FHS Weekly Update

Announcements for the Week of January 16-20, 2023

This Week at Fremd

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Announcements

Winter Warm-Up: Mindfulness and Self-Care Fridays

Join the on-call counselors during lunch periods on Friday all month long to learn about mindfulness and self-care! Every event you attend will earn you a drawing into our end-of-the-month raffle! See Fremd Events for more details.

Thursday, January 19: Winter Jazz Concert

Please join us for our Winter Jazz Concert featuring the Fremd Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Ensemble on Thursday January 19th. The concert will be held in the Cafeteria at 6:30 pm, free admission. This concert is guaranteed to please and will feature a variety of jazz, Latin, and rock/funk music. Hope to see you there!

Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21: One Act Performances

Four short plays directed, designed by, and starring Fremd Students! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are on-sale for $5.00 and can be purchased online at fremd.booktix.com or at the door.

Saturday, January 21: D211 Honors Choir Concert

Selected students from all five D211 high schools will be participating in a choir festival and concert on Saturday, January 21 at Schaumburg High School. Twenty-two Fremd students will be singing in the mass choir under the direction of guest clinician Sarah Catt from Elmhurst University. The concert is open to the public and will be at 4 PM in the Schaumburg High School auditorium.

Seniors: Viking Booster Club Scholarship Available

Our Viking Booster Club has made its scholarship available on the Booster Club website. Note that the application deadline is March 3, 2023.

Young Hearts for Life Information

Young Hearts for Life - Sign up to be screened today!

Student Registration Link - an adult must register their student


What is the Young Hearts for Life screening?


YH4L is a FREE heart screening called an electrocardiogram (ECG) to identify high school students at risk for Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Detailed information on the program is found on this Parent Packet link


More than 60 young adults die each week in the United States from SCD. Since 2006, YH4L has screened over 280,000 students and has identified more than 3,000 with previously undiagnosed heart conditions. Please be aware that repeat ECG testing is recommended every two (2) years.

A simple, painless, and non-invasive ECG can detect approximately 70% of the heart conditions that are associated with SCD, while a pre-participation physical can only detect 4% of these conditions. The false positive rate for the YH4L program is less than 2%. Additional evaluation and testing by your physician may be recommended based on the results of the screening.


All students will hear information in their Wellness classes on January 20 about our upcoming Young Hearts for Life screening event to be held on February 14. We encourage every family to register their child for this life-saving screening.

Young Hearts for Life - We need family and community volunteers!

Volunteer Registration Link


We are looking for many volunteers to assist with our YH4L screening event on February 14. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age (current high school students are not eligible to be a volunteer). Shifts are available in the morning, afternoon, or full day. Continental breakfast items and lunch is provided to volunteers.


Volunteers assist with checking in students for their appointment, helping get them to each of the stations, assisting with the ECG process, etc. So far, we have about 35 volunteers signed up, but we are looking to have nearly 200! Please consider donating some of your time to this important health and wellness event!

Upcoming Events

Save the Date: Winter Gala February 25

Student Council will be hosting a Winter Gala dance on Saturday, February 25. Watch for more information about the dance and ticket sales in the coming weeks.

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Thursday, January 19: Winter Jazz Concert

Please join us for our Winter Jazz Concert featuring the Fremd Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Ensemble on Thursday January 19th. The concert will be held in the Cafeteria at 6:30 pm, free admission. This concert is guaranteed to please and will feature a variety of jazz, Latin, and rock/funk music. Hope to see you there!

Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21: One-Act Play Performances

Four short plays directed, designed by, and starring Fremd Students! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are on sale for $5.00 and can be purchased ahead of time online.