Senior Parking Lot Palooza
43 minutes ago
Sept. 18. DECA announced they would be allowing seniors to buy and paint their own parking spaces. “We wanted to promote school spirit and to give seniors something special since so much is being taken from them during these Covid times,” DECA sponsor Nadine Freedline said. Parking spot ...
Tik Tok Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
September 23, 2020
The social media platform TikTok will be blocked from app stores in America Sept. 20. A nationwide ban on usage of the app will be delayed until Nov. 12. Tiktok filed a lawsuit Aug. 24, against the Trump Administration with claims of inhibiting their right to due process. Taking measures to avoid bei...
Football Fan Restrictions
September 18, 2020
Sports are different, everything is. The addition of masks and social distancing has changed the way that sports are conducted. It is affecting more than just the players and coaches. There are only two fans allowed per player, so there hasn’t been a full stadium all season. With a limit of 1200 tickets being sold, only 200 will be allowed for students wh...
FRANCIS HOWELL ANNOUNCES REOPENING PLAN
July 22, 2020
Francis Howell announces its reopening plan. Students and parents may choose from two options, an in-person (possibly hybrid) model and a completely virtual model.
School Nurses Work From Home
Riley Weber, Writer
April 15, 2020
All school nurses are at home, answering emails, voice mails, and any questions people might have.
Older Siblings Return Home for Quarantine
Andrea Lin, Design Editor
April 15, 2020
“I think the best thing is just doing everything as a family again,” senior Alex Rosen said. “It reminds me of the years before he went to college.”
Finding Joy in Quarantine
Katie Thuet, Writer and Photographer
March 25, 2020
When students left for Spring Break, they weren’t sure if they would return. Within days of March 13, everything started to shut down. The Cardinals, Blues, and Battlehawks all cancelled their games until further notice. Shops like Macy’s and Nordstrom started to close. With every news repor...
Business Entrepreneurship Plans To Open School Store
Libby DeLaO
November 25, 2019
The business entrepreneurship classes are currently reviewing the possibility of a walk-in school store containing snacks, drinks, and spirit wear. Teacher Erika Halloran’s fifth period hopes to have this idea become a reality. “An environment like that would be helpful, so you can also teach students things...
Disney + In High Demand
Lillie Morisaki, photographer/writer
November 25, 2019
The new streaming platform, Disney+, signed up over 10 million people in a little over a single day when it was released, Nov. 12. Disney + has access to Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney media including original shows, movies, spinoffs, and shorts. Disney+ will rival all other streaming platf...
Lack Of Speech Class
Jacob Abernathy
November 18, 2019
Sally sells seashells by the seashore -- every kid's worst nightmare in speech class. Slurred s’, Rs pronounced as Ws, and lisps are all common speech problems. “I went to speech classes from preschool to second grade, then again in seventh grade and sophomore year,” senior Sam Figgins said....
Debate Club
Sam Figgins, Photo Editor
November 18, 2019
After years of declining participation, the Speech and Debate Club has began a revamp of its program. The club has experienced low participation for the past few years. “Last year I was asked to take over from Mr. Cole,” English teacher Jennifer Beckmann-Brown said, “Mr. Erwin asked me be...
Class News, Careers, and AP Options
Noah Suermann
November 6, 2019
From AP classes, to dual enrollment, options exist to turn a freshman into a college-ready senior. As a freshman, choosing classes can be daunting. The engineering field is interesting but there's also the medical path. Then there’s AP classes, weighted, but being a more difficult. There are ...
