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Hello Patriots. Welcome to the five time, "A" rated, Freedom High School where learning is our top priority and our focus is on literacy, rigor and relationships. Our school's pillars of honor, excellence and tradition continue to be on display on a daily basis by our students, staff and community.
Band MPA'S
The "Pride of the Patriot", our award winning band, had their annual MPA performance reviewed at University High School on Saturday, November 5th. I would like to recognize our new Band directors,
Dr. Michael Antmann and
Ms. Charlene Cannon for leading this group of talented musicians. We are so proud of our band here at FHS. FHS band members, thank you for your unwavering commitment to your passion and for the countless hours you put into making FHS band performances superior! Also, I would like to recognize our volunteers of parents and community members for their dedication and support of the FHS band program. Thank you for all that your do!
Daylights Savings Time Ends
Parents, don't forget to turn your clocks back 1 hour this Sunday as Daylight Savings Time concludes. Parents and students, please take the necessary safety precautions since, as you have noticed, it is dark when students are arriving to their bus and while being dropped off at school. Parents, if you drop off your students in the morning, please adhere to our drop off locations. We don't want an unfortunate accident because students are being dropped off on Taft-Vineland or on unauthorized drop off locations on or around campus
Bullying Prevention Week
Our Freedom High School Student Government Association (SGA) Health and Safety Committee is facilitating a Bullying Prevention week from November 14th through the 18th. The purpose of this project is to tackle the root problem where bullying stems from, to try to create an environment where acceptance and tolerance are the norm, and to minimize behaviors associated with bullying. These student leaders have prepared activities for teachers to incorporate into their classes every day, each one tackling a different piece of the problem. Topics such as cyber bullying, acceptance, apologizing, and where to turn to if you do experience or witness bullying will be covered. Freedom High School is committed to sustaining a safe learning environment for all of students. Parents, feel free to talk with your son or daughter regarding what steps they can take to support a Bullying Free campus and speak out on such behavior.
Freedom High School Veterans
Veterans Day 2016 will be observed on Friday, November 11th, 2016. "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world." Our United States branches of military service, do not have that problem. There is no institution in this world that commands such unwavering respect as the United States military. On behalf of the FHS staff and the community, with Respect, Honor and Gratitude, we say thank you for the service that you have given to our country. I would like to recognize FHS current staff members who have served our country. The staff members are
OPS NR E-4 Albert Hutchinson (US Navy),
SSG E-6 Elba Cruz (US Army) and
SGT E-5 Joseph Gonzalez (US Marines).
Sincerely,
Rolando R. Bailey
Principal
* Pictured very top: Faculty and staff sporting red as part of 'Red Ribbon Week' at FHS.
At Veteran's Day '16 - Thank you for your service!
OPS NR E-4 Albert Hutchinson (US Navy), SSG E-6 Elba Cruz (US Army) and
SGT E-5 Joseph Gonzalez (US Marine Corps).
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 Nov. 6: End of Daylight Savings Time
Nov. 7: Girls' Soccer vs West Orange, 6/7:30 pm
Nov. 8: Election Day
Nov. 9: Flagler College rep on campus (see below)
Nov. 11: Veteran's Day
Nov. 11: Valencia College rep on campus (see below)
Nov. 11: Boys' Soccer vs Lake Mary, 5:30/7 pm
Nov. 12: Saturday School, 9:00 am
Nov. 12: OCPS Parent Academy -
'Family: A Team Effort'
Nov. 14: Blood Drive (all day), 8:00 am
Nov. 15: Spanish NHS Induction Ceremony, 6:00 pm
Nov. 15: Girls' Soccer vs Cypress Creek, 6/7:30 pm
Nov. 16: Boys' Soccer vs Bishop Moore, 5:30/7 pm
Nov. 17: Freedom "Family" Feud Game Show Night, 6:30 pm
Nov. 18: Girls' Basketball vs Hagerty, 6/7:30 pm
Nov. 18: Boys' Soccer vs Edgewater, 6/7:30 pm
Nov. 19: Saturday School, 9:00 am
Veteran's Day '16
A reminder to our school community that FHS is the home of the Patriots and this next Friday is Veteran's Day. If you know of a veteran, or should pass a military person in uniform this week, kindly take a moment to thank them for their service.
