Freedom High School (FHS) is a

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Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Freedom is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,200 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Freedom and Murphy Corner are located in the town and the unincorporated community of Five Corners i ...

, United States. It is part of the Freedom Area School District.

History

The first public school in Freedom began in 1863 in the home of early settler Nicholas July, and the first high school was built in 1905. That wooden building burned down in 1927 or 1928, and was replaced by a brick building. With funding from the

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, a gymnasium was added in 1938, and other major additions were built in 1956 and 1972. Since 1972, voters have approved referendums to build more classrooms, a library, and a fieldhouse. In November 2017, voters rejected a US$66.7 million school referendum to build a new high school. In January 2019, the school district proposed a reduced referendum for a US$55.7 million project, to be on the ballot on April 2, 2019.

Curriculum

The school district has adopted

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in Language Arts, Disciplinary Literacy, and Math.

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are under implementation. According to the

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, the school earned a four-star overall score, "Exceeds expectations", for "student achievement, student growth, educational equity, and preparing students for educational milestones, including college and career readiness".

Athletics

Freedom's athletic teams are known as the Irish, and compete in the North Eastern Conference. The Irish have won ten

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state championships.

References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Outagamie County, Wisconsin Public high schools in Wisconsin