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Important Fremont Public Schools News

Fremont High School is unlike many high schools in that we offer John Baylor ACT Prep to all of our juniors for free! We are so thankful to have such great community partners like Bank of the West who make donations and allow us to provide this great service for our students. We also couldn’t accept donations like this without the help from the Fremont Public Schools Foundation.

Mark Williams, director of guidance at Fremont High School, says, “John Baylor has life-changing consequences for our students. The community support we see in Fremont speaks volumes about how great our community members are.”

Thank you Bank of the West!

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James Farrell, Fremont Tribune

For the second year in a row, first-graders at Fremont Public Schools’ elementary school buildings will take swim lessons at the Fremont Family YMCA’s Dillon Family Aquatics Center as part of their physical education curriculum.

The program gives kids an opportunity to learn a new skill — one that can be valuable in a community like Fremont, said Brad Dahl, executive director of student services and business affairs for Fremont Public Schools.

“When you look at our community, obviously, there’s a lot of opportunity to interact with water,” Dahl said. “We’ve got Fremont Lakes and that great resource, and then multiple lakes all the way around, along with rivers and creeks. So exposure is real, and it’s just one of those life lessons that can help provide some safety, yet allow people to enjoy those great resources that are around us locally.”

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FHS Students awarded for infographics

Taylor Ladd
Eduardo Parra
Oscar Avila

(story courtesy of Fremont Tribune)

Colin Larson, Fremont Tribune

Several Fremont High School students were recently awarded by the Nebraska Education Technology Association for their graphic design work.

The students participated in an annual contest offered in the spring for K-12 students in the Midwest Region. Categories of the contest include Digital Images, Interactive Media, Video, Audio and Infographics.

The three students — Eduardo Parra, Oscar Avila, and Taylor Ladd — took the top three spots respectively for their work creating infographics focused on social issues like texting and driving and cigarette smoking/vaping.

The students completed their infographics as part of a Graphic Design II class taught by Kristen Strickler.

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Recently, Mrs. Herrick’s reading class had a “book tasting” where students had the opportunity to sample several different titles. Rotating through four different tables, readers enjoyed light snacks and thoughtful discussions about their favorite books!

(photo and story courtesy of Fremont Tribune)

James Farrell, Fremont Tribune

This week, each of Fremont Public Schools elementary buildings received a visit from magician Jeff Quinn.

But Quinn’s performances didn’t just give kids the opportunity to be mystified. His show centers around the idea of “kindness,” and aims to help teach kids to be kind to one another, says Bell Field Elementary School Counselor Ainslee Kroenke.

“Really the reason we wanted to do it is because kindness and empathy and treating each other well is really a big thing that we’re always focusing on and teaching the kids,” Kroenke said. “Anytime that we have an opportunity to teach them and reinforce that, host things with fun involved too, we just really enjoy being able to do that for them.”

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