William Fremd High School
Established	1961
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Marina Scott
Students	2,933
Grades	9–12
Location	1000 S. Quentin Rd. Palatine, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green, Gold
Mascot	Vikings
Yearbook	Valhallan
Newspaper	The Viking Logue
Website	www.fhs.d211.org

William Fremd High School, or Fremd, is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois , a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes James B. Conant High School, Hoffman Estates High School, Palatine High School, and Schaumburg High School Image File history File links FremdViking. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Township High School District 211 is located in Cook County, Illinois, and is essentially comprised of Palatine and Schaumburg townships. ... James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Hoffman Estates High School, or HEHS, is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Palatine High School is a high school in District 211 in Illinois, located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd in Palatine. ... Schaumburg High School, or SHS is a public four-year high school located in Schaumburg, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ...

History

Fremd opened in 1963 as Palatine High School South. The school was later named after William Fremd who had been a member of the high school board of education for over 30 years and had served on school boards in the area for a consecutive period of more than 45 years. The school was the second high school to be built in Palatine, Illinois after Palatine High School. Palatine South and then Fremd originally served as the school for all Palatine freshman and sophomores while Palatine High School was the school for juniors and seniors. This plan was only in effect for three years before Fremd was expanded to serve as a 4 year high school. In the fall of 1966 the first junior class entered, and they became the first Fremd graduating class in 1968. On October 19, 1974, district residents approved a $22 million referendum which included funds for the addition of an auditorium and pool to Fremd. In 2001, construction began to create a new science wing. The courtyard which stood in the center of the school was demolished. After two years of year round construction, the new science wing was built along with a heating and ventilation facility on the roof of the building.^[1] Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Palatine High School is a high school in District 211 in Illinois, located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd in Palatine. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Today, Fremd is one of the largest high schools in Illinois with over 2800 students including 689 students in the 2004 graduating class and 727 students in 2006. However, the school is also noted for its high operating costs. The school has the highest average salary for teachers as of May 2005. Criticisms concerning its high spending include the purchasing of an electronic sign, a hall rug with an embroidered Viking logo, and unevenly distributed budgets among both academic departments and after school athletics and activities. Although most of this spending is attributed to the parental organization the Fremd Booster Club and not the school itself, the spending of both organizations have been called into question on occasion. For example, from 1999-2001 repairs of a leak in the roof of the newly furnished Kolze Auditorium were put off while the Booster Club focused on purchasing an electronic sign for approximately $50,000.^[2][3] Recent attempts to curtail the spending were part of referendums that sought to cut after school activities and athletics. The controversial referendum led to an increase in assessed property tax rates within the school district. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...

Fremd has seen several construction projects in the last few years, such as new bleachers in the main gymnasium, new tiling and additional classrooms. Currently, the music department is undergoing major construction as part of a multimillion dollar project launched by the district. Changes will include a whole new rehearsal room, addition of bigger practice rooms with more advanced sound-proof walls as well as storage space.[1]

Academics

In 2005, Fremd had an average composite ACT score of 23.7, and graduated 99.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 24.7. Fremd has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[4] The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ... Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a term defined by the No Child Left Behind Act. ... President Bush signing the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. ...

Fremd is considered one of the best high schools in the state in terms of quality and standardized test scores. In 1987, Fremd was named among the top in the nation in the United States Department of Education's National Secondary School Recognition Program. Fremd High School has also been recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best High Schools” and by U.S. News & World Report as one of 99 outstanding high schools in the United States.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, Fremd was recognized as the 852nd best high school in the nation by Newsweek, with an average of 1.3 AP tests taken per graduating senior.^[5] The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building[1]) , ED headquarters in Washington, DC A construction project to repair and update the building facade at the Department of Education Headquarters building in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Fremd had 37 Academic Scholars representing the highest grade point averages in the Class of 2004. Eight students were National Merit Finalists along with 135 Illinois State Scholars in that same year. The graduates of the Class of 2004 received nearly $3.35 million in collegiate scholarship awards. A National Merit Finalist is a recipient of an award from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. ...

Athletics

Fremd competes in the Mid-Suburban League West Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Viking. The school has 28 athletic activities distributed evenly between males and females to comply with Title IX. Fremd is one of the few public high schools in Illinois to offer Lacrosse and Volleyball to both genders. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in interscholastic events at the high school level. ... For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in honor of its principal author, but more commonly known simply as Title IX, is a 76-word United States law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: No person... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ...

Activities

The school's monthly newspaper is the Viking Logue.

Each year, William Fremd High School hosts Writer's Week, which has brought more than 100 writers to the Fremd campus since 1995 to share their work and philosophy on the writing process. Distinguished guest presenters have included Billy Collins, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman; journalists Rick Bragg, Dana Kozlov, Burt Constable, and Eric Zorn; novelists Jane Hamilton, Raymond Benson, Rosellen Brown, Harry Mark Petrakis, and Frederik Pohl; poets Nikki Giovanni and Naomi Shihab Nye; and sportswriters Dan Roan and Mike Imrem. Presenters also include selected Fremd students and faculty. English teachers Gary Anderson and Tony Romano are the lead organizers of Writer's Week. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... William J. (Billy) Collins (born March 22, 1941) is a poet who served two terms as the 11th Poet Laureate of the United States, from 2001 to 2003. ... Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an African American poet. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, is awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. ... Leon Max Lederman (born July 15, 1922) is an American experimental physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 for his work on neutrinos. ... Eric Zorn is a columnist and a blogger for the Chicago Tribune. ... Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels. ... Frederik George Pohl, Jr. ... Yolande Cornelia Nikki Giovanni (born June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. ... Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and songwriter born in 1952 to a Palestinian father and American mother. ...

Notable alumni

• Todd Hundley, Major League Baseball catcher who briefly held the single-season home run record for catchers.
• Mallory Snyder, from the The Real World 13, actress/model.
• Leslie Erganian, artist and television correspondent for the Hallmark Channel.
• Rob Lorenz, movie producer and Academy Awards nominee.
• Dana Kozlov, a general assignment reporter for CBS 2 Chicago^[6]
• Jim Schwantz, National Football League linebacker who made it to the Pro Bowl with the 1996 Dallas Cowboys.
• Terrence Coli, writer for the popular drama One Tree Hill
• Jim Degorski is awaiting trial for the infamous Brown's Chicken massacre. His alleged partner, Juan Luna, was sentenced on May 17, 2007, to life in prison without the hope of parole.
• Kris Myers, drummer for the American rock/jam band Umphrey's McGee.

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References

1. ^ History of Township High School District 211 on the District 211 Website
2. ^ Forget the new marquee. The Viking Logue. Volume 34, Number 8, 3 March 2000
3. ^ Booster Club funds new sign. The Viking Logue. Volume 34, Number 11, 26 May 2000
4. ^ Illinois School Report Card
5. ^ Newsweek's Top 1,000 High Schools
6. ^ Dana Kozlov Biography

External links

• Official Website
• Fremd Student Council Website
• Viking Logue Website (School Newspaper)
• Microsoft Terraserver satellite image of school campus
• Take a Look at Fremd