On May 18, Seniors wore Black and Gold to show their school spirit on the last day of their Spirit Week. The Seniors are the only ones to dress up during this last spirit week. Senior Spirit Week consisted of High School Stereotype Day, One Year From Now Day, Career Day, Class Color Day, and Black and Gold Day.

The last meeting for Fellowship of Christian Athletes was held last night, May 16 at Laurel Park. It was a bittersweet night for many of the club members since it was the last meeting held until next fall when school begins again, but for many others it would be their last FCA meeting of their high school lives. FCA contained 20 active senior members.

“I’m literally going to miss every aspect of FCA from the fellowship to the food. I’m going to miss everything,” senior huddle leader Abbey Grone said.

The last meeting was spent by saying the last good-byes to the seniors before they leave and reminiscing all the great times and friendships that were made while they were there. The seniors were called one by one to stand in front of the other members to be roasted about the funny memories that has occurred over the years of FCA.

“I liked being able to tell each senior the kind of impact they made in my life and sharing all the stories with everyone and hearing everyone else share their stories too,” junior Ashley Butterfield said.

Most of the Huddle Leaders are seniors this year and as sad as they are about leaving they are excited about seeing how the upcoming leaders do and how FCA will progress over the next years.

“This was my first year part of FCA and Abbey Grone actually convinced me to come and I have made so many new friendships and now I’m taking her spot of Huddle leader next year. Even though I am going to miss her, I am excited to follow in her footsteps,” sophomore huddle leader Tiffany Metts said.

“We really wanted to do something new that no other class had done before,” senior class president Sarah Teson said. “We chose to do this because seniors leaving are such a big deal, and so many of the seniors have so many underclassmen friends, and it was a way for them to get a formal goodbye in.”

This idea came about when Teson was researching fundraiser ideas on the Internet. When she came across a school doing a similar activity, she decided that it would be a good way to say goodbye to all of the seniors.

“It’s nice to give some warm, heartfelt messages goodbye to our seniors,” senior class sponsor Lorraine Smith said. “A chance for parents to write a nice little note to their kid.”

Many students also participated in “Kiss a Senior Goodbye.” While Senior Week is usually reserved for seniors only, underclassmen had the chance to participate by sending a kiss. Junior Abigail Hoffman thought the idea was great and wants to see it implemented in future years.

“I think it’s really cool that we’re able to say our last goodbye to them,” Hoffman said. “I would send one to just let them know that I’m really sad that they’re leaving and just thank them for everything they’ve done for me.”

*STUDENTS WILL NOT BE CALLED FROM A CLASSTO ACCEPT DELIVERIES SUCH AS BOOKS, HOMEWORK, LUNCH, MONEY, OR TO SPEAK WITH A PARENT/RELATIVE, ETC. WE CANNOT DISRUPT CLASSES FOR THESE REASONS. STUDENTS MUST PICK THESE ITEMS UP DURING PASSING PERIODS. WE WILL CALL STUDENT NAMES OVER THE INTERCOM DURING PASSING PERIODS NOTIFYING THEM THEY HAVE A DELIVERY IN THE MAIN OFFICE.  2011-2012 PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK.

Senior Awards night is Wednesday, May 16 starting at 6:30 pm in the large gym.  Seniors who have received written invitations should make plans to attend.  Formal dress is appreciated.  Family and friends are invited to join in the celebration of achievement and scholarships for the class of 2012.  Practice for senior awards night will be held in the auditorium on Wednesday, May 16 during homeroom.  Seniors attending Awards Night should report to homeroom for attendance and then proceed directly to the auditorium for practice. 5/16 Woodrum

SENIOR COOK OUT AND MOVIE NIGHT- Tickets will be on sale beginning today, during all three lunches, for any senior wishing to attend the cook out and movie night on the football field. Tickets are $2.00 and must be purchased in advance; the deadline to buy your ticket is Wed, May 16^th.  The event will take place on Friday, May 18^th beginning at 6:30 and will last until 10:30. We will be having a cook out and “senior Olympics,” followed by a movie on an outdoor, inflatable movie screen. See any senior class officer, or Mrs. Smith, for more details. All food at the event will be free. 5/16 Smith

KISS A SENIOR GOODBYE -Senior class delegates will be selling “Kiss A Senior Goodbye” messages beginning today during all three lunches. All messages will be accompanied by a small bag of Hershey kisses and will be delivered Friday morning, May 18^th. Messages can be purchased by anyone, including seniors, underclassmen, staff members and family members; the cost for each message is 50 cents and can be purchased through Wednesday, May 16^th. 5/16 Smith

