November 5, 2023

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 6 & 7 - Student Holidays
November 7 (1-4pm) - Parent Conferences (virtual only)
November 9 (4:30 - 7:30) - Parent Conferences (in person only)
November 10 - Veterans Day Assembly
November 13 - Student/Teacher Holiday
November 14 - College Funding Coach Program
November 22-24 - Schools closed (Thanksgiving)
November 29 - Henrico Christmas Mother Canned Food Drive ends

HCPSSchoolCalendar2023-24.pdf

For (or New) This Week:

Teacher Conferences at DSF

Building a strong relationship and and open line of communication between teachers and families is critical to our goals of a Freeman Family for all building learners and leaders who change the world. To that end, Freeman High School will be holding teacher conferences on Tuesday, November 7 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM, and on Thursday, November 9 from 4:30 – 7:30 PM. For a variety of reasons including to accommodate Freeman as a polling location for Elections on November 7th, we will divide conferences into Virtual Conferences (via Microsoft Teams) on 11/7 and in-person conferences on 11/9.

An online sign-up is available to schedule appointments with the teachers you wish to meet with. If you are unable to access the online sign-up, please email the teacher(s) or call the school at 804-673-3700.

The online signup can be found at https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/DSF_Fall2023. Directions for using the online signup are available at http://tinyurl.com/PTC-help-parents.

Links to meet with the teachers virtually will be posted on https://freeman.henricoschools.us/o/freeman/page/teacher-conferences prior to the November 7 conferences.

Theater Guild Night at Panera - Nov 8th

Join us at Panera on Wednesday and support the DSF Theatre Guild at the same time!

DSF All Night Graduation Party Fundraiser

Thinking about holiday shopping already? We have an upcoming fundraiser for the ANGP at Kendra Scott at Short Pump Town Center! Please save the date for November 12-13th. On November 12th from 3-5 pm, you can shop in the store, make sure you mention Freeman. The online fundraiser will run from November 12-13th at 11:59 pm. Please make sure you enter the code listed so we can get 20% of all sales donated to the ANGP fund!

If you have any questions about this fundraiser, please contact Andrea Hunsicker at dsfangp2024@gmail.com

DSF Winter Sports Athletics Info

The best resource for DSF Athletic information is https://www.colonialdistrictva.org/public/genie/365/school/2/ . You will find: Calendar, Rosters, Scores and Standings, Coaches, 23-24 VHSL Physical Packet, BSN Sideline Store

This link above allows you to print a PDF of the VHSL Physical Packet which includes Student Activities Contract, Athletic Candidate Information sheet, HCPS Concussion Policy Agreement, Cardiac Arrest, Heat Related Illness and the 4-page VHSL Participation document. All 9 pages must be completed before you are allowed to participate. Physicals must be dated after May 1st, 2023, for you to be eligible to participate in conditioning, try out or play. You must have health insurance to play a sport. Individual policies available through HCPS.

VHSL ELIGIBILITY: Just a reminder you must have passed 5 classes and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or a 2.0 GPA for the Spring semester to be eligible for Fall/Winter Sports

Winter Sports: B&G Basketball, Gymnastics, B&G Swimming, B&G Indoor Track, Wrestling

Start Date Winter Sports: November 6 (You may have practices and games over the Winter holiday)

B&G Basketball Nov 6th: Girls, 4-6 PM and Boys 4:15 to 6:15

Nov 7th: Girls, 1-3 (small gym) and boys 8am (varsity) and 10 am (JV) in small gym

Gymnastics Nov 6th and 7th from 3:00 to 5:15pm (small gym)

B&G Swimming Nov 6th and 7th from 7:00am to 8:15am (Regency-NOVA)

B&G Indoor Track Nov 13 4:10pm on the track

Wrestling Nov 6th and 7th from 4:00 to 6:00pm (small gym)

Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, B&G LAX, B&G Soccer, B&G Tennis, B&G Outdoor Track

Start date Spring Sports: February 19 (You may have practices and games over Spring Break)

All Freshmen trying out for these sports: Field Hockey, Football, Volleyball, Cheer, Basketball, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Baseball, Softball, LAX, Soccer, and any track athletes involved in Jumping Events will be required to take pre-concussion test prior to tryouts (Cheer may take after tryouts but before August). This is an HCPS requirement. The baseline test is good for two years. You widoll need to repeat when a Junior. You will take it once, not once for each sport. We will begin testing online around June 15 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Email your sport’s Head Coach to request a link to take the pre-concussion test.

Most sports have pre-season conditioning in the weight room with additional sport specific activity. Reach out to coaches for pre-season conditioning information.

Athletic Department Contact Information:

Coaches info

Resources from Public Library

Did you know you have access to free digital resources for you and your teen that can help with academics and health care? All you need is a library card from the public library. To get a library card, you need to visit one of the branches, but then you can access these resources as well as magazines, music, movies, and newspapers online at any time. If you have any questions, email our school librarian lmkaplan@henrico.k12.va.us.

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DSF In-Person Flyer 2023.pdf

In Good Standing status

All students were made aware this month that only students In good standing may attend extracurricular events such as football games, dances, or other after school events. All students begin the school year in good standing, but consequences related to behavior, unexcused absences, or poor academic motivation can lead to a student losing that status and unable to attend those events for a designated period of time. Families and students would be notified of loss of in good standing status, but with homecoming a month away, now is a great time to reiterate the importance of meeting school expectations in order to attend that event.

New & Convenient Process for Reporting Absences

You can now report student absences online!

Simply go to www.atdsf.com to Parent Links, click on Attendance Forms and provide the necessary information.

Reminder that all absences longer than 3 days must be approved by Dr. Marshall.

Class of 2024

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.

From School Counseling:

New this week:

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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.

ACE Center Applications - Due November 20, 2023

Applications for the Advanced Career Education (ACE) Centers are now live. Students interested in applying to one of these CTE programs may access the application here. Applications are due by November 20th.

AP Exam Ordering

AP Exam ordering will open on Monday, September 18th. If your student plans to take an AP Exam, a minimum $40 deposit (per exam) must be paid no later than November 8th, 2023. The cost of each AP Exam is $102. For detailed information, including the AP Exam schedule, please click here. To order AP Exam(s), please visit: https://user.totalregistration.net/AP/471850

Important note: Late exams will only be approved in the instance of illness (with a note from the doctor), two AP exams in the same testing block, religious holiday, or VHSL athletic/academic competition. Late exams will not be ordered for any other reason. Please reach out to your student’s AP teacher with any questions.

School Counselor and Administrator Assignments (23-24)

DSF Admin / Counselor Assignments 23-24

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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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