FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL FREEDOM GAZETTE

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 2010 PAGE 1

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE UPCOMING EVENTS Our theater students, under the direction of Mark Rogers, presented their first program of the year. “Wild Oats” 11/1-2 Student Holiday was a fun-filled comedy set in the “Wild West”. Congratulations to all of the actors, stage hands and techies for a wonderful performance. 11/2 Parent/Teacher Confer- We had a phenomenal Homecoming Week celebration filled with great school spirit. The hall decorations get ences, 7:30am-9:00am better every year and our students are very competitive when it comes to gaining points for the spirit stick. I want 11/3 Underclassmen and Senior to thank all of the class sponsors, class officers, cheerleaders, our award winning marching band, Mr. Adams, Ms. Makeup Pictures Freedman-Schnapp and Mr. Galway for the great pep rally. Special thanks to our dance team and their sponsors, Ms. Biwott and Ms.Cloud, for their participation. This year’s pep rallies are being planned by our student activity 11/4 Chorus and Orchestra council. They have done an outstanding job incorporating class competitions and games as well as class cheers into Concert, 7:30pm our pep rallies. 11/6 TALONS, 9am Thanks to Ms. Freedman-Schnapp and Mr. Adams and the hard work of all of our SCA members, we had over 1000 students attend the “Homecoming Dance”. It was truly a school-wide celebration. 11/8 FBLA Officer Installation and Induction, 7pm October 29th was the end of the first nine weeks. Parent conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd from 7:30- 9:30 a.m. in the main gym. Conferences are held on a walk-in basis. Report cards will be sent home on 11/9 Marching Band Banquet Wednesday, November 10. 11/10 Report Cards On November 4, we will be sending home the pink Federal Impact Aid Cards. Please complete the cards and re- Winter Sports Parent turn them to school on November 5. The school system is entitled to receive federal funding if you work on fed- Meeting, 6:30pm eral property. We must account for all of the cards. Please sign and return them even if you do not work on federal land. In a time of tight budgets, every dollar helps. 11/11 Science Honor Society Inductions, 6:30pm This year, American Education Week is being celebrated from November 14 through November 19. On Sunday, November 14, the Excellence in Education Banquet will be held. At the banquet, the Loudoun Education Founda- 11/13 TALONS, 9:00am tion will honor seniors who are in the top 5% of their class. On Wednesday, November 17 we will hold the induc- ANGC “The Big One”, tion ceremony for the National Honor Society. On Thursday, November 18 at 10:30 a.m., I will be hosting the 9:00am first Student Forum of the school year. The Forum is an opportunity for all of the students at Freedom to ask me 11/14-19 American Education Week questions and to make suggestions about things they would like to see at Freedom. The end of November brings us a time for reflection and Thanksgiving. I want to take this opportunity to tell you 11/15 Winter Sports Tryouts how thankful I am for the opportunity to serve as the Principal of Freedom High School. I am truly lucky to have a Begin wonderful, enthusiastic, hard-working staff that is dedicated to challenging and supporting our students. I am espe- 11/17 Student Forum with Prin- cially thankful for our terrific students who have shown great leadership and commitment to our school and our cipal, 9am community. My heartfelt thanks to our parents and community for supporting us by serving on our committees and National Honor Society joining our booster organizations. Finally, thanks to my family who have always encouraged and supported me in Inductions, 7pm whatever I do. 11/23-24 Furlough Days As a result of this year’s budget, Monday, November 22 and Tuesday November 23 are furlough days. There will be no school and no school activities scheduled for those two days. The Thanksgiving Holiday begins on Wednes- 11/24-26 Thanksgiving Break day, November 24th. I encourage all of you to take time to relax with your families. If you are traveling please be 12/1 College Financial Seminar, safe. 7pm As always, if you have questions or concerns don’t hesitate to contact me. Please check the calendar on the Chris Forester FHS web site for times locations and more! FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Christine Forester, Principal Main Office 703-957-4300 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Fred LeMaster, Assistant Principal Guidance Office 703-957-4307 Michelle Luttrell, Assistant Principal Athletic Office 703-957-4308 CLUB NEWS 3 Dawn Dickerson, Assistant Principal Clinic 703-957-4304 GUIDANCE 7 Ken Christopher, Guidance Director Absentee Line 703-957-4309 Matt Oblas, Athletic Director CLASSROOM NEWS 11 Monica Buchholz, Bookkeeper If, due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to participate meaningfully in any school activity, please PTSA 19 contact Michelle Luttrell at 703-957-4300 at least FIVE WORKING DAYS prior to the event. PAGE 2 FREEDOM GAZETTE

EMERGENCY CLOSING INFO TALONS In the event that weather or other reasons require either Freedom High School is sponsoring a program to provide closing or delaying opening of school before buses start on students an opportunity to receive additional help with their routes, announcements will be made over the fol- their school work, organization, and test/mid-term lowing radio/TV stations by 6:00 am. These stations are preparation. This is a free service available to all Free- notified by direct calls and should be the primary stations dom High School students. that are monitored. SATURDAY DATES: Radio NOVEMBER 6TH AND 13TH WMAL 630 AM WTOP 1500 AM and 103.5 FM TIME: 9-11 AM WMRE 1550 AM LOCATION: LIBRARY WINC 92.5 FM We are in need of volunteer tutors for this program. We TV are recruiting students and community members, but will WRC TV Channel 4 welcome any staff member who is interested in volun- FOX TV Channel 5 teering. WJLA TV Channel 7 Please contact Carly Fuhrman at Caro- News Channel 8 [email protected] or Colleen Hurley at WUSA TV Channel 9 [email protected] if you are interested Delayed Opening: and/or have any questions. In the event of a delayed opening, please stay tuned to the radio/TV station in case some change in the weather causes schools to be closed for the day. A one-hour delay would mean all morning programs would operate as usual with the exception of starting 1 hour later. A two-hour delay would mean that school openings would be delayed for two (2) hours with specific alterna- tives to certain programs. ONLINE PAYMENT PORTAL

Early Closing: This year parents will be able to pay online with a credit card In the event that circumstances necessitate the early clos- for various school fees at the Loudoun County Public School ing of school after school is in session, announcements website: www.loudoun.k12.va.us. The online payment por- will be broadcast over the same radio/TV stations listed tal will be available for public use on September 1st. Pub- previously. If school closes early, it will probably be an- lished rates for online payments include a 2.98% credit card nounced that school will close either one or two hours processing fee. The online fees are as follows: earlier than usual. Athletic Fee: $102.98/sport Parking Fee: $205.95/year All bus routes operate as usual except for starting one AP Test Fee: $ 82.38/test (1) hour earlier than the normal time. Behind the Wheel: $154.47 All after-school activities requiring school bus trans- portation are canceled. Payments can also be made in person with cash, check, or money order without the credit card processing fee. PAGE 3 FREEDOM GAZETTE

