The Students News Site of Francis Howell High School

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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

Underclassmen yet to take high school finals due to modified school calendar

Underclassmen yet to take high school finals due to modified school calendar

Brooke Jacquin March 4, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year was set to start Aug. 24, due to the new state law which established that school starts no earlier than 10 days before the first Monday of September. This caused the end of semester...

Senior Sam Thompson breaks school basketball PR

Senior Sam Thompson breaks school basketball PR

Katie Thuet January 7, 2021

Dec. 28, boys basketball fought Christian in the Winter Hoops Classic. Senior Sam Thompson scored 55 points, breaking his previous PR of 29 points and Howell’s record-from alumni Matt Schark- of 38 points...

Black Ops: Cold War debuts is worth the hype

Seamus Flynn December 18, 2020

From the campaign storyline to the multiplayer features, Black Ops: Cold War is worth every penny. Cold War debuted Nov. 13, and it has not disappointed. With a campaign inspired by true events, every...

Scott Frank’s miniseries, The Queen’s Gambit, offers a refreshing take on chess

Scott Frank’s miniseries, The Queen’s Gambit, offers a refreshing take on chess

Cooper Traluch December 15, 2020

Oct. 23, the mini-series The Queen’s Gambit premiered on Netflix. The series has the highest views for a scripted miniseries on Netflix and is causing a nationwide resurgence in chess-playing.  The...

New Quarantine Guidelines: Staff Editorial

New Quarantine Guidelines: Staff Editorial

Cooper Traluch December 14, 2020

Sending students to school during a global pandemic is already unsafe in its own regard, so lowering restrictions without a correlating decrease in local COVID-19 cases is preposterous. Following alterations...

Never Enough Lights

Must see Christmas lights of 2020 season

Katie Thuet December 3, 2020

Never Enough Lights- 607 Calamar Ct, O'Fallon, MO 63368 Cost: $0 Highlights: This light display is located within 10 minutes of Howell. It is open starting Nov. 27 every night from 5 to 9 p.m....

Travis Scott returns to Instagram

Travis Scott returns to Instagram

Cooper Traluch December 2, 2020

Nov. 12, Houston-based rapper Travis Scott reactivated his Instagram. He returned with the announcement of his partnership with Sony amidst the Playstation 5’s launch by surprising a couple of fans in...

Boys swim competes in State, Nov 15.

Boys swim competes in State, Nov 15.

November 23, 2020

Boys Swim competed in the State meet, Nov. 15. State Qualifiers Jacobb Dearing, Ty Galati, Max Cottle, and Cole Guffey competed, all with PR’s. The Vikings swam the 400 Free Relay, finishing 11th. Dearing...

Copycat Killer album cover.

Phoebe Bridger’s EP Copycat Killer follows tone of lyrics to a tee

Mallory Abshear November 23, 2020

Nov. 10, American indie artist Phoebe Bridgers, released a new version of her song “Kyoto." The remake “Kyoto (Copycat Killer version)," which appears in an acoustic EP of Punisher she collaborated...

Varsity football falls in State Quarterfinals

Varsity football falls in State Quarterfinals

Lillie Morisaki November 23, 2020

Varsity football fell to DeSmet 7-28, Nov. 15. Howell was down 13 players, battling against the number one ranked team in the state. The Vikings finished their season 9-2, playing in their second straight...

Seniors sign onto athletic scholarships

Seniors sign onto athletic scholarships

Lillie Morisaki November 23, 2020

Eight Vikings took part in National Signing Day, Nov. 11, making their decision to further their careers at the collegiate level.  “It was so exciting to see everyone be able to take pictures and...

On the Rocks gives a return to director Coppolas old nostalgic style

On the Rocks gives a return to director Coppola’s old nostalgic style

Cooper Traluch November 23, 2020

After a brief premiere during the 2020 New York Film Festival, Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature film, On the Rocks, released to Apple TV+ subscribers, Oct. 22. Starring Bill Murray (in his third collaboration...

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