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Freeman Academy was chartered on December 14, 1900. lnstruction began in the fall of 1903. Freeman Academy was part of the Freeman Junior College campus until the college closed in May, 1986. Grades 7 and 8 were then added in the fall of 1986 to the existing grades 9-12 program. Most recently, grades five and six were added in the fall of 1992 to complete the Middle School program. Freeman Academy and its programs are fully accredited by the State of South Dakota. Since 1968, Freeman Academy has been recognized as a related body of the Northern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church. In 1987, Freeman Academy was accepted as a member of the Mennonite Secondary Education Council and now participates in its regular administrator meetings, biennial teacher convention and board workshop, and annual music festival. Freeman Academy operates under a private corporation consisting largely of various members of Mennonite churches. However, since its inception, the corporation and school participation has always included other denominations. There are no barriers of race, nationality, or creed.