#TeacherFeature – Jennifer Woods

December 4, 2019

Mrs. Jennifer Woods teaches reading for grades 10-12 at Freedom to help students pass their FSA, ACT or SAT with a high enough score to graduate. Reading to some kids is boring and they often find it hard to focus or be motivated. Mrs. Woods finds ways to make it easier for students in reading to stay...

Allison Howard takes over as director of Freedom’s band program

September 30, 2019

Students in Freedom High School’s Band often call it a family among the student body; but what happens when there is a replacement of one the family members? A high school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. Band provides another environment and...

NJROTC adds new leadership to an already strong group

September 24, 2019

“Our program is just like a family; but just like any other family, we experience changes,” Seth Koch, the Commanding Officer of Freedom High School's NJROTC program said. The NJROTC program is the best opportunity for you to get invaluable experience while you earn a high school    degree. When e...

Ms. Brant’s Playlist

Clarisa Laurent, Staff Writer

May 9, 2019

Ms.Brant is an English Honors 4 and AP Literature teacher at Freedom High School. Her favorite activities include reading and traveling. During her junior year of high school while at FHS, she went to Australia and New Zealand. Last summer, Brant traveled to Europe and drove between Germany, Austria,...

Mrs. Kalter’s Playlist

Kamryn Herrick, Staff Writer

May 2, 2019

English teacher Mrs. Kalter grew up listening to a mix between Spanish and English music. Most of her favorite songs are important to her in some way such as her first karaoke song or wedding song. Here are Mrs. Kalters' 5 favorite songs. ...

Mr. Gonzalez’s Playlist

Kamryn, Herrick

January 29, 2019

Mr. Gonzalez, known for his WW1 reenactments teaches US History and economics. Most of his favorite songs are from his college years, where he attended Florida State University. One of his first concerts was on campus at FSU where he watched the band Berlin preform. Here are Gonzalez’s 10 favorite...

Introducing Mr. Jones

Lara, McKeown

December 12, 2018

Mr. Dylan Jones is the new AP Biology teacher on campus this year. The 2017-2018 school year was his first year teaching, as he has only taught at Freedom so far. “I attended USF and received my bachelor’s is Marine Biology and went on to get my Master’s in Science Education,” Mr. Jones continued,...

Meet Mrs. Nummer

Lara McKeown, Staff Writer

November 8, 2018

Mrs. Dawn Nummer joined Freedom’s faculty as the new AP Psychology and Psychology 1 teacher prior to the start of the school year. She majored in Psychology at USF and this will be her third year teaching. Prior to teaching at Freedom, she taught English at Wiregrass Ranch High School for two years. “I...

New baseball coach has big plans for season

Ryley Castro, Staff Writer

October 30, 2018

A new season for the Patriots baseball team brought a new coach with potential to make the team better. Coach Robert “Tripp” Merrell plans to use his prior experience to create a strong team for their upcoming season. "I started out coaching at Webber International for a few years back when I...

Meet Ms. Millirons

Kamryn Herrick, Staff Writer

October 1, 2018

Paige Millirons is a new English teacher at Freedom High school. She attended the University of South Florida where she studied English education and received an endorsement in ESOL. Millirons grew up in Panama City and attended A. Crawford Mosley High School where she was the captain of the color...

Meet Mr. Channels

Lance Etelkozi, Staff Writer

September 28, 2018

To some he may be just the copy guy, but Mr. Channels is the last remaining faculty member from the inaugural year at Freedom High School. Mr. Channels runs all the copies in the school in addition teaching his class, customer service rep, for all 7 periods of the day. In addition to that, he is a...

Carr’s Favorite Songs

Anna Lamlein, Staff Writer

March 29, 2018

AP US History Teacher Mrs. Carr grew up listening to classic country and rock musicians of her parents’ generation. Her music taste hasn’t changed much over the years, and she still listens to mainly music from the 90’s. However, during high school, she did listen to a lot of goth and alternative...