The Fifth Annual All-Knighter Craft Fair is Saturday, Nov. 9^th from9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   There will be NO Early Bird Entry as was stated in the Senior All-Knighter Newsletter.  Admission is free for everyone!  Please come and check it out!!

Senior Parents we need your help!  We are looking for volunteers to give some of their time to help with the Class of 2014 All-Knighter Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 9^th.  Your help is greatly need during the following times:  Sat. 7 – 9 a.m. for set up and3:30 – 7 p.m. for clean-up.  We are also looking for a few volunteers to work during the craft fair.  If you can give some of your time please email Dawn Lavezzi at [email protected].  Thank you!

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

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

Centennial Logo Contest

During the 2014-2015 school year, the Francis Howell School District will commemorate the District’s 100^th anniversary. FHSD is preparing for many exciting school and community events to honor this special anniversary. To create a unified theme, the District is holding a design contest to solicit a logo to be used on all materials (letterhead, banners, patches, etc.) for the District’s upcoming Centennial Celebration in 2014-15. The contest is open to all current high school students within the District. The winner of the contest will receive an Apple iPad. Click here for more details. 11/1 Henry

Special Olympics Meeting

The first Special Olympics earlier this month was a huge success with well over 20 people in attendance.  The second Special Olympics meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, at6:30 p.m. at Saeger Middle School. The group will be discussing how people can help out with Special Olympics, setting up our board, and other topics as well. If you have questions call Joe Shaw, Special Olympics Liaison for the Francis Howell School District, at 636-851-5500. 11/6 Henry

Show your Halloween spirit and wear your favorite hat on Halloween!!!!  FCCLA will be sponsoring a HAT DAY on Halloween, which is today.  Please wear your favorite hat and bring $1.00 to purchase your hat day sticker in your first hour class.  Please remember, these hats need to be school appropriate and cannot cover your face! 10/31 Just

DECA Spirit Week-Nov 4th-8th:

Monday:Famous Couples/Group Day-(TV Shows:  2 Broke Girls, Celebrity Couples:Brad Pitt & Angeline JO-Peanut Butter & Jelly-Wilma & Fred Flintstone-Go One direction-etc, be creative!

Tuesday-CEO-Dress for Success Day-Dress to impress…Suit, jacket, tie, slacks, skirt, etc.

Wednesday-Disney Day!-Dress as your favorite Disney Character…Princesses, Mickey/Minnie, (maybe just print out a picture & tape it on your shirt if you don”t have a costume??

Thursday-DECA Jumpoff shirts/class colors-Seniors/Purple, Juniors/green, Sophomores/maroon, and Freshmen/blue.

Friday-DECA Diamond Day-Wear as much bling, bling, argyle, or as many diamonds as you can fine…Bedazzle Yourself!!!  11/8 Moore

*DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ON SATURDAYNIGHT!!! 11/3

*I have two calculators (one is very expensive, the school charges $140 dollars) and 2 pair of glasses and some keys on my desk in the main office. Please come and look for your missing items. 11/8 Downs

9th grade: Christopher St. Aubin
10th grade: Abby Wurm
11th grade: Hannah Jones
12th grade: Alyssa Mueller

*Congratulations to Austine Pauley for being named the Crown Trophey Athlete of the mont of September.(Softball) 10/31 Janes

Friday-        Football          Var                                           TBA
PD Day                                                       No School

Winter Sports Try Outs

Boys’ Basketball Grades 10, 11,12

November 4

2:40 – 5:00 pm Large Gym

9^th Grade Boys’ Basketball

6:30pm – 8:00 pm Large Gym

Girls’ Basketball Grades 9-12

Nov. 4, 5, 6

2:40-5:00 FHN Small Gym

Girls’ Swimming

November 18^th

8:00 pm At the Rec Plex

Wrestling 9-12

November 4

2:40 pm FHN Multi-Purpose Room

*Wrestling tryouts begin on Monday Nov 4th. You must have your physical and impact testing done before practice. The forms are available outside the activities or from Coach Brown or Coach Ritchie. 11/4 Brown

*Impact testing will be done on Friday, Nov 1 from 2:00-6:00 pm in room 49. Form must be signed by parent.   11/1 Janes

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

After-school Tutoring Schedule

Sage 636-928-2490 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

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

Parents of Seniors:
*Herff Jones will be here for Cap and Gown orders during lunches today and in the front lobby from 3:00-6:00 p.m. today. They will also be here during lunches on Nov 20th.  11/20 Smith

PTO Fall Meeting announcement:

Come to our next PTO meeting and be entered in our free $25 gift card drawing!  Fall snacks, and activities will be discussed such as Teacher Appreciation week.

6PM, Monday, November 4th in the Main Office conference room. See you there. 11/4 Doerhoff

 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

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

Any current sophomore or junior interested in applying for Lewis & Clark Career Center for the 2014-2015 school year, please stop by Guidance to pick-up an application.  Applications are due to Mrs. Faulkner (in Guidance) by December 17, 2013. 12/17 Faulkner

Attention A+ Juniors…if you would like to earn your A+ hours next semester, you must attend the mandatory A+ Tutor Meeting on Monday, November 4^th from 2:30-3:00 in the Auditorium. 11/4 Herman