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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

Howell welcomes new coaches

Howell welcomes new coaches

Natalia Fletcher, Staff Writer March 2, 2022

Coach Clinton Tanner helped the girls track program as assistant coach until this February. Now head coach, Tanner works specifically with pole vaulters and jumpers. Tanner has trained high school, college,...

DAG hosts fundraiser competition for Afghan refugees

DAG hosts fundraiser competition for Afghan refugees

Libby De La O, Website Editor February 28, 2022

The Diversity Awareness Group (DAG) will be hosting a competitive fundraising event from Feb. 28 until March 11. DAG seeks to help aid Afghani refugees who have come to the International Institute in St....

Boys Basketball earns 56th straight conference win

Boys Basketball earns 56th straight conference win

February 22, 2022

Feb. 11, the basketball program hosted Troy in the GAC South matchups. The evening saw record crowds. After being down by 18 points in the second half, the boys basketball team came back to win 67-66 with...

Girls basketball loses Lindbergh tournament, Libby Brewster picks up 1000th point of her career

Girls basketball loses Lindbergh tournament, Libby Brewster picks up 1000th point of her career

Abby Struble, Staff Writer February 7, 2022

Senior Libby Brewster not only helped the Vikings pick up a win over a ranked Kirkwood team in the Lindbergh Tournament but also in doing so, picked up her 1,000th point of her career at Howell, Feb. 1.    The...

Kindness Week

Kindness Week

Libby De La O, Website Editor February 7, 2022

Student Council and Viking Edge are hosting a spirit week, named Kindness Week, throughout the week of Feb. 14, in order to celebrate kindness, along with selling shirts labeled “Choose Kind.” All...

Boys wrestling takes sixth at St. Charles West tournament

Boys wrestling takes sixth at St. Charles West tournament

Natalia Fletcher, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

Boys wrestling finished sixth at the one-day St.Charles West tournament, Jan. 17. Nine boys placed top eight in their weight class. Senior Hayden Trezek won the championship, weighing in at 170lbs. Trezek’s...

Final chances for second semester changes

Clair Stewart, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

As the beginning of the second semester makes its way into the 2021-2022 school year, students are swarming the counselor’s office to fix their classes before Jan. 28 to avoid the possibility of being...

Mask Mandate Returns to FHSD

Mask Mandate Returns to FHSD

Abby Struble, Staff Member January 11, 2022

Friday, Jan. 7, the Board of Education called an emergency meeting to discuss COVID-19’s impact across the district. After returning from winter break, the district averaged more than 200 staff members...

Student Council Sponsors OASIS Food Drive

Student Council Sponsors OASIS Food Drive

Tyler Rauser, Staff Writer November 15, 2021

Through the week of Nov. 15, student council will be holding a canned food drive competition between first-hour classes. Students are asked to bring in canned foods to donate to the OASIS Food Pantry....

Assistant Principal Jon Schultz Featured Interview

Assistant Principal Jon Schultz Featured Interview

Kayln Barr, Journalism I November 9, 2021

When Associate Principal Jon Schultz took over July 1, work needed to be done. Schultz had readied for this position his whole life.     “Both of my parents were teachers. My dad was a math...

Juniors And Seniors Begin to Take College Visits

Juniors And Seniors Begin to Take College Visits

Anna Johnson, Journalism I October 20, 2021

Three days. This is the amount of time juniors and seniors can use while visiting colleges. A college visit can make a difference in an upperclassmen’s decision on where to apply.  “Checking the...

Winter Guard In Need of New Participants

Winter Guard In Need of New Participants

Jenna McMullen, Journalism I October 19, 2021

Winter guard needs help expanding its group. Coaches Charlie Bourrage, Connor Frisch, and Emily Ferrario are holding tryouts in commons Nov. 3-5, from 6-9 p.m.   “I enjoyed fall guard so much...

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