Above: Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Edwards embraces his wife and child after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 3, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael H. Lee
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OCPS 2016-2017 School Calendar
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Click on the
OCPS website link to access the Orange County Public Schools 2016-17 calendar.
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* Vital Signs credit of Mr. Charles Youtz
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Curriculum: 'Rigor in the Classroom'
An on-going look at learning in action from around campus . . .
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AP Environmental Science
Mr. Eric Lang's AP Environmental students are seen here constructing eco-columns with plants and animals to represent different ecosystems around the world. This self-contained, 8-week project, wraps up the Ecology unit as students demonstrate their understanding of ecosystems diversity and fragility.
Mr. Lang and the students from his AP Environmental Science class (Nov. 2016) |
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AP Government
This past Wednesday, over 230 of Mrs. Samantha Beovich's, AP Government Seniors met in the cafeteria after school to take part in a "Mock AP Government" practice exam. The practice is intended to simulate aspects of the real AP test, using real AP test questions and the time constraints that they will experience on the test in May. These results will be tracked throughout the year so students can see how much they have improved as the course progresses.
Hundreds of Mrs. Beovich's AP Government students in the cafeteria participating in their
"Mock AP Government" exam this past week.
* Rigor in the classroom credit: Mr. Charles Youtz, Dean
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Featured Department
Reading
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Bottom row left to right: Mr. Farley (BLA), Mr. Sanchez Corona, Ms. Weber, Ms. Perucci.
Second row left to right: Ms. Childress, Ms. Rodriguez, Mrs. Pickett, Mr. Sharma.
Top row left to right: Ms. Love-Diaz, Ms. Paugh, Ms. Cove, Mr. Strange.
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The Women of ALPFA was envisioned with the purpose of creating opportunities for professional Latinas and empowering them by providing leadership skills, training, mentoring and career advancement.
Freedom High School students who participated in the Aspire to Inspire program held on September 24th, 2016 at Walt Disney World were selected to attend this year's Women of ALPFA titled: Inspiring Latinas to Aspire for Success, scheduled October 21, 2016 from 6pm-9pm at Disney's Contemporary Resort. This event was a great opportunity for Central Florida's High School Latinas to network with 100 Hispanic professional women from various backgrounds and enjoy an evening of mentoring insight, best practices, and experiences.
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Special Recognition
FHS Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
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Freedom's Academy of Hospitality and Tourism was invited to partake in a Career Day put on by our Partner's in Education, The Ritz Carlton and J.W. Marriott. Several students were warmly welcomed Thursday morning with applause to the establishment by the Leadership Team. The students started off by receiving tours of both properties (both front of the house and back of the house), an opportunity to ask questions of guest speakers in leadership from several departments at the hotel, and then finished with a job-shadow opportunity where they got to work alongside of industry professionals. Overall, it was a great day full of networking and building memorable relationships.
These are the two Marriott properties the students visited: The Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes (far left)
and the J.W. Marriott. We are proud to have these world class resorts as valued Partners in Education!
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Bright Futures Scholarship
Most students met with Ms. Hawley during the last 2 weeks to complete the Florida Financial Aid application, also known as the Bright Futures scholarship application. It is important to know that even if a student doesn't qualify for the scholarship, they may still qualify for financial aid in the form of grants. For that reason we want all of our seniors to complete this application.
FAFSA
The FAFSA is the application for federal financial aid. Encourage every eligible student to complete this application. The website is
www.FAFSA.gov. This past Tuesday evening we opened the media center during the evening for families to get help completing the FAFSA application, and more than 40 families took advantage of the opportunity. Representatives from Rollins Office of Financial Aid came to lend their expertise, and we had a number of volunteers help as well. Ms. Hawley, College Counselor, is available by appointment to help with the FAFSA application. She can also help with college searches, career testing, college applications, and other related topics.
