The Library Update Edition

OLD is Almost Cured!

Last December, district work crews set out to eradicate OLD (Outdated Library Disease) on Fremd's campus. Good news! The new and improved library, free of OLD, will be open for student use on November 6!

We owe the Viking Booster Club a huge thank you for their financial support to add furniture and other aesthetic features to the space. Much of these funds were raised through their Dinner Dance Fund a Need. Check out this video to see what the library used to look like:

Want to see pictures of the library renovation project? Check out this blog here.

Highlights and Successes:

• Congratulations to Colin Robinson, who qualified for Boys State Golf by shooting a 75 at the Sectional Golf Tournament.
• Congratulations to Boys Golfer Colin Robinson (junior) on placing 12th in the state as an individual out of a field of 112 golfers after shooting 73-75 in the two day tournament.
• Congratulations to Coach Lauren O’Donnell and the Girls TennisTeam on qualifying  for the IHSA State Tennis Tournament!  Fremd girls tennis won the Sectional 2A Championship!  Kate Bodensteiner and Julia Smiarowska- Doubles Sectional Champions; Elsie Ha and Kellie Ha- Doubles Sectional Finalists; Diya Matta- Singles Sectional Champion and Kyra Emmanouilidis- Singles Sectional Finalist.  
• Congratulations to the  F/S Girls Swimming on  taking 2nd in conference overall. Here are the list of top award winners: 200 Medley Relay—3rd Place; Skye Taylor, Lindsey Mega, Adhya Suresh, Megan Wiehe;  150 Free—Audrey Bickler, 3rd; Ananya Singh 4th; 100 IM—Alexandra Saccone 3rd; Skye Taylor 6th; 50 Free—Emily Zukowski 2nd; Emily Barker 4th; 50 Fly—Alexandra Saccone 3rd; 100 Free—Maddy Mazza 1st place; 300 Free—Audrey Bickler 3rd;  Ananya Singh 5th place; 200 Free Relay—2nd Emily Zukowski, Emily Barker, Emily Lu, Maddy Mazza; 5th Skye Taylor, Katie Rosenwinkle, Tina Giannopoulus, Adhya Suresh; 50 Back—Skye Taylor 3rd; 50 Breast—Lindsey Mega, 3rd; Adhya Suresh 5th; 400 Free Relay—Emily Zukowski, Alexandra Saccone, Audrey Bickler, Maddy Mazza 1st place;   6th Emily Barker, Ananya Singh, Emily Lu, Kierra Menk.
• Congratulations to Coach Kittrell and the  Varsity Girls Swimming on taking 3rd place at the Titan Relays. Here are the list of the award winners:  200 Fly Relay—1st, Lauren Savage, Lauren Streitmatter, Sophia Kuehn, Kristina Buzuloiu; 200 Back Relay—2nd, Sophia Kuehn, MJ Poss, Kristina Buzuloiu, Sarah Rothmeyer; 200 Breaststroke Relay—1st, Lauren Savage, Anna Miller, Steffi Chen, Rebecca Ballo; 100 Free Elimination Champion—Emily Bolger; 400 Medley Relay—2nd, Emily Bolger, Rebecca Ballo, Lauren Streitmatter, Anna Miller; 50 Free Elimination—5th, Lauren Savage; Sophomore 400 Free Relay—1st, Sarah Rothmeyer, Abby Dannebring, Izzie Serino, Sophia Kuehn; 200 Medley Relay—1st, Emily Bolger, Rebecca Ballo, Kristina Buzuloiu, Anna Miller; 400 Free Relay—2nd, Lauren Savage, Marie Grzybek, Rebecca Ballo, Emily Bolger
• Congratulations to the Viking Marching Band for being awarded second place of the AA Division (seven bands) at the Downers Grove South HS “Music Bowl” this past Saturday.  The band performed a rare indoor show due to the heavy rain.  The VMB also received the third highest point total out of the eighteen participating bands.  The VMB is directed by Matt Moore and JT Teichert.  
• Congratulations to this week’s Viking Pride winners:  Ana Cazares, Kevin Chung, Kayley Dilles, Mia Ferber, Connor Giusti, Gabriel Goodsite, Dominic Reed, Isaiah Turner and Mitzy Vega.

Upcoming Home Activities and Varsity Events

October 20	Fremd Football vs. Schaumburg - 7:30 p.m.
October 21	Musical “Sister Act” - 7:00 p.m. D15/D211 Orchestra Festival @ PHS - 1:00 p.m. Girls State Tennis Boys /Girls Regional Cross Country @ Busse Woods- 10:00 a.m. Boys Soccer Regional @ Carmel H.S.
October 23	Girls Volleyball Regionals @ FHS - 5:30 p.m.
October 24	Girls Volleyball Regionals @ FHS - 5:30 p.m. Boys Soccer Sectional @ FHS - 7:00 p.m.
October 25	Halloween Fest - 4:30-6:00 p.m.
October 26	Girls Volleyball Regionals @ FHS - 6:00 p.m.

For a more complete list, please visit our Athletics Page or the Athletic Department Blog.

Staff Spotlight

Name: Vasilij Acic

Position: Science Teacher (Physics, Physical Science), Assistant JV Boys Volleyball Coach

Years at Fremd:2nd year at Fremd, 4th year overall in teaching.

Life Before Fremd: I am proud to say that I grew up in Palatine, and I am incredibly excited to be able to give back to the community that helped shape who I am today! I graduated from Palatine High School, and then attended Harper College before transferring out to the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. The last two years I was a science teacher and coach at Antioch Community High School. I taught AP Physics C and Honors Physics both years, and was the Freshman Boys and JV Girls Volleyball coach at ACHS.

Hobbies/Interests: I’m a huge Chicago sports fan, love coaching volleyball, and spending time with my friends and family. Also, as a new home owner a lot of my time is now spent making sure I can properly feed myself (I’m sorry mom if I ever took your cooking for granted!!).

Insider Tip for Parents: My biggest tip for parents is to just be involved, and encourage your kids to get involved with an extracurricular activity. There are so many learning opportunity for kids to have being in a sport and club that you just can’t get from the classroom alone.

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.