CLUB ACTIVITIES Battle of the Books Battle of the Books semi-finals were held on April 9, FCCLA 2010. Freedom High School placed first in the semi-final Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) round. After moving on the finals, FHS placed 4th out of the is a co-curricular, dynamic national organization that helps 11 competing schools. Freedom's victory enabled young men and women become leaders and address important the Eagles to host the semi-finals for the western district com- personal, family, work and societal issues through family and petition. The event will occur on April 1, 2011 and is the first consumer science oriented activities and projects. time Freedom has been awarded the opportunity to hold the event on Eagle Territory. Each Spring, we compete in FCCLA STAR Events at our State Conference in Virginia Beach, VA. STAR Events (Students For more information, contact Mrs. Rife in room L205 or Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in email her at: [email protected]. which members are recognized for proficiency and achieve- Online Battle of the Books Forum: http:// ment in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and fhsbotb.forumotion.com/ occupational preparation. FCCLA meetings are held monthly and are posted on the Drama Club scrolling announcements. Drama has just finished its first production of the season “Wild Oats”. Congratulations to all the cast and crew who helped TSA make the production possible. Drama Club meetings will be TSA is supported by educators, parents and business leaders held on the last Tuesday of every month. who believe in the need for a technologically literate world. TSA chapters are also committed to a national service project Multicultural Club partnership with the American Cancer Society. From engi- The Multicultural club meets the second Thursday of the neers to corporate managers, our alumni credit TSA with a month- in the library. positive influence on their lives. Officers have been elected: Daniel Nguyen President, Bren- TSA members are getting ready for Fall Rally and Leader- dan Park- Vice President, Tae Kim- Secretary, Ianna Alhambra ship Conference, to be held at Oakton High School on - Treasurer, Luiza Pire- Public Relations Officer. October 23, 2010 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Students will The club will be hosting a few events this year to promote cul- then have an opportunity to go the the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy tural awareness, develop community bonds, and FUN! Air & Space Museum in Chantilly, VA or to the US Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. Please contact Ms. Owens for more information. The chapter is led this year by these newly-elected officers, President – Sid Halim, Vice President – Patrick Haney, Secretary – Rahul Nanchahal, Treasurer – Saadat Ali, Reporter – Arjun Rastogi, and Co- Historians – Vikranth Sivakumar and Rane Rohan. Our officer elections ended in October. Freedom High School’s TSA will start November off, by beginning our fund- raising efforts to send our students to Regional, State, and Na- tional Compeition. Please support this wonderful organiza- tion. All the members of TSA at Freedom High School are anxious for a fun, productive, educational, and rewarding year! Freedom High School’s TSA meets Wednesdays, after school from 3: 50pm – 4:50pm. Students may catch the activity bus after the meeting. Students with conflicts need to see Ms. Owens for alternate arrangements. Parents, teachers, or technology advocates interested in sup- porting TSA, please contact Katrina M Owens, phone: 703 -957-4300 or email: [email protected]. PAGE 4 FREEDOM GAZETTE

BSA Key Club The Black Student Association (BSA) is designed to provide a Key Club meets Thursdays at 8:15 in room 303. Our presi- forum for all students to learn about and celebrate Black His- dent is Ahnaf Choudhury and our vice president is Varun Kul- tory throughout the school year through a variety of activities/ karni. Our first activity will be trick-or-treating for UNICEF events. BSA meets on the first Thursday of every month in at the end of October. Rm. L516. The first formal BSA activity will be "Open Mic" on November 11th. Students need to see Miss Johnson or Dr. Hockey Club Harris well in advance if they are interested in performing. The Freedom Hockey Club is currently 8-1-1 in the Potomac Inline Hockey High School League. The club president is sen- S.A.S.H. ior, Ryan Kiel. All of our games are played at "The Box Inline The S.A.S.H. (Students Against Seal Hunting) club is in the Hockey Arena" in Chantilly on Wednesday nights and Sunday process of setting up a fundraiser to raise money to adopt a afternoons. baby seal. Last year the club raised $53 on various fundraisers. Japanese Taiko Group

TAIKO is the Japanese performing art of drumming which FEA harmoniously transforms the spiritual element and the strength Over one hundred members of the Future Educators Associa- of one’s body into amazing music. Also, drumming has been tion at Freedom High School enjoyed the first day of tutoring recognized to have a therapeutic effect. By participating in the on October 19, 2010. Members of FEA volunteer to tutor Japanese TAIKO Group, students will benefit by improving local elementary school students on Tuesday mornings before social networking strengthening personal relationships, a feel- school. FEA runs the entire school year. ing of well-being, physical and mental relaxation, relief from

stress, and most importantly we will have FUN!!! French Club The French Club elected new officers for the 2010-2011 We will start rehearsals for a mini-concert. It’s not too late! If school year. The officers are Président Bilan Jama, Sous- you are interested in taiko drumming, please join our rehears- Président Alex Sullivan, Trésoire Anuraag Mattapally, Se- als. crétaires Ashanie Dorleans et Naomi Franklin, and Historienne LEO Club Van Do. LEO Club recently elected new officers for the 2010-2011 French Club will meet in the morning from 8:00-8:45 a.m. at school year. They include President Kelly Bacak, Vice Presi- least once/month to participate and plan activities which cele- dent Kaitlyn Vickers, Secretary Akshitha Kolla, Treasurer brate the francophone culture and language. Upcoming regu- Jonathan Silbaugh, and Historian Walead Parviz. lar meeting dates are: November 4th and December 1st. An- nual dues are $5.00. Membership is always open to new We are currently accepting eyeglass donations. We will be members. The club maintains a course on Loudoun VISION meeting twice monthly on Wednesday mornings at 8:15 in where students can stay abreast of all new announcements and room 301. The club is excited about this coming year and will club discussions. Please contact an officer, Mme. Rainey or be having events and fund raisers that focus on raising aware- Mme. Gloger if you are interested in joining...or just come to ness of community and global issues. We hope to do our part an upcoming meeting! in making a difference in the lives of others!

