Freeman School District 33-1

Congrats to our top 30 individuals! There were over 700 kids participating at the B/E CDE. Ag Mechanics Ethan Buchmann - 20th Logun Pankratz - 28th Agronomy Megan Mendel - 29th Floriculture Olivia Smith - 14th Tyce Benjamin- 16th Claire Hofer - 20th Food Science Claire Loofbourrow- 21st Nursery Landscape Tannen Auch - 18th Oliver Waltner - 20th Riley Gall - 21st Vet Science Ava Andersen - 16th Riley Knittel - 20th Emily Knodel - 27th Team Placings in top 10: Agronomy 9th Floriculture 4th Food Science 9th Nursery Landscape 6th Vet Science 9th

Freeman High School is hosting a LifeServe blood drive on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 2:15 PM. See the attached flyer for all the details and to schedule an appointment to donate.

Congratulations to our 7-12 quiz bowl teams. They competed in the Cornbelt Conference Quiz Bowl meet today in Irene. Great job to all the teams!

2022-2023 School Calendar amended at the school board meeting earlier today. Direct link to .pdf of amended calendar: https://5il.co/1ary3

Congratulations to Axle Schultz, Reeslyn Hofer, and Liam Loofbourrow! They were chosen for JH All-State Band held in Huron this past weekend. They rehearsed all day Friday and Saturday and performed on Saturday afternoon. Concert link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYcsBuSNB9M

Congratulations to the JH Oral Interpretation team who performed at the Cornbelt Conference competition in Menno on Thursday, March 2, 2023. They did fantastic and earned several Top Superiors. Great job!

Freeman School District is hosting Preschool Screening on March 22-23, 2023 and having Kindergarten roundup on March 23, 2023. See the attached flyer for all the details.

Final Reminder - Come out for the Freeman FFA Pancake Feed tomorrow, March 3, 2023 from 7 AM - 10 AM in the Freeman HS Lunchroom!

Great job to our 7-12 music students today at Region I Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Contest in Lennox. They performed wonderfully!

Congratulation to our boys basketball players and coaches on a hard-fought game last night and a good season. Good things are ahead for these Flyers!

Here are the details for all the other activities for Read Across America week. Join in the fun!

This week is Read Across America week. To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, we are having a color battle tomorrow. Please dress up as follows: KG & 8th - white, 1st & 7th - purple, 2nd & 10th - blue, 3rd & 9th - green, 4th & 11th - yellow, 5th & 11th - orange, and 6th & 12th - red.

LiveStream information for tomorrow's BBB game at Freeman Academy: 5-Star Broadcasting will be streaming a play by play: https://youtube.com/live/Fi6Iq2ccNso?si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE FA will also be steaming the game on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fambearcatsbasketball

The Flyers BBB team will face Freeman Academy-Marion in Region 4B basketball action on Tuesday February 28, 2023. The Flyers play at 6:00 PM at Sterling Hall in Freeman. Come cheer on the Flyers! Link to Region 4B bracket: http://bit.ly/3IQDUf1

Good luck to our Flyers GBB players and coaches tonight in Region 4B action. The Flyers take on Centerville at 7:00 PM in Irene. If you can't make the game, Irene's LiveStream is https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/irenewakonda-high-school-irene-sd/gamd2d061860c

The Phoenix softball gear online store opens today. Gear up for the inaugural season of Phoenix softball! Store closes on March 9 at 11:59 pm. Expected delivery date is March 31. Go Phoenix! https://hauffsports.chipply.com/PHOENIXSB/

With a blizzard warning still forecast into tomorrow, the Freeman School District will be closed on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023. The Region 4B girls basketball game has been moved to Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM in Irene. Please stay safe and keep warm!

Region 4B Girls basketball originally scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2023 has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Irene-Wakonda High School in Irene. Viborg-Hurley vs. Scotland at 5:30 PM followed by Centerville vs. Freeman at about 7:00 PM.

Even though some events were postponed due to the weather, it is still National FFA week. The Freeman FFA chapter was able to hold Ag Olympics yesterday in the HS gym before the blizzard arrived. The sophomore class won! Happy National FFA week!

Due to the blizzard warning forecast to start at 9:00 am tomorrow, the Freeman School District will be closed on February 22, 2023. More information will be shared tomorrow evening explaining the plan for school and activities for the remainder of the week.