*Seniors on May 17th you will need to bring anything you want to take home with you to the breakfast/graduation practice on Thursday morning. You will need to exit the lower level of the building immediately following graduation practice and youWILL NOT be permitted to return upstairs for any reason. Thank you! 5/17 Smith

The last day to serve a regular detention is Thursday, May 17.  The last day to serve a Saturday detention is May 19.  Students who do not serve their detentions by these dates will receive an out of school suspension during the last week of school and therefore need to take one or more of their finals during make-up exams.  5/17 Kearns

All library books are overdue, unless you checked out for the summer.  Please return all books and pay all fines.  Seniors, you can’t get graduation tickets until you’re all clear with the library. 5/18 Gunnell

LAST CALL for yearbook sales for the 2011-2012school year. You can look to see if your name is listed with those who have purchased a book here: http://fhntoday.com/purchased-yearbooks-2011-12/  If you need to purchase a book, books can still be purchased for $65 up through May 24 in room 026 at North, in the main office of North or online with a credit card at:http://www.purchaseyouryearbook.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,user=f9032682b14f&content=299&&  If you have any questions, please contact adviser Aaron Manfull via email at:aaron.manfull@fhsdschools.org 5/24 Manfull

Cardinal Straight A tickets are here. If you had a 3.5 or better at the end of the first semester come see Ms. Jarvis in the main office before or after school to pick up your tickets. 5/24 Jarvis

2012 Senior Graduation Information

5:45 pm   Seniors Arrive at Family Arena and enter through GATE #4

6:00 pm   GATES #1 and #2 Open for Family and Friends  (Tickets Required)

6:30 pm   All Seniors must be in line with homeroom and ready to march in ceremony

7:00 pm  Ceremony begins promptly at 7:00 pm sharp

Please remember required dress code to walk in ceremony

All Seniors-   FHN custom graduation gown, cap & tassel supplied by Herff Jones

Students may only wear medals and chords given to them by FHN for graduation.

(No flowers, glitter or other embellishments)

Senior Men-       White Shirt and Tie

Black Slacks

Black Shoes and Socks

No flip-flops or sandals

Senior Women- Dresses or black slacks

Clothing not covered by the gown must be black

Shoes must be black

(No flat sandals or flip-flops- be careful with high heels, steps are steep)

Please, no signage, beach balls or noise makers, etc.! 5/31 Wade

The class of 2012 is looking forward to their up coming Allknighter.  In order to make this night a success for our students we are seeking donations.  Donated items can be:

Monetary (to assist with the cost of the event)

Gift cards    (from local businesses)

Door prizes and gifts for the graduates

Goods or services

All donations will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for helping us make the Allknighter of 2012 memorable. Please contact Susan Pirrone with any questions and to make arrangements to drop off donations.  (314) 853-1119 5/24 Jeppesen

PLEASE-We know it’s warm weather, but we don’t want to see……Clothing (or the lack of clothing) that is:

Off the shoulders

Strapless

Bare Backs

Low Cut (showing breast)

High Cut (showing butt cheeks)

and no “A” tank-shirts for the guys. 5/24 Dr. Jones

FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND SEMESTER EXAM SCHEDULE 2011-12

5/22

1^st Hour Exam    7:20-8:50  (90 minutes)
Passing Period 8:50-8:55   (5 minutes)
2^nd Hour Exam 8:55-10:25 (90 minutes)
NO THIRD HOUR CLASS
4AB Class:         10:30-11:20 (50 minutes)
4BC Class:        10:55-11:45 (50 minutes)
4C5A Class:      11:25-12:15 (50 minutes)
5AB Class:         11:50-12:45 (55 minutes)
LUNCH PERIODS:
4A Lunch:          10:25-10:50 (25 minutes)
4C Lunch:         11:20-11:45 (25 minutes)
5B Lunch:          12:20-12:45 (25 minutes)
NO SIXTH HOUR CLASS
7^th Hour Exam  12:50-2:20  (90 minutes)                                                                                 

5/23   The day will follow an “OPTIONAL INTERVENTION FORMAT” with students arriving on campus at the usual time.

