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FREEDOM
Elementary
575 S. Calumet Avenue
Telephone: 419-996-3380 | Fax: 419-996-3381
Student Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Early release every Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.
School Highlights
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Pre-K through Fourth-Grade Building
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After-school tutoring
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Choir
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K-Kids in partnership with Lima Kiwanis Club, promotes community service
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Girl Scouts
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Community Volunteer tutors working with students
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DARE and RadKIDS
Food Pantry available to families -
Family Nights hosted throughout the school year
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Ongoing staff professional development
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Youth sports available: basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
![Principal Chandra Nuveman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb0e3_e1b54ef980f04ab7bed86d01aa6144c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_343,h_363,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Principal%20Chandra%20Nuveman.jpg)
Principal Chandra Nuveman
School Resource Officer
![School Resource Officer Paula Strickler](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb0e3_a0e40191a6234b8f9df82a501d89621d~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_128,w_3576,h_3576/fill/w_334,h_334,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Paula%20Strickler.jpg)
Paula Strickler
Officer Strickler joined the Lima City Schools and started working at Liberty Arts Magnet during the 2019-20 school year.
She joined the Lima Police Department as a cadet in 1980, becoming a police aid and then officer in 1985. She was promoted to sergeant in 1998 and retired in 2018. When she is not working, she enjoys camping and auto racing.