One important upcoming event is National French Week from Latin Club November 8th-12th. French Club will celebrate this week The Latin Club has been meeting to create decorations for the through activities which share our love of the French language Homecoming Parade. We will be parading as Roman soldiers with the school community. Here are some of the plans for and senators. In November, we will be starting a once weekly that week: "Everyone say Bonjour Day" where club members tutoring session for Freedom Latin students and Mercer Mid- will distribute "Bonjour!" stickers to all their friends and dle School students. We will also be holding a contest for our teachers to wear and say Bonjour; watch a movie in French yearly t-shirt design in November. We update our website after school one day; make a French dessert after school one with meeting dates, so please check day; sell French pastries before and after school one day to raise money for French Club; and a "Name that famous French Magic the Gathering Club artist or scientist" contest in the library throughout the whole FHS Magic the Gathering Club meets every Thursday after week. We are still finalizing our plans for National French school from 4 to 5 pm in L411. Week and are open to new ideas. Please come to our next meeting to share your ideas! PAGE 5 FREEDOM GAZETTE

The club president is Dustin Coakley and sponsor is Mr. Solar. There will be a sealed deck tournament held throughout the LIBRARY month of November. Thanks to all who donated books for our Library Used Book ASL CLUB Sale! Teen Read Week was a great celebration of books and The ASL Club recently elected officers for the 2010-2011year. food! The students decorated cupcakes, watched a homemade They include President Emmy Bourne, Vice President Laura marshmallow demonstration, and tasted fall treats in addition Manning, Secretary Stephanie Blankers, and McCauley Alex- to browsing and buying books! iou. The students are working on coming up with a new T- Freedom Library is sponsoring a fundraiser through Mackin shirt design. Educational Resources, one of our book vendors. To help our

library, please go to www.funds4books.com. Type in code Spanish Club 63c2 to access our school’s special donation webpage. Or, if Spanish Club for 2010-2011 is all about helping others. This you prefer to write a check (written out to Club is growing, and this year, so far, we have almost 30 FUNDS4BOOKS.COM) and mail it to the library. Our Goal members. The Club’s meetings take place the first Wednesday is to purchase one additional book/E-reference book per stu- of each month, and it is still accepting students interested in dent this year. Electronic books allow multiple students 24/7 joining. Membership is a onetime fee of only $6.00, due to access from any location. Many of your encyclopedia and Mrs. Rosario-Pérez, the Club’s sponsor, in room L-209. subject specific reference sets provide electronic access. This year, Spanish Club will be doing different activities that The online fundraiser runs October 21 through December vary from Spanish Tutoring Services, different community 17. service projects, Latino Movie Nights, to Hispanic themed dinners and potlucks. Students interested in honing their Span- Remember to encourage your student to use the library data- ish skills may come to TALONS on Saturdays from 9-11 for bases and eBooks for their research and homework needs. Visit extra help. Spanish Club members will be there to help. http://tiny.cc/zudos to access all the online resources. Stu- dents should have the brochure we print with the passwords The Club will have its “Christmas- Navidad Spanish Style Din- and usernames for access outside the school. ner” on December 8th, for which members will research and make Hispanic dishes to share. There will also be music and games. YEARBOOKS These are some of the many special activities that the Spanish The 2010-2011 Freedom High School Yearbook Club does. For more information, please visit the Spanish has increased in price. Books are now $70. Club Web site on Freedom High School’s main Web page. Find it under Activities / Academic Clubs / Spanish Club, or Name plates are $5.00. Only 400 copies of the for easier access, visit Sra. Rosario-Pérez’ Web page. book are left! Get yours today! Knitting Club The Knitting Club met for the first time October 14. Knitters are working on finishing baby blankets, scarves and hats for donation this fall. Freshman Class Freshmen class officers are working hard on preparing for their first homecoming at Freedom! They have brain stormed some great ideas for hallway decorations for their theme, the zoo. WINTER SPORTS Sophomore Class Sophomore class officers are working hard on preparing for There will be a MANDATORY meet- their first homecoming at Freedom! They have brain stormed some great ideas for hallway decorations for their theme, ing for parents and their students par- sporting events. Sophomore Class Officers include Laura Sak- myster (President), Tasha Sharma (Vice President), Amanda ticipating in winter sports on Novem- Bowen (Secretary), Tori Truesdale (Treasurer), and Vidya ber 10th at 6:30 pm in the audito- Vishwanathan (Historian). rium. PAGE 6 FREEDOM GAZETTE

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MTC Shadowing Program Freedom sophomores will have the opportunity to attend a half-day shadowing program at Monroe Technology Center on Thursday, December 7, 2010. Students will tour the facility, participate in two classes (of their choice), and will learn first-hand about the opportunities the MTC programs provide for students to earn industry-level certifications and college credit in a career path of their choice. Please refer to the Monroe Technology School Website for a listing and description of courses. Students will receive permission forms for this trip in early November through their Eagles Director of Guidance & Counseling Connect classes. Completed forms must be returned to the Kenneth Christopher Counseling Office no later than Friday, November 19.

School Counselors Family Connection Workshop Assigned by student last name grades 9-12 We will host a workshop for parents on using the Family Paul Harris – Last names A-Cl Connection program on Wednesday, November 17, from 6 - Kelli Johnson – Last names Co-Ha 7 p.m. If you would like to participate in this workshop and Cristi Goldberg – Last names He-L learn how this internet-based program can help your student Colleen Hurley – Last names M-O search for colleges and explore careers, please email Ken Ann Barrett – Last names P-Sl Christopher in the Counseling Office to register. Pre- Caroline Fuhrman – Last names Sm-Z registration is required so that we can prepare logins and materials for participants. 1st Quarter Report Cards Report cards will be issued to all Depression Awareness Program students on Wednesday, November To increase awareness of the signs of depression and suicide 10 during their homeroom! risk, Freedom High School will be implementing the Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention Program Governor’s School 2010 November 15-18 to ninth graders who are enrolled in The 2011 Summer Residential Governor's Schools Health/PE 9 classes. This program is a unique education Academic Programs and Mentorships are month-long strategy that alerts young people to the signs of depression residential programs for tenth and eleventh grade and suicide and empowers them to intervene. This program students. The goal of each Governor's School is to provide uses video clips to present situations and to generate those who attend opportunities for intellectual as well as discussion about identifying and responding to signs of social and emotional growth. There are four academic depression and suicide. The program will be facilitated by programs: (1) Agriculture, (2) Humanities, (3) Life Sciences LCPS school psychologists, school social workers, and and Medicine, and (4) Mathematics, Science and school counselors. If you have any questions or concerns Technology. There are two mentorship programs in about this program, please contact your son or daughter's Engineering and Marine Science. The programs are housed counselor. on various campuses throughout the Commonwealth and are funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia and local school divisions. Applications are available in the Guidance Office from Dr. Fuhrman. ASVAB The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) will be offered to Loudoun County students on Saturday, November 6, at Heritage High School at 8am. Please have your student see Mrs. Ong to sign up if interested.

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FHS COMMITTEE INTEREST FORM

All members of the school community will have a meaningful voice in determining the policies of the school, in promoting a positive school climate, and in shaping the future of the school. It is essential that each member be kept informed through effective communication and have the power to influence decisions made at Freedom High School.

Name: Contact information:

I am interested in serving on one or more of the following committees (please check all that apply): ___School Improvement Team - The umbrella group by which the faculty, student body and community share in the planning and governance of Freedom High School.

___Spirit and Pride Committee - Improve the school environment by providing recognition for staff and student achievements, assisting in school beautification projects, and coordinating with other school entities to increase school spirit.