Optional Intervention Format  7:20-8:15 (55 minutes)

3^rd Hour Exam    8:20-9:50    (90 minutes)
Passing Period   9:50-9:55    (5 minutes)
4^th Hour Exam     9:55-11:25  (90 minutes) SCHOOL DISMISSED

5/24  The day will follow an “OPTIONAL INTERVENTION FORMAT” with students arriving on campus at the usual time.

Optional Intervention Format  7:20-8:15 (55 minutes)

5^th Hour Exam     8:20-9:50    (90 minutes)
Passing Period   9:50-9:55     (5 minutes)
6^th Hour Exam      9:55-11:25  (90 minutes)
SCHOOL DISMISSED

STUDENTS WHO ARRIVE LATE TO CLASS ONCE EXAMS BEGIN WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO TAKE THE EXAM.   5/24 Grippi

*MAKEUP EXAM SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, May 23, 2012                              2:30PM-5:30PM                      Room 218

Thursday, May 24, 2012                                  2:30PM-5:30PM                      Room 218

Friday, May 25, 2012                                      1:00PM-6:00PM                      Room 218

STUDENTS MUST HAVE PICTURE ID TO TAKE A MAKE-UP EXAM  5/24 Grippi

Need Help Studying For your Math Final???

Math Tutoring All Day
Tuesday May 15
Thursday May 17
Friday May 18
Monday May 21
Tuesday May 22

Tutoring will be held in the following rooms:
1^st Hour           Room 229
2^nd Hour      Room 207
3^rd Hour      Room 208
4AB             Room 225
4C5A           Room 219
6^th Hour      Room 204
7^th Hour      Room 204

With teacher permission, you may attend from any class.
Must have a pass to enter!!!

Remember Math Tutoring is available before and after school too!
Monday thru Friday 6:30 – 7:15 in Room 205
Monday Room 205 2:30 – 3:30
Tuesday, Friday Room 207 2:30 – 3:30
Thursday Room 224 2:30 – 3:30

Spanish Tutoring is now available!  Come in for some extra help today!

Day / time / teacher/ room number

Monday 2:30pm:  Mossinghoff Rm. 203

Tuesday 6:45am:  Heaton Rm. 222,

Tuesday 2:30pm:  Johnson Rm. 202

Wednesday 6:45am:  Berberich Rm. 213

Wednesday Homeroom:  Santos Rm. 227

Thursday 6:45am:  Berberich Rm. 227

Thursday 2:30 pm:  Johnson Rm. 202

Friday 6:45am:  Santos Rm. 227

Friday 2:30pm:  Mossinghoff Rm. 203

DETENTION STUDY HALL

ROOM 218

Detention study hall may be assigned by teachers or principals.

Parents are responsible for transportation.

Detention Schedule

Failure to Serve Detentions

1^st instance       Saturday 9-10:30 detention assigned

Loss of parking privilege warning

2^nd instance      Full Saturday 9-noon detention assigned

Loss of parking privilege for 10 days

Subsequent      2 days In-School-Suspension and

Loss of parking privilege for 20 days

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to the following seniors as they have been selected students of the week for the week of May 13th.Senior –Zack CraigSenior –Libby Bernard Senior –Evan Fitzwalter Senior – Josh Zelko 5/18 Johnson

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to the following winter activities for receiving the MSHSAA Scholastic awards:Distinguished 3.0-3.24 Team GPA Boys Freshmen Basketball           3.23 Outstanding 3.25-4.0 Team GPA Varsity Boys Basketball               3.33 Academic Team                          3.93 Girls Swimming                          3.46 Girls Varsity Basketball                 3.91 Girls Freshmen Basketball             3.55 JV Girls Basketball                       3.43 Freshmen Wrestling                     3.35 WinterGuard                              3.86       5/18 Janes   The FHN Boys Tennis District results for Saturday, May 12 are the following:  Robbie Nicolli 1st in singles, Matt Dunn 2nd in singles and 3rd place in doubles goes to Nick Cole and Joel Payne.  Robbie and Matt will be playing in the Sectionals on Tuesday, May 15th. 5/16 Klieber *Congratulations to Robbie Nicolli winning 6-0, 6-0 and Matt Dunn winning 6-3, 6-2 at Sectionals Tuesday afternoon.  Watch out State here come the boys from FHN!! 5/17 Klieber *Your 2012-2013 Mu Alpha Theta officers are: President:  Kerry Moriarty Vice-President:  Smitha Milli Secretary:  Meaghan Wilson Treasurer:  Tyler Brown 5/17 VanDerBeck

