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Announcements 3-24-14

GUIDANCE NEWS
 

 College Date Time Hour
 Lindenwood University  3/25  9:15  3rd
 UMKC  3/27 12:30  6th
 College Night  4/2  6-9 p.m.  
 Western Illinois University  4/3  10:37  4th
 Avila University  4/29  1:30  7th

 

Interested in Linn State Technical College?  Did you know Linn State participates in the A+ program?  Want to visit the campus on March 28th and learn about their many technical programs and the admissions process?  See Mrs. Herman in the Guidance Office for more information.  Don’t delay…space is limited! 3/28 Herman

The FHN Athletic Booster Club is giving $5,000 in Scholarships for 2014. Seniors that have played sports in High School and that have parents that are members of the Athletic Booster Club in 2013-1014 are eligible for these Scholarships (Not to late to join Booster Club). Application and Criteria are available in the Guidance Office. Applications and essays are due by April 4, 2014. Contact Chris Braudis ([email protected]) for more information. 4/4 Braudis

Francis Howell School District Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship Offered by Sodexo Food Service

The Francis Howell School District and Sodexo Food Service are committed to increasing participation in service at all levels.  This scholarship is offered to graduating seniors who have participated in Family and Consumer Sciences program while attending high school.  Five (5) $1,000 scholarships per high school are available.  A committee of Francis Howell School District teachers will review all applications and make their recommendations to Sodexo, who will then make the final decision.  The recipients of this scholarship will be notified in May 2014. You can pick up an application in Room 02 from Mrs. Just or from the guidance office.  Completed applications need to be turned in to the guidance office or to Mrs. Just (room 2) no later than Friday April 4,2014. Incomplete and late applications will NOT be considered. 4/3 Just
Student Council Scholarship information is now available in room 133.  If you are a senior, currently involved in Stuco, and planning to attend college this fall, you are eligible. applications are due in the main office by April 18th.  Three merit based scholarships will be offered for $500 each and three financial based scholarships each for $500 as well.

 

See Mrs. Wilkens or Mrs. Parks if you have any questions. 4/18 Wilkens

*Attention SENIORS:  PTO will sponsor (3) Senior PTO Scholarships this spring, totaling $2,500.00.  For seniors to be eligible to apply, they must have a parent/guardian who is a current 2013/14 paid member in the FHN PTO. You may still join the PTO for $15.00; applications to join PTO are in the MAIN office.   Applications for the scholarships are in the GUIDANCE Office.  Submission due date is MAY 1, 2014. 5/1 Doerhoff

 

 

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

 

Parents of Seniors 2014 are desperately needed to volunteer at the All-Knighter lock-in. Please help make this a fun and memorable “knight” for our Seniors! Shifts available from10pm – 6am. It is a fun night for all! If willing to help, please email Carla Yungermann at: [email protected].

Jeff Rodenberg/Herff Jones will be here on Thursday March 27 and Friday March 28 during lunches in the candy hallway to deliver announcements. 3/28 Jarvis


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:

 

Click here to check out all flyers on the Online Backpack – eFlyers site.3/29 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

Interested in Linn State Technical College?  Did you know Linn State participates in the A+ program?  Want to visit the campus on March 28th and learn about their many technical programs and the admissions process?  See Mrs. Herman in the Guidance Office for more information.  Don’t delay…space is limited!    Herman 3/28

 

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

*Join FHN Football Booster Club for Trivia Night Fun onSaturday 3/29 at Harvester Lions Club.  Individuals $25/Tables of 8-$180.  Silent Auction & raffles, 50/50, door prizes & more!  Adult beverages, soda, & snacks included.  For flyer, check out the online backpack or email FHNFootball.Trivia.Night@gmail.com.  Come out, have an entertaining night, & support FHN Football! It’s a great day to be a Knight! 3/29 Schultz
FREE Community Appliance and Electronics Recycling onApril 12th

Do you have broken appliances or old electronics that you want to get rid of? The Francis Howell School District (FHSD), in partnership with the Midwest Recycling Center, will be hosting a free community-wide appliance and electronics recycling event onSaturday, April 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the FHSD Burbes Service Center located at 4606 Central School Road in St. Charles. Click here for more information. Henry 4/2

*FHN All Knighter Driven To Give Test Drive Fundraiser

Saturday, April 12 -10 am to 4 pm-Dave Sinclair Lincoln

4760 N. Service Rd., St. Peters, MO. Test drive a car and they will donate $20 for every test drive per household up to $8,000!

