Feb 27-Early Release

March 5-Parent/teacher conferences

4:30-8 p.m. in teacher’s rooms

March 6-Early Release

March7-Parent/teacher conferences

4:30-8 p.m. in teacher’s rooms

March 8-Third Quarter Ends

April 20-Prom

May 1-Early Release
May 3-Graduation Practice

May 8-Early Release

June 1-Graduation-10:00 a.m.

2013-2014 School Year

Aug 1-Teacher 1/2 day work day

Aug 6-Transition Day for Freshmen

Aug 8-First Day of 2013-2014 School Year

Aug 30-No School-Teacher PDC

Sept 2-Labor Day-No School

Sept 20-No School-Teacher PDC

Oct 11-18-Fall break

Nov 1-No School-Teacher PDC

FROM THE NURSES –   We have seen an increase in the number of students being seen for cold/flu symptoms. We thought it would be helpful to remind everyone of the FHSD fever policy.
Any student with a fever of 100 degrees or above will be excluded from attending school. The student should be fever free for 24 hours without the use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen.

Students who become sick at school should report to the nurse for assessment. Parents will then be contacted if the child has a fever. By students signing out with the nurse, it will help us keep track of the illnesses in our building. 1/31 Nurses

2013 North Street is February 21 and 22!  Auditions are February 5 before and after school.  We’re looking for students to perform music, poetry, skits…  See Ms. Davis or Ms. Willen in the learning commons to sign up to audition. 2/1 Davis

2013 North Street is February 21 and 22, and we’re looking for MCs!  Auditions are February 5 before and after school.  See Ms. Davis or Ms. Willen in the learning commons to sign up to audition. 2/1 Davis

Sophomores: Herff Jones will be here on Jan 30th to present information to the Sophomores regarding ring purchases. He will be here during lunches the following week and will be here Feb 6th 4:30-7:00 p.m. for parents and Sat Feb 9th 9:00-11:30. 1/30 Fingers

Matt Schneider-President

Kelsey Schaffrin-Vice President

Andrew Halaney-Treasurer

Fionna Cruz-Secretary

Taylor Shelton-Historian  1/30 Malkmus

**Note to parents**- Fall practices start Monday, August 5, and all current 8^th grade students (fall 2013 freshman) must have a physical before they can practice. To save time, please go to MSHSAA.org, and under the Sports Medicine tab, print and complete the ‘Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation’ form, and bring with you on this day. All athletes will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Greiner

Baseball Players and Parents: There will be a parent and player informational meeting February 6th at 6:00 p.m. in room Com 1. The meeting will cover topics such as tryouts, program philosophy, practice, fundraisers, etc. Please se Coach Riffee with any questions. 2/6 Riffee

“There will be an informational meeting for anyone and their parent/guardian wanting to tryout to be a 2013-2014 Francis Howell North Cheerleader at FHN in the commons February 4^th, at 6pm.  There will be paperwork to be completed.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact[email protected] or 636-851-5103.” 2/4 Gittemeier

FHN Knightline Dance Team Try-Outs!

Mandatory informational meeting:

Monday, March 4th at 7pm in the FHN Commons
Try-out dates are as follows in the FHN large gym:
Tuesday, April 2nd 5pm-9pm
Wednesday, April 3rd 5pm-9pm
Friday, April 5th 4pm-?? 4/5 Rokita

Would you like to have an international friend? Your chance is now! FHN is looking for 20 awesome host families for our German Exchange Program. The German visitor will stay here for 2 weeks in October 2013 and American hosts will travel to Germany during the summer of 2014 for 2 weeks. Please come to an informational meeting Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 at 6:30pm in room 216 or contact Ms McPartland for more information. Thanks! 1/29 McPartland

*Sign Language Club will be meeting Thursday, 01/31/13, from 02:30 p.m. to 03:15 p.m. In Room 132. 1/31 Smith

*FRAUFEST IT HERE!! Tickets go on sale Monday, February 4th during all lunches and at the door for $5.00

FHN bands will be Rocking and Rolling at 6pm on Feb. 8th! Doors open at 5:30pm. Don’t Miss Out! 2/1 McPartland

