Mr. Gonzalez’s Playlist
Kamryn, Herrick
January 29, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Meet Mr. Crawford
Jamie Hsiao, Staff Writer
February 14, 2018
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Mr. Crawford is a World History teacher that has been teaching at Freedom High School for two years. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Crawford experienced the pressures of living in a prestigious college town driven by high class and academia. In spite of this, Crawford still enjoyed his...
Meet Ms. Amaro
Kevin Le, Staff Writer
February 13, 2018
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Ms. Amaro has taught math at Freedom High for two years and enjoyed every minute of it. Amaro loves teaching, as it was what she wanted to do since high school. Amaro was born in Alabama, but she moved to Tampa when she was 4 and grew up here. She attended Gaither High School and was a cheerleader...
Return of Students’ Favorite Administrator
Brittany Zheng, Staff Writer
February 6, 2018
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After a year of teaching at Middleton High School as a philosophy and government honors teacher, Mr. Jones, Freedom’s Success Coach, has returned. While many students see Mr. Jones around campus, they may not be aware of his role at our school. “We work with students that are at a 2.0 or lower,...
Math Teacher Meets Lawn Mower
Anna Lamlein, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
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Most Freedom students know Mr. Polhill as a Geometry and Liberal Arts teacher. However, his life outside the classroom is far from anything one might expect. Three years ago, Polhill’s father invited him out to the race track. This wasn’t any normal race track though, this was Avon Park Mowerplex-...
Welcoming Ololo
Aidan Carney, Staff Writer
August 29, 2017
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Entering the new school year, Freedom has many new faces, among both staff and students, which some may want to become familiar with. Among the newcomers is Ms. Eileen Ololo, a teacher within the Science department. “Right now, I teach AP and Regular Biology.” Ms. Ololo chose Freedom over other...
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