Any student who applied for Lewis & Clark but missed the Oasis testing on February 6^th, needs to come to the Learning Commons at 7:30am tomorrow for Oasis testing.  This will be the last opportunity to test at Francis Howell North.  Please contact Mrs. Faulkner in Guidance with any questions. 2/13 Faulkner

*The Infinite Campus system will be down starting Friday, February 14 at 5:00 PM until Tuesday, February 18 at 5:00 AMfor system maintenance and upgrades. The parent portal and grade book will not be accessible.  2/18 Woodrum

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:

• 2/17 – FHN All Knighter Fundraiser at Culver’s
• 2/23 – St. Peters Rec-Plex Winter Games
• 2/24 – Harvest Ridge PTO Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser Night
• 2/25 and 2/27 – Digital Self Defense for Parents
•  FHN All Knighter Fundraiser – Auto Spa

Click here to check out all flyers on the Online Backpack – eFlyers site. 2/27 Hayes

Snow Days

With the weather turning cooler, we are reminded that winter will be here before long, including the frozen white stuff (snow) that is both looked forward to and dreaded.  This is a reminder that we have snow days built into our school calendar, and we request that vacations not be scheduled on these days when we may have school to make up for missed days due to snow or other inclement weather.  Make up dates are listed below:

• Snow Make-Up Day 1    May 23
• Snow Make-Up Day 2    March 10
• Snow Make-Up Day 3    March 11
• Snow Make-Up Day 4    March 12
• Snow Make-Up Day 5    May 27
• Snow Make-Up Day 6    May 28
• Snow Make-Up Day 7    May 29
• Snow Make-Up Day 8    May 30
• Snow Make-Up Day 9    June 2
• Snow Make-Up Day 10  June 3

Sign Up for District Automated Messages

Francis Howell School District utilizes the SchoolMessenger Notification System to provide timely communication to parents on matters such as attendance, weather related closures, and school or district-wide emergencies. In order to enhance our ability to accurately deliver that information we request that you create your own contact preference profile using SchoolMessenger’s Contact Manager website. The Contact Manager feature allows you to control ways in which you prefer to be contacted. It also works like a mailbox, giving you a place to review messages you may have missed. In order to utilize this feature, click here and follow the steps to activate your account. If you have already activated your account and want to change your contact preferences, click herefor directions. 2/13 Henry

Today the Varsity Lady Knights basketball team will be stopping by each 1^st period class to collect donations for the Pink Ribbon Game on Friday February 14.  Please support the American Cancer Society by donating.  Come out and the support the girls and boys JV and Varsity basketball teams on Friday February 14 in our 6^th annual Pink Ribbon game.  Paint it pink on Valentine’s day to show your support. 2/13 Watson
Sign Language Club will be meeting today from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. In Room 132. Make sure you get your pass from your principals secretary before you come to the meeting. 2/13 Smith

Attention Art Club members – There will be a meeting after school today in Mr. Leistner’s Rm.160.  Bring your ideas for a wall mural and I still have some of your photos of the orphans to distribute. 2/13 M.Leistner

Attention all Volunteer Knights and KOE members who have signed up to work the blood drive: Please follow @FHNVolKnights for information regarding the blood drive. 2/14 Louis-Bauer

FHN All Knighter fundraiser at Culver’s in Cave SpringsMonday, February 17 from 5 pm to 10 pm.  Location address 2750 Muegge Rd, St. Charles, MO.  Thank you for your support! 2/17 Stack

2014 Howell of Fame Nominations Now Being Accepted

The Howell of Fame Award recognizes excellence of character, performance and service of those who serve the Francis Howell School District as employees, volunteers and patrons. Read more… 2/21 Henry

Parent Night: Digital Self-Defense for Parents – Tues., 2/25, 6:30-8pm at FHN. Jennifer Schiffman from Internet Crimes Against Children will be presenting on helping navigate the dilemmas presented by the digital world our kids inhabit. An overview of current digital threats to children (cyberbullying, online predators, oversharing, sexting, and sextortion) will be discussed. 2/25 Henry

Fraufest 2014 has been moved to March 7th!

Be sure to ask off work and mark your calendars for a great rock show featuring Minus Me and Capitol Drive and many other awesome performers. Tickets will be $5.00 and will be sold starting next week. Show starts at 6pm. Danke! 3/7 McPartland

FHSD to Host Realtors’ Luncheon on March 13

Local realtors are invited to join the Francis Howell School District (FHSD) for a complimentary luncheon on Thursday, March 13, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The luncheon will be held in the Commons of Francis Howell High School, located at 7001 Highway 94 South in St. Charles. Networking will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the luncheon and presentation at 11:30 a.m., followed by a brief school tour. Click here for additional details and registration information. 3/13 Henry

Abnegation? Amity? Candor? Dauntless? Erudite?  Which faction are you? Read Divergent and join us in the learning commons 7^th hour on March 28^th for the book discussion! 3/28 Willen

On Wednesday, April 23^rdall juniors will be taking the ACT.  This is part of the district’s new assessment plan and aligns with the Department of Education in Missouri.  There is no cost to students. Contact Dr. Chris Birch if you have any questions. 4/23 Birch
Keep Your Car Sparkling!