*Attention Art Club members – There will be a meeting after school on Thurs. in Mr. Leistner’s Rm.160.  We will be painting our murals…….just like Da Vinci did his frescoes. 1/31 Leistner

*Our annual Pink Ribbon Game is Tomorrow night (1/29).  The Varsity Girls’ play Howell at 5:30pm and the Varsity Boys’ play Howell at 7 pm.  The Pink Ribbon ceremony will take place immediately following the Girls’ game 6:45 pm.  #cureforcancer 1/29 Janes

*Boys interested in playing tennis this year will have a meeting at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday Feb. 5th in loft in commons. 2/5 Klieber

*On January 29th the FHN Basketball Program will sponser a Pink Ribbon Night with proceeds going towards the American Cancer Society in honor of Vince Nowak.  Many of you know that Vince is a retired FHN teacher/coach that was diagnosed with Cancer last fall.  He continues to battle this disease.  On Tuesday the Lady Knights basketball team will be going around to each classroom during 1st hour collecting donations and selling t-shirts.  The class that donates the most money will receive doughnuts during their first hour. Please plan on participating in this event. If you miss our players selling t-shirts or want to give a donation please see Coach Hahn by next Tuesday.
Also, The basketball program would like for everyone to show their support on Tuesday by wearing pink to school and thebasketball games vs. FHH.  The schedule for the basketball games is as follows.  Please Plan on attending as we will be honoring individuals between the Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys game.

JV Girls Small Gym 4:00

JV Boys Small Gym 5:30

Varsity Girls Large Gym 5:30

Varsity Boys Large Gym 7:00  1/29 Watson

Parents should be mindful not to plan vacations or trips prior to May 31, 2013 (the last scheduled snow makeup day for the 2012-2013 school year). Second semester exams are given during the last three scheduled days of school.  Taking exams early (prior to the scheduled exam dates) is not permitted to insure the integrity of common finals. 5/31 Administrators

Math Tutoring:

Remember Math Tutoring is available before and after school too!

Monday thru Friday 6:25 – 7:15 in Room 205
Monday, Friday 2:30 – 3:30 in Room 208

                                          Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 – 3:30 in Room 203   5/17 Stratton

                         Spanish Tutoring:

 Monday-  AM Not available                2:30 PM-Room 229
Tuesday-6:45 AM-Room 202           2:30 PM-Room 229
Wednesday-6:45 AM-Room 213     Homeroom-Room 227
Thursday-6:45 AM-Room 202          2:30 PM-Room 222
Friday-6:45 AM-Room 227                2:30 PM-Room 222  12/21 Fritz
Sign up for District eNEWS!

Parents are asked to subscribe, not only to school eNEWS, but also the Francis Howell School District eNEWS. Important information regarding District initiatives and news are sent out from the FHSD eNEWS account and we want to make sure all parents are informed. Click here to subscribe: 1/29 Henry

Senior parents:  We’re using VolunteerSpot to organize volunteers for the snack table.

Please sign up for Snack Table Sign Up – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. Copy and paste this link to your address bar to go to our invitation page

on VolunteerSpot:                    http://vols.pt/FR4nCy

2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)

3. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Thanks Kaye Stein [email protected] 2/7 Gannon
Save the Date for Parent Safety Meetings

The Francis Howell School District (FHSD) strives to have all of our school buildings be safe, secure, warm, and inviting places for children to learn. In light of the events that occurred in Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the District is reexamining its current safety procedures and also exploring additional ways to keep the entire school community safe.

FHSD will be holding two upcoming safety meetings to give parents the opportunity to obtain general information regarding our current safety procedures and to hear about your ideas and concerns regarding the safety.

Please join us at one of the parent safety meetings which will be held on:

January 29, 2013 at 6:30 PM at Saeger Middle School

February 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM at Warren Elementary School

2/5 Henry

*Any students taking AP Statistics, AP Calculus, or AP Chemistry wanting to receive Advanced Credit through UMSL must register online and turn in your printed permission form to your guidance counselor by Friday, February 1”  2/1 Johnson

Several scholarships are available in the guidance office.