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Pitching for the Spartans, junior Ethan LeFlore attempts to strike out his opponents. Hoping to end the inning as fast as possible to give the Spartans another chance at batting.

Springing into Season

Ava Breuer, Staff Photographer March 22, 2024

The Spartans kicked off their season facing the Lafayette Lancers in the annual pre-season jamboree held at Howell Central on March 11. Central took a an 11-5 loss, looking to rebound and learn from...

Junior Addie Henderson walks towards the opposite side of the court, getting ready for the rebound. The Lady Spartans lost the game, not without a lot of fight.

Driving Towards the Finish

Shaun Matz and Jackson Koziatek March 22, 2024

On Feb. 14, the varsity girls basketball team played a very tough team: Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars. The Spartans played well, with formidable defense, and putting points on the scoreboard for most of...

Senior Oliver Seibert prepares to sing one of his last solos as a spartan. Putting everything he has into the final song, You Will Be Found from the musical Evan Hansen, putting on an emotional performance.

A Showcase to Remember

Makenzie Solis, Video Editor March 22, 2024

  The first choir showcase went off without a hitch with students performing mash-ups from musicals such as "Mamma Mia" and "Newsies." The choirs took the stage on March 4 for an unforgettable...

Candidates Sam Young, Adriana Kuhn, Carolie Owens, and Steven Blair sit lined up on the auditorium stage at the Candidate Forum. Each candidate used their allotted time to clearly take their stances on issues important to the public.

School Board Candidate Forum: In Summary

Thomas Ramos, Web Assignments Editor March 21, 2024

Parents, teachers, students, and other community members shuffle into the auditorium as the clock crawls to 7 p.m. Once entered, the audience members take their seats and wait patiently for the 2024 school...

Questioning Our Culture

Questioning Our Culture

Kailey Pallares, Staff Reporter March 20, 2024

On my average day as a trend-following seventeen year old girl, my finger taps on the TikTok icon a hundred times a day. I fall into my daily deepdive of  “Get ready with me!” videos from overly privileged...

Mr. Steck leans over his stand, conducting the band. He studies the score, making note of any improvements that can be made.

Steck Creates a Spark

Shaun Matz, Staff Photographer March 20, 2024

  After a long first half of the day in school, 5th hour in the school band room opens up with a bright, warm smile from Mr. Steck. He's joking around with the students, talking about various...

Stupid Cupid

Stupid Cupid

Birdie Brereton, Print Assignments Editor March 19, 2024

Handholding, kissing, giving flowers, all actions with a romantic connotation attached to it, but it can just as easily be used in a platonic or familial sense. A father holding hands with his daughter...

Steven Blair, Adriana Kuhn, Carolie Owens and Sam Young will participate in the FHSD candidate forum in the auditorium on March 19 at 7 p.m.

Learn about the 2024 Board of Education candidates at our candidate forum this evening

March 19, 2024

A public candidate forum hosted by FHC Publications will take place on March 19, where all board candidates will be asked questions by the FHC Publications staff and will be allowed to answer 30 minutes...

Junior Oli Butler checks the bingo board after President Lani Murray announces the symbols. They then check their card in hopes of a match at the NAHS Valentines day party on Feb. 13.

Colorful Connections

Katherine Albertson and Meghan Baumann March 15, 2024

Though Valentine’s Day is often a time to celebrate romantic relationships, many also celebrate their relationships with friends and family. The National Art Honors Society (NAHS) celebrated Valentine’s...

A person holding up their phone while using the Zoom application the world has become familiar with after COVID-19. Clubs such as the Speech and  Debate team continued to have meetings through zoom during the AMI days.

‘Zoom’ing to Practice

Asher Wilson and Ethan Kull March 9, 2024

Since Feb. 20, Francis Howell School District has been experiencing a network outage. As a result of these issues, the school was forced to have students learn through AMI (Alternate Methods of Instruction)...

The folders in attendance overflow with the plethora of new documents the office is required to fill out.

Flexible Changes

Amity Ianiri and Kailey Pallares March 8, 2024

The very foundation of our day to day lives at school has been rattled by the variety of unprecedented changes being made in response to the new found lack of internet connectivity. Returning to school...

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