Activities & Clubs

“Spanish Club: Last meeting of the year Wed. 7:00 am in room 202. We will elect next year’s officers!” 5/16 JohnsonAttention all selected members representing your sport or organization on the 2012 Fall Sports Poster: The scheduled picture time has been changed due to a conflict with AP testing. The picture will now be taken directly after school this Wednesday, May 16th in Com 1. 5/16 Freeman Attention all FHN FCA students, Join us for our final huddle for the spring and our “2012 Senior Roast” at Laurel Park this Thursday, May 17 from 6 to 8 PM.  We’ll meet at the Pavilion (off McClay Valley) by the sand volleyball courts for pizza, then we’ll play some volleyball, and then you’ll get an opportunity to roast a Senior FCA member!!  For more info – contact Susanna McFarland or Jake Hurrell.  5/17 Warner The boy’s soccer team will have a meeting Thursday after school to discuss the off-season.  If you cant make it make sure you see coach Scheller. 5/17 Scheller Do you like the creativeness of dance, the athleticism of sports, the challenge of learning something new, and the thrill of competition?  If so, the award winning FHN Color Guard is for you!  Color Guard tryouts are open to boys and girls and will be held May 16-18 from 6 to 8 pm at North (meet in the band room on the first night).  Attendance is required at all sessions.  Informational flyers are available in the office and the band room.  For any questions, please contact Duane Williams, Color Guard Director, at duaneaw1@yahoo.com or Jeff Moorman, Band Director, at jeffrey.moorman@fhsdschools.org. 5/18 House KNIGHTLINE dance information: Today Mandatory parent meeting in the FHN commons at 7pm.  Tryout dates: 5/17 5-9pm, 5/18 5-9pm, 5/19 9am-2pm. 5/19 Janes *Attention all volleyball players!  If you missed the meeting last week or lost your copy of the paperwork, please stop by Room 103, Mrs. Yuede’s office to all the summer workout information.  If you have not turned in your completed paperwork, please do so immediately, especially the Lindenwood Team camp form. 5/19 Yuede POMMERS:                                    Try-Out Dates:                                                 May 17 and 18  5-9:00 pm  FHN Gym       May 19  9am-2pm  FHN Gym       Head Coach:    Tammy Ballinger       E-mail: tdawn83@hotmail.com 5/19 Janes   There will be a short cross country meeting before (6:50) and after school (2:30) on Monday in room 136. We will be going over summer camp, first day of practice dates, and summer running. 5/21 Phillips There will be a boys soccer camp at Francis Howell North for all 5th through 12th Graders.  The camp starts on July 23rd and ends July 26th.  It will go from 8:00A.M. to 9:30 A.M. and will cost $40.  Camp forms can be found on Howell North’s activities web page- http://fhsdfhn.sharpschool.net/activities/. 5/24 Scheller There will be a boys and girls kids camp offered at Francis Howell North.  It will be offered to 2nd through 4th graders from July 3rd through July 26th.  Camp starts at 6:00P.M. and ends at 7:30P.M. and costs $40.  Camp forms and be found on Howell North’s activities web page-   http://fhsdfhn.sharpschool.net/activities/. 5/24 Scheller Any Men interested in trying out for Swimming and Diving this fall should see Coach Kelly in room 112 or Coach Crow in room 154 to pick up information. 5/24 Kelly To all of your parents and coaches, and any incoming 8th graders: *EXCEL SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY-High School Physicals-  Saturday, August 4, 2012-9 am to 12 noon at 2982 Highway K, O’Fallon, MO 63368 (next to Madison’s Café) 636-978-9235-$30, includes an Excel t-shirt-We accept cash, personal check, debit or credit. 2012 Camp information is available on the activities website provided: http://fhsdfhn.sharpschool.net/activities/  Forms are also available in the main office. 5/24 Janes

