November 7, 2021
November 7, 2021
This information is important for the upcoming week.
This information is important for the upcoming week.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
Important Upcoming Dates:
November 3 - 17 - Henrico Christmas Mother Canned Food Drive
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 15 - Bell schedule shift (FF moved back)
November 19 - Early Release Day (This is a change)
November 24-25 - Thanksgiving Break
December 10 - Early Release Day (This is a change)
December 19 - Start of Winter Break
June 16th - Graduation for the DSF Class of 2022 (3pm)
HCPS-School-Calendar-2021-22.pdf This Week at DSF
This Week at DSF
AP Exam Ordering
AP Exam Ordering
The deadline to order and pay for AP exams without incurring a $40 late fee is 11:59 pm on Monday, November 8th, 2021. Students and families will order their exams online through Total Registration. Each exam costs $100. Please click here for more information.
Veterans Day Assembly - Thursday
Veterans Day Assembly - Thursday
On November 11th, Freeman will honor the men and women who have served our country in our armed forces with our annual Veterans Day Assembly. While we do not feel it is appropriate to bring our entire student body into the gym as we normally would, we will hold our assembly live in our gymnasium (band, chorus, guest speaker and honored guests) and live-stream it into our classrooms so the Freeman Family will participate in it as one.
We would like to invite our community to participate. If you are affiliated with DSF as family member of a current student, a member of our impressive alumni, or a member of our community, we would like to invite you to attend and be recognized at this event.
Please complete this attached google form so that we might expect you and can recognize you at the event. If you are affiliated with a current student, that student will join you at the ceremony if you choose.
Thank You from the Freeman PTSA
Thank You from the Freeman PTSA
Thank you Freeman parents! The PTSA really appreciates your support! We let you know last week that we hadn't reached our goal this year for the Freeman Fund and you all came through in a big way! Almost $5000 has been donated this past week and we exceeded our goal. Supporting all our teachers and students is what the PTSA does and this amount will give us so many opportunities to do that this school year. Thank you again and we will keep you updated on Facebook and at http://www.freemanptsa.org on how we use the money to help our teachers.
This Month at DSF
This Month at DSF
Bell Schedule Change:
Bell Schedule Change:
Expanded Freeman Focus moves back to the afternoon starting 11/15
Expanded Freeman Focus moves back to the afternoon starting 11/15
Henrico Christmas Mother Canned Food Drive lasts from now until November 17th. Students are encouraged to bring in items of need to any of their teachers. Prizes to the two teachers and their students who collect the most cans and who create the most creative canned food sculpture. Items of need include canned food, pasta, rice, peanut butter, crackers, cereal, and cookies.
Thank you for your help in supporting families in Henrico in need! - the SCA
DSF Choral Boosters Charleston Wrap Fundraiser
DSF Choral Boosters Charleston Wrap Fundraiser
Do you need to get Holiday shopping done? And need Holiday wrap for those presents? Shop with Charleston Wrap and support DSF Choral Boosters! Click on the link below and items ordered will be shipped directly to you! Orders must be placed by Dec 2 (but we recommend earlier, due to shipping delays)
HCPS Updates
HCPS Updates
COVID SCREENING TESTING FOR WINTER ATHLETICS
COVID SCREENING TESTING FOR WINTER ATHLETICS
*Updated
*Updated
Freeman Winter Sports Athletes,
Beginning with winter sports this season, our division will be conducting screening COVID testing for all athletes as a part of our COVID mitigation strategies. Winter sports athletes will be required to participate, with the excpetion of fully vaccinated individuals who may opt out of screening testing. Please see this letter from HCPS with some additional information.
This program will begin at Freeman the week of November 15th.
School Counseling
School Counseling
Information from our School Counseling team, led by Janet Smith, DSF Director of School Counseling
Information from our School Counseling team, led by Janet Smith, DSF Director of School Counseling
HCPS Bridge Builders Academy Virtual Workshop:
Signs of Suicide
HCPS’ Bridge Builders Academy features virtual gatherings and discussions with experts on a host of topics, designed to connect families with important information. The next event will cover the signs of suicide and will take place on Tuesday, November 9th at 6:00 pm. Parents/guardians may click here to join the virtual workshop.