It is a fundraiser and they do not pressure you for sales and there is

nothing to buy.  Even the hot dogs and soda are free! We can’t do it without you, your family, friends, neighbors and acquaintances.  Put it on your facebook and twitter sites. We need over 300 drivers to make it a success.  Minimum age to drive is 18 years old with a valid driver’s license.  If you have any questions, please contact Sherry Stack at [email protected].  Thank you for your support! 4/12 Stack
*SENIOR PARENTS  All Knighter Mtg. April 7th  7:30  rm 160

Test Drive April 12th 10-4 We Need Volunteers and Test Drivers

June 2-6  9am-9pm help decorate For the All Knighter

Get your volunteer forms, student forms and all knighter payments,

turned into the school. Thx, Kim [email protected] 4/12 Clouse
On Wednesday, April 23rdall 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

2014 Prom: Prom is on Saturday, May 17that 6:00 p.m. at the St. Charles Convention Center. Prom tickets will be sold on the following dates before school 6:50 a.m.-7:10a.m., during all lunches, and after school from 2:20p.m.-2:45p.m.  Students who have fines will not be able to purchase tickets until the fines have been paid. A guest form must be filled out for any guest who does not attend FHN- forms will be available outside room 8 and in the main office. Guest tickets must be purchased in room 8 before or after school during ticket sales.
April 7-11th for $60

April 28th-May 2nd for $70

5/2 Cohen

*JUNIOR PARENTS NEEDED to help with the 2014 All Knighter. We Need security, food runners, Rose sales at graduation. Also volunteers to take down decor after the all knighter. These spots need filled ASAP. Interested in running a committee for 2015 All Knighter, Come to our May meeting May 12th  7:30  rm 160 Thx, Kim [email protected]. 5/12 Clouse

 

 
                                          Keep Your Car Sparkling!

 

Support our Fundraiser

 

Francis Howell North All Knighter

 

You SAVE $4 on your $12 Lustra car wash.

 

They GIVE $4 to our fundraiser.

 

Press coupon code button and

 

Use code 8563

 

Auto Spa Speedy Wash

 

2601 Old Muegge Rd. • St. Charles, MO

 

7860 Mexico Rd. • St. Peters, MO

 

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

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the following students as they have been selected students of the week for the week of March 24 :

9th grade:
10th grade:
11th grade:
12th grade:

CONGRATULATIONS
*
DECA is excited to announce that we had 8 students that qualified for the International Competition over break!Please congratulate the following students that will be attending Internationals in Atlanta, Georgia in May:

Joe Henke  — 1st place

Corey Bruns — 4th place

Matt Denno — 4th place

Alexis Happe — 6th place

Jessie Walker — 6th place

The following students qualified, but are unable to attend due to other conflicts, so please congratulate them as well:

Abigail Griffin — 5th place

Sofia Quintana — 6th place

Alissa Hale –6th place

Kelly D’Amico was also recognized as a finalist at the State Competition, so please congratulate her if you have her in class!

This is a huge accomplishment for these students, as they each compete against 40-50 other students at State!

 

Activities & Clubs
Activities for the week of Mar 24

 

Mar 24

Var Baseball                                       Troy Classic                         Troy

JV Girls Soccer                                   GAC Tournament             FZN

Var Boys Tennis                  St. Charles        FHN                       3:30 p.m.

Var Girls Soccer                  St. Dominic        FHN                       4:00 p.m.

Pommer Tryouts Inf Meet           Commons   FHN                       7:00 p.m.

Mar 25

Var Baseball                             Troy Classic              Troy

JV Girls Soccer                    GAC Tournament             FZN

Boy & Girls JV Track          FH/FHC/FHN     FHN                       3:30 p.m.

Parent Outreach                Room 100     FHN                       4:00-7:00 p.m.

Var/JV Volleyball                    F              FZN                        4:00-5:00 p.m.

Fr Baseball                       FZS                      FZS                         4:15 p.m.

