Freedom High School Partnerships
We are proud to announce that a number of meaningful partnerships have been established between Freedom High School and local business and community organizations. Partnership agreements emphasize Prince William County ’s commitment for schools and business/community partners, working with Partnership Prince William, “to enhance human interaction among adults and students by sharing their cumulative knowledge, skills, and resources to positively impact student achievement, work readiness, and community involvement.” Our business and community partners are identified below, with a brief summary of opportunities that may result through the partnership, a contact person, and a website link.
Freedom High School recognizes the value of what can be achieved when schools and businesses work together in support of our students. Any business or community group interested in developing a partnership with Freedom High School should contact Mr. Bruce Pearson, Partnership Coordinator at pearsonbw@pwcs.edu or Dr. LouEllen Brademan, Administrative Coordinator, at 703-583-1405 or by e-mail, brademlp@pwcs.edu.
Congratulations!! We are happy to announce that the Apple Federal Credit Union in partnership with Featherstone Elementary School and Freedom High School has been recognized as one of the Business Partnership Winners of the Year for 2007-08. A special thank you to Bruce Pearson for all of his hard work developing this partnership and ensuring that Freedom High School has a successful student run branch! Great Job!!FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL WISHES TO THANK ALL THEIR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
Business and Community PartnershipsFreedomHigh School partnerships are providing numerous opportunities to positively impact student achievement, work readiness, and community involvement. We want to THANK our community and business partners for the wonderful resources and opportunities they provide to Freedom HS!AOL – America Online Inc.Apple Federal Credit UnionBelmont Bay Science Center (Science Museum of VA)Branch Banking & Trust Co.Coldwell BankerEarned Income Tax Credit CoalitionFort BelvoirFriends of the Potomac River RefugesHOLA - Hispanic Outreach Leadership Action
IKEALake Ridge RotaryLEEP- Local Environmental Education PartnersLeesylvaniaState ParkLockheed MartinMason NeckState ParkMeadowood, SMRA – Bureau of Land ManagementNorthern Virginia Audubon SocietyNorthern VirginiaCommunity College – Woodbridge CampusOccoquan Bay National Wildlife RefugePrince William County Library SystemPrince William Clean Community CouncilPrinceWilliamDepartment of Public WorksPrince William Government – Vocational Services Division - Horticultural Therapy ProgramPrince William Government – Risk Management DivisionPrince William Soil and Water Conservation DistrictRippon Middle SchoolSouthBridge Wal-Mart - Dumfries
Todos SupermarketVirginia Cooperative ExtensionVulcan Materials Inc.
2006-07 Grant Awards & Donations:$5,000 grant award given by AOL to FHS in order to continue the school-wide project Bits! Bytes! Biographies! Students perform research about a person of interest, explore related career opportunities, and create and present a WebQuest that is critiqued by their peers. The grant was submitted by librarians Valerie Hillyer and Jennifer Roberts and IT specialist, Libby Benson. $10,000 grant was awarded to FHS by FortBelvoir in order to implement ProjectPASS – Pulling All Stops for SOLs for a second year. The grant funds paid for 5 LCD projectors, 6 smartboards, and incentives for student review and remediation sessions. The grant proposal was submitted by Jeanie McGough, Science Department Chair. $10,000 donation from Job2k/PWC Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce (co-chairs Deborah Jones and Laurie Wieder) for the FHS/House after school program initiative. The proposal was submitted by Cheryl Secrist, Career Counselor. $2,500 donation from CodePro Inc., to the Freedom HS Fine Arts and Business Departments (Jim Orona III, President.) $1,500 to support the Orchestra/Band program and $1,000 to support Computer Programming and Web Design. 2,500 worth of Class B manufactured sand from Vulcan Materials, Inc. to be used in the long jump pits. $5,000 grant from the PWC Education Foundation for the grant proposal "Operation New Directions." The grant proposal was submitted by Kristie Bowie, SPED Department. She will be implementing more vocational education resources and SMART Board technology in the severely disabled classes. Eagles Branch was named the 2006-2007 Branch of the Year by the Apple Federal Credit Union. $1,000 donation from Preston Caruthers, developer of Belmont Bay for the FHS/House after school program initiative. The proposal was submitted by Cheryl Secrist, Career Counselor. 2005-06 Grant Awards & Donations:
- $10,000 Hands on the Land Grant was received by Meadowood, SMRA in partnership with Freedom HS, to provide equipment and materials for student field experiences. The proposal was sumbitted by Theresa Jefferson, Meadowood and Dr. Brademan, CENS Coordinator.