Financial Aid Webinar
The State Council for Higher Education for VIrginia is hosting a virtual webinar on financial aid on November 16th at 6:00 pm. Parents/guardians may click here to register.
Contact Information For School Counseling
Contact Information For School Counseling
Phone: 804-673-3709
Website: tinyurl.com/dsfcounseling
Liz Puckett, School Counselor, Last Names: A-Cr
ebpuckett@henrico.k12.va.us
Morgan Meadowes, School Counselor, Last Names: Cu-Hen
memeadowes@henrico.k12.va.us
Janet Smith, Director of School Counseling, Last Names: Her-K
jksmith@henrico.k12.va.us
Susie Good, School Counselor, Last Names: L-Ph
slgood@henrico.k12.va.us
Corey Hancock, School Counselor, Last Names: Pi-Sa
clhancock1@henrico.k12.va.us
Charlie Williams, School Counselor, Last Names: Sc-Z
cewilliams@henrico.k12.va.us
Graeme Byrne, Administrative Assistant
gjbyrne@henrico.k12.va.us
Sarah Terry, Registrar
sdterry@henrico.k12.va.us
Student Support and Wellness Resources
Student Support and Wellness Resources
A new feature: a weekly resource from DSF school Psychologist, Emily Zalewski. This will be a place for optional resources for families looking to learn more about mental and emotional health.
A new feature: a weekly resource from DSF school Psychologist, Emily Zalewski. This will be a place for optional resources for families looking to learn more about mental and emotional health.
Class of 2022
Class of 2022
Information for our Seniors and their families
Information for our Seniors and their families
Ordering Information for Senior Year Items from our partners at Jostens
Ordering Information for Senior Year Items from our partners at Jostens
Previously Posted (but still important)
Previously Posted (but still important)
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Afternoon Car-Rider Pick Up: Moved back to Student Lot
Afternoon Car-Rider Pick Up: Moved back to Student Lot
We will alter our dismissal timing and car-rider pick-up location, returning pick-up to the student lot near the baseball field. This also goes into effect on 10/4. Your feedback on the Drivers-Ed Lot Pick-Up Trial was very helpful, and our community remains split on which system worked better. With that divide, we are opting for the plan that does not have students walking across Camden Dr. and will use the timing of our dismissal (student drivers ten minutes before car-riders) to stagger a release and ease (though unlikely eliminate) congestion at dismissal.
3:45 - Student drivers released
3:55 - Car riders and bus riders released to student lot
Student Dress Code
Student Dress Code
The Henrico County Code of Conduct mandates a dress code to ensure a proper learning environment. Students are expected to review that policy prior to choosing clothing and those not adhering to dress-code will be asked to change. Those who repeatedly violate this Code of Conduct policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Please help us avoid that situation by speaking with your student about the dress code.
Cell Phones in Class
Cell Phones in Class
The HCPS Code of Conduct stipulates that student cell phones must be off and away during instructional time. This year at DSF, students may be asked to place their phone in a designated location in most classes during class time. Students who do not and whose phone is out without permission during class time will have that device confiscated and turned into the main office. Phones will be retuned to parents and guardians. Students may use the main office landline to inform parents that their phone was confiscated.
Sign Up for Parent Accounts
Sign Up for Parent Accounts
Now more than ever, staying connected with the school and your child’s teachers is important to your child’s success in school. Henrico parents can create accounts to view grades and attendance information through PowerSchool, access assignment information through Schoology, and receive communications through the SchoolMessenger App. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to set up your access to these tools. If you need assistance, please reach out to our Innovative Learning Coach, Jessica Ciokan (jkciokan@henrico.k12.va.us).
