*The Ender’s Game book discussion is Thursday during 7^thhour in the learning commons. We’ll have food, prizes, and some English teachers offer extra credit for attending! Everyone is welcome. You must sign up in the learning commons to attend.

*All Lady Knights Swimmers and Divers: An organizational meeting for the upcoming  Swimming and Diving season is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th in Room 154 at 2:30. This meeting will last about 30 minutes.   Crow 10/30
*Seniors will be given information on ordering Cap and Gowns and graduation announcements during Comm Arts classes onOctober 23rd.  If you are absent or do not have a Comm Arts Class please stop by the office after October 24th and pick up a Senior Package.

*If you love sports and free pizza, join the FHN FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) this Thursday, October 24 in the gym at Harvester Nazarene Church at 3115 McClay Rd. Open gym @ 6 PM – FCA Huddle 6:30 – 8 PM

For more info contact David McFeely, Missy Cloward or Josh Knight.

*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

*NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY – October 26

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in conjunction with local law enforcement partners, is hosting another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This initiative seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft and keeps medicines from entering streams and rivers when poured down the drain or flushed down the toilet. DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at sites nationwide on Saturday, October 26, from10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Additional information and collection sites are posted at http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

FHN 2014 All Knighter Fundraiser – Help raise some dough onSaturday, October 26th from 11 am to 9 pm at Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza. Located at 20 Plaza 94 Dr., in the Jungermann and 94 Schnucks Plaza . Must mention FHN All Knighter or bring in a flyer which can be picked up at the snack table or printedout from the Francis Howell online backpack.  Thank you for your support!

Sign Language Club will be meeting Thursday,10/24/13, from02:30 p.m. to 03:15 p.m. In Room 132. Daniel B Smith

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

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:

• 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

Congratulations to the varsity and freshman volleyball teams for their victories over Howell Central last tuesday night. Congratulations to the freshman team for their 3^rd place finish in GAC’s.  Join us Tuesday when we take on Francis Howell at home – 5:00 pm.

The FHN girls volleyball teams both past and present would like to congratulate Coach Robin Yuede on her 200th  win as a head coach.

Kent Stover

Tuesday 10/22/2013

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Special Events PARENT OUTREACH RM 100 4-7PM Home HOME 4:00 pm

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SWIMMING, BOYS HAZELWOOD CENTRAL Var Away Haz. C. 4:00 pm Bus:2:45 pm

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SOCCER/BOYS FRANCIS HOWELL HS Fr @hwy K Away Hwy K 4:00 pmBus: 2:45 pm

FRANCIS HOWELL HS 9/JV/V Home Francis Howell North 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

High School

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VOLLEYBALL/GIRLS

FRANCIS HOWELL HS Varsity Home Francis Howell North 5:00 pm

High School

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SOCCER/BOYS

OKTOBERFEST/German Club Commons 5:30-

8pm

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Special Events Home Home 5:30 pm

Wednesday 10/23/2013

FBLA DIST 8 FALL LDRSHIP CONF KOKOMA JOES

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Field Trips Away AWAY 9:30 am

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Special Events BARNWELL PLAY PRACTICE AUD 9:30-1:30 PM Home HOME 9:30 am

POMMER PRACTICE NEW GYM 1:45-

2:30PM

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Special Events Home HOME 1:45 pm

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Special Events BAND PICTURES OLD GYM 2:30 PM Home HOME 2:30 pm

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SOCCER/BOYS MARQUETTE JV Away MARQUETTE 4:15 pm Bus: 2:45 pm

SLABA MEETING COMMONS 7:30

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Special Events Home HOME 7:30 pm

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

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