January 21, 2024

Important Upcoming Dates:

February 19 - Wellness Day
February 20 - Student Holiday/ Teacher PL Day
February 22 - Senior Parent Meeting
March 21 - End of Q3
March 26/27 - Project Maverick Showcase
March 28 - Class of 2024 Senior Walk
April 1 - Spring Break
April 17 – English 11 Reading SOL & History SOLs
April 24 – Science SOLs
May 1 – English 11 IRW (Writing) SOL & Math SOLs
May 30 - DSF Graduation (11am)

HCPSSchoolCalendar2023-24.pdf

For (or New) This Week:

Scheduling for 2024-2025

The scheduling process for the 2024-2025 school year has begun. Students and parents/guardians will complete their course requests in PowerSchool January 8-22. School counselors will begin their individual Academic and Career Planning meetings with all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students beginning on January 16th to confirm course selections and discuss their postsecondary plans. School counselors meet with students in grade level order. Rising seniors will have their meeting first, followed by rising juniors, and concluding with rising sophomores. The last day students may request a change to their course request, as space permits, for the 24-25 school year is May 24th, 2024. Important note: Some classes will begin to close and students may be placed on a waitlist for certain electives beginning on February 26th, 2024. Students and parents/guardians may access the HCPS planning guide by clicking here. The DSF course option sheet for rising 10th-12th grade students may be accessed here.

Need more information? These resources can help:

Student Drop Off in the Morning - In student parking lot

We need your help in ensuring that we have a safe and efficient start to your students morning each day. As a reminder, the visitors parking lot in the front of the school should not be used for student drop off; families should anticipate greater enforcement of this expectation from our security team starting this week. Students need to be dropped off by the tennis courts. The front doors for the school should only be used for students who walk to school each morning. Thank you for our cooperation in this matter so that we can get all students to their first period class in a timely manner.

Class of 2024

All Night Graduation Party Information

Seniors, your All Night Graduation Party will be May 30, 2024 from 10pm-3am at the Weinstein JCC. Senior families, use this link to make a donation in any amount to fund this exciting celebration for our Class of 2024!

https://freemanptsa.myhalix.io/pages/getinvolved.donatetoangp

Senior Parent Night Presentation

Thank you to all of the parents/guardians for the class of 2024 who joined school counseling and administration for the senior parent night. You may access a copy of the presentation here.

Scholarship Reminder (Class of 2024)

This is a friendly reminder to the class of 2024 to check the Scholarship Newsletter located on All Things DSF. You can access the newsletter, which is updated every two weeks by clicking here. Students can also explore scholarship opportunities through Major Clarity by clicking here. Students can log in to Major Clarity by selecting the “Sign in with Clever” option.

From School Counseling:

Evening School and Spring Online PE Registration

Students - registration for Evening School courses and spring Online PE opens on December 18th, 2023. Students may register for courses by visiting this website. A selection of academic courses may be offered as well as Driver’s Education, PE 9, and PE 10. Registration and payment must be submitted no later than January 26th, 2024. Please see your school counselor if you have questions.

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Required Immunizations Reminder + Clinic at DSF

Freeman High School will be holding an immunization clinic on February 9th from 9am – 12 pm. This is a quick and easy way to ensure your student is update to date on all immunizations for the following year.

As a reminder the following vaccinations are required and failure to provide proof of vaccination prior to the first day of school will result in the exclusion from school next year until proof of immunization is received by the school/clinic:

- Meningococcal (meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY): One dose is required at age 16 or older and required for 12th grade entry.

A link to the requirements is available under “Immunizations” at https://www.henricoschools.us/documents/departments/health/immunizations/423062/. If you have any additional questions, please contact the clinic by calling the school.

ASVAB TESTING

The ASVAB test will be administered in the Freeman library on Tuesday January 30th at 9am. The ASVAB test is the multiple-aptitude battery test that helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. The test is open to 10th, 11th and 12th graders. PLEASE arrive between 8:30 and 8:45am so testing can begin ON TIME. You will need to bring your charged laptop.

To sign up to take the ASVAB, please click this link ASVAB Test Sign Up (google.com)

If you have not yet registered for the January 30th test, there is still time to sign up on All Things DSF.

Interested in Henrico Virtual Academy? Now is the time to apply.

Henrico Virtual Academy (HVA) is Henrico’s only K-12 school that offers students a fully virtual learning experience with small class sizes and flexibility for students. Although students learn online, there are also optional in-person field trips and experiences. Students can also participate in VHSL-approved sports and activities at their home schools, as well as extracurricular offerings provided through the HVA.

HVA applications for the 2024-2025 school year are available through Jan. 8, 2024.

For application information, please visit the HVA website: https://henricovirtualacademy.henricoschools.us/o/henricovirtualacademy/page/applying-to-the-hva. If your family has questions prior to applying, please complete this form to help HVA staff connect you with the best person to assist you. The HVA application window closes on Jan. 8, 2024.

Afternoon Student Pick Up

Student drop-off and pick-up locations are in the student parking lot behind the Baseball field, off of Camden Drive. Parents are asked to pull into the main student parking lot when picking up students at dismissal. Parents should not use the visitor's parking lot off in front of the school to drop off or pick up students during the start of the school day (8:30 to 9:15 a.m.) or at dismissal (3:30 to 4:15 p.m.). Please note that it is extremely unsafe, at any time of the day, to drop students off on the curb min front of the school. The Drivers’ Education Lot across Camden Drive is ONLY for buses. Let’s ensure the safety of our young drivers by following this request. See the picture below for clarification.

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 returned to parents and guardians. Students may use the main office landline to inform parents that their phone was confiscated.

Key Resources

Important Links (click to expand)

Key Resources:

NEW LOOK(!) Freeman website (with All things DSF embedded): https://freeman.henricoschools.us/
Freeman PTSA Website: www.freemanptsa.org
DSF Athletics Calendar (always up to date): www.colonialdistrictva.org
Mr. Marshall on Twitter: www.twitter.com/@dsfMrMarshall
Freeman Official Instagram: www.instagram.com/freemanhighschool.official
Freeman Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreemanHighSchool.official/

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