Once a Freddie, Always a FreddieSuperintendent’s MessageApril 23, 2021

Band Concert: Congratulations to Katie Metz and the MS and HS bands for awonderful spring concert. The MS band selections included The Hey Song, Shoutit Out, Shake it O�, Sk8er Boi. The HS band played Flash by Queen, The DarkKnight from Batman, and selections from The Incredibles. Great job everyone!

Hidden in Plain Sight: In collaboration with the Knox Substance Abuse ActionTeam, Fredericktown is hosting Hidden in Plain Sight on April 27th at 5:00 PM viaZoom. Hidden in Plain Sight is an awareness program for parents and otheradults. The presentation will take you through a teen's bedroom with items thatcould indicate dangerous or risky behaviors. The presentation will coversubstance use, suicide, unhealthy relationships, and more. Please check youremail for the Zoom meeting link. If you did not receive our District's zoom linkand would like to attend, please contact our school social worker, Hannah Art,with any questions.

Prom: Fredericktown High School will be holding prom on May 1st from 8-11 PMin the high school gymnasium. Social distance guidelines and all other guidelinesfrom the state and health department will be followed. All Fredericktown juniorsand seniors may attend prom, whether they are in person, online, at the career center, or home schooled. Because ofCOVID restrictions on the number of students who can attend an indoor event, juniors and seniors may only inviteother Fredericktown students as their guests.

Graduation: The graduation ceremony will be held at Fredericktown High School’s football stadium at 7 PM on Friday,May 21st. Special seating arrangements have been made so seniors can invite as many guests as possible to attendtheir graduation. Outdoor social distancing guidelines and mask guidelines must be followed. If it rains, thegraduation ceremony will bemoved to the high schoolgymnasium. If weather dictatesthat we have an indoorceremony, seniors will be limitedto four guests in order tocomply with state guidelinesabout indoor events.

End of Year Dates:Senior Exams: May 17-18Senior Last Day: May 18Graduation Practice: May 20 8:30 AM (HS Gym)Senior Checkout: May 20 10:30 AM (HS Gym)Senior Luncheon: May 20 12:30 PM (Admin Building)Baccalaureate: May 20 6:15 PM (HS Gym)Senior Awards: May 20 7:00 PM (HS Gym)Underclassman Exams: May 20-218th Grade Moving on Up Ceremony: May 21 9:00 PM (HS Gym)Last Day for Students: May 21Graduation: May 21st 7:00 PM (HS Football Field)

Positivity Award: Congratulations to this recipient of lastweek’s winner of the positivity award, Lynnea Clevenger,and this week’s winner, Don Lincicome!

Essay Contest: The Fredericktown Education Associationis hosting an essay contest on “What makesFredericktown a great place to live and go to school?”There will be one winner selected from every grade level.For more information, please visit the district website!

Student Illness Protocols: Please email the followingthree sta� members if your child will not be in school due to COVID. This includes a positive diagnosis, quarantine, orawaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.● esheri�@fredschools.com - School Nurse●mcaputo@fredschools.com - Elementary Principal● bgaree@fredschools.com - MS/HS Principal

COVID-19 Data Dashboard: You can find positive COVID-19 cases by building on our district dashboard located on ourdistrict website.

Notifications of Student and Sta� COVID-19 Diagnosis: If a student or sta� member tests positive for COVID-19, anemail will go out to all parents and sta� notifying them that an individual has tested positive. The district or KnoxPublic Health will contact-trace the individual who tested positive and notify parents/sta� by phone if there has beena close contact. Quarantined students do not need to be tested unless they develop symptoms of COVID-19. If aquarantined student develops symptoms and is tested, please notify Mrs. Sheri�, Mr. Garee, and Mr. Caputo.

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Meet and Greet: Emily Sheri� (School Nurse)

1. Tell us about your family.My husband Eric and I got married in September of 2019. We have 2 little boys Maverickand Maddox.

2. Do you have any hobbies?Spending time with my family, working out, skiing, and riding horses.

3. Are you a morning person?If my kids sleep through the night - Yes!

4. What is your favorite outdoor activity?I enjoy just about any outdoor activity.

5. Do you play sports?In school I played Volleyball, Basketball, and ran track. I still enjoy playing sand volleyballand coach basketball (and I join in on some of the drills).

6. Do you watch sports?When I have time, I watch OSU football and basketball.

7. Friday night: staying home or going out?Staying home

8. Co�ee shop, restaurant, or fast food?Restaurant

9. Do you prefer wearing casual or formal clothes?Causal

10. Would you rather go to the movies or stay home with Netflix?Stay home

11. What’s your favorite movie?I enjoy a variety of movies and depending on the day I would change this answer.

12. What’s your favorite TV show?Grey’s Anatomy, Outlander, and Mayans

13. Comedy, horror, drama, romance, or action?Any of these except horror

14. Do you like watching cartoons?Yes my kids pick those though

15. Facebook or Twitter?Facebook

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16. Do you know any foreign language?Very little Spanish

17. What foreign language would you like to learn?Irish Gaelic

18. What is your favorite animal and why?Horses - I grew up around horses and have been riding since I could remember.

19. Do you have any pets?My rottweiler Thor. I have 2 horses Tonto and Roxy that are kept at my parents farm.

20. Do you like to read?Yes

21. E-book or paper book?Paper

22. What is your favorite book?In the past 4-6 years I have read mostly nursing textbooks and children’s books. One of my favorite books to read tomy boys is Little Sloth. My favorite books are the Hunger Games series.

23. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when grew up?I’ve known since 6th or 7th grade that I wanted to be a nurse.

24. Did you have a role model when growing up?I still look up to my parents and grandparents as role models.

25. How would you describe yourself ?Outgoing, loud, hardworking, dependable, and kind

26. What are your favorite toppings on a pizza?Taco Pizza!!

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