The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

Marvel Continues Streak Of Excellence With Shang-Chi

Marvel Continues Streak Of Excellence With Shang-Chi

Cooper Traluch, Newspaper Editor September 17, 2021

Sept. 3, Marvel Studios released their twenty-fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, Just Mercy), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the...

Cross Country Takes on New Course

Cross Country Takes on New Course

Bea Schneider, Staff Member September 16, 2021

Cross Country went to Forest Park Sept. 11 for the annual Cross Country Festival. The meet attracted some of the top programs across the Midwest and over 1,000 runners competed in multiple high school...

Backpacks Take Place of Lockers

Backpacks Take Place of Lockers

Anna Rausch, Photo/Sports Editor September 16, 2021

Walking down the hallway, seniors Brandon Li and Caden Maupin are greeted with laughs and stares. To round out high school, they chose to use decorated children’s backpacks that depict characters from...

New Parking Pass Sticker Causes Upset Among Students

New Parking Pass Sticker Causes Upset Among Students

Mariah Schaffer, Editor Elect September 16, 2021

Aug. 11-12, upperclassmen walked into school and got their schedules along with their parking pass. The pass is now a sticker.  “Dr. Thompson decided to use stickers since there were complaints of...

Free Guy Debut Brings 51 Million in Sales

Free Guy Debut Brings 51 Million in Sales

Grace Sutton, Staff Writer September 13, 2021

Nobody’s allowed to talk to the people wearing glasses unless they have a pair of their own. But as soon as Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a non-playable character (NPC) met Millie (Jodie Comer), a real life person,...

Class of 2021 says farewell to Howell

Class of 2021 says farewell to Howell

Libby De La O, Staff Writer June 9, 2021

June 5, the class of 2021 walked across the stage and onto higher education, the workforce, trade schools, and the military.  Grand Marshall Nadine Freedline and teacher of the year Ricky Reeves took...

Drama Club wraps up their 2020-2021 season and announces 2021-2022 season

Drama Club wraps up their 2020-2021 season and announces 2021-2022 season

Katie Thuet May 28, 2021

At the Drama Club banquet May 23. Drama Club inducted 10 new members into the Troupe 1917 Thespian Society and honored 10 seniors with honor cords. To qualify for the Thespian Society the drama student...

Money wars sponsored by STUCO and junior class set for May 17-21

Money wars sponsored by STUCO and junior class set for May 17-21

Katie Thuet May 14, 2021

Student Council and the junior class will be hosting a Money War, May 17-21 to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Box of Balloons . The competition will be between the first hour classes....

Choir prepares for Singers Choice

Choir prepares for Singer’s Choice

Mariah Schaffer and Katie Thuet May 11, 2021

Split into two nights on May 13 & 14, the Howell Choirs will be holding their yearly Singer’s Choice event.  “Singer’s Choice' is different from our usual performances, because it’s like...

Junior Elliott Burchett places 5th in MSHSAA State Speech and Debate championships

Junior Elliott Burchett places 5th in MSHSAA State Speech and Debate championships

Libby De La O May 10, 2021

Junior Elliott Burchett placed fifth in the “Storytelling” category of the MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Championships, April 23, earning a spot as a state medalist. “I was shocked when I placed...

Senior awards and 4.0 celebration set for May 19 & May 21

Senior awards and 4.0 celebration set for May 19 & May 21

Megan Clark April 26, 2021

Due to COVID-19 the regular senior awards ceremony is now an average school day assembly.  Senior awards night will now be a two step process. May 19 there will be an online celebration, with invitations...

Limelight Theatre performs Antigone April 22 & 23

Limelight Theatre performs ‘Antigone’ April 22 & 23

Alex Tolan-Hoechst April 26, 2021

Written by Sophocles, Antigone is an ancient greek play that was first performed over 2400 years ago. It was also the Limelight Theater’s spring play for the 2020-2021 Season, and was performed April...

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