Fremont High School (Indiana)

Fremont High School

Fremont High School
Address
701 West Toledo
Fremont, Indiana, 46737
United States
Coordinates 41°43′47″N 84°56′24″W / 41.729633°N 84.940115°W / 41.729633; -84.940115Coordinates: 41°43′47″N 84°56′24″W / 41.729633°N 84.940115°W / 41.729633; -84.940115
Information
School type Public Secondary School
School district Fremont Community Schools Independent School District
Superintendent Loraine Vaughn
Principal Mark Sherbondy
Teaching staff 26
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 392
Student to teacher ratio 15:1
Color(s) Red & Black         
Slogan Where Excellence Soars
Athletics conference Northeast Corner Conference of Indiana (NECC)
Nickname Eagles
Rival Angola High School
Website fremontcommunityschoolsindiana.org/highschoolhome.html

Fremont High School, at 701 West Toledo Street in Fremont, Indiana, USA, is the high school for the Fremont Community Schools Independent School District. It is one of four high schools within Steuben County, Indiana. The present building contains grade nine through twelve and currently houses approximately 400 students and 31 staff members. Enrollment figures show that the student population has been between 367 and 413 over the past ten years. 36% of students are considered economically disadvantaged based on data reported to the government.[1] Seventy-eight students graduated in 2012 yielding a 95.1% graduation rate. Twenty-seven of those graduates earned an Indiana Academic Honors Diploma.[2] Fremont High School currently has a -3.9 state test achievement gap.[3] Current budget constraints threaten to decrease the number of teachers at Fremont High School.

Academics

Fremont High School currently uses block scheduling, meaning students have four 90 minute classes per day. The school year is divided into 4 quarters, much like American universities. Courses offered meet all of the requirements for Academic Honors Diploma, Technical Honors Diploma, and Core 40 Diploma. The school is able to keep its graduation rate high through Steuben County's Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), an alternative high school, which "meets the needs of discouraged and defeated students" and allows students to graduate with diplomas from their original school district.[4] Fremont HS students are 70% proficient in English and 73% in algebra, generating a college readiness score of 17.5.[5]

In the fall of 2009, Fremont High School entered into an agreement with Trine University to offer 12 different dual credit concurrent enrollment courses on the high school campus along with Advanced Placement Biology.

In 2010, approximately 40 students earned at least 3 dual credits or scored a 3 or above on an AP exam. These 40 students took nearly 100 dual credit or AP courses for a potential total of 300 semester hours. In 2011, only 12.2% of the 22 students sitting for AP exams passed.[7]

Schools in Indiana are assessed by their ISTEP+ scores. In 2010-2011, 97.8% of Fremont High School students passed the mathematics assessment. Meanwhile, 90% of students passed the English/language arts assessment. Fremont High School scores above the state average for students achieving College and Career Readiness (ccr)at 67.8%.[8] In general, academics are secondary to athletics at high schools in this area of Indiana.

Fremont High School graduates, who pursue collegiate studies, primarily attend schools in Indiana, such as Huntington University (United States), Bethel College (Indiana), IUPUI, and IPFW. A number of current Fremont High School teachers are also Fremont graduates.

Performing Arts

Fremont High School has a music program consisting of a concert band, jazz band, concert chorus, and show chorus. Fremont band and choir students have been honored repetitively at the state level and frequently qualify for the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) competition. The choir program is currently led by Betsy Fowler, and the band program is led by Melissa Hardwick. In order to have funding for the arts programs, a group of parents form the Fremont Music Boosters and dedicate time to fundraising.

Athletics

FHS teams compete in the Northeast Corner Conference of Indiana (NECC) against Angola, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Fairfield, Hamilton, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, and Westview. Fremont High School has teams for

Facilities

The current Fremont High School building (adjacent to the elementary school) was opened in the fall of 1980. Fremont High School consists of one building attached to Fremont Elementary School by a hallway. The elementary and high schools share a cafeteria. The high school is two levels with a small elevator for physically disabled students' use. It consists of an upper and lower hallway wrapped around the gymnasium. There is one auditorium, eight restrooms, an auto repair shop, an industrial tech facility, a weight-lifting room, two music rooms, and 20 classrooms. A new Max Mitchell Athletic Complex building which includes an auxiliary gymnasium and related facilities was completed in the fall of 2006.

Other programs

Fremont High School has hosted an alumni banquet the Saturday before graduation for 116 years. Traditionally, the graduating class along with classes 25 and 50 years prior are honored. However, the attendance has grown smaller and smaller over the past thirty years.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://fremontcommunityschoolsindiana.org/highschoolhome.html
  2. ↑ "IDOE: Compass". in.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fremont High School in FREMONT, IN - Best High Schools - US News". usnews.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Educational Opportunity Center!". msdsteuben.k12.in.us. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fremont High School in FREMONT, IN - Best High Schools - US News". usnews.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ↑ http://fremontcommunityschoolsindiana.org/profile.html Accessed April 18, 2013
  7. ↑ "IDOE: Compass". in.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "IDOE: Compass". in.gov. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Think and reach par website. Accessed March 16, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Fremont just misses setting state baseball slugging marks", Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, April 19, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Continue tradition of Fremont High School alumni banquet". KPCNews. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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