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The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

FHHS Today

Marching Band Takes 5th at Lafayette Contest of Champions

Marching Band Takes 5th at Lafayette Contest of Champions

Tyler Rauser, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

The Viking Marching Band competed at the Lafayette Contest of Champions Saturday, Sept. 25. The band earned four awards for their band performance entitled “Kusama,” receiving awards for second place...

No Heels at Homecoming Dance on Turf

No Heels at Homecoming Dance on Turf

Owen Sikorski, Staff Member September 29, 2021

For homecoming, STUCO decided to switch things up. Instead of homecoming being held in the commons, it decided the Oct. 2 dance will take place on the football field after COVID protocols canceled last...

Football Ranks Sixth in State and Undefeated in 2021-2022 Season

Football Ranks Sixth in State and Undefeated in 2021-2022 Season

Avery Mattingly, Staff Member September 27, 2021

Varsity football moved to a 5-0 season after its most recent game against Troy Buchanan. The game was close with an end score of 41-38. Which places varsity in sixth place for state football. "Being...

Boys Soccer Takes #1 In GAC South Division

Boys Soccer Takes #1 In GAC South Division

Bea Schneider, Staff Member September 27, 2021

Boys soccer ranked #1 in GAC South Division. Varsity’s current record is 7-2. The two losses came from high-ranked teams Notre Dame and St. Dominic. Varsity went 2-1-1 as they beat Howell Central 6-2...

Girls Tennis Wins Three Gold Medals From Jackson Doubles Tournament

Girls Tennis Wins Three Gold Medals From Jackson Doubles Tournament

Tyler Rauser, Staff Writer September 23, 2021

JV and varsity girls tennis teams won against Fort Zumwalt South Sept. 15. JV made two comebacks by winning multiple tiebreakers and then went undefeated for the rest of the match. Varsity Gold won 8-1...

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...

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