Fremd High School holds a dedication ceremony for the newly installed artificial turf at the football stadium.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Just in time for its homecoming celebration this week, Palatine's Fremd High School unveiled its outdoor stadium's new synthetic turf Tuesday.
The marching band and physical education classes were the first to get to try out the new field. The school also held a special dedication ceremony featuring representatives from all the student groups that will use the field.
Fremd is the first of the five Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 schools to receive a new artificial turf playing surface.
District 211 officials say the stadium renovations, which are happening at all five schools in the district, cost about $8.7 million. That includes new drainage system and a track around each field.
The first football game on Fremd's new field is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, when the Vikings take on district rival Conant High School at 7:30 p.m.
Fremd High School students got to sink their feet into the new football stadium artificial turf Tuesday. The first football game on the new turf is scheduled for Friday against Conant High School.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Fremd High School holds its first student activity - a dedication ceremony featuring the marching band, cheerleaders and many other student groups - on the new artificial turf in the school's stadium.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
A close-up of the new artificial turf at Fremd High School's stadium shows tiny grains of rubber between the blades of grass. Fremd is the first of the five Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 schools to receive a new artificial turf playing surface.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer