Freeman High School (Washington)


Freeman High School is a public high school north of Rockford, Washington and 19 miles southwest of Spokane, Washington. It is a part of the adjacent three school Freeman School District facility that contains Freeman Elementary School, Freeman Middle School and Freeman High School.

Athletics

Freeman high school competes in Washington's Northeast A League. The school fields teams in the following sports:
Freeman's athletic teams are known as the Scotties. The school's previous mascot was the Freeman Raiders from 1955 to 2014. The original old Scottie dog logo was created by Freeman student Margee Noble.

History

The Freeman school district was formed in 1955 as a consolidation of the Rockford, Lindbergh, and Sunnyside school districts; there had been another Freeman school district prior to 1940, when it was annexed by Lindbergh.
On September 13, 2017, a gunman opened fire at Freeman. The alleged suspect, 15-year-old sophomore Caleb Sharpe, brought two guns, an AR-15 rifle and a pistol then killed one student, who was attempting to prevent the shooting from taking place. Three other students were injured and taken to the hospital. Sharpe is being tried as an adult. and his trial date is set for October 5, 2020.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 327 students enrolled in 201415 was:
22.3 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.