- $10,000 grant award was awarded to FHS by AOL in order to implement the proposed school-wide project Bits! Bytes! Biographies! Students performed research about the person of interest, explored related career opportunities, and created and presented a WebQuest that was critiqued by their peers. The grant was submitted by librarians Valerie Hillyer and Jennifer Roberts and IT specialist, Libby Benson.
- $10,000 grant was awarded to FHS by FortBelvoir in order to implement ProjectPASS – Pulling All Stops for SOLs. The grant funds paid for 6 LCD projectors, Vernier Science probeware, a smartboard, and incentives for student review and remediation sessions. The grant proposal was submitted by Jeanie McGough, Science Department Chair and Jim Utterback, Math Department Chair.
- PWC Government, Department of Risk Management donated $500.00 to the CENS program so that a group of students could attend the 2006 Environment Virginia Conference, where they gave multiple presentations.
- The South Bridge Wal-Mart awarded CENS students a $340.00 matching grant fund donation to help pay for an environmental education field trip.
THANKS to Build-A-Bear, Wal-Mart, Claire’s, Dominoes, and Krispy Kreme for providing gift certificates and/or free/discounted food to support our Freedom Incentive Program.THANKS to Build-A-Bear, Chick Fil-A, Claire’s, Dominoes, Famous Dave’s, Hallmark, McDonald’s, Red Robin, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and Wal-Mart for providing gift certificates, gift cards, donating food and/or merchandise for our SOL Saturday activity.FreedomHigh School recognizes the value of what can be achieved when schools and businesses work together in support of our students. Any business or community group interested in developing a partnership with FreedomHigh School should contact Dr. LouEllen Brademan, Partnership Coordinator, at 703-583-1405 or by e-mail, brademlp@pwcs.edu.Partnership with Apple Federal Credit UnionThrough the partnership with Apple FCU, a Student Run Branch has opened at Freedom HS. Our Apple branch is open during all lunch shifts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week. Students and staff have the opportunity to open accounts with Apple, make deposits, withdrawels, and are eligible for the many services offered by Apple Federal Credit Union.Partnership with Branch, Banking, & Trust (BB&T) Co.
The BB&T partnership will provide opportunities for guest speakers, mentoring, and financial education seminars for students and parents.
Contacts: Donte Wilson, Vice President dlwilson@BBandT.com BB&T Area Executive, Battlefield Region
Thomas Ransom, Assistant Vice President transom@BBandT.com BB&T Business Service Office
Partnership with Coldwell Banker
The Coldwell Banker partnership will provide opportunities for guest speakers.
Contact: Tom Morcom, Broker, Branch Vice President tmorcom@cbmove.com Coldwell Banker
Partnership with Friends of the Potomac River Refuges
This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, field trips, teacher in-service, and mentors.
Contact: Dr. Larry Underwood, President http://www.foprr.org c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Partnership with HOLA
The partnership with HOLA, Hispanic Outreach Leadership Action, will promote collaboration between the Hispanic community and Freedom High School .
Contact: Julian Bermudez, Chairman jbermudez@comcast.net Hispanic Outreach Leadership Action
Partnership with IKEA
The partnership with IKEA will promote environmental education and community awareness. IKEA sponsors an annual earth day contest and has donated prizes for students and supported the horticulture program with plant donations.
Contact: Wendy Rogers, IKEA Public Relations ManagerLEEP – Local Environmental Education Partners
The LEEP partnership will allow FHS to network and collaborate with other Prince William County agencies and groups whose goal is to promote environmental education. This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, internships, environmental activities and field trips, guest speakers, community service, teacher in-service, and curriculum enhancement. Refer to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Resource Organizations document on this website for contact information and services for LEEP and other local environmental organizations.
Contact: Dr. Brademan for more information brademlp@pwcs.edu
Partnership with Leesylvania State Park
This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, career fair exhibits, field trips, teacher in-service, and mentors.
Contact: Avery Born, Chief Ranger Leesylvania State Park leesylvania@dcr.state.va.us Department of Conservation and Recreation
Partnership with Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, guest speakers, career fair and art exhibits, field trips, science fair judges, and mentors.
Contact: David Gunnarson david.gunnarson@lmco.com
Chemical and Environmental Programs Lockheed Martin ManassasPartnership with Mason Neck State Park
This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, career fair exhibits, field trips, teacher in-service, and mentors.
Contact: Chief Ranger, Mason Neck State Park
Department of Conservation and Recreation http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/masonnec.htmPartnership with Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area
This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, career fair exhibits, field trips, and teacher in-service.
Contact: Theresa J. Jefferson, Environmental Education Specialist Theresa_jefferson@es.blm.gov
U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, Lower Potomac Field StationPartnership with Micron Technology Inc.
