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FHHS Today

The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

Belonging with the Scholars

Belonging with the Scholars

Shresta Nekkanti, Journalism 1 January 11, 2024

Multicultural Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars is a leadership team within Howell. It's a nationwide program and is also at all three FHSD high schools, and yet it doesn't seem to be recognized. MAC...

Rappin the Audience Around His Career: Senior Persues Rap

Nicholas Branch-Guillory, Journalism I Writer December 8, 2023

Senior Amir Bruce never expected to be a rapper, but he now has around 10 thousand listeners on Soundcloud. “I started rapping when I was five years old. I couldn’t even talk correctly,” Bruce said....

Photographer Wants to Capture his Dreams

Dylan Sanders, Journalism I Writer December 8, 2023

Senior Sean Jackson looks at his subject, he holds his camera steady and lines up his shot. He is ready to capture something special. He presses the button on his camera to take a photo and hears the glorious...

Junior Aedan Cody and sophomore Fynn McDermott review their lines before dress rehearsal, Nov. 1.

Journey into the Spotlight: Sophomore Dedicated to Theatre

Malavika Biju, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

Unexpected silence ensues as rehearsed lines come to a slow. Eyes dart around the stage as everyone wonders who will save the script. Sophomore Fynn McDermott steps forward and takes on a humorous expression,...

English teacher hooked on fishing

Isabelle Smith, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

Family. Reading. Music. All are things that English teacher Loretta Wylie is known for loving. Her love for fishing, however, may not be very well known by everyone. “I go fishing because as the transcendentalists...

Freshman Dhaara Ponnapati prepares herself for her shot at the Riverside Tournament against Cor Jesu and Jackson, Sept. 14. Ponnapati placed first in the individual standings with 77 points.

Getting Back into the Swing: Freshman golfer recovers from injury

Shresta Nekkanti, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

Freshman Dhaara Ponnapati feels the golf ball launch off her club as it soars through the air. Instead of happiness, she could only feel a throbbing pain overtaking her body. “When you are trying...

Ready for Takeoff: Junior Juggles Soccer Balls, Planes and Paper

Anika Nadikuda, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

As the propellers start moving, the fans on either side of the plane spin. Junior Brooke Novak turns the gear as the aircraft takes off in the sky. Just then, her phone starts ringing and notifications...

Sophomore Jessica Hale rehearses  the euphonium in her wind ensemble class, Oct. 13.

Managing friendships and music

Taylor Mallett, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

Sophomore Jessica Hale just finished band rehearsal. Then she has baritone lessons after. On top of this, she has choir and Treblemakers. Music consumes most of her time nowadays. Hale also manages her...

Senior Evyn Humphrey at the girls varsity cross country GACs, Oct. 12.

Running under pressure

Ella Highfill, Journalism I Writer December 6, 2023

Standing on the track feeling the biting heat of the sun, she nervously steps her foot back, feeling her heart racing as the adrenaline sets in, and then just as she hears the loud bang from the starting...

Humans of Howell: Jason Williams

Humans of Howell: Jason Williams

Eva Williams, Journalism 1 November 21, 2023

"Cherish every moment you have with somebody because you don't know if its your last time talking and seeing them, and always be kind and just like no matter what you say make sure it won't offend the...

Humans of Howell: Will Griffin

Humans of Howell: Will Griffin

Eva Williams, Journalism 1 November 21, 2023

"I love high school English. I mean this is where I learned to be a human. This is where I learned like books aren't just books, texts, short stories, poems, whatever. It's not just the words on the page....

Humans of Howell: Christian Kimble

Humans of Howell: Christian Kimble

Kaiden Tosto, Journalism 1 November 20, 2023

"Sometimes I come across as a little bit rude. I don't really mean that . . . it's just that everyone has their situation in life," Kimble said.

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