Freeman High School (Washington)

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
Address
14626 South Jackson Rd

,
99030

United States
Coordinates47°31′12″N 117°11′47″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1955
School districtFreeman School District
NCES School ID530297000485[1]
PrincipalJeff Smith
Teaching staff15.22 (on a 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
[1][2][3]

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 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 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 20192020 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. "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. "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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