The Fremont Board of Education conducted its regular meeting on Monday night.
Several FHS out of state travel requests were approved for students to compete at national competitions, including:
● National FCCLA Leadership Conference in San Diego.
○ Orlando Estrada competing in Teach and Train.
● National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville, Ky.
○ Ayva Darmento and Jenna Larsen competing in the speech tournament.
● SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta.
○ Morgan Ondracek competing in Early Childhood Education.
○ Grant Rump competing in Criminal Justice.
○ Henry Hiebenthal competing in Individual Welding.
A presentation was given by BVH Architects regarding the bond project update. Julie Muller, principal at Grant Elementary presented the school’s Continuous Improvement Plan.
Other items approved:
● DC West Clovers 4-H Club donated $1,000 to the Fremont Middle School Urban Tiger Room.
● Food Service purchase of serving lines for Fremont High School, in the amount of $143,643.00.
The base bid of $1,978,000.00 to demolish the current football fields at Fremont Middle School, dirt work and development of a track and synthetic turf athletic field was approved. The source of funds for this project is the FPS Special Building Fund and Depreciation Fund.
The Nebraska School Activities Association approved a 35-second shot clock for boys and girls Class A basketball beginning in the
2022-23 season. The FPS Board of Education subsequently approved the purchase of a wireless shot clock system that will integrate with the current Daktronics scoring hardware and software installed at the Fremont High Bahe and middle gyms and the FMS main gym.
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