Freeman_High_School_(Rockford,_Washington)
Freeman High School (Washington)
Public school in Rockford, Washington, United States
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 | |
|---|---|
Freeman High School in October, 2021 | |
| Address | |
14626 South Jackson Rd , 99030 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°31′12″N 117°11′47″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Freeman School District |
| NCES School ID | 530297000485[1] |
| Principal | Jeff Smith |
| Teaching staff | 15.22 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 317 (2019-2020)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.83 |
| 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] | |
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.
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]
The 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]
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- "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.
- "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.
- spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/23/caleb-sharpe-trial-moved-to-june-2021-due-to-covid/
- Perez, Vanessa (February 10, 2022). "'I did my job that day': Bus driver who took Caleb Sharpe to school shares impact statement".
