Freeman High School (Washington)

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Coordinates: 47°31′12″N 117°11′47″W / 47.5200°N 117.1964°W / 47.5200; -117.1964
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Freeman High School
FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment317 (2019-2020)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.83
Color(s)Columbia Blue, Red & White
     
Athletics conferenceNortheast 1A, Northeast District 7, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
NicknameScotties
RivalLakeside High School
Websitehttps://www.freemansd.org/fhs
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Freeman High School is a public high school north of Rockford, Washington and 19 mi (31 km) southwest of Spokane, Washington. It is a part of the adjacent three school Freeman School District facility that contains Freeman Elementary School, Freeman Middle School and Freeman High School.

Athletics

Freeman high school competes in Washington's Northeast A League. The school fields teams in the following sports:

  • Fall: Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Volleyball
  • Winter: Wrestling, Basketball
  • Spring: Baseball, Golf, Softball, Tennis and Track & Field

Freeman's athletic teams are known as the Scotties. The elementary and middle schools were known as the Freeman Raiders until 2014.[4] The original old Scottie dog logo was created by Freeman student Margee Noble.

History

The Freeman school district was formed in 1955 as a consolidation of the Rockford, Lindbergh, and Sunnyside school districts; there had been another Freeman school district prior to 1940, when it was annexed by Lindbergh.[5]

2017 shooting

On September 13, 2017, a gunman

Colt 1903 pistol then killed one student, who was attempting to prevent the shooting from taking place.[7] Three other students were injured and taken to the hospital.[6] Sharpe pled guilty before his trial as an adult.[8][9][10] In 2022, Sharpe was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.[11]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 317 students enrolled in 2019–2020 was:

  • Male – 53.8%
  • Female – 46.2%
  • Native American/Alaskan – 3.1%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders – 2.4%
  • Black – 1.2%
  • Hispanic – 5.8%
  • White – 85.6%
  • Multiracial – 1.9%

22.3 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Freeman High School (530297000485)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Freeman Sports Teams". MaxPreps. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Freeman HS". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "All Freeman schools to unite under Scottie mascot". The Spokesman-Review. September 6, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Our History". Freeman School District. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "One student dead, three in hospital after classmate opens fire at Freeman High School". The Spokesman-Review. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Narayan, Chandrika (September 14, 2017). "Student died after confronting shooter at Spokane school". CNN. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ^ spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/23/caleb-sharpe-trial-moved-to-june-2021-due-to-covid/
  9. ^ "Trial for accused Freeman school shooter moved to January 2022 | the Spokesman-Review".
  10. ^ Perez, Vanessa (February 10, 2022). "'I did my job that day': Bus driver who took Caleb Sharpe to school shares impact statement".
  11. ^ "Freeman High School shooter sentenced to 40 years to life in prison".

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