The Francis Howell School District will be hosting Parent Trainings on Autism provided by Touchpoint Autism Services of St. Louis. Trainings will take place from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Cottleville City Hall, located at 5490 5th Street in Cottleville. The first training will be held on October 22 on the topic of Research and Evidence Based Practice. Trainings are free and open to all FHSD families, but seating is limited so please R.S.V.P. to Pam Rehagen at 636-851-4060 or email[email protected]. For information on future meetings, visit:  http://ow.ly/plAWb 10/14 Henry

Infinite Campus Portal Update: Security Preferences Parents and students will now be required to setup security preferences for the Infinite Campus Portal. After attempting to access the campus portal account three times, all users will be prompted to setup their individual security account settings. Click here to read more. 10/11 Admin

FHSD To Host Golf Tournament

The Francis Howell School District (FHSD) will be holding a Golf Tournament on Monday, November 4, 2013, at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters. The tournament is designed to bring together District alumni, local businesses, and the FHSD community for an afternoon of fun. This activity will benefit and help fund the establishment of an Alumni Association in the District.

Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a shotgun start and tournament play at 11:00 a.m. We would like to invite you to join us for an afternoon of golf. The cost to play in the tournament is $125 per person and includes green fees, golf cart, on course non-alcoholic beverages, lunch, buffet dinner, and a chance to win various prizes. The entry deadline is October 25.

Click here for the registration flyer. For more details, visit thetournament’s website or Facebook Page. 11/4 Henry

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 9^th from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the large gym.  This is an excellent way to meet your student’s teachers and learn more about how you can support your student’s success at FHN.  Please plan on attending.

We hope to see you at fall Parent/Teacher Conferences! 10/9 Steep

An All Knighter table will be at the parent conferences for anyone wanting to make a payment? Cash, check or charge accepted!

FHSD to Host Community Resource Fair for Parents of Students with Disabilities

The Francis Howell School District is hosting a Community Resource Fair from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30 in the cafeteria of Francis Howell Central High School. The event is designed to help students with disabilities and their families make connections with various resources in the St. Charles and St. Louis areas.

Representatives from approximately 25 agencies will be at the event to provide information and resources to families and students who attend the fair. Breakout session will also be scheduled throughout the event to include: Obtaining Guardianship, Special Needs Trusts and Government Benefits, and Accessing College Services.

For more information, contact Dawn Hesse at Francis Howell School District, 636-851-4034. 10/11 Henry

Where’d You Go to High School Walk/Run

The St. Charles County Alliance for Business, Learning, and Education (ABLE) is looking for participants to run or walk in their inaugural “Where’d You Go to High School” 5K Run or 1 Mile Walk on Saturday, November 9 at  8:00am at St. Charles Community College.  All proceeds benefit school programs in St. Charles County.  To register for the event go to Fleet Feet site at https://wheredyougotohighschool.racesonline.com/. The school that shows the most “school spirit” by bringing in the most participants will receive a cash award for their school. 10/11 Henry

*FHSD Online Backpack – eFlyers Postings
Check out the latest flyers on the FHSD Online Backpack – eFlyers site. Simply click the links below to access the latest flyers:

• – September 20 through November 17.Hitch Up for Hayrides at Broemmelsiek Park
• 10/12 – St. Charles County Parks Harvest Festival
• 10/12 – Bike Collection Drive
• 10/14 – FHHS Choir Dave & Busters Fun & Fundraising Night
• 10/18 – 4^th Annual Family Fall Festival at Cottleville Legacy Park
• 10/19 – – Oct. 18-194th Annual Family Fall Festival at Cottleville Legacy Park
• 10/26 – FHC Third Annual Craft Fair
• 10/26 – FHN All Knighter Raise Some Dough Fundraiser Papa Murphy’s
• 11/4 – FHSD Community Golf Tournament
• FHSD Centennial Logo Design Contest – Contest endsNovember 22 at 4:00 PM

Click here to check out all flyers on the Online Backpack – eFlyers site. 10/11 Hayes
*Save your Yoplait Lids! Please save Yoplait lids from now until Christmas break. Yoplait donates 10 cents for every lid to the Breast Cancer research. There will be envelopes in the learning commons and in the main office copy room for the lids. Thanks. 12/20 Robertson

9th grade: Blake Coonrad
10th grade: Meghan Mitchell
11th grade: Matt Philabaun
12th grade: Brandon Kitchens

Activities for Thursday:
Softball            Var Vs Marquette  Dist @SCCC               2:30
Soccer/Boys     Jv    Wentzville/Timblnd                          4:00
Special Events  L League Wrestling  Mp Rm4                4:00
Volleyball/Girls 9/Jv/VarPattonville              5:00/5:00/6:00
Special Events   Girl Souts                                        5:00-9:30
Soccer/Boys     Var     @ Wentz/Timbld          6:00

