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.
| Freeman High School | |
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 Freeman High School in October, 2021 | |
| Address | |
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14626 South Jackson Rd , 99030 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°31′12″N 117°11′47″W / 47.5200°N 117.1964°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Freeman School District |
| NCES School ID | 530297000485[1] |
| Principal | Jeff Smith |
| Teaching staff | 17.40 (on a FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 291 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.72[1] |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue, Red & White |
| Athletics conference | Northeast 1A, Northeast District 7, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association |
| Nickname | Scotties |
| Rival | Lakeside High School |
| Website | https://www.freemansd.org/fhs |
| [1][2][3] | |
Athletics
editFreeman 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
editThe 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
editOn September 13, 2017, a gunman opened fire at Freeman.[6] The assailant, then 15-year-old sophomore Caleb Sharpe, brought two guns, an AR-15 rifle and a Colt 1903 pistol then shot and killed one student, Sam Strahan, who was attempting to prevent the shooting from taking place, in the torso and head.[7][8] Three other students were injured and taken to the hospital.[6] Sharpe pled guilty before his trial as an adult.[9][10][11] In 2022, Sharpe was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.[12] In September 2024 he was Resentenced to 25 years to life due to a law banning people from being sentenced to over 25 years to life for crimes committed before they were 16 years old.[13]
Demographics
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Freeman High School (530297000485)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "Freeman Sports Teams". MaxPreps. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Freeman HS". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "All Freeman schools to unite under Scottie mascot". The Spokesman-Review. September 6, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Our History". Freeman School District. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Freeman High School shooting: Suspect said he was bullied, police documents say - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/23/caleb-sharpe-trial-moved-to-june-2021-due-to-covid/
- ^ "Trial for accused Freeman school shooter moved to January 2022 | the Spokesman-Review".
- ^ Perez, Vanessa (February 10, 2022). "'I did my job that day': Bus driver who took Caleb Sharpe to school shares impact statement".
- ^ "Freeman High School shooter sentenced to 40 years to life in prison". August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Freeman High School shooter resentenced to 25 years to life". krem.com. September 4, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