College Reps at FHS
On Friday, November 11 Abby Nobile from Valencia College will be at Freedom most of the day to help students apply to Valencia as well as complete other Valencia related applications. The Valencia application fee is $35, so if your student plans to apply next Friday, he or she can bring a credit or debit card to pay the fee. Alternatively, the application can be saved and the fee submitted later. Students can register at
EventBrite.com. An admissions representative from Flagler College will be at Freedom Wednesday, November 9 to meet with interested students. Register at
EventBrite.com.
QuestBridge Finalists
Freedom High School is proud to have two QuestBridge finalists. Nelson Quezada Herrera and Bryan Mendoza completed a very intensive application process through the QuestBridge program which matches highly qualified candidates to the nation's most selective colleges. Final decisions from the colleges will come out in December.
General Information
Counselors are planning to meet with underclassmen in the coming weeks to help them plan their classes for next year and talk about future goals.
Timely Topic: Is your senior student planning to play Division I or Division II sports in college? Student-athletes must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to be eligible to play NCAA Division I or II sports in college. Athletes playing in Division III do not have to register. The NCAA recommends that student-athletes register at the
beginning of their junior year in high school, but many students register after their junior year. There is no registration deadline, but students must be cleared by the Eligibility Center before they receive athletic scholarships or compete at a Division I or II institution. Students register at
NCAA Eligibility Center.
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Freedom will be giving the PERT Math exam November 14th to the 18th. Students in 10th through 12th grade that have not yet met the Alg. 1 EOC graduation requirement will be taking the PERT Math test during this time. A student that has previously taken the Alg. 1 EOC can use a PERT Math score of 97 or better as a concordant score for the Alg. 1 EOC.
* EOC = End of Course Exam as required by the Florida Dept. of Education
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Clubs
National Honor Society
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The National Honor Society inducted 120 new members on Wednesday, November 2 bringing their member total to 220! Pictured below is the officer cabinet consisting of President Nancy Newlin, Vice President Joshua DeMarco, Secretary Angelica Acevedo, Media Director Victoria Paniagua, Student Liaison Heather Casseus, Fundraising Officer Cashira Chery, Parliamentarian Taylor Collins, and Sponsors Mrs. Luzoro and Ms. Fuller.
FHS National Honor Society Officers for 2016-2017
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FHS Class of 2013 Alum on "The Voice"
Christian Cuevas joined hundreds of students, staff members and friends at "The Voice" watch party hosted by FHS (above). Christian has made it through the knock-out round and into the live round portion of the competition! That means he needs you to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for him so that he can continue in the competition all the way to the finals. Christian's first live round where he will need you to vote is tomorrow night at 8:00 pm on NBC's "The Voice."
Please tell your friends and family . . . vote for Christian!
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Football
The Patriots' last district game of the 2016 season was a heartbreaking loss 20-17 to the Cypress Creek Bears. The Patriots scored the first touchdown of the game on a long run from Daequan Tate. The Patriots used this to build a 17-10 lead at the half. The second half saw the offense stall on drives and the defense give up a touchdown to tie the game. In the final minute, Cypress Creek made a 32-yard field goal to take the lead. The Patriots were unable to get into scoring position in the final 30 seconds. This loss pushes the Patriots to 1-6 on the season.
The girls' volleyball season has come to an end after both JV and varsity teams made huge improvements in wins vs losses against a very tough district and metro conference. The varsity team won the Silver Elite Bracket of the Dr. Phillips/Edgewater tournament in late September and the program went above and beyond in raising over $800 dollars for the Louisiana flood victims, demonstrating great character and selflessness. Thanks to parents, administrators and teachers for your support in our season!
Swimming
Congratulations to all the swimmers that competed at Districts on October 21st and congratulations to the following swimmers that advanced to Regional's on Saturday, October 29th: Boys 200 Medley Relay - Daniel Perez, Alex Balaguer, Logan LaRochelle, and Carlos Luzardo; Daniel Perez in 200 IM and 100 Backstroke; Christina McGrath in 50 freestyle; Carlos Luzardo in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle; Girls 200 Free Relay - Erin Karaktin, Caroline Cardenas, Valentina Decena, and Christina McGrath; and finally the Boys 400 Free Relay - Daniel Perez, Logan LaRochelle, Thiago Luperi Rego, and Carlos Luzardo.