*Activities for Friday:
Special Events    Fall Break
Special Events    New Teacher PD 8-12  Commons & 4 rooms
Special Events    Pommer Practice   New Gym           12-4:00
Speicial Events   Football Dinner     Commons             2-4:00
Softball                Var Districts        @FHC                        TBA
Football               Var @ Troy                                               7:00

*Activities for Saturday:
Special Events    Fall Break
Special Events    Band Comp-All School  Stad&Parkg
6:00 am/10:00 pm
Volleyball/girls  Var  @Lebanon                             9:00 am
Soccer/boys       Jv  @Oakville                               10:00 am
Soccer/boys      Var @Oakville                                12:00 pm
Softball               Var @ FHC                                      TBA

*Activities for Sunday:
Special Events    Fall Break
Fiels Trip              DECA State Fall Leadership   Ldg4Seasons

There will be a Spanish Club meeting this Wednesday, October 9, at 7am in Mr. Santos’ room (room 227).  We will be discussing our t-shirts, upcoming bowling night and Trick or Treat street events.  Also, we will be teaming up with French and German clubs for Lazer tag and Oktoberfest!  You don’t want to miss out on the information and donuts! 10/9 Santos

Sign Language Club will be meeting Thursday,10/10/13, from 02:30 p.m. to 03:15 p.m. In Room 132. 10/10 Smith

Available  AFTER School
       2:30-3:00
Monday & Thursday
     Room 203
Tuesday & Friday
    Room 208

After-school Tutoring Schedule

2014 Parents:  WE NEED YOU TO BAKE, BAKE, BAKE!  The class of 2014 All Knighter is having a Craft Fair/Bake Sale at FHN onNovember 9th.  We prefer to have most of the baked goods brought in early with your student Friday, November 8th in the School Office or either that evening during set-up at the Craft Fair or early Saturday morning of the Craft Fair.  We need baked goods to be sold at the Bake Sale Table which people can easily eat as finger foods as they walk around and look at the crafts.  Items that sold were cookies, brownies, puppy chow, sliced bread (banana bread, cranberry nut bread, etc.), decorated sugar cookies.  Please place 2 nice size cookies or 4 small cookies in a Ziploc baggie, one nice size brownie and/or bread in a Ziploc baggie.  Please label each baggie with ingredients (i.e. nuts, fruits, chocolate, etc.).   We will also accept store bought goods too.  Thank you and if you have any questions, please call Nancy Sage636-928-2490 11/9 Sage

Freshmen, Sophomore, and Jr. Parents. If anyone is willing to take charge of the annual FHN All-Knighter Craft Fair starting in 2014 please contact Dawn Lavezzi at 314-630-5617. This is a big fund raiser for the students’ all night graduation lock-in party. It would be unfortunate to let it slip away. 12/30 Lavazzi

 Guidance Alpha Changes for the 2013-2014

A-Co            Ms. Schwarz

Cr-G            Ms. Johnson

H-J              Ms. Woodrum

K-Ma          Ms. Kerr-Grant

Mc-O          Ms. Herman

P-Sn            Ms. Faulkner

So-Z            Ms. Barker

Attention Class of 2016:

Did you know that the NCAA’s initial-eligibility academic standards are changing for student-athletes enrolling at an NCAA Division I university on or after August 1, 2016 (this year’s high school sophomore class and younger)? A brief summary can be found at

http://www.clearinghousecalculator.org/downloads/NCAA_Class_of_2016_Standards_CoreCourseGPA.pdf

10/11 Woodrum

Cambridge Review: Applications for the fall Cambridge Review course are due in the guidance office to Mrs. Woodrum by10/10/13. Several scholarships are available.  Scholarship: One candidate will represent FHN and possibly FHSD! 10/10 Woodrum

FutureBuilders is the non-profit education foundation of the Missouri School Boards’ Association, organized in 1996 to promote student achievement and parent/community involvement in public schools. Built on the belief that public education is the foundation of our democracy, FutureBuilders believes that it is imperative that we counter the negative stereotyping of public schools so often expounded by the media and so-called “experts.” The foundation works to spread the news about the good things going on day in and day out in Missouri’s public schools. Their unofficial motto is “Research, not rhetoric” and they use that as a model to help tell the true story of the successes of our public schools.

After reviewing:  Please write and title a 500-700-word essay on the following theme:

The Climate, Culture and Organizational Efficacy section of the Vision for

Missouri Public Education’s Report,(Pages 10 and 11of the report)please explain how the climate and culture of schools support a positive learning environment.

Essay due to Mrs. Woodrum by November 26, 2013. 11/26 Woodrum