The FHSD Centennial Parade will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at10:30 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.

The AP exam information below:

The information from the cancelled A+ Tutor Meeting is now available online atwww.tinyurl.com/aplustutor.  You may also pick up an information packet in the Guidance Office.  If you are a Sophomore or Junior interested in completing your A+ hours this Summer, you MUST review the information and submit the completed packet to the Guidance Office no later than Friday, April 25^th. 4/25 Herman

*If you want to be an A+ Tutor this summer, stop by the Guidance Office for more information.  Forms are due THIS FRIDAY! 4/25 Herman

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

9th grade: Emily Jensen
10th grade: Dan House
11th grade: Alexis Tillman
12th grade: Irfahn Amir

*Congratulations to our FHN American Legion Boys State participants!

These students will be participating in a highly interactive educational program that teaches young men the duties, privileges, responsibilities, and rights of American citizenship. The week long program is held at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

Zach Beckmann

Daniel Bodden

Adam Cole

Gabriel Grote

Luke Guerdan

Sean Pirrone

Miles Thies

Please congratulate these students! 4/22 Woodrum

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

*This Wednesday, April 23^rd, FHN will have a unique schedule so that juniors may take the ACT.  All students will have a regularly scheduled 7^th hour class that day.  The activities planned for each grade level is listed below:

Freshmen

Report to Special Homeroom and complete the Practice ACT

Sophomores

Presentation-College is Knowledge

Presentation-The Hope Dealer

View  “From One Second to the Next” Video and Complete Discussion Activity

Juniors

Complete ACT

Seniors

Presentation-The Hope Dealer

Presentation-College Success

View   “From One Second to the Next” Video and Complete Discussion Activity 4/23 Dr. 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

*ATTENTION SENIORS!

Are you interested in giving a speech or performing a musical selection for

graduation? If so, come to auditions after school in room 58 (choir room) on

Monday, April 28th. All performances should be 3 minutes or less, and all auditions must take place during this time. There will be no make up date. You must bring a copy of your speech or song lyrics with you to the audition. Questions? See Mrs. Smith in room 58 by April 24th. 4/28 Smith

Are you ready for some football? FHN football players have been working hard during the off season getting ready for this upcoming year.  Make your plans forWednesday 4/30 to join us at the Zumbehl St. Louis Bread Co. 4pm-8pm for a social fundraiser! Come out & see who you run into, talk a little football,& have dinner. Who knows, there could be a few surprises in store as well.  YOU WILL NEED A FLYER FOR THE TEAM TO GET CREDIT, electronic or paper copy will work.  The more the merrier so share with family, friends, co-workers, & neighbors! The flyer is available in the FHSD online backpack and at http://www.fhnfootball.orgor send email to [email protected] & we will email you a flyer. 4/30 Schulze
*FHSD Committees Recruitment

The Francis Howell School District’s strategic committees work year-round to support student learning. There are many active community members and parents who work with teachers and administrators on student learning, finance, human resources, facilities, technology, and community relations. We invite you to review what the District strategic committees have been working on over the course of the 2013-14 school year and see themid-year strategic plan updates.

If you are interested in serving on one of the District’s committees, please review the committee descriptions and fill out the application. Click here to apply to be on a FHSD committee 5/2 Henry

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 16 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

*Prom table forms are now available outside room 8 in the folder. Please return completed forms no later than Tuesday, May 6^th. If you do not sign up for a table, one will be chosen for you! If you have any questions, please see Ms. Cohen in room 8. 5/6 Cohen
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 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

*Final Exam Exemption forms are now available in the main office.  They are due on May 13^that 3:00 p.m.  No late forms will be accepted so don’t wait until the last minute! 5/13 Steep

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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.comeach 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

Congratulations to all students who have earned Free Cardinal Tickets! If your GPA (1^st semester this year) was 3.5 or higher – you qualify for 2 free tickets to a St. Louis Cardinals’ game. Ticket vouchers may be picked up either before or after school in the Main Office from Mrs. Jarvis.  Students MUST present their ID in order to pick up vouchers. 5/30 Jarvis

Schedule Pick Up Dates

Please mark your calendars that schedule pick up for the next school year is as follows:

Thursday, July 24

Seniors: 11:00 am-2:00 pm

Freshmen: 3:00 pm-6:00 pm

Freshmen parent meeting 6:30 pm