woods - 11:00 a.m. Boys Cross Country Conference @ Busse Woods - 10:30 a.m. Boys Golf State Meet @ The Den Golf Course - 8;00 a.m. Girls Golf State Meet @ Hickory Point Golf Club - 8:30 a.m. Girls Volleyball Invitational @ Grayslake North H.S. -8:30 a.m. Girls Swimming & Diving Invitational @ Evanston H.S. - 10:00 a.m. Boys Soccer Regional Quarterfinals vs. Lake Forest @ FHS - 2:00 p.m.
October 18	Late Start - 8:50 a.m. start Girls Volleyball Crossover - 6:00 p.m. TBA
October 19	Early Dismissal - 11:50 a.m. dismiss PSAT/National Merit Testing College Night @ Palatine H.S. - 6:30-8:30 p.m. Boys Soccer Regional Semifinals @ Lake Forest H.S. - 5:30 p.m.
October 20	Fall Musical - Thoroughly Modern Millie - 7:00 p.m. Girls Volleyball MSL Championship @ Hersey H.S. 6:00 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name: Lauren O'Donnell

Position: Transition Coordinator/ Work Program Coordinator, Varsity Girls Tennis Coach and Service Over Self Sponsor

Years at Fremd: This is my 7th year at Fremd.

Life Before Fremd: Before teaching at Fremd, I graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education as an Intervention Specialist. While at Miami of Ohio, I played on the club tennis team, volunteered with Best Buddies and served as the community service officer for my sorority.

Hobbies/Interests: I love to coach tennis and sponsor the Service Over Self club at Fremd! On the weekends, I enjoy going to the dog park with my irish setter, Rawlins, practicing yoga and riding in spin class. My favorite place to travel is Charleston, South Carolina with all of the great beaches, low-country food, shopping and history! I also enjoyed going to Kauai this summer, especially hiking the Na Pali Coast Trail.

Insider Tip for Parents: The transition after high school is an exciting time for adolescents, but it can also be a time during which many students experience difficulties. As a support system for your student it is never too early to start planning for life after high school! Fremd and District 211 offer many great transition-related resources and events; such as the upcoming District 211 College Night, college admission visits through the guidance department, career treks offered throughout the year, The Future Begins Today and Directions Fairs specific for students with special needs, and many more. Careercruising.com and Collegeboard.org are great online resources for students to research possible post-secondary education and career opportunities! For online access to these resources students can ask their counselors.

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 RAH Edition

Realtors Against Homelessness

On November 3, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Realtors Against Homelessness (RAH) and the D211 Foundation will be holding their 6th Annual Event at Chandler’s Banquets (401 N. Roselle Rd. in Schaumburg). Tickets for the event are $40 and include hot appetizers, one drink ticket, a silent auction, a live auction, raffles, and a chance to network with others in your community.

What is RAH’s mission? Very simply, they provide financial support and attempt to increase community awareness of the growing number of students facing homelessness in our area. Because we are a relatively affluent school, one may assume that homelessness is not an issue here, but that is just not the case.

RAH and the D211 Foundation are both tremendous supporters of our students. I encourage you to attend the event, sponsor the event, or make a donation to the organization. Please visit www.realtorsagainsthomelessness.com to learn more.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to the Viking Marching Band for being awarded first place of the AA Division at the Victor J. Andrew High School Marching Band Competition this past Saturday night. The band was also awarded top honors for the “Visual” and “General Effect” captions, as well as receiving the second highest point total out of sixteen bands performing at the competition.  The VMB is under the direction of Jeremy Figlewicz with assistance from Matt Moore and JT Teichert.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

October 7	Fremd Football @ Schaumburg H.S. - 7:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Conference @ Rolling Meadows - 4:30 p.m.
October 8	Boys Golf Sectional - Atwood Homestead Golf Course 8:00 a.m. Girls Tennis Conference @ Rolling Meadows H.S.-8:00 a.m.. Girls Cross Country vs. Aurora West @ Stuart Sports Complex - 8:30 a.m. Boys Cross Country @ Jerotage Park - 9:00 a.m. Boys Soccer vs. Downers Grove South H.S. - 11:00 a.m. Girls Swimming & Diving Invite @ Naperville North H.S. - 1:00 p.m.
October 10	Teacher Institute Day Girls Golf Sectional @ Buffalo Grove Golf Course - 8:30 a.m. Girls Volleyball @ Libertyville H.S. - 6:00 p.m.
October 11	Boys Soccer Crossover Girls Swimming & Diving @ Conant H.S. - 4:30 p.m. Parent Principal Network Meeting - 6:00 p.m. - Media Center
October 13	Girls Volleyball vs. Palatine H.S. - 6:00 p.m. Boys Soccer MSL Championship - TBA
October 14	Boys Golf State Meet @ The Den Golf Course - 8:00 a.m. Girls Golf State Meet @ Hickory Point Golf Club - 8:30 a.m. Girls Tennis Sectional - 2:00 p.m. TBA Fremd Football vs. Conant H.S. - 7:30 p.m.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name:

Ryan Moreau

Position:

Fremd Science Teacher (Biology and Chemistry), Boys Varsity Golf Coach, and Intramurals Sponsor

Years at Fremd:

This is my 7th year at Fremd

Life Before Fremd:

Teaching at Fremd was my first job out of college; before Fremd I was an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  I also student taught at Prospect High School before being hired at Fremd.

Hobbies/Interests:

I love to golf!  It is hard to find time to play during the golf team’s season, but during the summer, I play as often as possible.  I live close to Palatine Hills, so I play there often.  I am always looking for good deals elsewhere too so I can play at as many new courses as I can.  Also, I love to cook – my wife is a great cook but doesn’t enjoy it as much as I do, so I am the chef at home.   As much as we love dates out to a restaurant, we have just as much or more fun making things ourselves from start to finish.

Insider Tip for Parents:

If you are a parent of a student who may forget to turn assignments in from time to time, and that class uses schoology for class materials and homework submission, you can check whether or not your son/daughter submitted their work by going to schoology, clicking on the assignment, and then clicking the submissions tab – you will either see the time-stamped submitted document, or you will see nothing, which means that assignment was not turned in.

If you are a parent of a struggling student, encourage that student to contact the teacher to arrange for help.  Have them email the teacher and copy you on the email so you are in the loop too.  The teacher will respond with some advice, or to set up a meeting time, or to coordinate a trip to the tutoring center when a teacher that teaches that subject will be present.

Make sure your son/daughter has some screen-free time at home.  They look at and use their phone and iPad enough at school.  Once their homework is done, it’s time to wind down with some other form of R&R.  Do a puzzle, play a game, go for a family walk…that kind of time is HUGE for helping him/her succeed in school and life.

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.