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.