___Character Education Committee – Integrate Character Education into all classes and grade levels in a way that enhances instructional effectiveness.

___Technology Committee – Committee members will focus on the integration of technology by staff and students to enhance teaching and learning and to support existing curricular goals and objectives.

___Literacy Committee – This committee is responsible for building a knowledge base about literacy, evaluation and assessment tools for use across the curriculum.

___Improving Student Learning Committee – The committee will work to improve student learning and increase achievement levels across the curriculum.

___Nutrition and Wellness Committee- This committee will address the following to meet the criteria outlined by the Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Scorecard that recognizes and rewards schools for encouraging healthy habits.

___ Communications Committee-The mission of this committee is two-fold: to publicize the great things that are happening at Freedom High School to the Freedom community and to develop strategies to enhance school-wide and community-wide communication.

Please return to … or for more information about this process contact:

Michelle Luttrell Chair- School Improvement Team Freedom High School 25450 Riding Center Drive South Riding, VA 20152 PAGE 10 FREEDOM GAZETTE

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GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE FREEDOM CLASSROOM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE German 3 students are learning new ways of talking about healthy eating habits. They have heard about some interesting Spanish foods that Germans eat, but that Americans don't see very of- In Sra. Carter's Spanish III class, the students are reviewing the ten. preterit tense in order to be able to speak & write in the past. In the combined German level 4 and AP class, students have In Sra. Carter's Spanish IV class, the students are learning about been talking about their own interests and biographies, as well camping & ecology through reading writing and speaking. as learning to speak of unreal hypothetical conditions. They have seen several very interesting video reports on German In Sra. Carter's AP Spanish class, the students are finishing their traditions and Germans with interesting careers and life histo- cultural heritage poem and finished their unit on Migrant farm ries. workers & immigration. They are now learning about differ- ent school systems and how they differ from our own. Latin In Magistra Klipfer's Latin II students have been learning about In Sra. Kleinsmith’s Spanish I class students learned about the Roman Britain, while investigating new forms of verbs. time and calendar. They “Googled” interesting facts about the origins of the calendar, and the names of the months and days. Latin IV students have been reviewing more difficult grammar forms (gerunds, passives, subjunctives), while gaining more In Sra. Kleinsmith’s Spanish II class students learned about fluency in reading Latin. school rules. They created an illustration about 'A day at school' showing their scheduled classes and stating what they AP Latin students have been practicing reading Vergil's Aeneid liked and didn't like. They also created a cartoon strip on aloud in proper dactylic hexameter meter, while translating 'Setting my own classroom rules', where they listed what their the storm scene! students could and couldn't do. American Sign Language Srta. QRU's Spanish 3 class is reviewing the Imperfect vs. the In Mr. Granda’s ASL 3, the students are reading " Of Sound Preterit and will be presenting their "childhood memories" to Mind" this quarter. It’s about a hearing Child of Deaf Adults the class next week. (CODA) in high school that is dealing with his deaf parents and Srta. QRU's Spanish 2 class is reviewing stem-changing verbs dealing with teen issues. and school happenings which will lead them to a project to ASL 2 is focusing on activities, time, and calendar signs in ASL. create a fake "Facebook Page" in which they create a club and describe things they like to do as a student. ASL 1 is learning the basics of greeting and locations in ASL. Mrs. Rosario-Pérez’ Spanish II students created their own classroom rules using the Stem-Changing Verbs, and Negative and Affirmative Words. ENGLISH Mrs. Rosario-Pérez’ Spanish III students made oral presenta- Dr. Hardy's English 10 Honors Classes are wrapping up their tions about their childhood memories to practice using the Im- study of Arthurian Legends and moving on to the Canterbury perfect Tense. They brought baby photos and toys, and de- Tales. The classes just selected an autobiography and will be scribe what they were like when they were little. reading these outside of class and preparing a multi-media German presentation. Dr. Shepherd’s German 1 students are learning to introduce AP English Language and Composition is finalizing their col- themselves to each other and to talk about ways of getting to lege essays! school. The Etymology Class is working on learning bases, suffixes and In German 2, students are learning about the beautiful Bavarian prefixes. They just completed stories using new words they capital of Munich. They are learning about Bavarian foods and have learned. also practicing asking for and giving directions in an unfamiliar city. Fundamentals of Writing has started a new project known as "The Weekly Paper," these papers are exposing students to a variety of media, including photographs, cartoons, poetry and essays. PAGE 12 FREEDOM GAZETTE

applying their study of grammar to sentence writing. In terms ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS of oral language, students have been combining this practice with literature study, reading aloud short stories. In Ad- As we moved through the first nine weeks of school, our ELL vanced ELL, students have been completing plot maps for students have been very busy! In the ELL Math class, stu- various short stories. They have also been reviewing verb dents have continued to look at vocabulary relating to mathe- tenses, focusing most recently on the present perfect. As part matics, using it as they continue a study of the basic opera- of their study of writing, students have also been composing tions. Students have also been working on place value, round- literature response essays. In all levels of ELL English, a dis- ing, and number identification and pronunciation. In ELL Sci- cussion of the school-wide homecoming events has taken ence, students recently completed a unit on measurement. place. This has included a focus on the importance of such Throughout this unit, students examined the differences be- events and how students could participate. tween the metric and customary systems of measurement, selected appropriate units of measurement for various dis- tances and objects, and practiced conversions between differ- SPECIAL EDUCATION ent metric units. Students also completed a metric scavenger hunt, identifying various people and places throughout the Mr. Mulhern’s World History 2 students are studying the building while completing a series of measurement-related age of exploration. His government students are getting ready tasks. In ELL Social Studies, students continued their study to explore the U.S. Constitution. Mrs. Brigham’s U.S. His- of geography, completing the unit focused on key vocabulary tory students are learning how the weaknesses in the Articles terms and basic facts about geography and mapping. From of Confederation led to the creation of the Constitution. there, students studied a variety of geographical features and Mrs. Biwott's and Mrs. Tsuda's Academic Earth Science class the related vocabulary. In addition, students have been study- just completed their scientific investigation unit, and are begin- ing the various regions of the United States, connecting their ning units in mapping. Students will learn how to read and knowledge of geographical features to the various regions and make topographic maps, and learn other mapping skills. their characteristics. A brief overview of the locations, abbre- viations, and capitals of the U.S. states helped to round out the The Community Based Instruction Program is again sponsoring first nine weeks of the course. "The Beanery" from 8:30 A.M until 9:30 A.M. in Room 213 on selected days. Coffee, muffins, and a variety of other In Reading 1, students have continued to build familiarity goodies will be sold. with the English alphabet, sounds, and common words. As part of their study of common English words, the ELL Reading Mrs. Evangelista’s Functional Social Studies students are students have been studying question words, using them to studying the continents and oceans so we made Tennis Ball create original questions for peers as well as creating questions Globes. Now everyone has his/her own personal-sized based on group reading assignments. In addition, students globe! In Functional English we are wrapping up our plan- have also been utilizing the reading vocabulary that they have ning stage for the hallway mural that we will create with help learned thus far, using it to write and speak about reading pas- from our friends in the HOPE Club. sages. In Reading 2, students have continued to practice In Mrs. Meadows Basic Skills class, students will be working listening, focusing on areas like following directions and locat- on time management skills this month. We will be taking data ing key information. Speaking skills have also continued to be on how we spend our 24 hours each day and analyzing how an area of focus, and students have been working on the oral much time is devoted to individual tasks such as meals, school, reading of plays. Students have also continued their study of travel, personal hygiene, homework, and entertainment. From reading skills, adding inferencing to their list of new topics. In our data, we will be able to see patterns of efficient time man- Reading 3, students have also been working on reading skills, agement and wasted time. This study will allow us to plan our particularly skimming, scanning, and predicting. days to make the most effective use of our time. In EFL 1, students have begun transitioning from a focus on Mrs. Jones’ Biology class just finished classification and are the school to a study of the home, looking at types of housing moving into viruses and bacteria. We are going to use nuts and vocabulary related to home. Additional thematic units and bolts from Home Depot to re-create the structure of a have included weather and seasons. Students have been work- virus. ing on verb tenses, beginning with the simple present and pre- sent progressive. They have also been working with preposi- tions. In EFL 2, students have been reviewing verb tenses, moving from the simple present and present progressive to their past tense counterparts. They have also been focusing on PAGE 13 FREEDOM GAZETTE