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Code is good through the beginning of May 2014

Keep it with you in your wallet or car 5/30 Steck

Help our school earn extra money: Walter Knoll Florist will donate $2.00 each time you order flowers or gifts from them on line at no cost to you. Go to www.wkf.com each time you order and on the payment information page, bottom left, check the box that says “This is a Lend a Hand Order” then select Francis Howell North High School. 5/30 Baur

9th grade: Lily Young
10th grade: Shannon Atkinson
11th grade:Marissa Kohlman
12th grade:Ashley Smith

Please Congratulate Matthew Schneider! He is a National Merit Finalist! Matt was one of  the 15,000 semifinalist in the National Meritt Scholarship Competition and now has advanced to a finalist. This scholarship is based on the highest Preliminary SAT/National Scholarship Qualifying Test scores of those who enter the competition. He will be notified in March if he is a scholarship  winner. Great job Matt!  2/13 Woodrum

*DECA is very excited to announce that we have 22 students that won today at Districts and qualified for State Competition! We are proud of all of our students that attended the field trip today!

Please congratulate the following students for qualifying for State Competition:

Madeleine Richterkessing

Alex Arger

Matt Denno

Danny Bouck

Clayton Kohler

Patrick Cronin

Ethan Hussey

Joe Henke

Liz Mayer

Zach Fletcher

Annelyse Scopel

Melissa Lukes

Rowan Pugh

Kayla Andrzejewski

Abigail Griffin

Corey Bruns

Brett Magilligan

Jessie Walker

Alexis Happe

Sofia Quintana

Alissa Hale

Kelly D’Amico

A special thanks to Mim Eaton and Angie Mason for helping run our events today — we appreciate you very much! 2/15 Moore

Feb 13-Girls Swimming GAC                        Var         Rec Plex     3:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Troy                       Fr            Troy           5:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball FTZN                    Var          FTZN          6:00 p.m.

Boys Basketball Troy                       FR         Troy            6:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball Feeder                New Gym            6:00-7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Review                        Various Rooms  6:00-9:00 p.m.

Feb 14-Wrestling Districts                      Var       Ritenour     6:00 p.m.

Drumline Competition                   Var         Indianapolis

PD Day    No School

Pommer Practice                             Old Gym                8:00-Noon

Girls Basketball FTZW                     JV           Home        4:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball FTZW                     Var         Home        5:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball FTZW                     JV           Home       5:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball FTZW                    Var         Home         7:00 p.m.

Feb 15-Wrestling Districts                             Var          Ritenour    10:00 a.m.

Drumline Competition                   Var         Indianapolis

Girls Basketball  GAC Tournament  FTZN     JV             4:00 p.m.

Boys Basketball GAC                       JV           Troy         4:00 p.m.
Girls Soccer will be meeting today at 2:25 in room 114 for all interested ladies in playing soccer this spring. 2/13 Olwig

This year’s 6th Annual FHN Pink Ribbon Basketball game will be held on Friday, February 14th.  This year’s game pits the Knights against the Jaguars of Fort Zumwalt West.  Both JV and Varsity girls and boys will play throughout the evening, with the JV girls starting off the games.

Between the varsity girls and boys games, the teams will take time to honor someone special to them who has been affected by cancer.  Each player will present a replica jersey poster to their honoree.  This will be followed by the varsity boys contest.

T-shirts are for sale the the evenings games, and can be ordered  up until today.  All money raised from this event will be donated to The American Cancer Society.  Last year was our largest ever, donating $1,400.00; which puts us over five thousand dollars throughout our history of the FHN Pink Ribbon Game.

Please come and support the teams, as they support those in our lives who are the REAL HEROES. 2/14 Hahn

There will be a boys Tennis meeting in the Commons Area at 6:00PM on the 18th of February. This meeting will be to gather required papers that players must provide before practicing tennis (physical, 4 in One Form, Emergency Card, and Activities Handbook Form). 2/18 Klieber

*There is an mandatory meeting for all students who will be trying out for baseball on Thursday, February 20th at 2:30pm in the commons. Bring all your required paperwork to this meeting.​ Eligibility packets can be picked up in Coach Freedline’s room. 2/18 Freedline
Spring Sports practices/tryouts begin on Monday, March 3^rd.  All students need a current physical dated after February, 1 2013.  All necessary tryout paperwork is available outside of the activities office.  Paperwork can be turned into the coach on the first day of practice.  Concussion testing (ImPact) is mandatory for baseball, girls’ soccer and Track (pole vaulters and jumpers).  All freshmen, juniors and new students to a sport need the ImPact test.  ImPact testing from the fall or winter sports season will be accepted.  Dates for the ImPact test are available in the FHN Enews.  Spring Sports include:  Baseball, Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ Volleyball, Boys’ & Girls’ Track, Boys’ Golf & Boys’ Tennis 3/3
BRAIN INJURIES/CONCUSSIONS

The Francis Howell School District is committed to ensuring that student participants are properly treated for brain injuries/concussions.

Students participating in the following sports and activities will complete ImPACT testing: color guard, football, cheerleading,soccer,

softball, basketball, winter guard, wrestling, track and field (vaulters and high jumpers only) and baseball. Student athletes will receive the

ImPACT neurocognitive assessment prior to initial participation in the aforementioned sports and post-brain injury, if necessary. After a

brain injury (concussion), students must be within an acceptable range of their baseline score to return to play. The post-injury score will be

reviewed by the District’s contracted sports medicine physician. The student athlete must receive clearance from the sports medicine

physician prior to returning to practice and/or competition.

Testing will be on the following dates in room 49.

Feb. 24^th, 25^th & 26^th  3 pm-5:30 pm (Soccer, Track & baseball)

March 6^th 5 pm- 6pm (For cheerleading Try-outs) 3/6 Janes

MATH TUTORING
Available BEFORE School
Monday through Friday
       6:30-7:15
      Room 205

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

After-school Tutoring Schedule

Do you need help in Spanish?

Are you looking for ways to improve

your “nota” or your “destrezas locas”?

Then come to Spanish tutoring before or after school.

SPANISH TUTORING SCHEDULE for 2013 – 2014 school year