Cross Country
On Saturday October 29, at the regional finals at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, the boys' cross country team placed 6th. Their placement qualified them to compete at the State finals. Congratulations to Timothy Doyle for winning the regional championship. Other placers were: Alex McKee (7th), Dillon Ortiz (22nd), Jose Bravini (58th), Stephen Gonzalez (105th), Logan Monzillo (119th), and Ryan Hiesinger (123rd).
Bowling
The Freedom bowling team ended the season on a high note. Both the boys and girls teams played well during the district playoffs. Unfortunately, neither team made it to the finals, however all the players competed at a high level. Although it's hard to say good-bye to our graduating seniors we are looking forward to working with next year's returning players.
Special Olympics Bowling
On Saturday, October 29th, the Special Olympics Bowling Team competed in the Area Games Competition at Boardwalk Bowl. Congratulations to: Hannah Briegel, Samantha Crosby, Brooke Downing, David Johnson and Gabriela Martinez for placing 1st in their divisions. Placing 2nd was: Christian Aguayo, Alicia Balderas, Taylor Carey, and Tristan Pullen. Rounding out the placers were: Nicosi Canton who placed 4th and Corbin Lieber who placed 5th.
Fall Sports at FHS
Below is a list of our fall sports at FHS along with their respective head coach. Feel free to contact the head coach for the exact tryout date and other pertinent information.
* Girls' Volleyball- Barbara Lansing
barbara.lansing@ocps.net
* Boys' Swimming - Jessica Bailey
jessica.bailey@ocps.net
* Girls' Swimming - Lynn Kelly-McClish
lynn.kelly-mcclish@ocps.net
* Bowling - Ramon Lamboy
ramon.lamboy@ocps.net
* Boys' Golf - Collin Kennedy
collin.kennedy@ocps.net
* Girls' Golf - Jeff Beavers
jeffbeaver74@gmail.com
* Cross Country - Leonard Malech
lmalech@aol.com
Athletic Director - Roy Peters
roy.peters@ocps.net
Asst. Athletic Director - Tyrhon Crawford
tyrhon.crawford@ocps.net
Asst. Athletic Director - David Bush
david.bush@ocps.net
Athletic Trainer - Te Shondra Abner
teshondra.abner@ocps.net
Athletic Trainer - Tiffany Wattenbarger
tiffany.wattenbarger@ocps.net
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Senior Class of 2017 Dates & Events
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Jan. 10: Class of 2017 Cap and Gown Assembly
During 2nd period in the PAC.
Jan. 18: Cap and Gown Orders
Jostens on campus during lunch shifts to take cap, gown and announcement orders.
Jan. 19: Cap and Gown Orders
Jostens on campus during lunch shifts to take cap, gown and announcement orders.
Jan. 27: Cap and Gown Orders
Jostens on campus during lunch shifts to take cap, gown and announcement orders.
Jan. 28: Saturday Cap and Gown Orders
Jostens on campus from 9 am - 1 pm to take cap, gown and announcement orders.
Mar. 13 - 16: Grad Night Ticket Sales
Grad Night 2017 tickets on sale after school in the cafeteria. Only FHS seniors may purchase a Grad Night ticket. Tickets are $80, cash only, and are non-refundable.
April 21: Grad Night
Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida. Attendees (FHS seniors only) will board coach buses (you must ride bus; no student driving) at 4:30 pm in bus loop of the school then return by 3:30 am. Attendees must ride the bus to and from. No exceptions.
May 6: Prom
Rosen Plaza Hotel. Prom questions should be directed to Ms. Fierle.
Michele.Fierle@ocps.net
May 18: CLASS OF 2017 COMMENCEMENT, UCF ARENA, 7:00 pm
TBD: Senior Day at the Marriott World Center
Activities include senior breakfast (buffet), senior awards ceremony, yearbook distribution and signing party, SGA presidential address, senior video presentation, cap and gown distribution. You may also purchase a cap and gown at Senior Day. Senior Day begins at 8:00 am.
*** For updates and information, visit the FHS website at
www.freedom.ocps.net then click on "Class of 2017 Information and Dates" which is located at the bottom of the homepage.
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