Mrs. Belkin's self-contained English 9 students have been matches. As we continue with forces, we will be studying fric- studying the literary elements of a short story. Class selections tion, gravity and all manner of ways of making things stop and have included Liam O'Flaherty "The Sniper" and two stories making things go. by Gary Soto, a Mexican-American author and poet. Students completed daily response journals on the various themes pre- Environmental Explorations sented in each literature selection. Weekly spelling, vocabu- The Environmental Explorations students studied how differ- lary, and grammar are included as part of the unit. ent perspectives on the environment affect different people. They put on a puppet play about how people view the usage of MATH the Potomac watershed. This activity will lead into our water- shed unit and it will begin preparation for our annual stream Algebra 1, Part 2 field trip to collect and identify macro invertebrates. We are in the midst of reviewing information from Algebra 1 Part 1. Class time is tailored to meet the students where they SOCIAL SCIENCE are and get them to the next level. Please encourage students to seek extra help if necessary! In World History I, students have wrapped up their unit on the world's first civilizations! The next unit will focus on the Algebra 2 development of Classical India, Classical China, and two major In Algebra 2, we are looking at parent functions and transfor- world religions, Buddhism and Hinduism. mations. Using the technology of the graphing calculator, we are able to see the shifts of a graphed function. We also con- AP World History students will be finishing up their review tinue to review Algebra 1 skills so that our students will not of the Post Classical Period. They have worked hard on creat- struggle as much with the Algebra 2 material. ing a Religions of the World Project which will aid them in studying similarities and differences between world relig- Advanced Algebra ions. The students will soon begin studying the Early Modern Conics projects designed from Homecoming and Class themes Era which highlights the time period from 1450 to 1750. will be decorating the halls of Freedom very soon. Students AP Government students have just finished their study of just completed the third and final test for the quarter. We will political culture and public opinion and participation. The stu- end the quarter with an Introduction to Trigonometry. dents will be moving into political parties campaigns and elec- tions. Using the 2010 Midterm Elections as a back drop the SCIENCE students will be able to use real life experience and events to aid in their learning. Earth Science Mrs. Stone's Earth Science class continues to discover the Government classes are studying the Constitution and exam- Heavens as we learn about our solar system and the Uni- ining the document as the world’s first framework for federal- verse. Students are creating "facebook" pages of ancient as- ism. tronomers who made significant discoveries in astronomy. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Biology Students in Mrs. Infante's Biology class will begin to learn The PE Department wants to remind all students to bring in about the chemical properties of life. Students will explore sweat pants and sweat shirts as the cooler weather is here. The how stuff moves in and out of cells. In the processes of learn- beginning of the second quarter brings change, with 10th grad- ing about cells students will compare the cell to something ers starting their second rotation of physical education and the they are familiar with and create a brochure using analogies. In 9th graders starting their second rotation of health. All 10th the lab students will use raw eggs to study the properties of a graders are reminded to bring their uniforms to class during cell. the first week of the quarter as there are no rentals. All 9th Physics graders must be completely prepared for class with their note- In Dr. Mason’s Physics class students at Freedom High School books and any required course materials. have been studying projectiles and have begun investigating Newton's Laws of Motion. We have vectored around the room finding Chuck Norris and Perry the Platypus. Ask your stu- dents about softball launchers, fan carts and balloon sumo PAGE 14 FREEDOM GAZETTE

ART Painting and Drawing Class Students were challenged to make drawings of a mundane ob- Art 1 ject, on a small sheet of paper similar in size to cash register Mrs. Drumheller’s classes are working on Value as an element tape. They then drew each object in various settings such as of Art. Students are using newspaper to interpret values in from above, or folded, or as a reflection, etc. The results their self portraits. The next element of Art to be studied is were displayed in the Fine Arts hallway. color. Students were able to take advantage of some warm weather Ms. Gathmann’s Art I class is finishing up their positive and and paint en plein air. Plein air is a term describing on site art negative space designs. Later this month they will study value work outside. and practice drawing from observation. Then, they will use National Art Honor Society these skills to create a shell drawing paying particular attention 2010-2011 NAHS members are completing their applications. to form, value, shadow, and composition. Applications and Dues are due by November 30. Our society Art 2 meetings will be the second Thursday morning of every month OP art displays will be hung around the halls of FHS. Be care- at 8:30am in room 806. ful you may get dizzy from our students optical illusions. The Members need to participate in the Dulles Airport Tree trim- students have worked to incorporate the ideas of space, move- ming event by creating an ornament for the FHS tree. ment and pattern into their designs. Our next art project will focus on watercolor techniques and how to apply them to a Our members will participate in the annual Red Cross final watercolor painting from nature. “Holiday Mail for Heroes" card drive to send holiday cards to soldiers. Cards will be distributed to soldiers in the states who Ms. Gathmann’s Art II students are completing their optical are recouping from injuries and who are serving overseas. illusion designs. Next, they will begin drawing from observa- Card must be dropped off in the art room by December 1st. tion and a recycled art project incorporating the use of the Principles of Design. The students will be engaged in a variety Officer elections will take place in the month of November. of PowerPoints and short video clips of artists who work in this Students should see Ms. Dadiego or Ms. Gathmann if inter- medium. ested in running for an officer position.

