The FHSD Centennial Parade will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. The parade will take place in Cottleville and will start at Warren Elementary and end at Francis Howell Central High School. Following the conclusion of the parade, FHSD will be holding Food and Fun in the Park in Cottleville’s Legacy Park, where families will be able to indulge in a variety of delicious options from food truck vendors, as well as enjoy provided entertainment. FHSD hopes that spectators will also find the time to visit many of the fine businesses and restaurants in the Cottleville community. Volunteers will be needed before, during and after the parade in various areas such as parade marshals, set-up, clean-up, staging, Legacy Park, alumni coordination, t-shirts, etc.  Click here to sign up and volunteer.

FHSD to Host Screening of a Teen Filmmaker’s Short Film about Prescription Drug Abuse

The Francis Howell School District, in partnership with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse – St. Louis Area (NCADA), will hold three special screenings of “Out of Reach,” a short documentary about medicine abuse created by a teen filmmaker. Click here for more information and dates of the screenings. 4/15 Henry

*The AP exam information below:

 
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

The Science Club is offering a $500.00 scholarship. Applications are available in the Guidance office. All paperwork is due by Friday April 25th at 3 pm. 4/25 Kelly
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

IF YOUR STUDENT IS MISSING CLOTHING, PLEASE HAVE THEM CHECK IN THE MAIN HALL IN THE LOST AND FOUND AREA. WE WILL SOON BE BOXING UP THE ARTICLES AND DONATING THEM TO A CHARITY.

9th grade: Noah Zelko
10th grade: Keevon Collins
11th grade: Matt Seigler
12th grade: Stacy McGee

Twenty Francis Howell North High School Journalism staff members traveled to San Diego this past weekend to attend the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. The staff had a great showing and brought home quite a few awards.

Two big honors highlighted the trip for the group. For starters, the Excalibur Yearbook staff was named a Pacemaker Winner, honoring it as one of the very top yearbooks in the country. It was the second time in school history the yearbook staff has earned the honor and the second consecutive year for it as well. In addition, Francis Howell North High School was one of six schools in the country to earn the First Amendment Press Freedom Award. It’s an honor given to those schools that allow First Amendment rights for high school journalists. It’s the fifth straight year the staff has been honored with the distinction.

In the Best of Show competition, all four staffs placed in the top 3 in their respective categories. FHNtodayTV placed third in the broadcast category, FHNtoday.com placed third in the large school website category, the North Star placed second in the newsmagazine category, and the Excalibur brought home the first place trophy for yearbooks 275-324 pages.

Individually, quite a few students were honored as well in write-off competitions. Earning Honorable Mentions were Ashleigh Jenkins in Newspaper News/Feature Photography, Lauren Camenzind in Yearbook Copy/Caption Academics and Fionna Cruz in Yearbook Layout: Inside Pages. Earning Excellent ratings were Kelsey Schaffrin in Graphic Design: Infographics, Liz Mayer in Yearbook Copy/Caption Clubs, Michael Ebert in Sports Writing, Daniel Bodden in News Editing/Headline Writing and Dan Stewart in Video Editing. Taking top spots in their write-off competitions with Superior ratings were Zack Eaton, Jake Chiarelli and Hannah Stillman in the Online News Package category, Matt Krieg in Photography Portfolio, Maddie Hiatt in Logo Design, Alex Weinstock in Broadcast Newswriting and Kayla Andrzejewski in Yearbook Copy/Caption Sports Writing.

The staff’s next national convention trip will be in the fall of 2014 to Washington D.C.

The journalism program at Francis Howell North works with students on a variety of skills from writing and photography to teamwork and leadership skills. There are currently 92 staff members a part of the program and more than 300 students work through staff and introductory classes each year.

This year’s student media program at Francis Howell North High School is directed by former National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Aaron Manfull and Beth Phillips. For more information about the awards or the Journalism program, email Mr. Manfull at [email protected]  4/15 Manfull

*These activities have qualified for the MSHSAA Scholastic Achievement Awards.  The award is based on the teams GPA for the Semester in which participation took place.

WINTER (2^nd & 3^rd Quarter)

Distinguished (3.00-3.24 GPA)

JV                   Boys’ Basketball      3.24

Varsity            Boys’ Basketball       3.04

Varsity            Girls’ Swimming        3.20

Outstanding (3.25-4.0 GPA)

9^TH                   Girls’ Basketball       3.51

9^th                   Boys’ Basketball      3.33

JV                   Girls’ Basketball       3.50

Varsity            Girls’ Basketball        3.56

Chamber Choir        3.36

Concert Choir          3.25

Speech & Debate   3.61

Scholar Bowl             3.79

Winter Drum Line      3.31

Winter Guard            3.34
Janes 4/15

Dear Francis Howell District Parents,
Your student will be participating in the Missouri Assessment Program End-of-Course (EOC) standardized testing this year.  These assessments are administered to public school students in the state of Missouri each spring, and are used to measure the effectiveness of academic programs provided in school districts throughout the state.  Each school is responsible for establishing a testing schedule within this testing window and communicating it to stakeholders.  This year, testing will begin April 14 and will be completed by May 6, 2014.  All assessments are online.
End of Course testing is mandatory at all levels in the content areas of Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. The table below indicates the EOC content areas tested.

You can help to prepare your student for testing in several important ways.  First of all, please make every effort to ensure that your student is in attendance on the days the tests are administered so that he/she takes the tests under the most optimum conditions.  Secondly, please make sure that your student gets plenty of sleep and eats a good breakfast before coming to school so that he/she is both mentally and physically alert during testing. Finally, and most importantly, please encourage your child to put his/her best effort into the test so that the information gained is an accurate reflection of your child’s achievement.

The results gathered from these tests are critical measures of the district’s effectiveness in educating our students.  These results are used at the district and building levels to evaluate program effectiveness, determine areas of instructional focus and prioritize instructional resources for school improvement planning. Test results will be available to parents before the end of this school year.

Our students have demonstrated consistent growth over the past several years. We are very proud of the efforts of our students, parents and teachers in sustaining this positive trend and we look forward to another year of increased improvement as we begin the 2014 testing window.  Thank you for supporting your student during this year’s testing. 5/6 Downs

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:

• 4/15 – Drug Prevention andDrug Take Back Night -_Saeger
• My Martial Arts Registration
• Club Z! Annual Achievement Award
• FHN All Knighter Fundraiser – Auto Spa

Click here to check out all flyers on the Online Backpack – eFlyers site. 4/15 Henry
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

Francis Howell North Color guard Auditions

April 21-23 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Band Room. Looking for Guys and Gals interested in dance, performing and being part of a winning team. No experience necessary! We will train you! Questions: Contact Director Duane Williams [email protected]. 4/23 Moorman
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

Jazz Band is hosting a Dinner Concert on May 1st at 7 P.M.

Tickets are $10 each and orders need to be turned in to Mr. Moorman in the band room no later then April, 25th. 4/25 Moorman

Interested in saving $50 off of you tux rental? See Ms. Cohen in Room 8 for a discount card to Savvi Formalwear! 5/2 Cohen
2014 Prom: Prom is on Saturday, May 17^that 6:00 p.m. at the St. Charles Convention Center. Prom tickets will be sold on the following dates before school6:50 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 28^th-May 2^nd 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
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