This partnership will provide opportunities for field trips, internships, environmental team mentors, and guest speakers.
Contact:
Denyse Carroll, Workforce Development Specialist, dcarroll@micron.com
K-12 Program Administrator
Micron Technology, Inc.
Partnership with Northern Virginia Audubon Society
The Fairfax Audubon Society partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, field trips, and teacher in-service.
Contact: Jim Waggener, Northern Virginia Audubon Society fas@fairfaxaudubon.org
Partnership with Northern Virginia Community College
Opportunities that will be possible through the FHS and NVCC partnership are: support with the environmental & natural sciences specialty program, ESOL, technical education, tutoring program, mentoring, community outreach, dual enrollment classes, and collaboration between NVCC and Freedom High School faculty.
As our community and business partner, Northern Virginia Community College has purchased a Freedom Flag. The flag was presented to Freedom HS by Dr. Cook, Interim Provost, at our dedication ceremony on September 11, 2004 . The goal of the Freedom Flag Foundation is to “establish the Freedom Flag as a national symbol of remembrance for September 11, 2001 , and to support educational efforts of teaching future generations about the tragic events, and many lives lost on that date.”
Contact: Dr. LouEllen Brademan - For specific information or to network with NVCC staff of interest. brademlp@pwcs.edu
Partnership with Prince William County – Risk Management Division
This partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, and field trips.
Contact: David Wenzel, Environmental Specialist Prince William County , Risk Management Division
Partnership with Prince William Clean Community Council
The Prince William Clean Community Council and Freedom HS partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, environmental education programs, and guest speakers.
Contact:Info@PWCleanCouncil.org
Partnership with Prince William Department of Public Works
The Department of Public Works and Freedom HS partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, internships, guest speakers, environmental education programs, and field trips.
Contacts: Deb Oliver, Public Education & Information Coordinator doliver@pwcgov.org
Department of Public WorksScott MacDonald, Recycling Program Manager smacdonald@pwcgov.org
Public Works, Solid Waste DivisionPartnership with Prince William Library System
Prince William Library System and Freedom HS will work together to promote the Viva! Van Community Outreach Program. The Viva! Van will regularly visit the Todos Supermarket parking lot to provide Spanish, English, and bilingual books for all age groups that may be checked out on a “read and return” basis.
Contact: Michael W. Andrews, Librarian, Grants & Special Projects mandrews@pwcgov.org Prince William Public Library System
Partnership with Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District
The Soil and Water Conservation District and Freedom HS partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, Adopt-A-Stream Program, guest speakers, environmental education programs, teacher workshops, and curriculum enhancement.
Contact: Joan Patterson, Education Specialist joanpatterson@pwswcd.org
Soil and Water Conservation DistrictPartnership with SciencePort ( Science Museum of VA)The partnership with the Belmont Bay Science Center will provide opportunities for staff development and teacher in-service. This partnership also provides volunteer and field research opportunities for students. Ultimately, the Belmont Bay Science Center will be a field trip destination.
Contact: Jack Parry, Deputy Director jparry@smv.org SciencePort, Science Museum of Virginia
Partnership with Todos Financial Services
Mr. Castro, along with the Hispanic Council of the Chamber of Commerce, partnered with Freedom HS to launch our Student Hispanic Mentorship Program which links students to hispanic business leaders in the community. The FHS Career Center is partnering with Todos Financial Services for a Community Fair to be held at Freedom HS on Saturday, May 5th from 12-6pm. This will be a free event for the public. FHS students will be offered paid positions to work at the Fair as greeters, as well as have an opportunity to job shadow any of the vendors. Vendors will be local profit and non profit organziations and businesses that will highlight their services to the community. Entertainment, Food, and Music will be provided; and a car from one of the local dealerships, is expected to be raffled.
Contact: Carlos Castro, President, 14428 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Woodbridge, 22191, ph: 703- 490 4907; ccastro@todossupermarket.com
Partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension
The Virginia Coop partnership will provide opportunities for financial education seminars for FHS students and parents, guest speakers, and community outreach activities. Sponsor the Fall Home Buying Information Fair each Fall at Freedom HS.
Contacts: Joe Botta jbotta@pwcgov.org VA Cooperative Extension Office
Robin Taylor rotaylor@vt.edu VA Cooperative Extension Office
Partnership with Vulcan Materials Company
The Vulcan Materials partnership will provide opportunities for student volunteers, community service, guest speakers, field trips, and teacher networking.
Contact : Paul Miklich, Area Sales Manager miklichp@vmcmail.com Vulcan Materials Company