Mar 26

Var Baseball                            Troy Classic                         Troy

V Girls Soccer                   GAC Tournament             FZN

Pommer Practice              New Gym                 FHN                       1:45 p.m.

Var Boys Tennis                                FHHS     FHHS                       3:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball Banquet    Commons       FHN                      5:00-9:00 p.m.

Var Girls Soccer                   FZW                     FHN                       5:00 p.m.

Mar 27

Var Baseball                                       Troy Classic                         Troy

JV Girls Soccer                   FZN                      FZN                        4:00 p.m.

LL Wrestling                        MP Room       FHN                       4:00-9:00 p.m.

Var Girls Soccer       Incarnate Word                     Incarnate Word4:00 p.m.

Fr Baseball               St. Charles H                       STC                   4:15 p.m.

9/JV/Var Volleyball                                     FHN                       5:00-6:00 p.m.

Cambridge Review         Room 170, 219   FHN                       6:00-9:00 p.m.

Mardi-Gras/Fr Clum       Commons                           FHN        6:00-9:00 p.m.

Girl Scouts (Maples)     Room 162                            FHN        6:30-8:30 p.m.

Mar 28

Var Baseball                                       Troy Classic                         Troy

Var Boys Volleyball                          Pre-Season Tourny         TBA

JV Girls Soccer                                   GAC Tournament             FZN

Mar 29

Var Baseball                                       Troy Classic                         Troy

Var Boys Volleyball                          Pre-Season Tourny         TBA

JV Girls Soccer                                   GAC Tournament             FZN

Var Drum Line                                   Ozark                                    Ozark

JV Baseball                           FH Tournament                                FHN

JV/Var Track                      FZW Invitational     FZW                       9:00 a.m.
*Sign Language Club will be meeting Thursday03/27/14, from 02:30 p.m. to 03:15 p.m. In Room 132.

Make sure you get your pass from your principals secretary before you come to the meeting. 3/27 Smith
 *Attention Art Club members – The Memory Project is in.  The Cambodian orphans have recieved our portraits.  We will have a meeting in Mr. Leistner’s Rm. 160 after school on Thurs. to watch the video and look at the photos of the children recieving your art work.  And we can also work on the mural in the Art Hallway. 4/24 Leistner
Attention Art Club members and members of Student Council – We have the Memory Project photos and video.  We have recieved an e-mail containing a video of the Cambodian orphans recieving your portraits and also a photo of the children holding your drawings and paintings. You may come to Rm.160 at anytime to watch the video and look at the photos.  We will have an Art Club meeting after Spring Break. 3/24 Leistner
The FHN Athletic Booster Club is giving $5,000 in Scholarships for 2014. Seniors that have played sports in High School and that have parents that are members of the Athletic Booster Club in 2013-1014 are eligible for these Scholarships (Not to late to join Booster Club). Application and Criteria are available in the Guidance Office. Applications and essays are due by April 4, 2014. Contact Chris Braudis ([email protected]) for more information. 4/4 Braudis

 

PARENT NEWS

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

 

DAY

ROOM

TEACHER

MONDAY

129-comp. lab

Laura Kayser

Learning Commons

Becky Just

Room 136

Mike Parker

TUESDAY

129-comp. lab

Courtney Freeman

Learning Commons

Donna Malkmus

Room 136

Tim Besse

WEDNESDAY

129-comp. lab

Angie Winship

Learning Commons

Kathy Chostner

Room 136

Dawn Gano

THURSDAY

Learning commons

Jordan Steffens

Learning Commons

Linda Lott

Room 136

Paul Just

FRIDAY

129-comp. lab

Sue Clark

Learning Commons

Diane Fingers

Room 136

Colleen Songer

 

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

               

6:45 am

Room #

2:30 pm

Room #

Monday

Steffen

229

Tuesday

Johnson

202

Mossinghoff

222

Wednesday

Heaton

213

Santos(homeroom)

227

Thursday

Steffen

learning commons

Friday

Santos

227

Mossinghoff

222

(Wednesdays will be in homeroom instead of after school)

Sr. Steffen is in the computer lab until 5:30 pm.

JUNIOR PARENTS  your help is needed for the 2014

All Knighter. We need food runners and security for June 7th.

We also need a chair (and helpers) for the Roses you sell at graduation (June 7th)

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