The Daylight Savings Edition

Changed Clocks, Changed Calendar

Last week, our clocks fell back an hour. With the change, many of us may have felt sluggish for a few days. Experts say that we could have minimized the effects of the time change by gradually adjusting our bedtime over the span of a few days. It is also recommended that we adjust other routines, such as mealtimes, to prepare our bodies for the shift.

In a similar manner, we have “turned back the clocks” on our school year. For those students who have experienced the “old” calendar for a number of years,  their minds may be stuck on the “old” calendar, where final exams occurred almost three weeks after Winter Break.

Don’t let the new calendar play tricks on you! Tuesday, November 15 marks the 2nd Quarter midterm. If the semester was a race, I’d tell you to start your kick now. Don’t wait until December, like you might have done in the old calendar. There are a mere five weeks left of the semester. Five weeks to complete all of your tests, quizzes, projects and make-up work. Five weeks to review for Final Exams. Five weeks to achieve the grade of your preference.

Craft Fair Volunteers Wanted

The Fremd Booster Club will be hosting its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Once again, we are reaching out to Fremd students to ask them to volunteer some time to help us make this event run smoothly.  We'll be needing volunteers for Friday evening, Dec 9th, for the set-up (taping out booths, putting up signs, etc.).  We will also need students on the day of the event with 4 timeslots available starting at 6:30 am.  There are a variety of jobs for them to help with, but our biggest need on Saturday is from 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. helping the vendors bring all of their items into the building. Throughout the day, we'll also need help with concessions, providing general information, and helping vendors take items back to their vehicles.

The Fremd Booster Club benefits all Fremd students and activities, and we are grateful for your help in previous years.  Listed below is a link to the Holiday Craft Fair Volunteer sign-up page.  Please take a few moments to let your students know about this volunteer opportunity and encourage them to help out at the Craft Fair.  Your help is truly appreciated.  We know this is the same day as the ACT so that will make it impossible for some students to volunteer on Saturday.  That's why we really need your help to get the word out to all the students.

This is a perfect opportunity to community service hours for Vikes or Harper’s Promise! Sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a054baca623a46-fremd

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to November English Student of the Month Jack Rosenwinkel.
• Congratulations to Girls Cross Country runner Linda Varela on being a State Meet medal winner! Linda earned “All-State (top 25)” honors by placing 24th in a talented field of 210 runners.
• Congratulations to the Girls Swimming and Diving Team on being the Titan Relay Champions and taking 2nd place in the Varsity Conference.  At Varsity Conference, the following girls were medal winners: 200 Medley Relay: 2nd  Place: Sophia Kuehn, Rebecca Ballo, Kristina Buzuloiu, Anna Miller; 200 Freestyle: 2nd Place Emily Bolger; 5th Place Marie Grzybek; 200 IM: 4th Place Sophia Kuehn; 6th Place Rebecca Ballo; 50 Free: 6th Place Lauren Savage; 100 Free: 2nd Place Emily Bolger; 4TH Place Emily Kini; 500 Free: 4TH Place Marie Grzybek; 200 Free Relay: 2nd PLACE, Lauren Savage, Anna Miller, Emily Kini, Emily Bolger; 100 Back: 3rd Place, Sophia Kuehn; 100 Breast: 4th Place, Rebecca Ballo; 400 Free Relay: 2nd Place, Emily Bolger, Sophia Kuehn, Emily Kini, and Lauren Savage.
• Congratulations to Coach Martin Zacharia and the Fremd Debate Team for hosting their 38th Annual Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum Tournament. Award Winners include: Lincoln Douglas: Kashif Javid, 8th Place Speaker; Andy Ruan, 13th Place Speaker. Public Forum: Claire Athanas and Piyush Biswas, 6th Place; Jesse Huang and Edward Li, 10th Place; Sharbik Dutta, 7th Place Speaker.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

November 11	HAPPY VETERANS DAY!
November 12	Speech Invite Tournament - all school 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Daddy/Daughter Dance - Gym 7-9 p.m. Swimming & Diving Sectional  Diving @ Stevenson H.S. - 9:00 a.m. Swimming Finals - 1:00 p.m.
November 15	Late Start - 8:50 a.m. start Fall Sports Awards - 7:00 p.m.
November 16	Girls Basketball @ Johnsburg H.S. - 7:30 p.m. Choir Solo & Ensemble - Music Department 6-9 p.m.
November 18	Girls Basketball vs. Deerfield H.S.- 7:30 p.m. Girls Swimming & Diving State @ Evanston H.S.

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

Staff Spotlight

Name:

Derek Bahn

Position:

Palatine Police Officer currently assigned to Fremd High School

Years at Fremd:

0 years, 3 months

Life Before Fremd:

University of Illinois graduate, then worked in a DFCS shelter and as a juvenile probation officer prior to becoming a police officer in 1999

Hobbies/Interests:

Spending time with my family

Insider Tip for Parents:

Wait, what?  No one told me that we had to tip the parents...

Ask the Principal

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