Art 3 Photography Students will be developing sculptural and pottery ideas based Photography students took their first photos using a 35mm on the Mexican artists from the area of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their SLR camera. They then developed the film and used the nega- sketches will be base on the animal wood carvings and func- tives to make a photo in the darkroom. The excitement was tional pottery designs. As part of the Art 3 curriculum students palpable. will learn how to use Photoshop and digital photography to create original artworks. Ms. Gathmann would like to thank the sculpture students who participated in designing the installation displayed in the main Art 4 case: Brittny Hayes, Jessica Pereira, Arianna Johnson, Ianna Students are developing ideas for figure drawings, printmaking Alhambra, and Lea Alhambra. Currently her sculpture stu- and digital artwork using Photoshop. dents are painting their abstract sculptures. When they are finished they will be creating clay busts based upon different AP Studio Art characters and personalities. Developing individual portfolio ideas is a big part of a success- ful AP Studio portfolio. The area of the portfolio called the concentration is based on 12 pieces of artwork that linked by a single theme or idea. AP students have chosen their ideas and are developing sketches for their 12 pieces which will be com- pleted by May. In class we are focusing on how to take digital photos of each artwork in preparation for uploading to the AP server in the spring. AP students should continue to keep their sketchbooks current since their sketchbook provides a place to develop and try out ideas and art mediums PAGE 15 FREEDOM GAZETTE

BAND GUITAR

On Saturday, 9/25/10, the Spirit of Freedom Marching Band Young Jun Lim, a Freedom High School Junior from the Artist placed first overall in group 5A at the USSBA Northern Vir- Guitar Class, was selected to perform in a master class for the ginia Regional Competition at Herndon High School. The band internationally renowned guitarist Xue Fei Yang in Octo- also won caption awards for best Overall Effect, Visual Per- ber. He will be performing 'Missionera', a piece by Argentin- formance, Percussion, and Color Guard. ean composer Fernando Bustamante. On Saturday, 10/2/10, the Spirit of Freedom Marching Band placed first overall in class AAA at the Loudoun Valley show- DRAMA case of bands and won caption awards for best Drum Majors, Percussion, Marching, and General Effect. This performance The Drama Department opened its season of plays with the will air on Comcast Cable channel 18, along with Verizon Wild West comedy WILD OATS. For the VHSL One Act channel 43 and Openband channel 42 starting on Thursday, festival the Drama department performed DRAGONS using a October 28th at 8:00 PM. variety of clowning and pantomime techniques. On Saturday, 10/16/10, the Spirit of Freedom Marching Band placed second overall in group 5A at the USSBA Northern Vir- DECA ginia Showcase at Park View High School. The band also won DECA students will begin preparing for the upcoming District the Overall Effect caption award. Leadership Conference by attending after school workshops. Loudoun County DECA officers were installed at the LCPS CHORUS Administration on Thursday, October 4th at 6:30. Students are busy with fundraisers to offset the cost of field trips and The Freedom High School Choirs and Orchestras will be pre- competitive events. senting a concert of international music on November 4th in the auditorium. The show starts at 7:30 pm, and will feature music from Ireland, Venezuela, Japan, England, Senegal, BUSINESS America, Canada, Russia, and more. Come support our musi- Miss Hermes’ Multimedia/Web Design class is continuing its cians in all their hard work! study on creating and designing Web pages. They will be The winter holiday concert will be December 21st at 7:30 pm, learning different tactics to format Web pages to be appealing and is not to be missed. Last year there was a guest appearance to others and making them user friendly. from Mrs. Grinch and the FHS teachers. Who knows what you may find this year! Come join in the festive fun for all MARKETING

Students in Sports and Entertainment classes will be ORCHESTRA AND MUSIC THEORY studying brands, their identities and the effects on marketing. Four FHS orchestra members will be participating in the North Leadership class is working on Communication and how to Central Virginia Regional Orchestra Festival, following suc- effectively communicate with others. cessful auditions. Junior cellist Somok Yoo and freshman vio- linists Benjamin Kwak, Soyeol Yoo and Kriti Ramakrishnan Mrs. Smidt’s Intro to Business and Marketing students are will represent Freedom at Tuscarora HS on November 5 and learning about the marketing mix and the seven functions of 6. marketing. Students will begin to explore selling in the com- ing weeks. The Freedom orchestra will perform in a November 4th con- cert in collaboration with the choir. Featured will be interna- Marketing Co-Op students are busy learning about the tional music, with Brazil, China, England and American folk Communication process as it applies to the workplace. Stu- music featured. dents will complete a project that focuses on proper business etiquette and communication in different countries. Advanced Marketing students are busy managing the school store and are beginning a unit on ethical decision mak- ing. PAGE 16 FREEDOM GAZETTE

FBLA COMPUTER MATH

Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Freedom FBLA officers: Many students came into Mrs. Cossa’s Computer Math class Kiran Sondh, President having no idea what to expect. By the second class, every student had successfully written their first computer pro- Lailee Kohistani, Co-Vice President gram, which resulted in a tiny robot named karel running Mukundh Bala, Co-Vice President around a grid on their computer screens. Since then, students have learned how to write JAVA code themselves, rather than Meghann Butler, Secretary just copy it from a paper like that first day of programming. Spencer Schmutz, Treasurer The fulfillment received when students solve and code a problem themselves and immediately see the results (still Bilan Jama, Reporter involving karel the robot) is unexplainable. Many students Connor Schmutz, Public Relations Officer have found a enthusiasm for programming that they had no idea would exist and are excited to see what the rest of the Chris Schemmel, Historian year will bring. FBLA kicked off the year with a great start by having its first chapter meeting and attending the Fall Conference. FBLA will be having its Member Installation and Officer Induction Cere- mony on November 8th at 7:00 P.M in the auditorium. The VA Diner fundraiser will begin in November as well, which is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year. FBLA will be having a canned food drive, and all of the food will be donated to the local food banks. There will also be a bake sale fundraiser with all of the proceeds going towards Project Ask, an organization that helps children with cancer. These are just some of the ex- citing events that Freedom chapter of FBLA has planned for this month!

SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS INPUT ON FY 2012 BUDGET COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS As the FY 2012 operating budget preparation begins, the Lou- Typing and formatting research papers used to be a pain, but doun County School Board seeks public input. Concerned citi- Microsoft Word 2007 has many useful functions that make the zens are encouraged to provide budget input and suggestions process much easier. Right now, Mrs. Cossa’s class is learning to the School Board during the Delegations portion of its how to use MS Word to format MLA style research papers. meetings held at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday Students have found that Word has many useful aspects, such each month. as a built in service to enter citation information which makes building a Works Cited page quick and easy. They’ve also This budget will be for the 2011-2012 school year. learned how to properly format parenthetical citations as well as footnotes. From now on typing a research paper will be a breeze for CIS students. PAGE 17 FREEDOM GAZETTE

TAEACHERPPLIED TCECHNOLOGYADET FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE

Much to the excitement of the Teacher Cadets, observations at Independent Living local feeder elementary and middle schools started in October Students are in the midst of their fictitious 21-year-old and continue into November. Speakers from FHS are adding lives. They have been given a paycheck and a career, have also to class discussion with expertise in their field. learned to write checks, and maintain a checkbook. With their Please check the school’s website and information for the newfound money, they have been researching apartments to Teacher Cadet class on the website – information, assign- rent and cars to buy. Most are finding that their meager start- ments, and support forms will be found there. It is continually ing salaries do not stretch very far! being updated when students ask for more information. Human Development Pictures are from Arcola’s observation 10/19/10. There are Students are currently in the middle of their Pregnancy Unit, many upcoming observations at other elementary schools and in which we are examining the development of children during both middle schools that feed into Freedom. pregnancy and the role that the mother plays. Students are currently completing a Teen Pregnancy Ad Campaign target- ing parents, who are often the secret weapon against Teen Pregnancy.

Housing and Interior Design Students are continuing to work on their dream home portfo- lios, designing the landscape for their dream yards. This month we will be focusing on the Principles and Elements of Design as well as "Green" Housing Design.

Fashion Design Students are continuing to work on their Fashion Magazine projects and are currently researching Careers in the Fashion Industry.

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY Applied Technology I Students in Applied Technology I are completing their first project – Light Boxes. Students were able to choose their lo- gos or designs from one found online. Students then cut out FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE the design using scroll saws. Construction of the light box will culminate with students learning about electricity and wiring Early Childhood Education the light box appropriately. Applied Technology I students are Early Childhood Education was excited to open the doors of reminded to check on VISION for their forum topics each and the Freedom High School Preschool on October 18, every week. 2010. We currently have twenty preschool students from the community attending preschool on site. The pre- Applied Technology II school operates on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays until Students in Applied Technology II are completing their first the end of May. When the preschool is not in session, on project – F-16 Fighter Model. Students were given a refresher Thursdays and Fridays, our high school students receive in on the use of Autodesk Inventor, a 3-D Parametric Modeling class instruction on early childhood education practices. software, that was used to create the patterns for the model. The F-16 Fighter model is the safety project that students com- Gourmet Foods plete to show their skills in following the Lab and Machine Gourmet Foods students continue to learn about International Safety Rules. Students are reminded to check VISION for their Foods. Recently, we made the following homemade recipes - forum topics each and every week. salsa and chips, meatballs and sauce, pizza, pizzelles and snicker doodles. We will begin our International Foods Pro- jects soon. PAGE 18 FREEDOM GAZETTE

Technology Education I Ms. Owens Technology Education I class is completing their KEEP INFORMED first project. Students use this project to demonstrate their knowledge of the safety rules and regulations for the Produc- Stay Informed! tion Lab and the machines. Students are reminded to check VISION for their forum topics each and every week. Find information out about athletics, ac- In all of the above classes, students have to complete the safety tivities, and academics on our website: pledge, the General and Machine Safety Tests, and pay their lab fees in order to complete these projects. If any student has http://cmsweb1.lcps.org/fhs/site/ not done all three, they may be dropped from the class as a default.asp result. Aerospace Science Aerospace Science students just completed their Aviation His- tory Presentations, the students did an excellent job. Now students are beginning the next set of major projects – the Flight Endurance Challenge and the Real World Design Chal- lenge. More information about these activities can be found on VISION. Students are also reminded to check VISION each and every week for their forum topics. The Fifth Annual "Aviation Education Expo" was hosted by ProJet Aviation at Leesburg Executive Airport on October 22, 2010. There was also the Leesburg Executive Airport Airshow held on October 23, 2010. Attendance at any of these events was optional. The First Annual USA Science and Engineer- ing Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC took place from October 23 -24 with over 1500 events and exhibit. CADD 1 Students in CADD 1: Basic Technical Drawing and Design have been gaining valuable skills in lettering, sketching, manual ATHLETICS drafting and beginning Computer Aided Drafting and Design. Students are currently working on gaining and improving their WINTER TRYOUTS/PRACTICE skills using AutoCAD 2011. BEGIN NOVEMBER 15 CADD 2 Important Dates TRYOUT DATES AND TIMES Students in CADD 2: Architectural Drawing and Design have Boys Basketball--11/15 at TBD been reviewing the fundamentals of drafting and design. Cur- Girls Basketball--11/15 at TBD rently, students are working on developing site plans and ana- Wrestling--11/15 at TBD lyzing factors important to designing a structure. Gymnastics--11/15 at TBD

Cheerleading--11/15 at TBD TSA Swimming--11/16 at Cub Run. Bus leaves at 8:00pm It is that time of year again, when nearly 160,000 students in

2,000 schools across the country meet in classrooms and tech- nology labs to participate in the Technology Student Associa- Please visit the athletic website at: tion (TSA). Founded in 1978, TSA is the only student organi- http://cmsweb1.lcps.org/5094042182334/site/ zation devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested default.asp in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathemat- ics). TSA supports STEM education goals through more than for required paperwork and the winter athletic schedule. An 60 high school and middle school competitions, leadership updated emergency card is due every season, even if paper- activities and teamwork for students. work has been turned in for a fall sport. Please contact the athletic department with any questions. PAGE 19 FREEDOM GAZETTE

PTSA—NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT The PTSA held it's first general membership meeting on October 13th and coordinated Freedom H.S. participation in the annual Stone Ridge 5K Race for Education on October 16th. Many thanks to the dozens of volunteers who turned out to help us meet our participation requirements and to PTSA secretary Angie Plesce who did a wonderful job coor- dinating Freedom's role. We can look forward to getting a share of the money raised to put to good use at Freedom!

We had a busy set of October PTSA meetings that included discussing and amending the draft budget. The final prod- uct was approved during the general meeting, contingent on acceptance of the ongoing annual audit at the November general membership meeting. We also discussed some new initiatives aimed at improving school communication. Min- utes should be available soon on our part of the FHS website.

We have another general membership meeting scheduled for November 10th, which will include an opportunity to chat will Principal Christine Forester. Please join us at 7 p.m. in the Library. We also plan on having a parent-staff breakfast as part of American Education week the following week. Check the PTSA pages on the FHS website for more details

As always, our success helping the school and your children comes from your support through membership, volunteer- ing, and contributions. Please check the attached forms or the website for more info on joining or helping the PTSA.

Thank you! Jeff Carnes PTSA President PAGE 20 FREEDOM GAZETTE Join the PTSA! Get involved! The PTSA is a partnership between teachers, students and parents. Your membership helps support academic programs, extra- curricular activities and events including the senior all night graduation celebration, National Honor Society, senior scholar- ships, and academic letters. Your commitment to the PTSA supports our pledge to help provide the best for our students and faculty– programs and events that would not happen without your support!

