Freeman School District 33-1

Good luck to Noah McGee as he competes at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in the Creed Speaking category today!

The Freeman students and Mrs. Penner are on their way to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo! Good luck to Noah McGee as he competes in the National Creed Speaking competition on Wednesday, October 23. He is slated in the first flight at 8 am in Preliminary Round 1. Good luck, Noah!

👏🏻The FMFA Phoenix earned the title Great Plains Conference Champions🏆last night defeating the Avon Pirates, 36-26! 🏈Next up! #5 Phoenix will be taking on #12 DeSmet Bulldogs for the 1st round of playoffs in Freeman on Thursday, October 24th at 7 pm! GO PHOENIX!!!💪🏻

The FMFA Phoenix match up tonight in Friday night football action against the Avon Pirates in Avon. Game time is 7:00 PM. Here's the link to Avon's YouTube stream of the event. https://www.youtube.com/live/Wywg9Ldy5TI?si=JAAj3kOFIzPBEWwYM Go Phoenix!

🎉 Congratulations to the Flyers XC team! The boys team finished as runner up and Olivia Schultz qualified for state by place. Kudos to coaches Gregg Uecker and Bailey Lagge for their hard work and support. Here’s a recap of the results: Boys 5K: Lane McCune - 5th 🥇 Braydan Mangel - 9th 🥇 Josh Olesen - 15th 🥇 Collin Randall - 31st Korbin Jensen - 36th Girls 5K: Olivia Schultz - 13th 🥇 Full results for Region 3B at https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/242565/info Best of luck at State B XC in Rapid City next weekend! 🏆🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Go Flyers!

🐔🧇 The elementary students loved the tasty combo of chicken & waffles at lunch today! 🎉 Shoutout to our amazing lunch ladies for adding extra fun with their 😋 emoji face waffles! 🧇 Thanks for making lunch time delicious and sweet! 🍗🧇

Get Ready for Junior High Basketball Season! 🏀🎉 JH Boys First Practice: Monday, October 21, 2024 📅 Time: 3:45 PM ⏰ JH Girls First Practice: Monday, October 28, 2024 📅 Time: 6:00 AM ⏰

🧥Elementary Friendly Reminder: When the temperature is below 60°F, we ask that students wear coats to stay warm during outdoor activities. 🧥❄️ Please ensure your child is ready for cooler weather. If needed, we do have some donated coats available at the school. Thanks😊

Coin War Update: Congrats to Ms. Jirak’s 2nd grade! They swam past the competition, took the win, and earned a donut party! 🍩 All the money raised helped our teachers buy books from the book fair for their classrooms. Thanks for your donations! 📚 #FlyersBookFairCoinWar

🚜 The Freeman FFA students are out collecting corn for their 5-second corn dump! 🌽 Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far! 💙💛 🚜 Our crew will be out until 7 PM. If you’d like to be part of this fundraiser, there’s still time to call: 📞 (217) 402-3503

🐠💰Coin War Update: You all brought the change today!!Our teachers are so grateful for your donations this week! 2nd grade worked hard counting coins 🪙but before the winner is announced Monday, the bank will count it officially. Stay tuned to see which class swam to the top!🌊

🐙 Book Fair Coin War update: 5th grade is making waves & catching up to kindergarten! 🌊 Thanks for bringing your quarters today. Tomorrow is the final splash—bring all your loose change & let’s see which class floats to the top! 🦀Thanks for your support! #FlyersBookFairCoinWar

The Freeman FFA is hosting a 5 second corn dump on Saturday, October 12 from 8 am to 7 pm! If you’re willing to donate, please contact Shelly to make an appointment for the wagon to come to your field! Participants will dump corn into our wagon for 5 seconds and we will take the grain to the elevator. The proceeds will go to the Freeman FFA chapter. Contact her at 217-402-3503.

Flyers VB travels to Corsica tomorrow night (10-10-2024) to face the Corsica-Stickney Jaguars. Catch all of the action on https://jags.live/. The direct YouTube link to the game is https://youtu.be/m6n-jS9fRsU

Bake sale after school today for the FFA! We will be setup in the HS lunchroom after school and move to the elementary lunchroom during P/T Conferences. Stop by and grab a treat! Small plates $5 or individual treats $2.

🐙💰 Book Fair Coin War update: After Dime Day, Kindergarten is still in the lead; 5th grade is close behind! 🏆 Tomorrow, be sure to bring your quarters! 🪙🌊 Our Book Fair is open tonight from 5-9pm during the volleyball game! See you there! #FlyersBookFairCoinWar

📣 Attention Seniors and Senior Parents! 🎓✨ Don’t forget! Our VIRTUAL Financial Aid Night is happening Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00 PM. Join us to learn about the financial aid process and get all your questions answered! Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity! 💰💡

Please see the following letter from Principal Wynia about an Indigenous Peoples' Day program students may be attending at Freeman Academy on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

💰🐠 Book Fair Coin War update: Kindergarten is in the lead! 🏆 Tomorrow is dime day, don’t forget to bring your dimes ! 🦀🪙 All proceeds benefit our Book Fair. Let’s see who can swim to the top! 🌊 #FlyersBookFairCoinWar

🌊 We are excited to host our Book Fair this week—it's oceans of fun! 📚 Check out the shopping hours below. Don't forget "Donuts with Dear Ones" Wednesday morning! 🍩 50% of your purchase goes back to buying books for our library. 🐙 See you there! #FlyerBookFair