PARENT NEWS

Bringing food to school for Students-due to district policy, you may only bring in food for your student. Thanks for your help in this matter.Meetings - We have1 meetings left, Mondays at 6:30 in room 160….  May 21.  Please join us even if you haven’t been to a meeting before! 5/21 Stepanek FINAL EXAMS are May 22nd (1st, 2nd, and 7th hours), May 23rd(3rd and 4th hours), and May 24th (5th and 6th hours).  School will dismiss at the regular time on May 22nd, and at 11:25 on May 23rdand May 24th.  Students are not allowed to take exams earlier than the dates and times listed above.  If your student is absent on any of these dates, please call the Attendance office at 851-5893 on the date of the absence.  Student must also bring a written note when they return or when they take their final exam to excuse the absence.  Students must arrive to class on time.  Students will not be allowed to enter class late.  Any late arrivals will be required to take their exam on the exam make-up days.  Additionally, during final exams, we will not be able to call into classrooms or interrupt classes in any way.  Any passes for early dismissal must be taken care of before the start of school with a note from a parent.  Students may only leave at the end of class period.  Students will not be able to leave at any time during a class hour.  Students will only be called to the office in-between classes to pick up messages or anything else that may be dropped off by parents. Make-up final exams will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd and Thursday, May 24th  from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, May 25th  from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Make up exams are held in room 218.  Students may attend any of the make-up sessions – no appointment is necessary.  Students must bring a photo ID with them in order to take their final exam.  Students should bring at least TWO number two lead pencils or any other items that may be required for completion of exams. FHN continues to offer the OPTIONAL INTERVENTION FORMATto be held on half-day final exam days on Wednesday, May 23rdand Thursday, May 24th.  As a part of this program, the first exam of the day begins at 8:20 AM.  Buses will be running on their regular schedule on both of these half-day exam days.  If students choose to participate in the optional intervention format, they may come to school at the regular time (7:20 AM) and select one of the following options: Students may come to school at the regular time (7:20 AM) to receive additional academic interventions with one of their teachers. (teacher pass is required) Students may come to school at the regular time (7:20 AM) and study in one their teacher’s rooms to help prepare them for one of their upcoming final exams given on either half-day schedule. (teacher pass is required) Students may come to school at the regular time (7:20 AM) and study in the library for any upcoming exams.(library pass is required) Students may come to school at the regular time (7:20 AM) and eat a hearty, healthy breakfast in the commons until 8:15 AM. ****If a student chooses not to participate in the optional intervention format, they need to be at school and in class by the beginning of the first exam session at 8:20 AM. No parent note is required for any student who chooses to arrive to school by 8:20 AM. However, students who arrive late to class once exams begin will not be allowed to take the exam.  Late students will need to take the exam they missed during the makeup exam schedule. 5/24 Grippi *The class of 2012 is looking forward to their up coming Allknighter.  In order to make this night a success for our students we are seeking donations.  Donated items can be: Monetary (to assist with the cost of the event) Gift cards    (from local businesses) Door prizes and gifts for the graduates Goods or services All donations will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for helping us make the Allknighter of 2012 memorable. Please contact Susan Pirrone with any questions and to make arrangements to drop off donations.  (314) 853-1119 5/24 Jeppesen Decorations -   LOTS OF HELP NEEDED!!  Please mark your calenders and plan on helping transform our school into A HUGE GRADUATION CELEBRATION. Tues, May 29 thru Friday June 1st…daytime and evenings until we are done!!  Exact times to be announced later… 6/1 Stepanek A reminder to parents of graduating seniors and graduating seniors: The administrators of FHN want to advise you of the consequeces of senior pranks which could result in students not walking at the graduation ceremony and/or not receiving their diploma. Please review your Code of Student Conduct handbook for more information. 6/2 Jones

GUIDANCE NEWS

College Date Time Hour Attention Seniors: 2012 Graduates need to complete the senior survey prior to May 18th. The survey must be completed to receive graduation tickets. The survey link is below. It takes just a few minutes to complete. You can complete the survey from any computer. https://www.research.net/s/ZBG3PSP 5/18 Woodrum Summer School Forms for Enrichment and Credit Recovery are located in the guidance office. Credit Recovery forms for first session are due May 21, and second session are due June 11.Enrichment forms for both sessions are due May 21. Both programs are held at Saeger Middle School. The Transportationrequest form needs to be turned in prior to the registration deadline. 5/21 Woodrum   Several scholarships are available in the guidance office.  There are deadlines that the scholarships need to be applied for. Alpha Tau Omega (UMSL)                                                        May 18 Craig Martin “Nice Dream” Scholarship                                  May 25 Wise Choice                                                                                 May 31 St. Louis Sportsmanship Schoarship                                    June 15 Par or Better Golf Organization of St. Louis                           July 6 Laws of Life Contest                                                                  Aug 31 Imagine America Scholarship                                                 Dec 31 Scholarship Experts(Scholarshipeexperts.com)                 Multiple StudentScholarships.org                                                          Mutiple                                                         Lindenwood Scholarships: First Robotics Scholarship Lindenwood U. MO Regional Science Olympiad Scholarship Lindenwood Scholarship for A++Qualifyers Please contact Lindenwood Adm for info on these scholarships.