PowerSchool Parent Portal - click here then choose “Create Account” tab
Schoology - click here for directions
SchoolMessenger App - click here to sign up to receive school and teacher communications in one place. (click here to learn more)
Athletics Boosters Membership Information
Athletics Boosters Membership Information
Each year, nearly 800 students at Douglas Freeman compete on multiple athletic teams. With your membership in the Booster Club, you support our programs and you save money on admission to home sporting events. See our website (www.dsfathleticboosters.org) for details about benefits associated with each membership level. Athletic passes and tickets may be used for all home Varsity and JV athletic events, excluding tournaments and Invitationals. Without a Booster Pass, costs per sporting event are $8 for football and $6 for all other sports. Preferred parking applies to all home football games except Homecoming. Tickets and passes from prior seasons are no longer valid.
New (Temporary) Bell Schedule: Freeman Focus at 9am
New (Temporary) Bell Schedule: Freeman Focus at 9am
Starting on Monday, 10/4, we will make a temporary change to our schedule to alleviate concerns brought on by late morning buses. We will move Freeman Focus to 9 am. We have 12-15 late buses each day and our classes who serve bus riders have been drastically affected by this. We do not see this changing in the near future, so we will adjust in our building to help our students.
DSF Regular Bell Schedule -- 10-4-21 (TEMPORARY).pdfDSF COVID SAFETY
DSF COVID SAFETY
Reporting Positive Cases at school
Reporting Positive Cases at school
We use this space to report out the number of COVID-19 cases we had on campus along with the number of positive exposures at school that resulted from those cases.
This week (11/1-11/8) our shool recorded 1 positive COVID case and 3 exposures.
Quarantine and Contact Tracing FAQs
Quarantine and Contact Tracing FAQs
Close Contacts:
With almost our entire student body returning to Freeman this year and our classrooms at full capacity, there becomes an increased likelihood that your student could be deemed a close contact if we have a positive case in the building. If that occurs, school administration or health professionals will call with a series of questions to determine if quarantine is necessary. Here's how we can help keep as many students at school as possible:
Encourage mask-wearing at all times as we enforce this every day at school.
If you feel comfortable, have your student get a COVID-19 vaccine. Students with a full vaccination status are better protected from COVID-19.
Please remain patient with our school officials and contact tracing team.
The school maintains and enforces carefully-documented seating charts to ensure that no unecessary students are quarantined.
Our division has amended its definition of a close contact, citing that students that are three-feet apart and fully masked would no longer be considered close contacts. Students should do their best ro remain 3 feet from others at all times that such distancing is possible.
Quarantine Decisions:
HCPS has published a chart to help families and staff understand the decisions being made by our contact tracing team. Only contact tracers and school officials can clear a student for a return in the case of a positive case or exposure.
DSF - School-specific Covid Safety Mitigation Plan
DSF - School-specific Covid Safety Mitigation Plan
PTSA
PTSA
News from our Parent Teacher Student Associationon
News from our Parent Teacher Student Associationon
All Night Graduation Party
All Night Graduation Party
Graduation 2022 may be months away, but planning for the All Night Graduation Party (ANGP) is well underway! Not sure what the All Night Graduation Party is? The Freeman high school ANGP is a tradition for the senior class. For over 30 years, parents, the Freeman PTSA, and the entire Freeman Community have been sponsoring this party, which takes place on graduation night in an alcohol and drug free environment. This long-standing tradition is something our graduates look forward to, and is the only party of its kind in Henrico County. This event provides the graduates with a fun opportunity to celebrate with their classmates and friends.
We don’t have a date yet, but will know when the graduation date is announced. We won’t know for sure the format of the party until closer to the date. We are definitely hoping for the best and that it will be held indoors as it was before Covid. No matter what, we will have some sort of celebration, we will adapt as we have to like the class of 2021 did and with a fabulous celebration at Deep Run this past summer.
There will be senior tabs and links on the PTSA website that you should keep an eye on to keep up with all the details and information regarding the party and fundraising for it. Remember, the ANGP is 100% planned and financially supported by senior parents and community donations. You can donate now on the PTSA website.
If you would like to volunteer to help with planning or the night of the party, please email Valerie Hendricks at DSFANGP2022@gmail.com.
Key Resources for 2021-22
Key Resources for 2021-22
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Please bookmark www.atdsf.com. This is a one-stop resource for all the links, refences, sign up forms and information you might need. We are constantly updating it and use it to house important school-wide virtual events as well.
Athletics/Activities
Athletics/Activities
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