Freeman High School is a public high school north of Rockford, Washington and 19 mi (31 km) 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:
Fall: Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Volleyball
Winter: Wrestling, Basketball
Spring: Baseball, Golf, Softball, Tennis and Track & Field
Freeman's athletic teams are known as the Scotties. The elementary and middle schools were known as the Freeman Raiders until 2014.[4] 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.[5]
2017 shooting
On September 13, 2017, a gunman opened fire at Freeman.[6] The assailant, then 15-year-old sophomore Caleb Sharpe, brought two guns, an AR-15 rifle and a Colt 1903 pistol then shot and killed one student, Sam Strahan, who was attempting to prevent the shooting from taking place, in the torso and head.[7][8] Three other students were injured and taken to the hospital.[6] Sharpe pled guilty before his trial as an adult.[9][10][11] In 2022, Sharpe was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.[12] In September 2024 he was Resentenced to 25 years to life due to a law banning people from being sentenced to over 25 years to life for crimes committed before they were 16 years old.[13]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 317 students enrolled in 2019–2020 was:
Male – 53.8%
Female – 46.2%
Native American/Alaskan – 3.1%
Asian/Pacific islanders – 2.4%
Black – 1.2%
Hispanic – 5.8%
White – 85.6%
Multiracial – 1.9%
22.3 percent of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]
