Freeman High School (Washington) Explained

Freeman High School
Streetaddress:14626 South Jackson Rd
City:Rockford
State:Washington
Zipcode:99030
Country:United States
Coordinates:47.52°N -117.1964°W
Type:Public
District:Freeman School District
Principal:Jeff Smith
Grades:912
Enrollment:317 (2019-2020)
Teaching Staff:15.22 (on a FTE basis)
Ratio:20.83
Rival:Lakeside High School
Nickname:Scotties
Colors:Columbia Blue, Red & White
Conference:Northeast 1A, Northeast District 7, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Established:1955
Homepage:https://www.freemansd.org/fhs
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Freeman High School is a public high school north of Rockford, Washington and 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:

Freeman's athletic teams are known as the Scotties. The elementary and middle schools were known as the Freeman Raiders until 2014.[3] 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.[4]

2017 shooting

On September 13, 2017, a gunman opened fire at Freeman.[5] The assailant, then 15-year-old sophomore Caleb Sharpe, brought two guns, an AR-15 rifle and a Colt 1903 pistol then killed one student, who was attempting to prevent the shooting from taking place.[6] Three other students were injured and taken to the hospital. Sharpe pled guilty before his trial as an adult.[7] [8] [9] In 2022, Sharpe was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.[10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 317 students enrolled in 20192020 was:

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freeman Sports Teams . MaxPreps . September 14, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113319/http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/freeman-scotties-(rockford,wa)/sports.htm . September 15, 2017 . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: Freeman HS . . September 14, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915070352/http://www.wiaa.com/DirDetl2.aspx?ID=273 . September 15, 2017 . mdy-all .
  3. News: All Freeman schools to unite under Scottie mascot. 7 March 2018. The Spokesman-Review. 6 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Our History . Freeman School District . September 14, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125236/https://www.freemansd.org/domain/3 . September 14, 2017 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: One student dead, three in hospital after classmate opens fire at Freeman High School . . September 13, 2017 . September 14, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914002933/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/13/shooting-reported-at-freeman-high-school/#/0 . September 14, 2017 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Student died after confronting shooter at Spokane school . Narayan, Chandrika . . September 14, 2017 . September 14, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914222313/http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/us/student-killed-confronting-shooter-trnd/index.html . September 14, 2017 . mdy-all .
  7. spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/23/caleb-sharpe-trial-moved-to-june-2021-due-to-covid/
  8. Web site: Trial for accused Freeman school shooter moved to January 2022 | the Spokesman-Review.
  9. Web site: 'I did my job that day': Bus driver who took Caleb Sharpe to school shares impact statement. February 10, 2022. Vanessa. Perez.
  10. Web site: Freeman High School shooter sentenced to 40 years to life in prison . August 19, 2022 .

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