How much does a membership cost? $10 for each parent member $2.50 per student member (senior student members eligible for PTSA scholarship) $10 for staff/faculty member. Please complete the information below and send in with your check payable to Freedom High School PTSA

Parent(s) name______

Email address______

Phone______

Student(s) name(s) ______grade___

______grade___

______grade___ I have enclosed $____ for Parent Membership(s) ($10 per parent). I have enclosed $____ for FHS Staff Membership ____ ($10 per staff member) I have enclosed $____ for Student Membership(s) ( $2.50 per student).

I have enclosed an additional donation (optional) to the PTSA in the amount of $_____

TOTAL AMOUNT Enclosed: $______

The PTSA will not use your email address for anything other than FHS and PTSA related information.

For more information please contact Jeff Carnes ([email protected])

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PTSA Volunteer Form Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year at Freedom High School! The PTSA is excited about all of the support that our parents give to the students and faculty at Freedom. We look forward to another successful year of working together! PARENTS: Please provide us with your personal information so that we can add you to our volunteers database. Please note, this information will not be distributed. NAME: ______ADDRESS: ______CITY/STATE/ZIP: ______Home Phone: ______Cell Phone:______EMAIL ADDRESS: ______PLEASE CHECK WHICH APPLIES TO YOU: _____ We are a returning FHS family, our address _____ We are new to FHS. and email information has not changed.

PLEASE LIST THE NAME AND GRADE OF STUDENT ATTENDING FHS: 1 ______Grade ______2 ______Grade ______3 ______Grade ______

_____ I am available to help with any activity, please contact me as needed. OR Below are the many ways that you can become involved in your child’s experience at FHS. Please indicate below how you can assist: .Office Helper Teacher Appreciation Golf Tournament All Night Grad Event Week (Nov) or American This event is held This event is held I am available: Education Week in early June. Planning after graduation. Planning ___every day starts during the winter starts in late fall ___once a week I can: ___once a month ___help plan activities ___ I am interested ___ I am interested ___bake/provide food in helping with this in helping with this other:______setup/cleanup

Please return this form to Freedom H.S., ATTN: PTSA Volunteer Coordinator Thank you for your support!! PAGE 22 FREEDOM GAZETTE

ALL NIGHT GRADUATION COMMITTEE Volunteers Needed!

To All FHS Students and Parents of Graduating Classes 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014

We need your help to plan this very important event. Your child will be a Senior within 4 years and you want to be sure they have this opportunity.

Did you know that Graduation night is one of the highest risk nights for teens? Many students feel as if they haven’t really celebrated if they haven’t been drinking or using other drugs. Here is your chance to keep your teens alive, give them a wonderful memory and continue to build on a tradition by providing an alternative to which they will say “yes!”

This will be the 5th All Night Graduation Celebration providing seniors with an alcohol and drug free celebration. We need vol- unteers to help with the planning and continue the tradition, especially underclassmen parents. We need some new volun- teers to fill positions now and to shadow and learn about this important event for the graduating class. We need a co-chair at large, security co-chair, publicity co-chair, and fundraiser co-chair. Please contact Vida Johnson if you are in- terested in these positions at [email protected]. Current Committee Members Are:

Vida Johnson (Chairperson), Sarah Lichter (PR), Cheryl Bacak (Registration), John Bacak (Treasurer), Katie Bowen (Fundraising), Joe Razzano (Security), Jackie Mignone/Joann Johnson (The BIG ONE), Jackie Ivey (T-shirts), Joann Johnson (Entertainment), Wendy Kirwan (Website/ Tech), Mary Day (Volunteers), Linda Mignone (Secretary), Colleen O'Toole (Prizes), Joann Johnson (Plant Sale) and Vicki Schroeck (Prizes).

Send an email to [email protected] and request more information on how you can get involved. Thank You To: The Committee: Vida Johnson, Joann Johnson, Linda Mignone, Chris Lewis, Vicki Schroeck, Cheryl Bacak, Chuck Askew, and Wendy Kirwan, for the hours of work donated to organizing the event. Thank you to the families of the committee members for their support. To Kim Johnson and Roland Mignone – the muscle – loading and driving the U-Haul truck, picking up furni- ture, TV’s and other items for the rummage sale. To extra mile volunteers like Jayne White, Colleen O’Toole, Mary Day, Brian Lewis, Jeff Carnes, Laura Smidt and Maureen Denfeld who took on extra work before and after THE BIG ONE. The Sponsors: PostNet of Stone Ridge, U-Haul of Chantilly, Big Country Amusements and Toll Brothers, for believing in the mission of the All Night Grad Celebration. The Vendors and Crafters: Apple Pie Photography, Bach to Rock, Bambusa, Brown Eyed Wolf Jewelry, Curry’s Auto Ser- vice, Décor & You, Elegant Embroidery by Lisa, Futura Promotional Solutions, Gutter Helmet, Massage Therapist/ Reflexologist, Oogles-n-Googles, Shear Style, Silk Flowers & Glass Ornaments, South Riding Family Chiropractic, Traci Lynn Fashion Jewelry, TRK Designs, The Pampered Chef, and Southern Living. The Food Court: Vocelli Pizza, Backyard Rotisse- rie Chicken, Subway, for supporting ANGC. PLEASE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES AND LET THEM KNOW IT IS BECAUSE THEY SUPPORTED FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ALL NIGHT GRAD. ALL The Volunteers! You know who you are – you are the best! Special thanks to the FHS National Art Honor Society, the PTSA and the FEABC. For more information on the All Night Graduation Celebration, please visit our web site at www.freedomangc.org. PAGE 23 FREEDOM GAZETTE

ALL NIGHT GRADUATION COMMITTEE (CONT.) ANGC 2010 Sponsors—Thank You!

On behalf of the Freedom High School All Night Drug and Alcohol-Free Graduation Celebration Committee, we would like to thank you for your support and donation to last year’s annual celebration. The generosity and support of the parents, local busi- nesses, civic organizations, Freedom Club Organizations and the community at large made it possible for us to provide a special evening for the 2010 senior class of Freedom High School. Thanks to our celebration, as well as other regional celebrations, there were no substance abuse related accidents in Northern Virginia during last year’s graduation season. We are asking for your ongo- ing support so that we may continue to provide our graduating seniors a safe and fun way to celebrate this milestone in their lives. You really can make a difference! ANGC Sponsors

Please support the local business that sponsored the Class of 2010 Celebration.

Freedom Eagles Athletic Booster Club

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Important Dates to Remember November 10 - Report Cards Sent Home November 15 - Winter Sports Tryouts 4:00pm December 1 - College Financial Aid Seminar March 7-9 - English Writing Multiple Choice and Essay SOLs for Juniors (9am-11am) April 11-15 - Senior SOLs May 9-31 - Non-writing SOLs for 9-12 graders

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