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“Compared to all of the other frozen yogurt places, Colors really does have the greatest amount of choices as far as yogurt goes,” customer Anne Jones said.

Colors’ most popular flavors of yogurt are white cake and yellow cake. Once you pick the flavor you want, you can go through all of the toppings and put as much or as little as you want. They have sugar free options, a sorbet-base non-dairy flavor, plus regular fat-free yogurt options everyday.

“We are different from the other frozen yogurt places because we have better customer service,” Assistant Manager Alex Beck said. “We try to connect to the customers and we change our flavors more often.”

After only being open for two months, Colors stands out to FHN sophomore Adriana Condren.

“Colors is a fun place to get yogurt,” Condren said. “There is a good variety of choices of frozen yogurt. I like how you get to choose your own toppings, and it has a good vibe.”

Along with their class ring that they ordered, sophomores received a t-shirt, a ring pop, a necklace with a ring pendant and a box for their ring. After everyone received their ring, students were able to compare their rings to others.

“I liked looking at each other’s rings and seeing what everyone else got,” sophomore Rayna Jacobs said. “I liked comparing styles and seeing how different their ring is from mine.”

Sophomore delegate sponsor Diane Fingers believes this year’s ceremony ran more smoothly compared to previous years due to the lack of students purchasing rings.

“We had plenty of time to carry out the ceremony this year,” Fingers said. “There were less kids who attended.”

In past years, there has usually been around 200 to 250 sophomores who participate in the ceremony. This year, only 151 sophomores were present. Fingers believes that because of economic times, this number has greatly decreased.

“I can’t tell you how many times today I’ve heard kids say ‘I wanted to get one, but we just couldn’t afford it,” Fingers said.

Fingers believes that the rings are special to the students because it’s something they will always appreciate. She thinks that giving students their rings earlier in high school also benefits them.

“It gives the kids extra time to show all that they’ve put on it. I think it’s a really special time for them,” Finger said. “They enjoy it, it’s also a right of passage, some people will wear their rings their entire lives.”

Sophomore class president Caitlyn Gardner believes the ceremony went well and thought everyone who attended enjoyed themselves.

“Everyone seemed to be having a good time,” Gardner said. “I think [the ceremony] is important because it’s a symbol of high school and a memory making experience.”

Sport: Track

Event: Pole Vaulting

Grade: 12

Danielle Meyer

The FHNtoday.com crew sat down with Varsity Pole Vaulter  Danielle Meyer for a small Q&A about her track career.

FHNtoday.com: How long have you been doing track?

Danielle Meyer: I have been doing track since my freshman year.

FHNtoday.com: What events have you participated in for track and field?

DM: My freshman and sophomore year I ran the 4×800, 1600, and did pole vaulting, and in the past two years I just participated in pole vaulting.

FHNtoday.com: What was your favorite event that you participated in and why?

DM: Pole vaulting is my favorite because it is an individual sport and you can see how your hard work pays off. Pole vaulting is the only sport I look forward to going to practice every day because we work hard, but at the same time we have a lot of fun doing whatever we want.

FHNtoday.com: What was your favorite experience that you had while doing track?

DM: My favorite experience was getting third place in districts this year and making it to sectionals. The past two years I got fifth place in districts and It felt good to finally make top four.

FHNtoday.com: What do you do to ensure success?

DM: I work hard at practice and do everything I can to keep getting better. Even after practice is over I do conditioning and sprint workouts on the weekends or after I go home.

FHNtoday.com: What is your Personal Record (PR) for this track session?

DM: For pole vaulting I have made ten feet in a meet and ten and a half feet at practice.

FHNtoday.com: What are you looking forward to in the next couple weeks remaining?

DM: I’m looking forward to hopefully going to state. It’s been my goal for the past three years so it’s kind of a big deal.

FHNtoday.com: What is the height you are hoping to achieve at sectionals for pole vaulting?

DM: I hope to jump ten and a half feet so that can be my official PR, but jumping eleven feet is my dream.

FHNtoday.com: What motivates you to achieve your goals?

DM: I enjoy coming to practice every day and when I think about how much work I have put into the sport it makes me want to prove that it’s all paid off.