March 24, 2024

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 26 - Project Maverick Showcase (6pm, all seniors)
March 29 - Spring Break
April 10 - Schools Closed (Eid al-Fitr)
April 11 - Little Feet Meet at DSF
April 12 - Senior Walk
April 17 – English 11 Reading SOL & World History SOLs
April 20 - Prom
April 24 – Science & VAUS History SOLs
April 24-28 - DSF Spring Musical: Footloose!
May 1 – Math SOLs
May 20-23 - Senior Exams
May 24 - 31 - Underclassmen Exams (note DSF exams for Freeman will start on Friday, 5/24)
May 27 - Schools Closed for Memorial Day
May 30 - DSF Graduation (11am)

HCPSSchoolCalendar2023-24.pdf

For (or New) This Week:

Unannounced Hide and Lock Drill this week at Freeman

In accordance with our school’s crisis plan, we will be conducting an unannounced hide and lock drill at Freeman this week (March 25th – 29th). We conduct unannounced drills to test our preparedeness, but always like to alert families that one might be coming in case you want to prepare your student to avoid undue stress. We will be assisted by Henrico County Police to ensure all safety protocol is being met. All students and staff are expected to participate in this drill. We have been practicing this type of emergency drill throughout the year and are confident that our students/staff are prepared. We remain committed to making our school a safe learning environment, and drills like these are essential in making Freeman as safe as possible. Thank you for understanding the need for this type of saefty measure and for your help supporting our students.

March 26 - Project Maverick Showcase Event

On Tuesday evening from 6-7:30, Freeman High School will open its doors to the community to showcase our senior capstone projects, Project Maverick, where students work in groups to engage with public policy officials and attempt to solve a problem in the community. This is a culmination of 13 years of HCPS work toward building LifeReady communicators, collaborators, critical thinkers, and global citizens with quality character. Families of seniors should attend. Juniors, Underclassmen, and their families should attend to get thinking about next year, and the entire community is invited. Please stop in for a few moments any time between 6-730 on Tuesday for this open house event!

Band & Strings El Cap Night!

March 29 - Student Holiday

Reminder that Friday, March 29th will be a student and staff holiday. Schools will be closed. Have a wonderful Spring Break!

Freeman's All Night Graduation Party Updates

Fundraiser Update

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Class of 2024

Senior Slide Show Pictures

At baccalaureate in May, the PTSA will shocase our annual senior slideshow, with photos of the senior class over the past year and, even better, from the previous 18 years. We are asking each senior to send in three photos for the senior slide show.

Details:

Please put the student's name in the subject line
no more than three photos: baby, present and one of their choice.
You send directly to this email: seniorslideshowdsf@gmail.com

Class of 2024 - Senior Exam Schedule and Graduation Practice

Seniors and their families may review the senior exam schedule by clicking here. All seniors who plan on participating in the graduation ceremony on May 30th are required to attend both graduation practices on Tuesday May 28th and Wednesday May 29th from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon on both days. Students who miss graduation practice are not permitted to walk in the graduation ceremony. Students and families with questions or concerns should reach out to the senior administrator, Ms. Pantele (lkpantele@henrico.k12.va.us).

Senior Information Night Info

Thank you to those of you who were available to attend our Winter Senior Parent/Guardian meeting last week! If you weren’t able to join us, please don’t worry! Please see the two links below:

Direct Link to video recording: https://youtu.be/vkxhSfvjSLQ

Get the slides and video from All Things DSF Senior Page: https://freeman.henricoschools.us/o/freeman/page/seniors

Baccalaureate Interest Form for Performers

Seniors - we are looking for performers at the Baccalaureate assembly that will be held on Tuesday, May 28th at 7pm at West End Assembly of God! You will also need to be available for the rehearsal on Thursday, May 23rd at 4 pm at the same location. Previously acts have included singers, dancers, bands, etc. Please respond below if you are possibly interested!

Baccalaureate Interest Form for Performers

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:

Accelerated Summer School (NEW credit only)

Henrico County Public Schools will be utilizing Virtual Virginia this summer to provide acceleration course options (NEW credit only) for middle and high school students. HCPS students can enroll in either Virtual Virginia Summer Cohorts. HCPS students can take a total of 2 courses (max) during the summer. For information and registration information, please click here.

Summer School Driver’s Education 2024

Students may register for Driver’s Education in the summer. Space is limited and issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration opens on March 11th. For more information, see page 20 of this document. To register, please click here.

Summer Dual Enrollment Economics & Personal Finance through Longwood University

Longwood University is offering Students the opportunity to earn their high school Economics & Personal Finance credit as a dual enrollment course this summer. The course will be online and will cost $50. To learn more about this opportunity, please click here and here. Registration will open in March 2024. Students should see their school counselor with questions.

Summer School CTE Polytech

A number of CTE courses are available for rising 6th-12th graders. For more information, please see page 25 of this document.

Posted Previously:

Summer Academy (Credit Recovery)

Students currently in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade who did not pass one of their core academic classes will need to enroll in a credit recovery class during Summer Academy 2024. Credit recovery classes are only available to students who must repeat the course. These classes are not an option for students taking the class for initial credit (i.e., first time or for a higher grade). Transportation will be provided from local elementary schools. Students may only register for 1 credit recovery course ($300). Students in the class of 2024 may have the option to register for a maximum of 2 credit recovery courses ($450). To learn more, please see page 15 of this document. Registration will open on March 11th and close at 4:00 pm on June 4th. To register, please click here. Freeman students will attend Godwin High School for Summer Academy 2024.

Student Food Delivery to school (Doordash, etc.) not permitted

Reminder that students are not permitted to order food to school via doordash, Uber Eats or any other food delivery service. Any food delivered via these services will be confiscated and NOT delivered to the recipient. Among other reasons, if allowed, the high volume of such deliveries in a place with 1800 students would not be sustainable and overrun our systems which are not designed to be a step in food delivery service. Our cafeteria provides food at reasonable prices or families are encouraged to plan ahead and pack a lunch. This is not a change to longstanding rules at Freeman, but a recent uptick in Doordash delivery attempts prompted this reminder.

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.

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.

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.

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/

Athletics/Activities Calendar

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